04/17/2020 10:44

In The Company Of Serpents

In The Company Of Serpents to release new album 'Lux' in May

Denver-based doom trio In The Company Of Serpents have 'Lux' full-length set for release on May 15th.

Boasting eight hypnotic tracks, 'Lux' - "light" in Latin - focuses on the notion of a Prima Materia, or a fundamental root-essence, behind everything in the manifest universe. "Philosophers, hermeticists, alchemists, occultists, and all manner of wizards have speculated what that Prima Materia, is," relays founding guitarist/vocalist Grant Netzorg, "but the three chief analogies I've employed in this record are: All is sound, All is mind and, critically, All is Light. With that in mind, we are employing a wealth of solar imagery with this record, both in the front cover, and lyrically."

Track listing:
1. The Fool's Journey
2. Scales of Maat
3. Daybreak
4. The Chasm at the Mouth of the All
5. Lightchild
6. Archonic Manipulations
7. Nightfall
8. Prima Materia

Marking In The Company Of Serpents' first release as a trio featuring Netzorg with Ben Pitts (Nightwraith, False Cathedrals) on bass and lap steel guitar and JP Damron (Vermin Womb, Bleakheart, Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire) on drums, Lux was produced, mixed, and mastered by Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation, Khemmis, Primitive Man) at Flatline Audio with additional engineering by Charlie Abend. In addition to McCarthy and Hutcherson, Lux includes a guest appearance by Colorado Chamber Players violist Paul Primus.

Illustrated by Christina Hunt with layout by Jake Harnett, the alluring cover is an artistic re-imagining of The Sun arcana from Tarot. "This ties into the broader solar and light themes at play in the album," notes Netzorg, "but the title, cover, and broader theme is also uniquely personal to me. Lux is the etymology of my daughter's name, Lucia. So, while this album functions as a form of esoteric prayer on one hand, it also serves as a message to my two-year-old, who, as they say in the cliché, is the light of my life."

'Lux' will be released digitally and in several limited physical formats including deluxe vinyl, standard vinyl, deluxe cassette, and digipak CD. For preorders, visit the In The Company Of Serpents' Bandcamp page.

(source: Earsplit PR)