US blackened doom metal act Mizmor return with new studio album »Mnemonic: Ambient Mosaic«; first single »Mnemonic III« streaming now!
Portland, Oregon based blackened doom metal act Mizmor return with their new studio album, »Mnemonic: Ambient Mosaic«, which will be released on June 27th, 2025 via Profound Lore Records.
Listen to the album’s first single »Mnemonic III« below!
Tracklist:
01. Mnemonic – I
02. Mnemonic – II
03. Mnemonic – III
04. Mnemonic – IV
05. Mnemonic – V
06. Mnemonic – VI
07. Mnemonic – VII
08. Mnemonic – VIII
09. Mnemonic – IX
10. Mnemonic – X
Courtesy of Profound Lore Records:
In April of this year, A.L.N. released something new – »Alluvion«, the Mizmor and Hell collaboration. Now in June, A.L.N. brings you something old… or rather, renewed. »Mnemonic: Ambient Mosaic« is comprised of ten of A.L.N.’s earliest recordings, transformed into nostalgic drone-scapes. The artist has been making solo music under multiple monikers consistently since age 13 (ie: The Zarconiac, 2004) and the recordings selected for this record date back almost as far.
“To create »Mnemonic«, I unearthed a selection of old recordings from both The Zarconiac and my eponymous hymns [2011] and repurposed them into ambient tracks, just like I did with the Mizmor song ‘Pareidolia’ (Wit’s End, 2022). I realized that there were many lamentful melodies in my old songs that I still love, despite the lo-fi quality. The idea was to create a nostalgic soundscape of inverted hymns, allowing the listener to explore the sounds of my past, obscured though they may be.” Drafts of these songs were originally published to Mizmor’s Patreon (currently inactive), one each month of the year 2024. The 12 songs were then edited down into the 10 that comprise this LP.”
About the aforementioned hymns, A.L.N. explains, “In my time as a Christian [2010-2012], I created an EP of original hymns. The life of this project was short and catalogued simply under my given name. I can count the number of people who have heard these songs on one hand. These were worship songs, but not in the traditional sense. These songs were full of melancholy, pleas of help to God. It was from precisely this prayerful place that the first Mizmor album was written not long after, when I lost my faith.”
»Mnemonic: Ambient Mosaic« releases June 27th on Profound Lore Records in a limited edition of 500 vinyl records and a limited edition of 100 hand-numbered cassettes (independently released by A.L.N.). Digital download and streaming will also be available.
Pre-order »Mnemonic: Ambient Mosaic« HERE.
Recorded, produced and mixed by A.L.N.
Mastered by Adam Gonsalves.
Album photography and design by A.L.N.
Mizmor Spring 2025 tour dates:
(US Tour w/ Dragged Into Sunlight)
05/27 -Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
05/28 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
05/29 – Portland, OR @ Star Theatre
05/30 – Oakland, CA @ New Parish
05/31 – Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theatre
06/02 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Aces High Saloon
06/03 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
06/04 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge
06/05 – Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
06/06 – Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle
06/07 – Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary
06/08 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
06/09 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
06/10 – Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electriques
06/11 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
06/12 – Battleboro, VT @ The Stone Church
06/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Concourse
06/14 – Providence, RI @ Alchemy
06/16 – St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar*
06/18 – Calgary, AB @ Sled Island Festival*
06/19 – Missoula, MT @ Badlander*
06/20 – Bozeman, MT @ Gallatin Labor Temple*
*Mizmor only
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well