With its new album, Helldorado, coming March 21st on Century Media Records, SpiritWorld reveals the album's third single, "Oblivion."
Featuring guest appearances by Zach Blair (Rise Against) and Sgah'gahsowáh (Blackbraid), "Oblivion" is another anthemic slab of the Las Vegas band's signature sound: thrashing hardcore, laced with Wild West stylings and a supernatural horror storyline.
Stream the official "Oblivion" visualizer, here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URZmb6DhJ2g
Pre-order Helldorado, here:
https://spiritworld.lnk.to/Helldorado-AlbumPR
Visit the band's official merch store with exclusive vinyl and Helldorado merch, here:
https://spiritworldprophet.com/
SpiritWorld founder/frontman Stu Folsom gives this statement about the song: "'Oblivion' is one of my favorite songs off Helldorado! It was the song that took the most work to finish, but I am so glad that I kept pulling it back out of the dumpster to chip away at. It has a great mid-tempo headbanger groove that reminds me of growing up listening to early Obituary/Six Feet Under records full of Alan West riffage in my headphones, walking home from my graveyard shift selling booze and tampons at a 24/7 SAV-ON in East Las Vegas. We also got some help from our friends to polish it off. Zach Blair (Rise Against) tracked a blistering guitar solo and Sgah'gahsowáh (Blackbraid) put down vocals that really lift the song to a whole different level. It is an honor and very flattering to have people from bands I love, willing to collaborate and add their style to this project."
The iconoclastic Folsom has been building the SpiritWorld universe since 2020, beginning with the band's debut, Pagan Rhythms, and blossoming on sophomore album Deathwestern, both released on Century Media. More than a musician, Folsom is an author too, and SpiritWorld's music goes hand in hand with Folsom's writings. The first two albums were soundtracks to his book, Godlessness, a series of Lovecraftian horror tales set in a fictional Old West.
Third album Helldorado cements the band's brand, while making new moves that show the breadth of the potential in store. Across the album's ten tracks, SpiritWorld indulges in metallic hardcore blitzes, world-weary country-punk stomps, and even a wistful, finger-picked lament. Folsom acknowledges the diversity of the music: "This record, more so than the last two, I think you hear way more fearlessness and confidence in the choices... If that makes me an outcast or even more fringe than your average underground music act, then that's okay. The stench of being genuine is beautiful."
Assessing the anomaly that is SpiritWorld, Stereogum has hailed it as "a gory symphony that owes as much to Slayer as Cormac McCarthy" and as "a whole fleshed-out universe of pulpy sonic violence inspired by Westerns, horror, outlaw country, the occult, and the heavy metal classics of the late 20th century." Revolver Magazine has stated: "Their cinematic cowboy outfits, the Wild West lore in their songs, their off-the-wall music videos — all of it feels more like a multi-disciplinary art project than a mere metal band."
Clad in matching Western suits, Folsom and his boys have traveled the world, on tours with the likes of Municipal Waste, Sepultura, and Stick To Your Guns. Coming up this spring, the band will tour North America with Obituary, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the death metal legends' Cause of Death album.
Obituary, Nails, Terror, SpiritWorld, Pest Control:
Apr 18 - San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre
Apr 19 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
Apr 21 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
Apr 22 - Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater
Apr 24 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Apr 25 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
Apr 26 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
Apr 27 - Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre
Apr 29 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Apr 30 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
May 02 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
May 03 - Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theater
May 05 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
May 06 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
May 07 - Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre
May 09 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
May 10 - Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall
May 11 - New Kensington, PA @ Preserving Underground
May 14 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
May 14 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
May 19 - Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
May 20 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
May 22 - Maspeth, NY @ Knockdown Center
May 24 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
May 25 - Reading, PA @ Reverb
Assessing the anomaly that is SpiritWorld, Stereogum has hailed it as "a gory symphony that owes as much to Slayer as Cormac McCarthy" and as "a whole fleshed-out universe of pulpy sonic violence inspired by Westerns, horror, outlaw country, the occult, and the heavy metal classics of the late 20th century." Revolver Magazine has stated: "Their cinematic cowboy outfits, the Wild West lore in their songs, their off-the-wall music videos — all of it feels more like a multi-disciplinary art project than a mere metal band."
Clad in matching Western suits, Folsom and his boys have traveled the world, on tours with the likes of Municipal Waste, Sepultura, and Stick To Your Guns. Coming up this spring, the band will tour North America with Obituary, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the death metal legends' Cause of Death album.
Obituary, Nails, Terror, SpiritWorld, Pest Control:
Apr 18 - San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre
Apr 19 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
Apr 21 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
Apr 22 - Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater
Apr 24 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Apr 25 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
Apr 26 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
Apr 27 - Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre
Apr 29 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Apr 30 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
May 02 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
May 03 - Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theater
May 05 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
May 06 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
May 07 - Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre
May 09 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
May 10 - Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall
May 11 - New Kensington, PA @ Preserving Underground
May 14 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
May 14 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
May 19 - Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
May 20 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
May 22 - Maspeth, NY @ Knockdown Center
May 24 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
May 25 - Reading, PA @ Reverb
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