{"id":81140,"date":"2020-02-28T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=81140"},"modified":"2020-05-10T16:04:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T16:04:18","slug":"news-tombs-release-six-track-ep-monarchy-of-shadows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-tombs-release-six-track-ep-monarchy-of-shadows\/","title":{"rendered":"TOMBS Release \u2018Monarchy Of Shadows\u2019 EP (February 28th, 2020) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

TOMBS Release \u2018Monarchy Of Shadows\u2019 EP<\/strong><\/span>
\nFebruary 28th, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Brooklyn, New York-based metal group Tombs issued six-track EP Monarchy Of Shadows<\/em> on February 28th, 2020 through Season Of Mist.<\/p>\n

The EP can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below.<\/p>\n

Monarchy Of Shadows<\/em> was recorded at Frightbox Recording in Passaic, New Jersey. Acting as producer, sound engineer and mixer was Bobby Torres, while Alan Douches at West West Side Music in New York mastered.<\/p>\n

Monarchy Of Shadows<\/em> marks the debuts of guitarist Matt Medeiros, bassist Drew Murphy and drummer Justin Spaeth, three-quarters of New Jersey-based death metal band Kalopsia. \u201cIf it were up to me I\u2019d have unlimited numbers of people in the band; strings, keyboards, three guitar players and so on, but that can\u2019t happen,\u201d commented frontman Mike Hill. \u201cHowever, for the first time in the history of Tombs there has been a collaboration between band members. It\u2019s not just me writing everything. It\u2019s a big difference from The Grand Annihilation which was basically a solo record.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cover artwork duties fell to Valnoir.<\/p>\n

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

01. \u2018Monarchy Of Shadows\u2019
\n02. \u2018Once Falls The Guillotine\u2019
\n03. \u2018Necro Alchemy\u2019
\n04. \u2018Man Behind The Sun\u2019
\n05. \u2018The Dark Rift\u2019
\n06. \u2018Path Of Totality (Midnight Sun)\u2019<\/p>\n

Tombs\u2019 line-up is as follows;<\/p>\n

Mike Hill (vocals and guitars)
\nMatt Medeiros (guitars)
\nDrew Murphy (bass)
\nJustin Spaeth (drums)<\/p>\n

Guest musicians on Monarchy Of Shadows<\/em> are as follows;<\/p>\n

Mike Goncalves (guest vocals on \u2018Path of Totality (Midnight Sun)\u2019)
\nBen Karas (strings on \u2018The Dark Rift\u2019)
\nTerence Hannum (synth on \u2018Monarchy of Shadows\u2019)<\/p>\n

Fourth studio record The Grand Annihilation<\/em> was released<\/a> in June 2017 via Metal Blade.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by JL Beaulieu.<\/em><\/p>\n