Clouds Taste Satanic announce their epic new album »Tales Of Demonic Possession« on Majestic Mountain Records and premiere the first single!

New York instrumental doom/stoner metal quartet Clouds Taste Satanic has announced the release of their epic new album, »Tales Of Demonic Possession«, which will see the light on February 4th, 2023 via Majestic Mountain Records.

Pre-orders will go live this Friday, November 4th at 17:00 CET.

Watch a music video for the first single »Flames And Demon Drummers (Part 3)«!

Courtesy of Majestic Mountain Records:

Your MMR Newswire is here with musical treats and the news of another killer new album release coming at you from the Majestic roster. It is with great pleasure we can finally announce that »Tales Of Demonic Possession« by New York based instrumental riff masters Clouds Taste Satanic is on its way!

In celebration, we also bring forth a premiere of the first single off the album and its accompanying video. In its entirety, »Flames And Demon Drummers« is an entrancing, 18 minute and 28 second trip to the dark side of the instrumental moon and with this preview of the third movement of the track, we stumble through an expansive, thick, and fuzzy prog fog oozing mega heavy atmosphere.

The listener takes a heroic dose with Clouds Taste Satanic, and we charge through the rabbit hole right into the furthest reaches of dark, dank and deep space where screaming riffs and Pink Floyd-esque grandeur reign supreme. The track is a tense and pensive journey which never quite lets us feel at ease, it’s a monolithic free-fall into a progressive, fully instrumental doom abyss. Exceptional musicianship and composition is unmistakable and even without vocals we are made to feel like we’re being led into some unknown yet impending peril and ultimate sacrifice awaiting just around the corner of the next refrain. Clouds quite simply kick us all right into the deepest pit of torturously good, proggy doom of the highest order.

»Tales Of Demonic Possession« is an instrumental epic of magnificent proportions and the gents of Clouds Taste Satanic share with us the following about the impetus behind their new album:

“»Tales Of Demonic Possession« is prog-doom born of and inspired by the pandemic and Yes’s »Tales From Topographic Oceans«. We wanted to make a record that felt different, dark, heavy and challenging. With time to write and create, we wanted to make music that reflected the ambitions of the past, the oppressiveness of the present and the cautious optimism for what comes next.

Yes’s Tales came at a time when bigger meant better. Creating works of art that challenged listeners to come along on their journey. The casual listener was put off by the lack of instant gratification. Lazy critics who longed for a simpler time used it as a scape goat rather than appreciating it for the masterpiece it was. Those willing to go along for the ride were rewarded with music that gained depth and beauty with each listen.

Fast forward to 2020. New year, new decade, and the creeping feeling that possession was around every corner. What would that possession feel like if it ever took hold? Would possession today be the same as demonic possession from years gone by but with a fancy new title? Bigger would not necessarily be better but it seemed to make more sense. Why not use the opportunity to reach farther. The one thing everyone seemed to have was time. Time to create, time to listen.

So here we are. Everyone has their own possession story. Ours is four sides of vinyl that tell the tale of where we came from, where we are now and the direction we are heading. We wanted to make a triple album but reality set in so we decided to leave that for another day. If you have some time, come along for the ride. Don’t fear… it has plenty of riffs.”

MMR is stoked on getting »Tales Of Demonic Possession« out to the world, it’s an expansive, diabolically monstrous, four-headed beast and will be coming to you on deluxe double vinyl. Four tracks of up to 20 plus minutes each, one epic song per side. As we’re continually striving to bring you the best in riffs and top shelf wax, to match the epic nature of this fantastic release, we’ve spared no expense or detail on this extra premium release for you.

Now is the time to get psyched, pre-order opens November 4th at Clouds Taste Satanic’s Bandcamp and Majestic Mountain Record’s Big Cartel.

Official release comes to you on CD and digital on the 4th of February 2023.

More info to come, stay tuned!

Clouds Taste Satanic is:
Steve Scavuzzo – Guitar
Rob Halstead – Bass
Greg Acampora – Drums
Brian Bauhs – Guitar

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well