(single, Easy Action)
A taster for the forthcoming Sonic Mass album, set for release this September, ‘Knights of the Black Sun’ is the Amebix’s first new material for 24 years. Described by vocalist/bassist Rob ‘The Baron’ Miller as, ‘A coming of age for our music’, the single can perhaps best be viewed as a continuation of the developmental curve that has lain dormant since 1987’s Monolith LP.
This development is largely predicated upon the trio’s increased mastery of their instruments, which enables them to expand into more complex arrangements far removed from the direct assault of early material such as the mighty-but-basic ‘Arise’ and ‘Curfew’. Whereas Rob’s bass would previously have been employed to titanic sledgehammer effect, here it is employed to add subtle infusions to a track that begins gently, before building toward an ominous anthemic peak.
Underpinned by insistent riffage, discreet synths and thundering toms, Rob’s melcholic, reflective vocals convey the mythic lyrical content effectively to evoke a sense of frosted, bleak abandonment that is described by the band as ‘a lighter moment’ from forthcoming long player.
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