WHITE WARD Explores The Bleakness Of Trendy Life With “Leviathan”

We’re past stoked to not solely announce Ukranian black metallic unit White Ward‘s model new album False Mild, however to additionally stream the primary single “Leviathan.” Clocking in at a gargantuan 13 minutes, “Leviathan” covers every thing from livid black metallic riffing to lovely compositions laced with brass and delicate percussion.

“It was one of many first songs we began to work on for our 3^rd album,” stated composer and guitarist Yurii Kazarian of the debut single. “This monitor set the temper and magnificence for the remainder of the album. I can’t keep in mind precisely how lengthy it took to finish this tune, however I can say that its creation went by way of a dozen phases, a number of variants and fixes, as a result of we’re all the time making an attempt to attain the very best outcome.

“The compositional course of remained the identical as all the time: at first, I created many of the riffs, the construction & rhythm of the tune, after which, collectively as a band, we targeted on the small print and launched new concepts into completely different elements of the tune. For me it was simple to resolve that this tune is the opener of the album. After I create music, I already really feel and know the precise place a selected tune ought to have on the album. Subsequently, it’s nearly all the time a spontaneous course of, far more than a coherent planning.”

False Mild takes inspiration from Intermezzo, a 1908 impressionistic novel by the Ukrainian creator Mykhailo Kotsubinsky, in addition to works by creator Jack Kerouac and psychoanalyst Carl Jung. The report explores government-sanctioned murders, imminent environmental catastrophes, police brutality, home abuse, the psychic vacancy of cities, falsity of contemporary mainstream tradition and ill-effects of overconsumption.

False Mild was recorded at Jenny Information, LipkyZvukoZapys and at White Ward’s residence studios. The report was combined and mastered by Alex Sedin (Ghostalgy Prods), given paintings by photographer Lucas DeShazer, and designed and laid out by El Chulito. Pre-orders can be found right here within the US and right here within the EU. False Mild can also be out there right here on Bandcamp.