"We're
incredibly proud of the sonic landscapes we were able to achieve with
the new album." said Black Pyramid drummer Clay Neely. "It's a clear
successor to the debut album and we allowed ourselves to further expand into
some uncharted territories. The Recording of the record was an incredible
experience and we can't wait to bring the show back on the road."
Black Pyramid II
is available for purchase now at All That is
Heavy.
Known for its
dynamic sound that blends towering riff cosmos with
magnetic psychedelic rock, Black Pyramid has been turning heads in
the underground music world since its formation in late 2007, the response to
its initial demo and debut 7" was such that the band's name spread even
faster than its music. The group's instantly agreeable bang and spectacular
live shows has gamered the trio an army of loyal enthusiasts. Black
Pyramid's thunderous tone, fire-eating licks, lyrical bent and single-minded
devotion to music has enabled the tri to share the stage with a variety of
like-minded heavy rock acts, from Electric Wizard to Black Mountain
Heavier and
more atmospheric that the band's debut, Black Pyramis II contains
Black Pyramid's most ambitious material to date: a
fact especially underlined by the epic, 15 minute long closing track
"Into the Dawn." When writing the album, the band drew inspiration
from "Lovecraft, Robert E Howard, Edison's second book "Mistress of
Mistresses" and both Norse and Indian mythology", while a big
influence as far as source material was Grant Morrison's "the
Invisibles", the popular comic book series with a plot that follows (more
or less) a single cell of "the Invisible College", a secret
organization "battling against physical and psychic oppression using
time travel, magic, meditation and violence."
"The First
album represents a book of nine different stories from our own private
mythology... the black Pyramid mythology," Neely explained. "This
second album, "II", represents another nine stories from the same
book but these are significantly darker tales."
Additionally, Black
Pyramid has announced the addition of vocalist / guitarist Darryl Shepard to
its ranks. Shepard, known for his instantly memorable playing in
bands such as Blackwolfgoat, Roadsaw and Miligram, replaces former six stringer
Andy Beresky. Shepard will hit the road with Black Pyramid in support off the
new album including an appearance at the 2012 Metal Hammer / Classic Rock
sponsored Desertfest next april in London , where
the band will share the stage with Church
of Misery
~Press Release
