The wait for a new Inter Arma album is finally over. Following some delays and lineup changes, the indescribable metal band have announced their first proper album in five years. It’s called New Heaven, and it comes out on April 26 via Relapse (pre-order). Drummer/songwriter TJ Childers says:
New Heaven is the culmination of four years worth of adversity ranging from near death experiences, multiple member changes and of course a global pandemic. It marks a new chapter for us musically as we feel we’ve taken our songwriting to places we’ve never explored before. We’re excited to have come out of the madness relatively unscathed and feel as though we’ve created something completely unique that will stand apart in the sometimes homogenous extreme music community.” Guitarist Trey Dalton continues, “This record, maybe more than our previous efforts, more fully represents what we’re trying to accomplish. It’s still very much us – you know, music made by dudes coming from disparate musical backgrounds and perspectives, but with a more collective and defined sense of purpose. Clarity in direction, maybe. Your mileage may vary, but we like it a lot, and we hope you do too.
The first single is the seven-and-a-half minute title track, which treks through all various corners of the extreme metal world in a way that’s distinctly Inter Arma. Listen below.
Inter Arma will also be performing the new album in full at Roadburn Festival on April 18, four days before it comes out.
Tracklist
New Heaven
Violet Seizures
Desolation’s Harp
Endless Grey
Gardens in the Dark
The Children the Bombs Overlooked
Concrete Cliffs
Forest Service Road Blues