Will the congregation please stand....
Church of the Cosmic Skull have just announced their follow
up to 2016's glorious debut "Is Satan Real?". The new album, seen
above and titled "Science Fiction", will be out this May on
heavyweight vinyl & CD via your favourite volume dealer, Kozmik Artifactz.
Described as ‘Occult Pop’ for fans of ELO, Deep Purple,
Fleetwood Mac and Queen, the 9 track record from the Nottingham based
‘spiritual organisation’ sees an expansion on the prog / psych / retro stylings
and hook-heavy songwriting of the critically acclaimed debut ‘Is Satan
Real?’(2016 Kozmik Artifactz. “★★★★”
- MOJO). Piano and vintage synths have been introduced alongside the Hammond organ, electric
cello and six-part vocal harmonies, resulting in a sound that truly
‘puts the ABBA in Sabbath’.
The decision to self-produce the release is a reflection of
both the changing landscape of the music industry, and the Church’s
wholeheartedly DIY approach, having turned down major label offers in favour of
maintaining independence. Quoting one of the ‘7 Objects’, Church founder Bill
Fisher describes the record as a chance to ‘Celebrate and uphold the freedom of
art, science and thought.’
‘Science Fiction’ will be supported by UK and European shows, including Desertfest Berlin and they have alluded to something very special
happening in their hometown of Nottingham,
England on June
2nd. The group are contributing a track to Magnetic Eye Records’ Pink Floyd
‘The Wall Redux’ tribute album alongside the Melvins and Mark Lanegan, and
continue their ‘Tele-Vision’ output with three new music videos, coming soon at cosmicskull.org.
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