THE GATES OF SLUMBER: S/T

[KingsGene]

THE GATES OF SLUMBER Release "Full Moon Fever" Single, Dedicated To TOM PETTY; Audio​

"... Indiana-based doom metal trio, The Gates Of Slumber, return with their eponymous new full-length, set for release on November 29 via Svart Records. The record serves as the band’s first new output since 2011’s The Wretch, and their sixth overall.

In advance of the record’s release, the band has shared their second single, “Full Moon Fever”, perfectly timed for the Halloween season.

Founding guitarist/vocalist Karl Simon:

If my memory serves me right, ‘Full Moon Fever’ was the first song for the new album. The music was written around about when Tom Petty died. And yes, the song is dedicated to him. Not inspired by his music per se, but I was always a big Petty fan and yeah. Figure it out on your own time… The first set of lyrics I did for the song had more of a comical feel to them. More of a Motörhead treatment: A werewolf chasing cars and shit like that. But that’s not the feel I wanted for the song in the end. The band was always meant to be a serious band. But I would be denying the truth if I said that it didn’t have a lot of tongue in cheek moments. That wasn’t what we wanted to do with it at all. Part of the fun is playing it straight. So, I reworked the lyrics a few weeks before we actually recorded the album. I have to pat myself on the back. I think the break down is one of the best bits I ever came up with.

Stream/download the single here, and listen below...

... The Gates Of Slumber is available on Svart exclusive black/white marble vinyl, limited transparent blue vinyl, black vinyl, CD, and digital platforms on November 29. Pre-save the digital edition here, and pre-order the physical edition here...."