Canada’s most exciting metal band, power metal powerhouse Unleash The Archers, recently announced the upcoming release of their game-changing sixth studio album, Phantoma, out 10th May (Napalm Records).
Today, the band release their second single from Phantoma, the addictive, synth-infused ‘Ghosts In The Mist’. Blending modern guitar stylings with 80s arena rock vibes, the track boasts one of the album’s most sing-along worthy choruses and heaviest breakdowns.
Check out the track now, alongside the video: https://youtu.be/TYSHuCUegm0
Pre-order Phantoma here: https://lnk.to/UTA-Phantoma/napalmrecords
Unleash The Archers on ‘Ghosts In The Mist’: “If you saw us at any of the shows we played last year then you might recognize this track! We filmed the music video at Mad With Power Fest, ProgPower USA, and at our show in Montreal, Canada, and it is full of so many friends and familiar faces! We love including these particular festivals in the video because they have both been supporters of ours for a very long time, and we hope we will get to play them again and again as the years go on. The track is one of the more synth heavy songs on the album, but it’s also got some rad death vocals from Grant that you can bang your head to, so we hope there will be a little something for everyone to enjoy here!”
On the stunning conceptual album, listeners join the AI protagonist Phantoma, a Ph /
Network Tier 0 unit – model A, on an inspiring yet harrowing journey as she traverses the new age of AI on a dystopian, near-future planet Earth.
Phantoma follows the band’s 2020 breakout album, Abyss, which won the JUNO Award for
Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year after debuting at #1 on the US Current Hard Music and Top New Artist charts, and was dubbed by Bandcamp as “a mandatory listen” upon release.
| Intertwining reality with imagination, Unleash The Archers were inspired to utilise elements of AI during the creation of Phantoma, in keeping with its future-facing theme. Frontwoman and lyricist Brittney Slayes conjured the album’s concept in 2021; before the swarm of pressing commentary surrounding AI began to reach an all-time high. With the band’s one-of-a-kind blend of power metal, traditional heavy metal, modern prog and pop sensibilities, Unleash The Archers spin a web of sharp musicality, high sci-fi concept and important social commentary about discovering the brutal truths behind the manufactured sheen of social media posturing. The band weaved electronic and synthwave elements throughout the album’s 10 colossal anthems, which – in line with its theme – prove much darker and heavier in comparison to the bright positivity of Abyss. Album opener ‘Human Era’ sets the tone with imagery of a bleak, windswept futurescape that crescendoes headlong into the breakneck pace of power metal bastion ‘Ph4/NT0mA’ – a masterwork of duelling guitar solos and vocal acrobatics. Trad-metal influenced ‘Buried In Code’ lights the way with pummelling rhythms before the album’s path turns dark on heavy metal hardened ‘The Collective’, with Brittney Slayes‘ warm tones inviting the listener to ‘join or stand aside’! Hair-raising first single ‘Green & Glass’ unveils the truth before the upbeat 80s-flavoured ‘Gods In Decay’ and the extraordinary balladic anthem ‘Give It Up Or Give It All’ showcase the varied songwriting prowess of Unleash The Archers‘ modern era. A trifecta of concept closers begins with the moody ‘Ghosts In The Mist’, leading into the soaring yet menacing ‘Seeking Vengeance’ before closing with the bittersweet tale of ‘Blood Empress’. Mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen, and with lead guitarist Andrew Kingsley at the helm as both principal songwriter and producer, Phantoma is an exciting advancement in Unleash The Archers‘ songwriting and storytelling mastery, and a giant leap forward in their towering musical trajectory. Unleash The Archers are: Brittney Slayes – Vocals Scott Buchanan – Drums Grant Truesdell – Guitar, Vocals Andrew Kingsley – Guitar, Vocals Nick Miller – Bass Unleash The Archers online: WEBSITE NAPALM RECORDS |
