German heavy psychedelic rockers Kant stream their sophomore studio album »Paranoia Pilgrimage«; out now via Sound Of Liberation Records!
Aschaffenburg, Germany based heavy psychedelic rockers Kant have just released their sophomore studio album »Paranoia Pilgrimage« on September 27th, 2024 via Sound Of Liberation Records.
Listen to »Paranoia Pilgrimage« on Spotify and all major streaming services!
Tracklist:
01. The Great Serpent
02. Baba Yaga
03. Book Of Creation
04. Traitors Lair
05. Occult Worship
06. Paranoia Pilgrimage
07. Dark Procession
08. Lord Of Flies
09. Rainbird
Says the band: “We proudly present our second full-length studio album called »Paranoia Pilgrimage«. With this one we’ve turned away from our previous sound and made an album for all you heavy psychedelic freaks out there!
Of course, we’d like to thank everybody who worked with us to create this next chapter in our musical life, especially: Patrick Stäudle for recording, mixing & mastering; Karmazid for the killer artwork; and last but not least Sound of Liberation / Sound of Liberation Records for believing in us and making all of this happen!”
Courtesy of All Noir PR:
September 27, 2024 saw the release of »Paranoia Pilgrimage« – the second album by heavy psychedelic rock band Kant from Aschaffenburg, Germany – via Sound Of Liberation Records.
Photo by Lukas Kunkel
On »Paranoia Pilgrimage«, Kant present a departure from their previous sound. Recorded live in a small studio in the woods of Germany’s Black Forest, Kant remain true to their 70’s inspired approach to music making. Drawing inspiration from bands such as Black Sabbath, Witchcraft, and Horisont, the album transports the listener into a mystical realm teeming with occultism, prophecy, and mystical beings.
The sound has taken on a darker, heavier and more sinister tone compared to their debut release »When The Strangers Come To Town«. The symbiotic guitar interplay between Marius Seidel and Nicolas Jordan remains intact, supported by the melodic and rhythmic bass foundation of Elena Strähle. Drummer Bryan Göbel, who joined the band in 2022, brings both jazz-inflected accents and raw power to the rhythm section. All of this is complemented by the energetic and raw vocals of Marius Seidel, a departure from his style on the first album.
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Guitarist and singer Marius Seidel on »Baba Yaga«: “»Baba Yaga« is the second song of the album and single, inspired by the Slavic fairytale. I once stumbled upon this story by listening to the interpretation of »Pictures Of An Exhibition« by Emerson, Lake & Palmer. After hearing the two songs »The Hut« and »The Curse Of Baba Yaga« I took a dive into the lore of this pretty scary fairytale. The musical result after all is a song, where the overall construction is more of a story telling approach, than a linear versechorus-structure.”
About »Paranoia Pilgrimage«: “One of the oldest songs on the album, which changed quiet drastically before the studio. This one was our problem child. The version before this had cool passages and heavy riffs, but it didn’t feel as coherent as other ones. So we decided to do a little rewrite and the result became better than we thought. We’re so proud of this one, that it became the title of the album. Inspired by Black Sabbath, Pentagram and a little of The Doors it went from a part-afterpart to a dynamic and heavy doom song.”
About »Lord Of The Flies«: “This one is the newest of all songs and it got written quite quickly, compared to other songs on the album. We were sure, that we wanted to do a heavy, more swedish inspired song à la Horisont. So after Marius came into the rehearsal room with the Lord-Main-Riff we quickly decided to make a fast one out of it. While we recorded the demo, the vocals weren’t as high as they are now. But Bryan and Nicolas recommended that Marius should try to sing it as high as he can and so »Lord Of The Flies« became what it is today. It’s also the single with a music video, that got released on the 6th of June.”
Kant is:
Elena Strähle – Bass
Brain Göbel – Drums
Marius Seidel – Guitar, Vocals
Nicolas Jordan – Guitar, Vocals
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well