Hail Darkness pays a homage to Cathedral’s epic track »The Voyage Of The Homeless Sapien«!

American occult doom rockers Hail Darkness have released a cover version of Cathedral’s »The Voyage Of The Homeless Sapien« called »Homage To The Homeless Sapien«.

»Homage To The Homeless Sapien« is available now on Bandcamp and other streaming platforms.

The band comments: “This will be our first and only cover song ever…so we decided what better than a homage to the mighty Cathedral, absolutely one of our favorite bands… and thought why not challenge ourselves to make an adaptation of one of the most cultish doom songs ever recorded… »The Voyage Of The Homeless Sapien«.

We got together with the whole team and more to record this piece in different sessions over different periods of time, studio and live sessions… This is a free (pay as you like) download. Enjoy! Hails…HD Coven”

All proceedings of this song will be donated to the Blind Cat Rescue shelter in St Pauls, NC.

Line-up:
Jez – Guitars/Vocals
Joshua – Bass /Backing vocals
Emmet – Drums/Backing voclas
Beth – Vocals/Guitars/Keys
Tim – Keys/Vocals/Mellotron
Nura – Vocals/Flute/Percussion/Organ
Jr/Harry – Trumpets

Courtesy of Viral Propaganda PR:

US-based occult doom rock trio Hail Darkness are set to enchant listeners with their debut full-length album, »Death Divine«, scheduled to be released on August 15th via their own label, Vatican Records.

“»Death Divine« was recorded over a period of more or less four years during different recording sessions, it compiles and captures our vintage lo-fi occult doom rock with pinches of ’60s psychedelia and exotica creating our own musical time-warp trip.”

Comprised of ten songs, »Death Divine« sees Hail Darkness incorporating elements of occult 70’s rock, psychedelia, doom and folk to take listeners on a magical and dark cosmic journey, while the lyrics talk about occult themes inspired by old occult movies and some personal experiences. Pre-orders are now available here.

Hail Darkness was founded by bassist Joshua in Phoenix, where the first songs were recorded and produced around mid-2020, alongside Jez on guitar and vocals and Emmet on drums. The trio later relocated to Jez’s home in South Carolina, setting up a home studio for an extensive three-year recording session that resulted in four hours of material. Their initial goal was to recreate the vintage sound of their idols – T-Rex, Jefferson Airplane, Pentagram, Shocking Blue, Focus, Jes Franco soundtracks, Black Sabbath, Lucifer Rising, Mountain, and Captain Beyond – while blending the sounds of modern favorites like Cathedral and Electric Wizard.

In the studio, Hail Darkness is accompanied by a host of friend multi-instrumentalists, known as the Hail Darkness Coven, who contribute various instruments to craft the expansive and psychedelic sound that defines the band.

Hail Darkness is:
Jez – Guitar/Vocals
Joshua – Bass
Emmet – Drums

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