Apostle of Solitude Recording New Album for Release on Cruz Del Sur
Last we heard from Indianapolis’ Apostle of Solitude was in Nov. 2020, and at that point, their fifth long-player was announced for release this Spring. But even then, the actual trajectory was somewhat vague, so having confirmation now that they’re currently in the studio — Russian Recording in Bloomington, IN — with bass and drums done, guitars in progress and vocals to follow gives a better sense of the timeline for when the thing actually shows up. Let’s figure if they’re recording this week or on weekends, they have a master by the July 4 holiday. That’s an optimistic estimate on my part, and pure speculation, but without knowing how long/when they’re in the studio, it seems like a reasonable estimate allowing for the inevitable back and forth of mixing, finalizing the recording, artwork and so on.
Three months promo is standard, HOWEVER, this is 2021, and the entire universe wants to print vinyl and there isn’t nearly enough infrastructure to do so — anyone want to open a plant with me? — so there are delays there. Five months from May puts us in October at the earliest. Apostle of Solitude‘s 2018 LP, From Gold to Ash (review here), came out in February of that year. It might honestly be Feb. 2022 before this one shows up.
Whenever it happens — and hey, Apostle Dudes, anytime you want to send me a master early, that’s certainly cool on my end — the four-piece’s fifth record will only be welcome when it shows up. In the meantime, bassist Mike Naish just put out a record with the more deathly-doom outfit Shroud of Vulture through Wise Blood Records and Transylvanian Recordings. It’s called Upon a Throne of Jackals and is delightfully brutal.
Apostle of Solitude offered the below mini-update from the studio on social media:
We have been so focused on tracking album # 5 that we forgot to post about it. We are once again working with Russian Recording for Cruz Del Sur Music in beautiful Bloomington, Indiana. Mike and Corey are are done tracking bass and drums…Chuck and Steve are busy tracking guitars. Vocals are up next…
APOSTLE OF SOLITUDE is:
Corey Webb – drums
Chuck Brown – guitars, vocals
Steve Janiak – guitars, vocals
Mike Naish – bass
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