San Francisco 70s hard rock/proto-metal outfit Older Sun presents their debut album »Dawn Of Darkness«; out now via Anchorite Recordings!
San Francisco, California based 70s hard rock/proto-metal outfit Older Sun has just released their debut album »Dawn Of Darkness« on May 10th, 2025 via Anchorite Recordings.
Listen to »Dawn Of Darkness« on all major streaming platforms!
Tracklist:
01. Summon The Demons
02. Raised By Wolves
03. Misty Mountains
04. Ta Kill Ya
05. The Struggle
06. Ride Or Die
07. Older Sun
08. Dark Daze
“Twin-guitar heavy 70s hard rock proto-metal with soaring lead vocals.”
When was the last time you heard someone really sing? San Francisco’s twin-guitar heavy rock juggernaut Older Sun has a velvet voice like no other in Kelsey Guntharp, and their string-slingers and grooving rhythm provide the fuel that all at once evokes Saxon’s tight riffing, Judas Priest’s aviator-donning anthems and Heart’s bottomless pocket. On their debut full-length »Dawn Of Darkness«, Older Sun bring listeners back to a time when bands couldn’t be pigeonholed into a two-word subgenre. The freedom heard on albums like Led Zeppelin’s »Physical Graffiti« or on Pentagram’s early demos shine through on »Dawn Of Darkness«, where dueling NWOBHM solos meet bouncing Motown beats, where jangling guitars charge with freight train bass and where Guntharp howls at the moon before letting us down easy.
Older Sun transports listeners to an era when “heavy” included shades of light and darkness, and that includes the peers they’ve shared a stage with. The likes of Lucifer, Kadavar, Grim Reaper and Ruby The Hatchet have all had evenings rounded out by a slamming Older Sun set, and »Dawn Of Darkness« is a vintage capture of the raw power they give off onstage. Their music has found homes in Thrasher Magazine and ESPN’s Real Street competition and it’s made its way all over the world from a variety of 7” and EP releases. With »Dawn Of Darkness« however, Older Sun makes their cinematic entrance with punchy moto-rockers, simmering acoustic-laced numbers and soaring epics. It’s the kind of adventure that albums used to take you on.
All music by Older Sun.
Lyrics by Kelsey Guntharp.
Recording engineer: Phil Becker at El Studio, San Francisco.
Additional production: Van Labrakis at 210 Studios, San Francisco.
Mastering engineer: Justin Weis at Trakworx, South San Francisco.
Cover illustration: SoloMacello Art, Italy.
Older Sun is:
Kelsey Guntharp • Vocals
Chris Mulhauser • Guitar
Mike Baptista • Guitar
Bryan Coons • Bass
Patrick Crawford • Drums
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well