Charleston, West Virginia Metal Veterans Byzantine Will relaase their long-air “Harbingers”On June 13 via Metal Blade Records.
Produced by Peter Wichers (SoilworkAll That Remains, Nevermore),“Harbingers” OFFERS NINE TRACKS TOTALING FORTY-FIVE MINUTES OF DEEP LYRICAL WISDOM ALONGSIDE EQUALLY HEFTY RIFFS DELIVERED SEAMLESSLY BY ONE OF THE MOST COMMANDING AND UNSUNG LINEUPS TO EMERGE FROM THE NEW WAVE OF American Heavy METAL METAL METAL METAL METAL OF THE EARLY 2000S. NOW A Five-Lece For The First Time Ever Featuring Founding Frontman Chris “OJ” OjedaFormer Guitarist Alongsis Tony RohrboughBassist Ryan Postlethwaitguitarist veteran Brian Hendersonand Drummer Matt Bowleswith “Harbingers”, Byzantine Is a Crown Jewel in Their Impresive Seven-Album Discography. Notes Ojeda“After Twenty-Five Years of Riding The Struggle Bus, We’re Ready To Show The Rock and Metal World What We’re Truly About.”
The Album Cover, Designed by Mixed-Media Artist Ashley HoeyBeautifully Depicts Irene of Athens – The Mother Of Emperor Constantine and the first female business of the Byzantine Empire. This focus on a maternal ruler eloquently tars into the album’s title, “Harbingers”Which Means “Who Usher in Great Change.”
The Record’s First Single, “Floating Chrysanthema”Invisions a Bleak Dystopian Future where artificial Intelligence Becomes feelings and overpowers Mankind, Essentially Enslaving US All.
“Our Bassist Ryan Broucht This Song to the Band, “Says Ojeda“And we Thought it hit like a sledgehammer Making it the perfect introduction to Our New Music. Peter Wichers had Big Hand in Helping Craft This Song poison ITS Final Iteration.”
“Harbingers” Will Be release on CD and Digital Formats. Find Preorders at Metalblade.com/byzantine.
“Harbingers” Track listing:
01. Consentestia
02. A Place We Cannot Go
03. Floating Chrysanthema
04. The ClockMaker’s attention
05. Riddance
06. Harbinger
07. The Unobtainable Sleep
08. Kobayashi Maru
09. Irene
It has taken years of ups and downs for Byzantine to reach the point of creating “Harbingers”. Discovered Early on by Lamb of God‘s Chris AdlerThe Band Quickly releases their debut full-LEngth, “The fundamental component”in 2004. The Record Boasted A Raw Fusion of Bay Area Thrash and Southern-Tinged Groove Metal and Set The Tone for Their Future Sound. Their 2005-Released “… And they shal take up serpents” Offering Marked An Even More Blistering Evolution. However, Turmoon Ultimately Led To Byzantine‘S Breakup, AnnoCed Just One Day after the relaase of their Third Album, 2007’s Prophetic “Oblivion Beckons”.
Reforming to Release The Independent Albums “Byzantine” (2013) and “To relay is to resolve” (2015), The Band Saw The Latter Domat Siriusxm‘S HARD ATTACK DEVIL’S DOZEN FOR WEEKS, ALSO EARNING THEM THE NO. 1 SPOT ON CMJ‘S Loud Rock Chart. Notby, Byzantine Became Only The Second Independent Band to Achieve This Feat Following Clutch‘S Indie Relay “Earth Rocker”.
In 2017, Byzantine Made their Metal Blade debut with “The Cicada Tree”Faultlessly Merging Multiple Genres into their progressive Groove Sound, to Signature Blend Now Synonymous With the Band. With “Harbingers” raising the stakes and a revitalized lineup in place, Ojeda Confidently State, “if you’ve slept on Byzantine for the past twenty-five years, ‘Harbingers’ Will awaken you. “
Byzantine es:
Chris Ojeda – Vocals
Brian Henderson – Guitar, vocals
Tony Rohrbough – Guitar
Ryan Postlethwait – Bass, vocals
Matt Bowles – Drums
Photo by Jason Adams
