What will be the band’s third long-player to see issue through Small Stone Records in the US and Kozmik Artifactz in Europe, Black Elephant‘s The Fall of the Gods enters the conversation on scorching style with the lead single “Go,” though its sub-three-minute instrumental twist hardly seems to be the sum-total of what the album will have to say on the subject of dying immortals, as the PR wire informs below. Fair enough. The follow-up to 2020’s Seven Swords (review here) introduces itself with this brief barn-burner, like a snippet of a groove Earthless might dwell on for 15 minutes or so, but it would be in keeping with the spirit of their work to-date to be doing more than just that throughout.

Finding one song to account for all of it might be a challenge, and in the face of that, rocking out is hardly the worst way to go. The release date is Oct. 18, and it will be interesting to hear how they build around “Go.” If you’re not the type to be bound by release dates, the album is up for preorder now. The aforementioned PR wire has that link and more background:

BLACK ELEPHANT: Italian Psychedelic Fuzz Rock Conjurors To Release The Fall Of The Gods October 18th Via Small Stone Recordings; New Track Streaming + Preorders Available

Italian psychedelic fuzz rock conjurors BLACK ELEPHANT have returned to release their new full-length, The Fall Of The Gods, on October 18th via Small Stone Recordings!

In 2018, BLACK ELEPHANT unleashed Cosmic Blues. Two years later, the band delivered the Japanese themed Seven Swords. The DNA shared between these two albums is simple: both are collections of classic-minded heavy groovers, picking the best the ’70s, ’90s, and ’00s had to offer in face melting riffery.

The Fall Of The Gods continues the trajectory of their two previous sonic gems, while taking things to a heavier place, both literally and figuratively. Comments guitarist, vocalist, and bandleader Alessio Caravelli, “The theme this time around is the fall, from the decay to the reborn… After the last very tough years for all societies, we understood that many principles and colossuses have fallen, exactly like the gods and ancient cultures such as the Maya and Aztec civilizations did. This has been also the inspiration for our graphic designer Farfante, who hand drew the cover and art for the new album with these concepts in mind.”

On The Fall Of The Gods, a wide range of dynamics are present (All Them Witches come to mind). Hints of Hendrix meld with moments of ‘90s shoegaze à la The Verve’s A Storm In Heaven before heading down a long desert highway that would make Brant Bjork feel at home.

Fuzz pedals preach on, the sky cracks, and the riffs themselves seem to lock bellies in sumo battles, so what the hell? The world’s ending anyway. You might as well have some fun with it.

In advance of the release of The Fall Of The Gods, BLACK ELEPHANT unveils first single, “Go,” now streaming.

BLACK ELEPHANT’s The Fall Of The Gods will be release on CD and digital formats as well as limited edition vinyl — 250 units pressed in the US via Small Stone and 250 units pressed in Germany by Kozmik Artifactz.

Find preorders at the Small Stone Recordings Bandcamp page at THIS LOCATION: https://smallstone.bandcamp.com/album/the-fall-of-the-gods

The Fall Of The Gods Track Listing:
1. Mother Of The Sun (Part 1)
2. Go
3. The Fall Of The Gods
4. Vedova Nera
5. Se Chiudo Gli Occhi
6. Dissociale
7. Cuori Selvaggi
8. Shadow
9. Jupiter
10. Mother Of The Sun (Part 2)

BLACK ELEPHANT Recording Lineup:
Alessio Caravelli – guitar, vocals
Massimiliano Giacosa – guitar
Francesco Glielmi – bass
Simone Brunzu – drums

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Black Elephant, The Fall of the Gods (2024)