NEWS: Amiensus go the distance?

Much to our surprise Minnesota Progressive Black Metal act Amiensus have shared news that they have a companion piece to their critically acclaimed April released album “Reclamation” set for a grand unveiling on 30th August via M-Theory Audio. Dubbed “Reclamation Pt. II” it serves to expand the record to a fully fledged double album with an additional seven cuts for seven deadly sins from the same line up that brought us 2020’s “Abreaction“. The band are joined by Lars Nedland (Borknagar, Solefald) for a guest vocal on “The Distance” which servers as the first taste of that with pre-orders of course available over at bandcamp.

Vocalist and guitarist James Benson comment: “‘The Distance’ was primarily written by one of the founding AMIENSUS members Joe Waller, who last participated with us on our 2020 split with Adora Vivos; and Joe was involved in the formation of the band and on the first two LPs [‘Restoration’ and ‘Ascension’]. We were all very, very excited to have Joe contribute to ‘Reclamation Pt. II,’ and even more excited when Lars Nedland agreed to perform on this track. Lars simply asked for lyrics and took it from there – which was simply astonishing, as you can hear for yourself how beautifully he crafted the melodies on this song. It was a joy to take such a well-written song and have one of our music idols perform so perfectly on it! Aria [Fawn] did a great job interpreting the overall messages of each part of this double album, and her skills are unmatched. There is beauty, and chaos in all things, condemnation, and redemption, defeats, and victories, and she was able to elegantly capture this through these two paintings. Please follow her on social media.”