TRACK LISTING:
1. Prologue
2. Flames Bemoan the Tide
3. Passage
4. Pilian
5. Extramuros
6. Shore Up the Ashes
7. Dust
Like an ancient, old-growth redwood, alone in a field of
industrial decimation, LOWCASTER is one of the few heavy acts left standing in San Francisco’s deforested
metal scene. Formed in 2015, their branches reach out in all directions, from
thrash to post-metal, from doom to psyche. Their massive, raw sound is
nourished by the deepest dirt-encrusted roots of Bay Area underground music. By
the end of 2016, the band had played relentlessly throughout the Bay Area and
self-released their first full length album, The Vapor Sea.
Two years of tragedy and loss transformed the fertile ground
beneath their feet to a morass of toxic sludge. Beset by death, the Bay Area
quartet battled through cavernous tombs flooded by despair, and have now
emerged from the ‘Vapor
Sea’ to take flight on
torched wings. Serious writing and recording transformed the wasteland of these
two years into LOWCASTER’s second full length, ‘Flames Arise’. Sonically, they
are now reaching beyond the redwood canopy. The sophomore release is as much a
dirge as it is a battle cry. Yet, high above the crest the band’s sights aim
skyward, arms outstretched toward vistas mystical, melodic, and undeniably metal.
LOWCASTER are:
Jason Bridges - Guitar & Vocals
Marc Brandi - Guitar & Vocals
Dean LaVoie - Drums
Dave Silva - Bass
LOWCASTER LINKS
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