Melbourne-based progressive rock/heavy metal act FLITCRAFT have released the music video for their song Earth Is Not A Perfect Sphere. The song is taken from the band’s second album, House at the Centre of the Universe, due out on April 28 via Pitch Black Records.
FLITCRAFT is the creation of hard rock/heavy metal musician Phillip T. King who was last seen on vocals and guitar in ’70s influenced psych-rockers Butterfly and on vocals in traditional/speed metallers Galaxy. King’s new project falls somewhere in between those previous musical adventures. With help from powerhouse drummer Jack Phillips, the first band’s album Our Long Journey to the Middle was released in early 2022, exuding heavy metal energy with undertones of psych and progressive rock. The band then began playing shows around Melbourne, and quickly finished work on a follow-up record, including the addition of bass player extraordinaire Zac Halpin.
House At The Centre Of The Universe at its core is a hard rock album; dressed with the flair and spirit of progressive rock and heavy metal. It seeks to create a sound and scope of adventure and excitement.
Taking cues from classic albums of the last 50 years, this album can be described as an Australian rock experience that owes as much to classic Judas Priest and Megadeth as it does to 70s Rush and Wishbone Ash, blending elements from all seamlessly into a cohesive whole.
FLITCRAFT’s new effort is also a narrative concept album in the tradition of Queensryche’s Operation: Mindcrime or King Diamond’s Abigail. It is a self-contained original science fiction story about a young man in the year 2137 – Uly – who is a half-human/half-android being on a physical and spiritual journey to the House At The Centre Of The Universe.
House At The Centre Of The Universe will be out on CD, Digital and (in association with vinylstore.gr) LP. Visit https://lnk.to/PBR076 to choose your preferred purchasing option.
FLITCRAFT is pleased to announce that an album launch concert will be held at the Evelyn Hotel in
Fitzroy on June 24. See the event poster to discover the special guests of this night hard to forget.
