Conan Complete Recording New Album
UK-based riff destroyers Conan have been posting regular updates from the studio the last couple weeks as they’ve set about tracking the follow-up to their 2014 sophomore outing and debut on Napalm Records, Blood Eagle (review here). They’ve been through the whole process — Rich Lewis‘ drums, Chris Fielding‘s bass, Jon Davis‘ guitars and then his and Fielding‘s vocals — all with Fielding at the helm at Davis‘ Skyhammer Studio, and the latest word from the band is that the recording for the new album is finished and Conan are on to the mixing stage.
That will also be handled by Fielding prior to mastering by James Plotkin, and both his and Lewis‘ inclusion in the band for Conan‘s third full-length and the short stretch of time between Blood Eagle and whatever they wind up calling it are indicative of just how busy a year-plus it’s been for Davis and company, who’ve also toured Europe and the US, set up various merch enterprises and solidified their position as one of doom’s most devastating acts. With Davis as the remaining founding member, Conan enter their third offering a different band than they were in more than just their rhythm section, and the results of their push toward self-sufficiency in streamlining the recording process and furthering their own marauding cause on tour will be felt in the record upon its arrival.
Looking like 2016 for that, so if you’ve got a running list of albums to watch for in the New Year, it might be worth adding CONAN in all-caps. Here’s their announcement:
NEW ALBUM RECORDING COMPLETE
Recording is now complete on our follow up to Blood Eagle. We recorded this at our studio www.skyhammerstudio.com with our long term producer Chris Fielding (who also plays bass and sings). Chris is now mixing, and we’re almost ready to send the tracks to James Plotkin for mastering.
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