Nowy WHARFLURCH we wrześniu

 

On September 25th internationally, Personal Records, Gurgling Gore, and Dawnbreed Records are proud to present Wharflurch's highly anticipated second album, Mycodeath and Rebirth in the Outer Clusters. Personal, Gurgling Gore, and Dawnbreed will all be releasing the vinyl LP version; the CD version will be shared by Personal and Dawnbreed; and the tape version will be handled exclusively by Gurgling Gore.

In lieu of this announcement, the Death Metal Promotion YouTube channel premieres the new track "Forgotten Temple." Hear Wharflurch's "Forgotten Temple" in its entirety exclusively HERE.

Wharflurch left the death metal world hanging at the end of 2021's Psychedelic Realms ov Hell, with the protagonist of the first album being lost in a fungal haze of disillusionment at the album's conclusion. They return with the sequel to the epic psychedelic saga, Mycodeath and Rebirth in the Outer Clusters, another concept album continuing the story, placing our "hero" at the precipice of an incredible journey to the furthest regions of our universe, where the ubiquitous Mycolords reveal the true plan for their experimentation on Planet Earth, how indeed this is a universe-wide phenomena, and how he fits into their grand scheme.

Lurch-lords John Mamo and Myk Colby fashioned the storyline, musical journey, and lyrical concept to complete their vision of a universe that is secretly ruled by puppet-master mushroom entities, who covertly inoculate virile planets with their own spore-kind to foster sentient life as they see fit: a true sci-fi epic of world-building and conceptualization that places the listener at a vantage point to interpret interplanetary life as ventures of this secret race of mycelial beings who control the life force of galaxies with a hidden hand.

Fraught with frustration and peril, this recording (which began in very late 2021) is finally being unleashed upon the wary world, but is yet poised to display the innovation and progression of the Wharflurch sound: dismal doom-death with flashes of ignorance and brilliance interspersed within the cornucopia of riffs and textures.

Influences are only seen as guideposts, not references, and as such summon the madness of such unsung greats like Timeghoul and Demilich - only breathing in the conceptual insanity, and exhaling a truly Flurch-y result. Musically, the journey of this album volleys between chunky / catchy / plodding and tricky / obtuse / beautiful, with the trademark synth flourishes that add a cosmic touch to the proceedings.

Vocal duties are shared between Mamo and Myk, with guest appearances by Garrett Alvarado (frontman extraordinaire from Midwest death-dealers Maul) on vocals as the voice of the "Sporelords," and Jamie Stewart (throat shredder for The Abscence, Party Time, and Hot Graves) doing narratives and guest vocals on quite a few songs. Thus, the narrative takes on a new dimension, with different voices playing different parts to this uncanny story.

The conceptual artwork was rendered by none other than Claw//Eight, the morbid pensmith responsible for many of Wharflurch's visual offerings over the years, who indeed has even been in the van on tour with the band, which earns him honorary membership as the band’s Visionary. His artistic depictions of psychedelic fright and transformation are absolutely intrinsic to the concept and realization of this album's continuation of the story. Mycodeath and Rebirth in the Outer Clusters is an odyssey for the adventurous listener: a deathly riff journey into the outer cosmos, where our destiny has been foretold by beings who treat our planet as a failed.

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "Forgotten Temple" exclusively HERE, courtesy of the Death Metal Promotion YouTube channel. Preorder info can for the CD version can be found HERE. Aforementioned cover artwork and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Wharflurch's Mycodeath and Rebirth in the Outer Clusters

1. Death Toll Horror

2. Forgotten Temple

3. Non Zero Expanse

4. Headless God

5. Dimensional Parasite

6. The Leaving Orbs

7. Revelations Ov The Spore Lords

8. Mycodeath And Rebirth Awakening The Emissary