UK stoner/grunge/doom metal band The Sound Of Origin presents their sophomore album »Man In The Arena« feat. Kyle Thomas on guest vocals!

Leeds, UK based stoner/grunge/doom metal band The Sound Of Origin is back with their sophomore album, »Man In The Arena«, which was released on October 27th, 2023. Listen to »Man In The Arena« on all major streaming services!

Says the band: “The wait is finally over! We release onto you our sophomore album »Man In The Arena«! Featuring guest vocals by Kyle Thomas of Exhorder and produced by Andy Hawkins, this is our greatest collection of songs yet, and not one to be missed!”

Tracklist:
01. This Ain’t Free
02. Birthright
03. Crown Of The Cynic
04. Frail Old Bones (feat. Kyle Thomas)
05. Thousand Year Curse
06. Man In The Arena (feat. Kyle Thomas)
07. Gold Drenched In White
08. Lightbringer

Coming from the West Yorkshire city of Leeds – ‘(the) Sound Of Origin’ (SoO) formed in mid-2016 with the sole intention of becoming a fuzzed-out riffing machine, creating music with the ability to ‘chill you out’ or hit you with mammoth sized concussive sound waves and bury then deep inside your brain. Formally known as Sound Of Origin, now reformed as The Sound of Origin.

With the first EP »Seeds Of The Past« released July 2017 to excellent reviews; ‘SoO’ set about taking their sound to all four corners of the country. Quickly forming a glowing reputation for their thunderous live shows and playing with some of the biggest names in the UK & Irish Underground scene.

With the addition of Joel Bulsara on vocals in 2018; SoO set about writing music for a brand new album – »The All Seeing Eye«. Now coupled with Joel’s massive vocal range the band delved into influences as diverse as the fuzzed out desert sounds of Kyuss, the classic sounds of Ronnie James Dio and Glenn Hughes venturing all the way down to the murky gloom of Type O Negative, Alice In Chains and Goatsnake.

Pigeonholing this band’s sound is not an easy thing to do. The new album, »Man In The Arena« released and featuring the legendary vocalist Kyle Thomas from Exhorder and Trouble, to name a few, alongside a varied and ever-changing landscape of genres, this album will be one to listen to.

Now with a new Mark III lineup including Ireosis’s own Matt Talbot and Mark Auste, and King Corpse’s own Jack Cradock.

“The sophomore album from the mighty county of West Yorkshire, »Man In The Arena«; features Kyle Thomas of Exhorder, Trouble, and Alabama Thunderpussy, groove-laden riffs, thunderous melodic bass lines, aggressive drums, and soaring vocals. We think you might like it.”

Written, composed, and performed by Joel H Bulsara, Joseph Wilczysnki, Jack Callum Townend, and Jack Walker.
Recorded and produced by Andy Hawkins at the Nave Studio.
Mastered by Dave Draper.

The Sound Of Origin is:
Joel Henry Bulsara – Vocals
Joe “Zeph” Wilczynski – Guitars
Jack Cradock – Bass
Matt Talbot – Drums
Mark Auste – Guitars

FFO: Alice In Chains, Kyuss, Type O Negative, Goatsnake

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