Red Mesa’s brand new single »Forest Cathedral« out now via Desert Records! Available as limited edition 7″ lathe vinyl & merch bundle

Albuquerque, New Mexico based heavy desert rock band Red Mesa just dropped their brand new 7″ single »Forest Cathedral« this Friday, May 6th, 2022 via Desert Records.

»Forest Cathedral« is available now on Bandcamp and all major streaming platforms.
Order your copy here: redmesaband.bandcamp.com

Limited edition merch:
• 7″ Lathe Vinyl
• Bundle:
1x 7″ Lathe Cut Vinyl
1x Taos Sage Smudge Stick
1x Embroidered Patch
1x Stickers
• T-Shirt screen printed

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” — John Muir

A walk in the woods. That’s what inspired Red Mesa’s new single »Forest Cathedral« on Desert Records. Not to sound trite, but even saying that anything “inspired” the song is a misnomer. A more accurate way to explain how the song came about is that it was “revealed” to bass player Alex Cantwell during repeated hikes in the same area of Oak Flat in Tijeras, NM.

“In New Mexico where we live,” explains Alex, “there are different topographies within a short drive from each other including high desert landscapes, forested mountains, river valleys with old growth trees called the bosque, sand dunes, grass plains, salt flats, caves, etc. This provides an aesthetic variety and different perspectives. I spent 10 months renting a cabin in the mountains in the forest, and it was an amazing place to spend time. I especially loved my frequent hikes, and this song, riff by riff was all pieced together in my head as the muse provided it to me and made it available for me to snatch out of the air. The lyrics are simply an outpouring of simple gratitude for the forest itself.”

»Forest Cathedral« sees Red Mesa embracing it’s gratitude and reverence for something else as well; doom metal. While their 2020 album “The Path to the Deathless” saw the band branch out from a desert rock format with nods to Kyuss, but also Motörhead, east coast doom, and expansive soundscapes that would give way to quiet acoustic passages and death metal alike, this new single is a nod to true doom, but done in Red Mesa’s ever-evolving style.

Red Mesa is:
Brad Frye – Guitar, Vocals
Alex Cantwell – Bass, Vocals
Roman Barham – Drums, Backing Vocals

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