UK dark metal group High Parasite feat. Aaron Stainthorpe (My Dying Bride) presents debut album »Forever We Burn«!
UK dark metal group High Parasite featuring My Dying Bride vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe has just released their debut album »Forever We Burn« on September 27th, 2024 via Candlelight Records / Spinefarm Records. Produced by Gregor Mackintosh of Paradise Lost and mastered by Tim Turan (Electric Wizard, Winterfylleth, Orange Goblin).
Listen to »Forever We Burn« on all major streaming platforms!
Tracklist:
01. Forever We Burn
02. My Syndrome
03. Grave Intentions
04. Wasn’t Human
05. Concentric Nightmares
06. Hate Springs Eternal
07. Parasite
08. Let It Fail
09. Widowmaker
10. We Break We Die
Courtesy of Candlelight Records:
High Parasite, the new UK outfit led by Aaron Stainthorpe of My Dying Bride, has released its debut album, »Forever We Burn«, on September 27th via Candlelight Records / Spinefarm Records.
“This is not a side project. It’s a new touring and recording band, and with »Forever We Burn«, our debut studio album, we’re showing our love for all things gothic and grand, along with a collective belief that dark music doesn’t have to be confined to the shadows.” – Aaron Stainthorpe
»Forever We Burn« features 10 new tracks, all produced by Gregor Mackintosh (Paradise Lost), who also adds some signature guitar lines; as a body of work, it both delves into the darker recesses of the human condition and heralds the arrival of a new name and a familiar, formidable voice.
The name (an acknowledgment of mankind as parasite-in-chief) is High Parasite; the voice is Aaron Stainthorpe – longstanding frontman with doom metal maestros, My Dying Bride.
Photo credits: Andy Ford
As a revered and founding pillar of My Dying Bride, with a legacy spanning over three decades, the spotlight will doubtless focus on Aaron’s distinctive profile, initially at least; pull back the red velvet curtains, however, and another force emerges in the form of bassist/vocalist/songwriter Tombs – a key player in the creation of High Parasite as a livin’, breathin’ entity.
Every song bears the indelible stamp of Stainthorpe and Tombs, their collaboration forming the dark, pulsating core of this five-piece ensemble, fleshed out by Sam Hill (rhythm guitar), Jonny Hunter (lead guitar), and Dan Brown (drums).
Comments Aaron, “The band has been lurking in the shadows, developing, growing, and evolving, and is now ready to unveil its own brand of darkness to the world. Skating the lines between metal, gothic rock and dark synth-pop, High Parasite is here, and ‘Death Pop’ is born!”
Order »Forever We Burn« on CD / LP here:
UK/EU Store | US/ROW Store
Lighting the way was inaugural single, »Let It Fail«, a nihilistic anthem fusing big riffs, memorable choruses and captivating grooves with electronic and industrial influences, whilst the ethereal vocals of Heather Thompson (Tapping The Vein) nod to her previous work with Paradise Lost. This cry of anguish to a world scarred beyond repair is accompanied by a video directed by Shaun Hodson (Loki Films).
“»Let It Fail« signifies the arrival of High Parasite; it sees the band firmly planting its Gothic Metal / Death Pop flag, and raising it high,” states Aaron. “A stark analysis of a dying world, a hopeless dream for change, a nihilistic anthem.”
“The band lives to play live, to connect with people and to share in all the glorious darkness the world has to offer,” he concludes. “This is just the start of our journey. Join us.”
About their second single, »Grave Intentions«, bass player Tombs comments: “The song is a narrative/warning of how overwhelmingly and dangerously obsessed some can become living vicariously through the Internet and social media; the decay of real human interaction/connection, and the reactions to being cut out and blocked from other people’s online life.”
For their bewitching third single, »Wasn’t Human«, the band unveiled a stunning gothic performance video directed by Shaun Hodson of Loki Films.
Muses vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe: “A femme fatale of the witching order is attempting to draw from the earth, air, and fire an entity to help her nefarious acts in wishing darkness upon all mankind.
From a secretive druids’ stone circle, forested in the cold northlands of Yorkshire, the summoning has begun, but who can tell what devilish forces will be brought into the light!
This is the very first High Parasite video to actually feature the entire band performing together as a unit in the bowels of a satanic mill lost to the decay of yesteryear.”
High Parasite will be bringing the dark to major venues across the UK and Ireland in October and November 2024 in support of Cradle Of Filth.
High Parasite is:
Aaron Stainthorpe – Lead Vocals
Sam Hill – Rhythm Guitars
Jonny Hunter – Lead Guitars
Tombs – Bass
Dan Brown – Drums
Follow High Parasite:
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Cradle Of Filth / Butcher Babies / High Parasite tour dates:
Oct 27: UK Bristol, O2 Academy
Oct 28: UK Bournemouth, O2 Academy
Oct 29: UK Birmingham, O2 Institute
Oct 31: UK London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
Nov 01: UK Swansea, Patti Pavilion
Nov 02: UK Manchester, Damnation Festival
Nov 03: UK Nottingham, Rock City
Nov 05: IE Belfast, Limelight
Nov 06: IE Dublin, Academy
Nov 07: UK Glasgow, SWG3
Nov 08: UK Newcastle, NX
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well