Extreme metal innovators THE AMENTA have released a new single, video and EP Plague of Locus. Boasting ten tracks this ambitious 40 min + EP features new tracks and a selection of cover songs that has inspired their inventive existence. Revelling in their moment THE AMENTA embark on a long overdue Australian headline tour, including a performance at Adelaide’s biggest and best metal festival, Froth & Fury.
Plague of Locus features covers from local black metal curios like NAZXUL and LORD KAOS to global alternatives like ALICE IN CHAINS, DIAMANDA GALAS and KILLING JOKE with stopovers for chaotic takes on WOLF EYES, HALO and MY DYING BRIDE.
Composer and keyboard player Timothy Pope comments: “Listening to ‘Plague of Locus’ immediately triggers a nostalgic shiver. To me, it has some of the same cold bite as our material from the 2008 “n0n” album. Of course, it takes that initial familiarity and twists it beyond recognition with wailing theremin and an open, epic mid-section with an inspired vocal from Cain but the seeds of something nostalgic remained. To complement the song, we decided to surround it with covers of songs that have inspired us, particularly our 2021 album, “Revelator”. In fact, two of these tracks were recorded during the “Revelator” sessions.”
