With an arsenal of technical skills ready to unleash upon the world, Bay Area natives AENIMUS recently announced that their forthcoming sophomore album, Dreamcatcher, will be released on February 22ndvia Nuclear Blast Records. Today, guitarists Sean Swafford and Jordan Rush discuss the inspiration and lyrical themes behind the album:
Dreamcatcher will be available on jewelcase CD, black vinyl LP and digitally. Pre-order your copy:
All formats: nuclearblast.com/aenimus-dreamcatcher
CD: nblast.de/AenimusCD
Vinyl: nblast.de/AenimusVinyl
Order the album from iTunes to receive ‘Before the Eons’ instantly: nblast.de/AenimusDreamcatcherIT
Dreamcatcher is a concept album that draws inspiration from horror novels and movies, such as It, The Shining, Hannibal Lecter and The Dead Zone. The album was recorded by the band while mixing and mastering were handled by Jamie King (BTBAM, THE CONTORTIONIST). The album features guest appearances from Mike Semesky (INTERVALS, THE HAARP MACHINE), Jamie Hanks (I DECLARE WAR), Brian James (FALLUJAH) Sims Cashion and Leonardo Guzman.
The track list reads as follows:
1. Before the Eons
2. Eternal
3. The Ritual
4. My Becoming
5. The Dark Triad
6. Between Iron and Silver
7. The Overlook
8. Caretaker
9. Second Sight
10. Day Zero
11. Dreamcatcher
AENIMUS is:
Alex Green | Vocals
Sean Swafford | Guitar
Jordan Rush | Guitar
Seth Stone | Bass
Cody Pulliam | Drums