Tombs announce new album and release new song ‘Barren’

Brooklyn black metal formation Tombs are now announcing the release of a brand new album, ‘Under Sullen Skies‘. The record is set for worldwide release on November 20, via Season of Mist. This album will drop just short of ten month after their stellar EP, ‘Monarchy of Shadows‘.

The band are now also premiering the first track from their new album. The song ‘Barren‘ can be streamed right below.

The cover artwork for ‘Under Sullen Skies‘ was created by Valnoir and can be found below, together with the tracklist.

Tracklist:
1. Bone Furnace    (04:49)
2. Void Constellation (04:55)
3. Barren (05:31)
4. The Hunger (04:30)
5. Secrets Of The Black Sun (07:08)
6. Descensum (04:32)
7. We Move Like Phantoms (01:45)
8. Mordum (04:21)
9. Lex Talionis    (04:29)
10. Angel Of Darkness (06:53)
11. Sombre Ruin    (04:13)
12. Plague Years (06:59)

Even with the world in shutdown mode, singer and founder Mike Hill brimming with enthusiasm about the input and work ethic of the current Tombs lineup and how Spaeth, Mederios and Murphy stepped up to the plate in the creation of ‘Under Sullen Skies‘.

Everyone contributes on this record and the door has always been open for others to do so. There has always been this misconception that I’m some sort of tyrant always telling people what to do and play. The fact of the matter is that most of the time I outwork people; that’s just the way I am. No one is ever going to outwork me on any level in any area of my life and I was always coming up with material. Now, I have these maniacs in the band who are equally motivated and there’s a whole new life injected into Tombs. That’s awesome and I love it. These days we’ll try anything and we actually write stuff and throw it out because it’s not perfect. It’s more like a writing committee, which I really appreciate. It’s not just me writing everything. It’s a big difference from ‘The Grand Annihilation‘ which was basically a solo record.

‘Under Sullen Skies‘ is this lineup’s second kick at twisting black metal’s DNA around dank emotional corners, psychological turmoil and the urban underbelly all of which is unavoidably coloured and touched by the present-day status of life on this here Earth.

The album’s title came during all this and the sort of post-apocalyptic world we’re living in

Hill further explains

It encapsulates an overall feeling of gloom and depression which is pretty much how we’ve been living for most of this year. The title was the last piece to fall into place. I remember standing on the roof of the building I was living in at the time on a grey day and it was raining – actually, it wasn’t even raining; it was a half-assed attempt at rain! – and depressing and I just thought, “What a sullen sky” and it just stuck with me.

Well, I know I’m looking forward to this release. You can expect Tombs‘ EP in my best of 2020, and I’m hoping I’ll be able to add ‘Under Sullen Skies‘.