SPIRIT ADRIFT Release Fourth Studio Album ‘Enlightened In Eternity’
October 16th, 2020
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American doom metal band Spirit Adrift issued fourth full-length studio album Enlightened In Eternity on October 16th, 2020 in North America through 20 Buck Spin. Release elsewhere in the world was handled via Century Media Records.
Band member Nate Garrett commented: “Making a Spirit Adrift album is always intense. But Chained To Oblivion (2016) and Curse Of Conception (2017) dealt with issues from my past, and Divided By Darkness (2019) dealt with external issues, from more of a philosophical perspective. So there was a bit of a protective layer of detachment between the material and myself. On the other hand, when Marcus (Bryant, drums) and I recorded Enlightened In Eternity, we were smack in the middle of a lot of intense emotional upheaval. Hour to hour, minute to minute.
“Some days it took everything I had to keep working, particularly when it was time to record vocals. From a technical standpoint, things couldn’t have gone smoother. But from an emotional standpoint, it was brutal. The silver lining is that our hearts and souls are embedded into this record with a raw immediacy and urgency that’s unmatched by our previous material.
“I wrote the songs on Enlightened In Eternity before my life fell apart, and from the beginning I set out to make this our most uplifting and empowering album. I’m glad I did that, because ironically enough, these songs helped me keep going when things got bad. I’m proud of the work Marcus put in, I’m proud of these songs, and I’m proud of how we navigated the entire experience. This is the most challenging record I’ve ever made, and it’s my favourite record I’ve ever made. I hope it helps others the way it helped me.”
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The track listing is as follows:
01. ‘Ride Into The Light’
02. ‘Astral Levitation’
03. ‘Cosmic Conquest’
04. ‘Screaming From Beyond’
05. ‘Harmony Of The Spheres’
06. ‘Battle High’
07. ‘Stronger Than Your Pain’
08. ‘Reunited In The Void’
Spirit Adrift’s line-up was as follows:
Nate Garrett (lead and harmony vocals, guitar and bass)
Marcus Bryant (drums)
Music videos were filmed for the tracks ‘Screaming From Beyond’ and ‘Battle High’, while an animated music video was released for ‘Ride Into The Light’. In addition, official lyric videos were created for the songs ‘Harmony Of The Spheres’ and ‘Astral Levitation’. All five clips can be viewed below.
Third studio record Divided By Darkness was released in May 2019 via 20 Buck Spin.
Promotional photograph by Dillon Vaughn.
