Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard To Release New Album 'Yn Ol I Annwyn' In March
Monday, 10 December 2018
Written by Jon Stickler
Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard have announced their new album.
Out on March 1 via London label New Heavy Sounds, 'Yn Ol I Annwyn', which is Welsh for 'Return To The Underworld' is the third in a trilogy of albums from the psychedelic doom band, that began with 'Noeth Ac Anoeth' in 2015 and continued with its follow up, 2016's 'Y Proffwyd Dwyll', which got shortlisted for the Welsh Music Prize in 2017.
This summer, along with new bassist Stuart Sinclair, the North Wales band returned to Skyhammer Studios and Chris Fielding to create the eight song record, delving deeper into their collective influences, embracing full on space rock, atmospheric film soundtracks, melancholic acoustic interludes, psychedelia, cosmic moogs and percussion, moments of introspection and light, and of course, tons of doom.
Fat riffs, big hooks and endless space grooves are all present and correct, while once again Jessica Ball’s voice glides over it all, both sweet and melancholy, yet this time more assured. Guitarist Paul Michael Davies said:
"For the third album I wanted to take the band's sound even further but still stay true to what made us start the band in the first place.
Personally, I think the doom scene is (thankfully) thriving, but some of the 'genre' tropes can be a bit limiting, and we are all about pushing that. So some elements of this album will be something different for the usual doom fan.
There's what I would call 'avant-garde' bits to it, and I wanted more of a sci-fi/soundtrack element to it as well as the usual heavy riffs. We've used the cello on more songs to make them more atmospheric as well as a lot more synths. It’s kind of a nice mix of our usual heavy riffs but with some fresh elements. I personally feel that it's our best work yet, and concludes the trilogy perfectly."
New music is expected soon, but for now check out the album's trailer, cover art and tracklist below.
'Yn Ol I Annwyn' tracklist:
1.Tralfamadore
2. The Spaceships Of Ezekiel
3. Fata Morgana
5. Du Bist Jetzt Nicht In Der Zukunft
6. Yn Ol I Annwyn
7. The Majestic Clockwork
8. Five Days In The Abyss
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