Halcyon Way, the American metal band from Atlanta, premiere the first single from their upcoming studio album “Bloody but Unbowed”, due out on August 3rd, 2018, via Agonia Records.
The new song, titled “Blame”, is available in the form of a music video directed by Chance White and produced by White Flame Studios. Watch the video below.
Halcyon Way's sound cannot be neatly slotted into any sub-category of metal. It can be described as heavy, catchy, technical, progressive and above all, focused on strong songcraft. From Megadeth to Dream Theater, to Testament and Chimaira - Halcyon Way draws influences & inspiration from many metal bands.
With a magnitude of catchy hooks, vocal harmonies a la King’s X or Stryper, and heavy, technical, yet ultimately accessible instrumentation, “Bloody but Unbowed” is sure to please fans of many forms of metal. Be that modern, power, thrash and progressive metal - but also hard rock fans. Crammed full of huge anthemic choruses, shredding solos, and brutal riffs, this release checks off all the boxes.
“Bloody but Unbowed” was recorded, mixed and mastered by Mark Lewis (Whitechapel, Trivium, Bad Wolves, Threat Signal) and is replete with artwork from Travis Smith (Opeth, Overkill, Death, Iced Earth). The album boasts a very special appearance of “The Nailhead Choir”, with many guest names to be revealed soon. Halcyon Way is currently filming a music video for the lead single “Blame”, which is expected to drop early June together with pre-orders.
The band commented: “We are beyond excited to finally unleash this beast upon everyone. This is by far our heaviest album, but it also has the biggest choruses, and it’s just the right next step in our evolution as a band. It was a difficult album to write and put over the finish line, and we cannot wait to have everyone hear it. From the songs to the production to the art, we think all our fans are going to absolutely love it, and when people that haven’t heard Halcyon Way before get a taste, they’re going to be like "where has this band been my whole life?"”.
Tracklist:
1. Devolutionize
2. Bloody but Unbowed
3. Blame
4. Slaves to Silicon
5. Superpredator
6. Primal Scream
7. Ten Thousand Ways
8. The Church of Me
9. Cast Another Stone
10. Crowned in Violence
11. Burning the Summit
12. Desolate
13. Insufferable (European edition bonus track)
14. Stand for Something (European edition bonus track)
Pre-order the album here.
Album formats:
• Digipack CD (Europe)
• Slipcase CD (North America)
• Black LP (limited to 200 copies)
• Red LP (limited to 100 copies)
• T-shirt (with artwork by Travis Smith)
• Digital
Most recently, Halcyon Way finished a month-long European tour with Angra & Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime, and is gearing up to hit the road again in support of their new album “Bloody but Unbowed”.
Line-up:
Steve Braun - Vocals
Jon Bodan - Lead guitars, backing vocals, programming
Max Eve - Rhythm guitars
Skyler Moore - Bass, backing vocals
Aaron Baumoel - Drums
Weblinks:
www.halcyonway.com
www.facebook.com/halcyonway
The new song, titled “Blame”, is available in the form of a music video directed by Chance White and produced by White Flame Studios. Watch the video below.
Halcyon Way's sound cannot be neatly slotted into any sub-category of metal. It can be described as heavy, catchy, technical, progressive and above all, focused on strong songcraft. From Megadeth to Dream Theater, to Testament and Chimaira - Halcyon Way draws influences & inspiration from many metal bands.
With a magnitude of catchy hooks, vocal harmonies a la King’s X or Stryper, and heavy, technical, yet ultimately accessible instrumentation, “Bloody but Unbowed” is sure to please fans of many forms of metal. Be that modern, power, thrash and progressive metal - but also hard rock fans. Crammed full of huge anthemic choruses, shredding solos, and brutal riffs, this release checks off all the boxes.
“Bloody but Unbowed” was recorded, mixed and mastered by Mark Lewis (Whitechapel, Trivium, Bad Wolves, Threat Signal) and is replete with artwork from Travis Smith (Opeth, Overkill, Death, Iced Earth). The album boasts a very special appearance of “The Nailhead Choir”, with many guest names to be revealed soon. Halcyon Way is currently filming a music video for the lead single “Blame”, which is expected to drop early June together with pre-orders.
The band commented: “We are beyond excited to finally unleash this beast upon everyone. This is by far our heaviest album, but it also has the biggest choruses, and it’s just the right next step in our evolution as a band. It was a difficult album to write and put over the finish line, and we cannot wait to have everyone hear it. From the songs to the production to the art, we think all our fans are going to absolutely love it, and when people that haven’t heard Halcyon Way before get a taste, they’re going to be like "where has this band been my whole life?"”.
Tracklist:
1. Devolutionize
2. Bloody but Unbowed
3. Blame
4. Slaves to Silicon
5. Superpredator
6. Primal Scream
7. Ten Thousand Ways
8. The Church of Me
9. Cast Another Stone
10. Crowned in Violence
11. Burning the Summit
12. Desolate
13. Insufferable (European edition bonus track)
14. Stand for Something (European edition bonus track)
Pre-order the album here.
Album formats:
• Digipack CD (Europe)
• Slipcase CD (North America)
• Black LP (limited to 200 copies)
• Red LP (limited to 100 copies)
• T-shirt (with artwork by Travis Smith)
• Digital
Most recently, Halcyon Way finished a month-long European tour with Angra & Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime, and is gearing up to hit the road again in support of their new album “Bloody but Unbowed”.
Line-up:
Steve Braun - Vocals
Jon Bodan - Lead guitars, backing vocals, programming
Max Eve - Rhythm guitars
Skyler Moore - Bass, backing vocals
Aaron Baumoel - Drums
Weblinks:
www.halcyonway.com
www.facebook.com/halcyonway