Forever by New Dawn Fades

NEW DAWN FADES is the musical brainchild of former Ritual Earth vocalist George Chamberlin aka GFA, a concept originally brought to life as a solo studio affair back in mid-2022. Starting with the first 3 songs, George took to the studio in between other projects, singing and recording all the instruments himself except the drums, resulting in the 2023 release of their debut EP, Forever.

Expanding the lineup since their inception with the addition of former Blackhand guitarist Corey Pettingill, former Green Meteor bassist Al, and former Off Minor and Saetia drummer Steve Roche, New Dawn Fades has continued to refine their sonic identity. Their self-described heavy psych riff rock signature sound — which puts a contemporary spin on influences from across the stoner, doom, hard rock, and grunge canon including Kyuss, Soundgarden, Danzig, and Black Flag — has earned them a diverse and growing fanbase as well as accolades from Doom Charts, Aversion Online, and Musipedia of Metal, who predicted their future as being ‘everyone’s favorite band very, very soon.’

With momentum at an all-time high, New Dawn Fades are prepping for a busy year ahead, distilling a treasure trove of tracks into their debut LP, slated for release towards the end of 2024, as well as commissioning a vinyl release for their existing EP. To bring their music to the people, a spree of live shows and tour dates is also in the works — which will be announced in due time.

“The vocals are wickedly entertaining with GFA reveling in frontman persona. I expect this band to make a name for themselves within the Stoner Metal Underground Scene with perhaps a more substantial release. Excellent and Highly Recommended.” – Outlaws of the Sun

“There’s this undercurrent of punk, grunge and sludge, but it’s the stonerized hardrock and blues that prevails and grooves the most. Riff heavy and heavy in their nods towards the good stuff from the eighties and nineties. Seriously, you could listen to this Forever…” - Doom Charts.

"...the three tracks on the Forever EP are way more stoner grunge, and I am not sure there is an EP in recent memory I am more excited for a full length follow up because these three songs are next level great. Talk about leaving you wanting more, Forever is a tease of the highest order." - Musipedia Of Metal

"The songs have a lot of swing to them, which is a bluesy doom style I particularly like. Although based in Philly, there is a bit of the Carolinas style making me feel some influence from COC and the like. All the performances are top notch and so is the production. George's vocals are a stand out, perfect voice for New Dawn Fades. If you like doom slash hard rock, you're going to like New Dawn Fades. It is 2023, I look forward to their future and literally can't wait for the very next release!" - Tommy Stewart, Black Doomba Records

"While the band name and cover art might have you conjuring visions of Joy Division-influenced post-punk of some sort, in fact you'll be greeted by a brand of sludgy-yet-propulsive "stoner rock" that very much brings to mind Deliverance era C.O.C. I mean, if you can't imagine Pepper Keenan belting out the chorus of "True Till Death," I don't know what the hell you're listening to! Very strong writing all around: great riffs, forceful builds into memorable choruses, and relatively straightforward and to-the-point without being overly simplistic. I had been following this undertaking on Instagram and was curious, but I have to confess this is even better than I might have anticipated." - Aversion Online

Tracklist

1.	True Till Death	5:24

2.	This Night Has Closed My Eyes	6:00

3.	New Moon	4:22

Credits

released June 12, 2023

GFA - Guitars, Vocals
Corey Pettingill - Guitars
Al - Bass
Steve Roche - Drums

GFA plays all Guitars and Vocals. Matt Weber plays Drums on this recording as well as engineered guitars and drums at Gradwell House Recording in April of 2022. Bass and Vocals were recorded at Noisy Little Critter Recordings by Mike Bardzik & Donut in February 2023. Mixed by Matt Weber and mastered by David Downham in May 2023. Sample of "Mae's Prayer" taken from 2022 Netflix Series "Devil In Ohio". Front cover design by Dave Danzara of Lost In Time.

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