CORMORANT: NPR Track Premiere & In-Depth Interview Now Available!

San Francisco blackened heavy metal band CORMORANT have joined forces with NPR's "All Songs Considered" to unveil the initial offering off of the band's highly-anticipated new full-length, Dwellings. The song "Junta" was initially inspired by a piece that vocalist/bassist/lyricist Arthur von Nagel read on the NPR website, and given the mainstream media outlet's appreciation for interesting, thought-provoking heavy metal, it seemed only fitting that the twain should meet.

Listen to the song and check out von Nagel's thoughts on the meaning of lyrics, the NPR story that inspired "Junta," and the death of the music industry. Trust me this is something you won't want to miss..."Music is simultaneously a liberation and a manipulation": http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/09/...rmorant-follow-the-blackened-thread

CORMORANT revealed the album artwork for their upcoming album Dwellings, to be released December 6th, 2011. The Dwellings cover was created by British artist Alice Duke, based on a design concept by the band. The unearthly, beautifully intricate album art will be printed vertically across a six-panel matte-finish Digipak containing a lush booklet of lyrics and liner notes.
The band is offering limited special edition pre-order bundles for the new full-length album, which include a signed poster of the artwork and never-before released demos and jams. In addition, pre-order buyers will be thanked by name in the Dwellings CD booklet. Both the album art and the pre-order bundles can be viewed from the band’s online merch store:

http://cormorantmusic.blogspot.com/2011/09...-dwellings-limited-edition-pre.html


CORMORANT formed in 2007 as a trio consisting of guitarist Nick Cohon, drummer Brennan Kunkel and vocalist/bassist Arthur von Nagel, recording a 3-song demo and their The Last Tree EP that very same year. With the addition of seasoned six-stringer Matt Solis in 2008, the band dove into the writing and recording of their full-length debut Metazoa, tracked and mixed by legendary producer Billy Anderson (EYEHATEGOD, MELVINS, MR. BUNGLE, NEUROSIS PRIMORDIAL, SLEEP). The album launched to overwhelmingly positive reviews, earning them an “Unsigned Talent of the Year” nod from the readers of UltimateGuitar.com and a string of successful shows alongside the likes of JELLO BIAFRA AND THE GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, PRIMORDIAL, GIANT SQUID, MOONSORROW, WOE, VELNIAS, GRAYCEON, WITHERED, BLACK COBRA, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, SUIDAKRA, WOODS OF YPRES, HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE, HELMS ALEE and SLOUGH FEG. With the imminent release of their new album Dwellings, CORMORANT are poised to continue their rise as one of the most exciting and original independent bands in metal.

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