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Avant-garde green metal outfit Botanist has planted the first single/video, "Aristolochia", from its forthcoming full-length, Paleobotany, that will sprout out on 17 May via Prophecy Productions.
Botanist's mastermind Otrebor comments: "There are hundreds of species of pitcher plant, but the one that this song is about has been around since the Cretaceous period. Aristolochia gigantea is the biggest member of this family and that is no coincidence. Giant creatures and giant plants went together!"
On its twelfth full-length, Paleobotany, Botanist takes us back more than 70 million years to a time when dinosaurs ruled the planet and early forests began to turn to coal. Before the age of giants ended in flames with the apocalyptic impact of the Chicxulub asteroid, some families of plants that still have descendants today also grew much larger.
Paleobotany comes with all the trademark characteristics that set Botanist apart from all other metal acts on this planet. Lyrically, the band from San Francisco, CA, revolves around species of plants - in a clean break from the usual genre stereotypes like Satan, dragons, and booze. Its music has its foundation anchored in 'metal', but instead of 6-string guitars, the Americans use 110-string hammered dulcimers. To the confused horror of traditionalists, Botanist fits these percussion-stringed folk instruments with magnetic pickups and distorts them through various perverse means that range from amplifiers via analogue tape to digital manipulation. The resulting sound is as unique as spectacular.
Botanist's continuing sonic evolution began at an audible Nordic black metal-shaped point of entry. The band soon developed a more open, avant-garde style, leading towards a growing complexity. On Paleobotany, the Californians have shed some of the more convoluted progressive elements in favour of more song-oriented arrangements that are still rich in details and surprises, which is enhanced through the album being mixed by renowned Swedish producer Fredrik Nordström (Dimmu Borgir, Opeth, At The Gates) at Studio Fredman.
Time for "Aristolochia"... Link
Paleobotany tracklist:
01. Aristolochia
02. When Forests Turned to Coal
03. Magnolia
04. Archaeamphora
05. The Impact that Built the Amazon
06. Sigillaria
07. Strychnos Electri
08. Wollemia Nobilis
09. Dioon
10. Royal Protea
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