GREY SKIES FALLEN Announce “Cold Dead Lands” Album Release

GREY SKIES FALLEN will self-release “Cold Dead Lands” on January 24, 2020. Cold Dead Lands is the 5^th studio album from the New York-based doom/death metal band in a 23-year career.

“Cold Dead Lands” was recorded at Audio Playground and Engineered by Keith Moore, produced by GREY SKIES FALLEN. Dan Swanö (NIGHTINGALE, ex-EDGE OF SANITY, ex-BLOODBATH) mixed and mastered the album at his Unisound Studio. Travis Smith (OPETH, NEVERMORE, KATATONIA) created the artwork. Dan Gargiulo (REVOCATION, ARTIFICIAL BRAIN) and Will Smith (BUCKSHOT FACELIFT, ARTIFICIAL BRAIN, AFTERBIRTH) appear as guests.

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“Cold Dead Lands” features a three-piece lineup with Rick Habeeb (guitar, vocals), Tom Anderer (bass), and Sal Gregory (drums). It is their first release without keyboards. The exclusion of keys results in a greater reliance on guitars. “Visions From the Last Sunset” launches the album with a colossal blending of strings and skins, which provides a flowing impetus heard throughout the album. The group seamlessly introduce chord ringing with the granite textures.

The album contains only six songs but has a total running time of over 53 minutes. “Visions From the Last Sunset” and “Picking Up the Pieces” weigh in at over 11 minutes, while “After The Summer Comes the Fall” is over ten-minutes long. “Cold Dead Lands” is not a doom album that languishes in slow tempos. Each track features a number of changes, which instills an engaging flow while maintaining down-tempo and medium paces characterized by the genre.

Lyrically, the album is inspired by day to day life and looking at the reality of the matter that most of us are insignificant in the grand scheme. Unless you’re at the top, life will be hard. Habeeb’s dualistic voice reflects darkness and life’s moribund nature through harsh growls and soaring clean tones. Whether the band pursues diabolism or takes a grander, monumental approach, Habeeb harmonizes his voice to capture the essence of the moment.

Pre-order the digipack CD or digital download and receive a free instant download (MP3, FLAC) of the new track “Procession to the Tombs” on GREY SKIES FALLEN’s Bandcamp page.

“Cold Dead Lands“ Tracklisting