It’s Official: The Maple Forum to Release Blackwolfgoat’s Dronolith on May 24
I picked up the master this morning at the post office, and let me tell you, this record is a trip. It’s my great pleasure to officially announce that forum030, the third release on The Maple Forum will be Dronolith, the second full-length from Blackwolfgoat.
If you’ve been around The Obelisk for a while, you’ve probably seen the name dropped here and there. The one-man project of Darryl Shepard, Blackwolfgoat released its debut, Dragonwizardsleeve, through Small Stone last year. The follow-up finds Shepard journeying into classic prog technicality while keeping a keen eye on atmosphere and even throwing in a touch of the heavy. It’s active ambience.
We’ll have track premieres, word from Shepard and much more between today and May 24, but for now I just wanted to post the announcement that Earsplit PR wrote up for the release, along with a live clip of Shepard doing Dronolith opener “Building Buildings” live at the Great Scott in his native Massachusetts. Dig it:
Progressive drone act Blackwolfgoat, the one-man project from Darryl Shepard of Milligram and Hackman notoriety, will release a new album this spring via New Jersey-based The Maple Forum.
Titled Dronolith, the sophomore release from Shepard under the Blackwolfgoat banner bears 46 minutes of rhythmic, ambient drone rock over the course of its six spacious tracks, all recorded live at Amps vs. Ohms Studio by Glenn Smith (Lamont, Raw Radar War, Ichabod) and mastered by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance East.
Confirmed for release on May 24, the album’s production run will be limited to 100 hand-numbered gatefold digi-sleeve copies, and like Blackwolfgoat’s Small Stone Records-released debut album, Dragonwizardsleeve, bears cover art by visionary graphic artist Alexander von Wieding (Karma to Burn, Monster Magnet, Trouble, Razor, etc.).
Dronolith track list:
1. Building Buildings
2. Ruane
3. Tyche
4. Fear of Stars
5. Event Radius
6. Dronolith
