North Carolina’s doom/sludge metal trio We Follow The Earth stream their sophomore full-length album »Extinct«

Winston-Salem, North Carolina based doom/sludge metal trio We Follow The Earth has just released their sophomore full-length album »Extinct« this Friday, March 1st, 2024.

Tracklist:
01. The Oracle
02. The Defilement
03. The Ruined
04. The Hunter
05. The Bloodshed
06. The Cave

All music written by Matthew Crotts.
Lyrics and story written by Robert Crotts.
Recorded and produced by Jamie King.

Courtesy of Desert Bloom PR:

»Extinct« is a crushingly heavy fantasy piece from start to finish. A 6 track concept album which tells the story of a Cyclops chieftain discovering that his entire tribe has been murdered and vowing revenge. Every track is an experiment on how to get heavier than the last.It starts with a slow intro, which lulls the listener into a sense of calm, then the music kicks in and hits you like a brick wall. From there it never lets up, save for a short reprieve on the third track which will give the listener a chance to take a breath, but it is short lived and the pummeling wall of sound picks up right where it left off.

Listen to »Extinct« in full HERE

A little history of the band:

Originally started as a simple project between brothers, Matthew Crotts and Robert Crotts. Matthew wrote and performed all of the music/vocals, while Robert wrote the story/concept/lyrics. After months of writing, what emerged was the debut album »Lightbearer« in March 2023–a heavy combination of thick guitars and pulsating synths which, over the course of five tracks follows the journey and eventual horror of an astronaut who awakens to find that he is the sole survivor on a derelict ship, barreling through space.

Three months later, writing began for a second album. Once again, with Matthew writing all of the music, and Robert conceptualizing the lyrics. The material took shape quickly, evolving from the atmospheric doomy vibes of »Lightbearer«, to a more straight-forward, in-your-face onslaught of pummeling riffs.

Meet the band:
Matthew Crotts – Guitars/Vocals
Matthew Pickard – Bass
Matt Osburn – Drums

While Robert Crotts doesn’t have a presence on-stage, he is very much an integral piece, and a behind-the-scenes member of the band.

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