“How far will we go, until we lose it all?“
Following a string of tours in support of their 2022 breakout record Pain Remains, Lorna Shore went musically dormant for almost three years in what felt like an obtrusively solvent ice age to many. Now, after months of buildup and intermittent teasers, New Jersey’s blackened deathcore overlords have reawakened with their longest lead single to date in “Oblivion“. Alongside the release comes the announcement of their forthcoming fifth studio album, I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me, which is set to release September 12th.
“Oblivion” is the asymmetric embodiment of every ounce of anguish Lorna Shore have surmounted in their climb to the top of deathcore’s jagged hills. Methodically built up into an eruption of pensive anger, Will Ramos is as dynamically versatile as ever amidst the staunchly coupled riff work of Adam De Micco and Andrew O’Connor. Further strengthened by Austin Archey’s machine-gun drumming and Mike Yager’s helldive-deep bass drops, Lorna Shore exemplifies an eight-minute gold standard of sonic despair that is only reinforced tenfold by tastefully integrated symphonics and production.
A lead-off single of this length would be a brave — albeit foolish — decision for practically any other group of comparable popularity. Yet with Lorna Shore, this is predestined. “Oblivion” provides a uniformly partitioned set of variety throughout its runtime. If this track is anything to go by, Lorna Shore are well on their way to enumerating another beautifully despondent addition to an already seismic discography. To celebrate the record, the band will also be embarking on a North American tour in the fall with The Black Dahlia Murder, Shadow of Intent, and Peeling Flesh.
I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me releases September 12th via Century Media, and you can pre-order it here. You can also view the album’s official artwork and track listing below, as well as all the tour dates.
Tracklist:
- Prison of Flesh [07:00]
- Oblivion [08:19]
- In Darkness [06:43]
- Unbreakable [04:49]
- Glenwood [06:43]
- Lionheart [05:44]
- Death Can Take Me [07:16]
- War Machine [04:53]
- A Nameless Hymn [05:14]
- Forevermore [09:47]
Tour Schedule:
9/17 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
9/18 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
9/20 – Worcester, MA – New England Metal & Hardcore Festival
9/21 – National Harbor, MD – The Theater at MGM National Harbor
9/23 – Greensboro, NC – Special Events Center
9/24 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle
9/26 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion
9/27 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre
9/28 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
9/30 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
10/1 – Tampa, FL – Yuengling Center
10/3 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
10/4 – Irving, TX – Toyota Music Factory
10/5 – Cedar Park, TX – H-E-B Center Cedar Park
10/6 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion
10/9 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
10/10 – Las Vegas, NV – Pearl Concert Theater
10/12 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
10/13 – San Diego, CA – SOMA
10/14 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
10/15 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
10/17 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
10/18 – Vancouver, BC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
10/20 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
10/21 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
10/23 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
10/24 – Maplewood, MN – Myth Live
10/25 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom
10/27 – Toronto, ON – Great Canadian Casino Resort
10/28 – Laval, QC – Place Bell
10/30 – New York, NY – The Theater at Madison Square Garden