US doom/sludge metal trio We Follow The Earth premiere new single and lyric video »The Cave«; sophomore full-length album »Extinct« out March 1st!

Winston-Salem, North Carolina based doom/sludge metal trio We Follow The Earth premiere new single and lyric video »The Cave« taken from their sophomore full-length album, »Extinct«, set to release on March 1st, 2024.

Tracklist:
01. The Oracle
02. The Defilement
03. The Ruined
04. The Hunter
05. The Bloodshed
06. The Cave

All music written by Matthew Crotts.
Lyrics and story written by Robert Crotts.
Recorded and Produced by Jamie King.

Courtesy of Desert Bloom PR:

Premiere: We Follow The Earth’s new single »The Cave« premiere on The Sleeping Shaman!

“I was unaware of We Follow The Earth until our very own Josh Schneider catapulted their debut album Lightbearer« to the number one spot on his Top Ten Of 2023. With an endorsement like that, only a fool would ignore it, so I rushed to check them out to see what I was missing but I was also left scratching my head as to why we never covered them previously. to live by adding, rearranging, and deleting content blocks.

It’s The Shaman’s absolute pleasure to bring you the second single in the form of a lyric video for the near seven minutes »The Cave«.” – Lee Edwards

The Sleeping Shaman premiere of »The Cave« HERE

“The new album, »Extinct«, is a concept album which tells the story of a Cyclops chieftain discovering that his entire tribe has been murdered and vowing revenge.

This song, musically, is the best example of the direction I wanted to take the band when writing with this album, so with that in mind, all that is left to do is click play below to explore the heavy wonders that is »The Cave«…” – Matthew Crotts

A little history of the band:

Originally started as a simple project between brothers, Matthew Crotts and Robert Crotts. Matthew wrote and performed all of the music/vocals, while Robert wrote the story/concept/lyrics. After months of writing, what emerged was the debut album »Lightbearer« in March 2023–a heavy combination of thick guitars and pulsating synths which, over the course of five tracks follows the journey and eventual horror of an astronaut who awakens to find that he is the sole survivor on a derelict ship, barreling through space.

Three months later, writing began for a second album. Once again, with Matthew writing all of the music, and Robert conceptualizing the lyrics. The material took shape quickly, evolving from the atmospheric doomy vibes of »Lightbearer«, to a more straight-forward, in-your-face onslaught of pummeling riffs.

Meet the band:
Matthew Crotts – Guitars/Vocals
Matthew Pickard – Bass
Matt Osburn – Drums

While Robert Crotts doesn’t have a presence on-stage, he is very much an integral piece, and a behind-the-scenes member of the band.

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