{"id":50772,"date":"2018-09-19T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T00:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=50772"},"modified":"2018-09-19T17:45:27","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T17:45:27","slug":"news-byzantine-release-sixth-studio-album-the-cicada-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-byzantine-release-sixth-studio-album-the-cicada-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"BYZANTINE Premiere Music Video For \u2018The Cicada Tree\u2019 Title Track (September 19th, 2018) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BYZANTINE Premiere Music Video For \u2018The Cicada Tree\u2019 Title Track<\/strong><\/span>
\nSeptember 19th, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Charleston, West Virginia-based groove metal band Byzantine have filmed a music video for the title track of their latest album The Cicada Tree<\/em>. Directed and edited by Holly Mollohan, the clip can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Frontman Chris \u201cOJ\u201d Ojeda commented: \u201cOver the course of our last few albums, we have really been trying to stretch our songwriting abilities and push past any limitations set upon ourselves. The title track, \u2018The Cicada Tree\u2019, is a great representation of our band at this point in our discography. We try to always write from the heart and with purpose. This song has one of the deeper meanings on our last album, symbolizing our 17 years as a band and our slow but steady evolution as an underground artist.\u201d<\/p>\n

Byzantine issued sixth full-length studio album The Cicada Tree<\/em> on July 28th, 2017 through Metal Blade Records.<\/p>\n

The outing was recorded at 7over8 Studios in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with producer and engineer Jay Hannon.<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

01. \u2018New Ways To Bear Witness\u2019
\n02. \u2018Vile Maxim\u2019
\n03. \u2018Map Of The Creator\u2019
\n04. \u2018Dead As Autumn Leaves\u2019
\n05. \u2018Trapjaw\u2019
\n06. \u2018The Subjugated\u2019
\n07. \u2018Incremental\u2019
\n08. \u2018The Cicada Tree\u2019
\n09. \u2018Verses Of Violence\u2019
\n10. \u2018Moving In Stereo\u2019 (The Cars cover)
\n11. \u2018Servitude\u2019 (Fishbone cover)<\/p>\n

Byzantine\u2019s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Chris \u201cOJ\u201d Ojeda (vocals and guitar)
\nBrian \u201cHendo\u201d Henderson (guitar)
\nSean Sydnor (bass)
\nMatt Bowles (drums)<\/p>\n

Directed and edited by Holly Mollohan (as Holly Siders), music videos were also filmed for the tracks \u2018New Ways To Bear Witness\u2019 and \u2018Vile Maxim\u2019. In addition, a lyric video was created for the song \u2018Trapjaw\u2019. All three clips can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Fifth studio record To Release Is To Resolve<\/em> was released independently in April 2015.<\/p>\n