Canada\u0092s most exciting metal band, UNLEASH THE ARCHERS, recently ascended to worldwide power metal domination with their dual-concept releases of 2017\u0092s Apex and 2020\u0092s breakout triumph Abyss. The latter won a JUNO Award for Metal\/Hard Music Album of the Year, debuted at #1 on the US Current Hard Music and Top New Artist charts, was dubbed by Bandcamp as \u0093a mandatory listen\u0094, and named by Loudwire as one of the best rock and metal albums of the year – crowning the band as \u0093gamechangers within the genre\u0094. Now, the purveyors of futuristically-motivated metal return with their conceptual, AI inspired sixth studio album, Phantoma, out May 10, 2024 via Napalm Records. <\/p>\n
Frontwoman and lyricist Brittney Slayes conjured Phantoma\u0092s concept in 2021; before the swarm of pressing commentary surrounding AI and its impending grip on society began to reach an all-time high. Led by the album\u0092s protagonist Phantoma, a Phase 4 \/ Network Tier 0 unit – model A, the story recounts the trials of AI gaining sentience on a dystopian, near-future planet earth. Via the band\u0092s 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 seeing the brutal truths behind the manufactured sheen of social media posturing. Defying controversy and bringing their imagination to life, UNLEASH THE ARCHERS utilized AI during the writing, filming, and production process on Phantoma, and weaved electronic and synthwave elements throughout the album\u0092s 10 colossal anthems, which – in line with its theme – prove much darker and heavier in comparison to the bright positivity of Abyss. Album opener \u0093Human Era\u0094 sets the tone with imagery of a bleak, windswept futurescape that crescendos headlong into the breakneck pace of following power metal bastion \u0093Ph4\/NT0mA\u0094 – a masterwork of dueling guitar solos and vocal acrobatics. Trad-metal influenced \u0093Buried In Code\u0094 lights the way with pummeling rhythms before the album\u0092s path turns dark on heavy metal hardened \u0093The Collective\u0094, with Brittney Slayes\u0092 warm tones inviting the listener to \u0091join or stand aside\u0092! Hair-raising first single \u0093Green & Glass\u0094 unveils the truth with dynamic verses and progressive-tinged guitar work before the upbeat 80s flavored \u0093Gods In Decay\u0094 and the extraordinary balladic anthem \u0093Give It Up Or Give It All\u0094 showcase the varied song writing prowess of UNLEASH THE ARCHERS\u0092 modern era. A trifecta of concept closers begins with the moody \u0093Ghosts In The Mist\u0094, leading into the soaring yet menacing \u0093Seeking Vengeance\u0094 before closing with the bittersweet tale of \u0093Blood Empress\u0094. <\/p>\n
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\u0092 songwriting and storytelling mastery, and a giant leap forward in their towering musical trajectory. <\/p>\n
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