Wayfarer have announced a new album, American Gothic, due October 27 via Profound Lore in the US and Century Media in Europe (pre-order). Guitarist/vocalist Shane McCarthy says:
This album is an exploration of the American idea, and the darkness that surrounds it. It was built from the ground up to encapsulate the feeling of this place and its bitter history in every way, fully integrating traditional musical stylings into its darker and more extreme sound, and serves as a definitive statement on Western American Metal.
We were able to fully realize this in working with producer Arthur Rizk to bring the album to life, and it’s in its own territory now. This is the Wayfarer sound, and this is ‘American Gothic’. We look forward to sharing it with the world.
On lead single “False Constellation,” Wayfarer tone down their black metal scene and lean more overtly into clean-sung gothic metal, and it comes with an eerie video created by Frank Guerra that’s full of American gothic imagery. Check it out below.
Tracklist
1. The Thousand Tombs Of Western Promise
2. The Cattle Thief
3. Reaper On The Oilfields
4. To Enter My House Justified
5. A High Plains Eulogy
6. 1934
7. Black Plumes Over God’s Country
8. False Constellation
Wayfarer — 2023 Tour Dates (with Baroness)
Nov. 9 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
Nov. 11 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
Nov. 12 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room