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CONAN Release Fourth Studio Album ‘Existential Void Guardian’
September 14th, 2018

Liverpool, England-based doom metal band Conan issued fourth full-length studio album Existential Void Guardian on September 14th, 2018 through Napalm Records.

Frontman Jon Paul Davis commented: “Existential Void Guardian expands upon our previous lyrical and conceptual ideas. Bringing the listener’s focus from the screens of our favourite arcade machines to the minds of the characters through whose eyes we view the two dimensional plane.”

Existential Void Guardian was recorded with producer Chris Fielding at Skyhammer Studio in Childer Thornton, Cheshire. Mastering duties fell to James Plotkin.

Cover artwork was once again created by Tony Roberts.

The track listing is as follows:

01. ‘Prosper On The Path’
02. ‘Eye To Eye To Eye’
03. ‘Paincantation’
04. ‘Amidst The Infinite’
05. ‘Volt Thrower’
06. ‘Vexxagon’
07. ‘Eternal Silent Legend’
08. ‘Total Conquest (Live)’ *
09. ‘Satsumo (Live)’ *
10. ‘Foehammer (Live)’ *
11. ‘Hawk As Weapon (Live)’ *

* bonus tracks recorded live at the Rebellion in Manchester, England on May 8th, 2018.

Conan’s line-up is as follows:

Jon Paul Davis (vocals and guitar)
Chris Fielding (bass)
Johnny King (drums)

An animated music video was created for the track ‘Paincantation’, directed by Nicos Livesey.

Regarding the song and video, Conan stated: “‘Paincantation’ is a tale of inter dimensional travel, where immortal warriors travel undetected to carry out acts of aggression. This video captures the mood perfectly.”

In addition, a music video was released for the track ‘Volt Thrower’.

Both clips can be viewed below.

Third studio record Revengeance was released in January 2016.

Promotional photograph by Matt Negus.