UK post-black metal collective Ba’al share epic new single ‘Well of Sorrows’

UK post-black metal torchbearers Ba’al have just unveiled a new track titled, “Well of Sorrows”, the second single from their forthcoming second full-length album, The Fine Line Between Heaven and Here, due out on July 18th via Road To Masochist.

The track is an 11-minute journey of overwhelming emotion and dynamic contrast or as Decibel puts it: “…a moody 11-minute epic that starts gently, and builds through a series of alternatingly terse/crushing and melodic/haunting passages.” 

Vocalist Joe Stamps had this to say about the new song: 

“‘Well of Sorrows’ is a short story told through the perspective of the recurring dream of someone who has lost someone close to them through suicide. While drenched in grief, sadness and regret, there is also a lot of love contained within too.”

If you missed it, listen to the lead single “Floral Cairn”, an absorbing, emotionally charged, and sonically weighty track that perfectly encapsulates the depth and magnitude of the record at this location.

Less than a year after the release of their critically acclaimed EP Soft Eyes, Sheffield post-black metal quintet Ba’al now return with their most ambitious work to date.

The band’s forthcoming second album, The Fine Line Between Heaven and Here, was produced, engineered, and mixed by Joe Clayton at No Studio, mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege, and is set to be released on July 18th via Road To Masochist.

Recorded during the same sessions as the Soft Eyes EP, the album shares both sonic and thematic threads, with the addition of synths and strings further enhancing the band’s expansive and captivating sound.

Tracklist:

1. Mother’s Concrete Womb
2. Waxwork Gorgon
3. Floral Cairn
4. Wll of Sorrows
5. The Ocean That Fills a Wound
6. Legasov

Bassist Richard reflects on the overall album: 

We’ve learned and grown a lot as a band in the years since our first album was released, and The Fine Line… really feels like an important milestone in that process. We poured a lot of ourselves into this, both musically and lyrically, and really pushed ourselves to both try some new things and refine the best of what has already made Ba’al what it is. This album has been a very long time in the making and we’re extremely proud of all the work we put into it. We can’t wait for people to hear it.”

Formed in 2016, Ba’al quickly became a cornerstone of Sheffield’s heavy music scene, winning the Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses competition on their first attempt. Their standout performance at Bloodstock Festival led to an invitation from legendary producer Russ Russell (At The Gates, Dimmu Borgir, Napalm Death) to record the crushing single Thy Sorrow at Parlour Studios.

Following two EPs and their 2020 debut album Ellipsism (Clobber Records), Ba’al embarked on UK tours with Gozer and Ofnus, earning a reputation for emotionally intense, genre-blurring live shows.

Meanwhile, the band is preparing a UK tour and has been confirmed to perform at this year’s Bloodstock Festival at the Sophie Lancaster Stage.