PRESS RELEASE:
U.S. Progressive/Melodic Death Metal duo, IAPETUS, have released highly anticipated album, The Mother Void, on Willowtip Records!
The Mother Void is available on CD, vinyl gatefold 2xLP, Limited Longbox CD, and digital formats. Stream/purchase at the following links:
iapetus1.bandcamp.com/album/the-mother-void
bit.ly/themothervoid-willowtip
The Mother Void is the band's first new album since 2019's critically acclaimed, The Body Cosmic
Joining core members Matthew Cerami and Jordan Navarro on the album is featured vocalist Fabienne Erni of Eluveitie, along with several notable guest musicians, including drummer Brody Taylor Smith (Invent Animate), guitarist Benji Baret (Ne Obliviscaris), and vocalist Frank Harper (Caelestra).
The album was mixed and mastered by the legendary Jens Bogren & Tony Lindgren.
IAPETUS released the following statement concerning The Mother Void:
"The Mother Void is the story of a mother and a son; of mankind and the cosmos; of feeling destined to failure in a world designed to destroy. It is a conceptual record, meant to be digested in whole; the conclusion to a trilogy of albums dedicated to the tension between mortal existence and immortal space. It is our most personal record to date, and its scope is mirrored in size only by the passion that accompanied its creation. We claw from
The Mother Void. - Track Listing:
1. Parturition (1:40)
2. The Mother Void (12:54)
3. Aniara (17:12)
4. Red Giant (11:58) [Official Video]
5. Énouement (1:51)
6. TON (18:43)
7. The World Be Undone (4:54)
Album Credits:
Matthew Cerami: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Arrangements.
Jordan Navarro: Guitars, Keys, Drum Arrangements.
Guest Vocals: Fabienne Erni (Eluveitie, Illumishade), Ethan Navarro.
Additional Vocal Arrangements by: Fabienne Erni, Hana Iman.
Guest Vocals recorded by: Valentin Voluta.
Drums performed by: Brody Taylor Smith.
Drums arranged by: Jordan Navarro & Brody Taylor Smith.
Drums recorded by: John Douglass (Vorticist Studios).
Additional Synths + SFX: Mark Lazeski.
Guest Guitar Solo on “TON”: Benjamin Baret (Ne Obliviscaris).
Guest Vocals on “TON”: Frank Harper (Caelestra).
Produced by: Fascination Street Studios.
Recorded by: Alexander Backlund.
Mixed by: Jens Bogren.
Mastered by: Tony Lindgren.
Additional Recording by: Ricardo Borges.
Mix Assistant: Johan Martin.
Cover Art by: Vanessa Lemen.
Album Layout and Artwork by: Alex Eckman-Lawn.
Photo Credit: Moshmallows
Line-up:
Matthew Cerami: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Arrangements
Jordan Navarro: Guitars, Keys, Drum Arrangements
