SERPENTS OF SECRECY: Reactivated Southern Doom Pioneers Welcome Al Yeti Bones To The Vocal Position; Full-Length Album Underway
After weeks of auditions, reactivated southern doom bringers, SERPENTS OF SECRECY -
featuring ex-Sixty Watt Shaman members, bassist Rev. Jim Forrester
(Foghound), drummer Chuck Dukehart III (Foghound) and guitarist Todd
Ingram (King Giant) -- are very pleased to welcome current Gypsy Chief
Goliaths/former Mighty Nimbus frontman, Al Yeti Bones, to the mic.
SERPENTS OF SECRECY was initially forged in 2013 but ultimately put on hold while Rev. Jim, Dukehart III, and Ingram participated in the reformation of Sixty Watt Shaman. However, following two years of performances including DesertFest Berlin and London, the increasingly difficult challenges related to schedules and logistics within the Sixty Watt camp led to the revival of SERPENTS OF SECRECY.
Recording of a full-length album is already underway in Baltimore, Maryland at Magpie Cage Studios with J. Robbins (Clutch, Wino, The Sword etc.). The first round of tracking is complete and additional sessions are planned in the coming weeks. "We were working with several candidates and heard some great vocalists but Al's demos had the attack, passion and feel that best matched the music we're writing," said Ingram of the decision to bring in Yeti Bones. "His performances were the first ones where all three of us thought, 'yep, this is our guy.' And his enthusiasm for this project has truly been impressive. He sent us vocal takes less than twenty-four hours after receiving the rough tracks."
"I
couldn't be more excited to be a part of this band," says Yeti Bones.
"It's been nearly a decade since I've been involved with anything
stateside, and the name SERPENTS OF SECRECY truly spoke to me.
Fitting for what we are doing and the road we travel down, which is one
that has been relatively silent to the public waiting for the right time
to strike by unleashing this beast unto the world."
"The
songs cover a lot of ground musically and emotionally," elaborates
Forrester of the forthcoming tunes. "Much of the material was written
and even recorded in a very despondent atmosphere. So the songs range
from a palpable anger and aggression to very somber in tone." "And there
are some head nodding, all-consuming anthems in there as well," adds
Dukehart III.
SERPENTS OF SECRECY plans to release the album in late 2015/early 2016. Further info to be announced in the coming weeks.
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