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Following the critically acclaimed debut album, Reflections, 18 August will see the release of British epic doom metal outfit Godthrymm's sophomore full-length, Distortions, out on Profound Lore Records. The upcoming album's first revealed track, "Echoes", awaits you in the player below.
Featuring members once involved in such luminaries as My Dying Bride, Anathema, Vallenfyre, and Solstice, the band's upcoming album shows the Halifax-based quartet of Hamish Glencross (guitars/vocals), Catherine Glencross (keyboards/vocals), "Sasquatch" Bob Crolla (bass), and Shaun "Winter" Taylor-Steels (drums) elegantly expanding upon its sound and vision.
The new album is the second part of Glencross' Visions trilogy. It - throughout its seven-track (hour-long expanse) - delves deeper into the despondent march of the band's post-pandemic singles "Chasm" and "In Perpetuum".
"I absolutely wanted to create a much more layered and complex arrangement in the sound", says Godthrymm's Hamish Glencross. "Totally amping up the contrasts to the extreme - the light shines brighter, and the darker depths are vast trenches. There is a lot more harmony and melancholy for much of it, but also some slab-heavy riffing, too. We wanted a total progression in the production and more class and clarity in the sound, as opposed to Reflections, which could get quite dense in tone."
For an album centred lyrically on grief, loss, regret, resolve, love, and determination, it's hard to imagine something inexplicably heavy yet remarkably beautiful. Producer Andy Hawkins (Hark, Grave Lines) was the perfect man for the job, as Glencross reveals: "I wanted the production to match the care and attention put into the writing of the music, I think we've achieved that with Andy. The guitar tones are more amp driven than pedal-driven. It simultaneously sounds huge, but there's space in there too. Nothing is fighting for space, which I think happened somewhat with the last album, which got a bit too dense. This album has clarity as well as weight. I was incredibly amazed by everyone's dedication and hard work in turning in such wonderful performances. I am incredibly lucky to be working with such wonderful people".
Distortions was recorded between The Nave Music Studio, Sasquatch Music Studio, and The Glencross Residence at various points in 2022. Mixed by Andy Hawkins, and produced by Andy Hawkins and Hamish Glencross. The album was mastered by Mark Midgley (Doom, Hellkrusher) at Northern Mastering Company. Artwork by Andy Green (My Dying Bride).
"I hope we continue to evolve and progress", Glencross says. "The sound is decidedly more complete [on Distortions] than the previous incarnations, which are quite primitive. I hope people connect with the passion and love we have put in. The themes are universal and eternal. I'm very grateful and touched any time anyone appreciates our work." Link
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