Moose Cult’s »Book Of The Machines« out now and streaming; feat. members of Monsterworks, Thūn and Bull Elephant!
UK/US death/doom metal band Moose Cult (feat. members of Monsterworks, Thūn and Bull Elephant) has just released their second album »Book Of The Machines« on September 6th, 2024 via Eat Lead and Die Music.
Tracklist:
01. Erewhon
02. Death Meditation
03. Curse Of Creation
04. Earth(l)ing
05. Gateway To Evolving Thought
06. Headless Cult
07. Book Of The Machines
Courtesy of ClawHammer PR:
Anglo-American EnviroMetal pioneers, Moose Cult – featuring members of Monsterworks, Thūn, and Bull Elephant – have released sophomore album, »Book Of The Machines«, on Eat Lead and Die Music!
Purchase and/or stream the album at: moosecult.bandcamp.com
The band has also released a new music video for the track, »Headless Cult«, which is available at this location.
In related news, audio engineer Sam Loose has released an instructional video on his YouTube channel titled, “Deadly Vocal Chain For Mixing Death Metal Vocals”, which includes »Book Of The Machines« song, »Headless Cult«, as a working example! Check it out at this location.
The need for a new cult was sparked by frontman Jon (aka Jonny Moose) generating a wealth of death/doom riffs collected during and after the pandemic (does it ever really end?). Since albums were already underway from related projects Monsterworks, Thūn and Bull Elephant, he figured “why not start up yet another band that sounds practically the same as all the rest!?”
Moose Cult is rounded out by the reliable brothers in metallic arms of Hugo (aka Huge Cult; of Monsterworks, Thūn, Bull Elephant) playing fretless bass and James Knoerl on drums (Aviations, Gargoyl, Thūn), with a new collaborator in Tommy Loose (Smokescreen, solo artist) on lead guitar.
The self-titled debut album was thrown together and released to little fanfare in 2023, and is available at moosecult.bandcamp.com. A self-titled mission statement is also available in video form at YouTube.
»Book Of The Machines« deviates a little from the original envirometal theme and lifts much inspiration from the novel »Erewhon« (Samuel Butler, 1872) that contains a section called »Book Of The Machines«, which is one of the first examples to ponder machine intelligence and self-replication. Musically, the death/doom/trad vibe is still present from the debut album, but is a step forward in execution.
Credits:
Words by Jonathan Grenville Higgs.
Music by Blade.
Drum production (recording and editing) by JK Rollin’.
Lead guitar recorded by Sam Loose.
Bass recorded by Hugo late at night.
All other guitars and vocals recorded by Jon when he was supposed to be working.
Mixed by Jonathan Grenville Higgs.
Mastered by Dan Swanö, Unisound, Germany.
Artwork by All4Band.com
Line-up:
Jonny Moose – Vocals/Guitars
Hugo Cult – Bass and Regenerative Ambience
James Knoerl – Drums
Tommy Loose – Lead Guitar
“A thought-provoking exploration of human and machine relationships set to a backdrop of intense and innovative metal. Fans of Monsterworks, Thūn, and Bull Elephant will find much to appreciate here, as will any metal enthusiast looking for a blend of thematic depth and musical prowess.” – Metal Devastation Radio
“With its detailed content and appropriately structured theme, this quirky bastard of an album stands out from the mass of other, uniform productions by miles, leaving behind deeply psychedelic aftershocks that intensely shake up the consciousness.” – FFM-Rock
“A thought provoking record with an intelligent lyrical narrative and full of stunning musicianship. The compositions are constantly evolving with electrifying energy.” – Metal Noise
“This is a work that gives you a lot as a listener and yet keeps its secrets for a long time, so that you want to surrender to it again and again. »Book Of The Machines« is an incredibly haunting album that no one should miss.” – Metal Division Magazine
“Undoubtedly original and interesting, and the combination of atmospheric, brutal and progressive picking in this form is quite unique.” – Apocalyptic Rites
“Moose Cult found their noise and are sticking to it.The momentum that Moose Cult are building out the gate with just two albums is honestly quite impressive.” – Heavy Music Headquarters
“A solid album that has a lot of musical ideas, but with just about all of them given the adequate room to breathe.” – The Moshville Times
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well