Mythosphere Post “For No Other Eye” Lyric Video; Debut LP Pathological Out Now
However you want to take this, I read Mythosphere‘s new lyric video as a reminder to anyone who hasn’t yet checked out their debut album, Pathological (review here), to do so, please and thank you. The offering that brings together guitarist/vocalist Dana Ortt (Pale Divine, ex-Beelzefuzz), bassist Ron “Fezz” McGinnis (Pale Divine, Admiral Browning, so many more), drummer Darin McCloskey (Pale Divine, ex-Beelzefuzz) and Connecticut-based lead guitarist Victor Arduini (Fates Warning, Arduini/Balich, etc.) issued Pathological just last week, and though the modern model of release promotion seems to be ‘months of hype beforehand followed by either nothing or touring, depending on the band,’ it’s encouraging to see an act like Mythosphere — who likely won’t be out on the road for months at a time — find a way to get something out to add to the momentum coming off the release.
I’ve been in something of a bind as regards Pathological, and it’s forced my hand in terms of what I consider a debut full-length this year. Three of these guys play together in Pale Divine, and the lineage from Ortt and McCloskey‘s time in Beelzefuzz is writ large in Mythosphere‘s sound — not a complaint, mind you — even with Arduini adding metallic shred to the mix. Given their prior familiarity with each other, is Pathological still a first album, or some kind of extension of what they’ve done before? A branch or a new tree?
To an embarrassing degree, I’ve been back and forth on this question, and really the only reason it can even pretend to matter is thinking of where to place it in terms of 2022’s best debut albums come list-time next month. Because if it is a debut, it’s most definitely high on the list of the year’s finest. But Mythosphere aren’t the only former-members-of band to release a first record in 2022, and if I count them, it wouldn’t be fair to not also include the work of others born from similar circumstance. Ultimately, I’ve decided to err on the side of inclusion — which I think is a decent policy across the board — and if it’s one more chance for someone to catch on to what Pathological has to offer because they saw it here instead of there in a year-end post, so much the better. What are we doing here otherwise?
These are, sadly, the kinds of things that keep me up at night. In any case, I’m glad to have the excuse to post about Pathological again after the release. You’ll find the full album streaming at the bottom of this post — the band played a release show this past weekend in Frederick, Maryland, in the friendly company of Severed Satellites and High Noon Kahuna — for further digging.
Please enjoy:
Mythosphere, “For No Other Eye” lyric video
U.S. Progressive/Psychedelic Metal quartet MYTHOSPHERE – featuring past and present members of Pale Divine, Beezlefuzz and Fates Warning – have released a lyric video for “For No Other Eye,” a track from debut album Pathological. Check it out at youtu.be/TUL8GZsJlf8
Pathological was released November 18 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats via Cruz Del Sur Music. The album can be streamed in its entirety at:
mythosphere.bandcamp.com/album/pathological
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BANDCAMP: mythosphere.bandcamp.com/releases
Line-up:
Dana Ortt – Vocals/guitar
Victor Arduini – Guitar
Ron McGinnis – Bass
Darin McCloskey – Drums
Mythosphere, Pathological (2022)
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