IV by BEASTWARS
In January 2018, 1 week after our singer Matt completed his chemotherapy treatment, we booked 10 days at Blue Barn studio to record a new album.
Although Matt was responding well to treatment, the band felt an urgent need to capture new songs as a thank you to all the fans that supported him and as a way of reconnecting with each other after our tumultuous breakup.
Matt's illness put the band and what we meant to each other in perspective.
We are feel honoured to have touched your lives with our music and are proud to present to you our new album "IV".
We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it. Obey the Riff, Long Live the Beast.
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Tracklist
| 1. | Raise the Sword | 6:28 |
| 2. | Wolves and Prey | 3:55 |
| 3. | Storms of Mars | 4:40 |
| 4. | This Mortal Decay | 3:51 |
| 5. | Omens | 5:42 |
| 6. | Sound of the Grave | 3:22 |
| 7. | The Traveller | 4:17 |
| 8. | Like Dried Blood | 4:33 |
Credits
Matthew Hyde - Vocals
Clayton Anderson - Guitar
James Woods - Bass
Nathan Hickey - Drums
Produced by Beastwars and James Goldsmith
Recorded by James Goldsmith
Mixed by Andrew Schneider
Mastered by Brad Boatright
Album art by Nick Keller
License
All rights reserved.
New Zealand sludge metal four-piece Beastwars abide by one steadfast maxim: Obey the Riff. Described as "a mongrel mix of Kyuss, Neurosis, and the mighty Godflesh..." (NZ Herald) and playing "heavy tunes for heavy times" (ALARM), the Wellington-based sonic soothsayers utilize the chaos that engulfs our world as ammunition for their defiant howls into the abyss.