Fallujah Invites Us to “Step Through the Portal and Breathe”
Progressive death metal masters Fallujah, whom we first had the pleasure of covering back in 2016, have released the 3rd single, “Step Through the Portal and Breathe,” from their highly-anticipated new album Xenotaph, out June 13th from Nuclear Blast Records.
Photo by Craig Lindberg for FW
The band gave us some insight into the new album: “‘Step Through the Portal and Breathe’ is classic heavy Fallujah with a few new elements. It’s nearly 7 minutes of hard-hitting death metal with enough atmosphere to retain the unmistakable sound we’ve been cultivating for over a decade. [Founding guitarist] Scott Carstairs shows off his flashiest playing yet, Kyle Schaefer showcases the heaviest sides of his vocal range, and new addition Sam Mooradian steals the show with his stunning guitar solo debut. This track is a great representation of our new album Xenotaph, a total ripper, and definitely not one to sleep on.”
Based on “Step Through the Portal and Breathe,” we absolutely agree, don’t sleep on this one! Stream the single here and watch the music video here, then immediately head over to preorder Xenotaph.
Photo by Craig Lindberg for FW
Xenotaph tracklist:
- In Stars We Drown
- Kaleidoscopic Waves
- Labyrinth of Stone
- The Crystalline Veil
- Step Through the Portal and Breathe
- A Parasitic Dream
- The Obsidian Architect
- Xenotaph
Fallujah is:
Kyle Schaefer ~ Vocals, Programming
Scott Carstairs ~ Guitars
Sam Mooradian ~ Guitar
Evan Brewer ~ Bass
Kevin Alexander ~ Drums
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Special thanks to Austin Griswold
Did you know? The definition of “Xenotaph” is “a monument erected to honor the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere; especially members of the armed forces who died in battle”.