
Cult Leader have debuted another song from their forthcoming album, Lightless Walk, before its October 16th street date. Lightless Walk was recorded and engineered by Kurt Ballou at God City Studios (Converge, High On Fire, etc). From the first menacing thumps of “Great I Am”, Cult Leader unleash grinding musical fury. “The Sorrower” gallops before crashing into a wall of heaviness as they vocally declare “…nothing will get better.” The pessimistic spiral continues in “Sympathetic” and “Suffer Louder”, two tangles of cacophony that give birth to crushers of ending riffs. “Broken Blades” then emerges as a near constant barrage, showcasing the technical prowess thriving underneath Cult Leader’s layers of grime. While “A Good Life” ushers in new dynamics, clawing through melodious dirt before taking flight again. “Walking Wastelands”, “Gutter Gods”, and “Hate Offering” are all metallic monsters in their own right, lurching towards the epically haunting pairing of “How Deep It Runs” and “Lightless Walk” – two songs that show Cult Leader at their most depressive and powerful as they recede into introspective darkness.
Listen to “Sympathetic” below:
See Cult Leader on tour this October into November and stay tuned for more news coming soon.
Cult Leader Lightless Walk Tour Dates:
10.17 – Tucson, AZ @ Southwest Terror Fest (w/ Sleep)
10.19 – Kansas City, MO @ El Torren
10.20 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean Downstairs
10.21 – Toronto, ON @ Parts and Labour
10.22 – Montreal, QC @ Turbohaus
10.23 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Acheron
10.24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
10.25 – Boston, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
10.26 – Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space
10.27 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
10.28 – Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
10.29 – Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
10.30 – Tampa, FL @ Epic Problem
10.31 – Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
11.01 – Jacksonville, FL @ Birdhouse
11.02 – Atlanta, GA @ 529
11.03 – Nashville, TN @ The End
11.04 – Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone