ILIUM release new song "Quantum Evolution Event", announce new EP
Australian metal band ILIUM will release their upcoming EP Quantum Evolution Event on January 14 2022. The EP is now available for pre-order and you can check out the title track at Bandcamp HERE.
Melding dark supernatural and sci-fi themes with an exploration of the human condition and the natural world, ILIUM create a huge melodic sound combining influences from power, traditional, progressive, thrash and symphonic metal. Quantum Evolution Event follows the release of ILIUM’s 2020 album Carcinogeist and its accompanying EP Enviro-Metal.
Hailing from Newcastle, Australia, ILIUM released their debut, self-titled EP in 2002. Working with a wealth of guest musicians and producers over the years including Mike DiMeo (RIOT, MASTERPLAN), Tommy Hansen (HELLOWEEN, PAGAN’S MIND, PRETTY MAIDS) and Lance King (BALANCE OF POWER, AVIAN), Quantum Evolution Event is no different. The new EP features long-time collaborators Tim Yatras (DUNGEON, LORD, GERM) on drums and Lord Tim (LORD, BLACKENED ANGEL, FROMBEYOND) on vocals and production.
Striving to further develop their sound with each release, the dynamic outfit deliver epic lead melodies and solos and soaring vocals, and compose arrangements designed with dramatic impact in mind. Quantum Evolution Event opens with a flourish of melodic theatrics in the title track. Harsh distortion from the guitars and powerful percussion is balanced with ethereal synths and harmony filled vocals. ILIUM pack a real punch with strong guitar driven rhythms creating heavier sounds in "Undergods" and "Hostile Sky". Contrasting these elements with highly intricate riffs and charismatic voices.
Explosive energy fuels the new release with each track bringing an epic intensity. The instrumentation throughout Quantum Evolution Event explores a vast array metal subgenres and yet ILIUM fuse them into their own distinctive style.
Check out the new song, and pre-order the EP HERE.
Tracklist:
Quantum Evolution Event
Tsetse
Undergods
Hostile Sky
Mothcaste
ILIUM is
Jason Hodges
Adam Smith
Guest Musicians:
Lord Tim (Vocals, production)
Tim Yatras (drums)
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