Melbourne-based progressive rock / heavy metal act FLITCRAFT is going to release the new video for the song Earth Is Not A Perfect Sphere on April 14. The song is taken from the band’s second album, House at the Centre of the Universe, out on April 28 via Pitch Black Records.
HEAVY Magazine is excited to stream the video in advance for its readers – watch it below.
Sun-drenched deserts set the scene for this video and song packed with fast-paced rhythm, retro-inspired melodies and 80s-style space effects – before the explosive guitar solo and a choral finale.
FLITCRAFT is the creature of the hard rock / heavy metal musician Phillip T. King. 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’s a self-contained original science fiction story about a young man in the year 2137; Uly 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.
