British heavy metal band CONJURER are back with a new album coming out this October and the first single off that release is available right now.
Set for release on October 24 via Nuclear Blast Records, “Unself” is the band’s third full-length offering and their follow up to 2022’s “Páthos”. Their first single, “Hit Them In Your Head” is a heavy crusher that features a slow and methodical beginning that ultimately unfolds itself into a menacing, hard-hitting riff that drags the whole thing forward. Multi-faceted and powerful, this new track highlights where Conjurer’s sound is headed in this new release.
Speaking of the album, the band said they exhausted their efforts on this one. The end result was an undeniably punishing new addition to their repertoire.
“Unself is a record that we have put everything of ourselves into, in a way that we didn’t think possible for this band. “Hang Them…” is only the beginning. Thank you all for your patience, we are happy to report that it will be worth the wait.”
CONJURER’s “Unself” will be released on October 24 via Nuclear Blast Records, but you can preorder your copy today.
CONJURER have evolved radically since the release of their debut album (“Mire”, 2018), and their second release (“Páthos”, 2022) saw them lauded among the most exciting British Metal bands. Whilst award nominations and accolades accumulated, the four-piece band retained their very simple mission: to make heavy music and have fun whilst doing so. Preferring to use their spotlight to showcase technicality and musicality rather than centring politics or opinions, CONJURER lived in the moment and embraced everything that came their way.
Within the tumult of forging a renewed identity as a band, on “Unself” there is a more intense, more personal voyage of discovery unfurling for vocalist/guitarist Dani Nightingale. Diagnosed with autism at age 31, their long-held view of self, and perception of their place in the world began to unravel. “Unself” documents much of the piecing back together around the diagnosis, alongside the realisation they were non-binary.
These vignettes of processing and self-actualization take place against the backdrop of a society careening towards glassy-eyed capitalist dystopia; finding firm footing eludes many of us – and CONJURER delve headfirst into exploring these suffocating new societal parameters.
Within “Unself” ’s nine tracks, CONJURER deliver the writhing post-metal sound they’ve become known for, but have loosened their grip on the desire to fill every moment with sonic obliteration. Instead, they have leaned into utilising space, gifting listeners a little breathing room which serves to make the heavy elements feel all the more intense.
A more direct, organic approach to songwriting was facilitated by the ever-strengthening bonds within the band, and the supportive environment created by producer Joe Clayton. Allowing themselves more time than with any previous recording experience, they committed to preproduction sessions, followed by an elongated recording period in order to do justice to the material they had crafted. Stripping back the excesses of previous outings to reveal their solid songwriting chops allowed for more clarity and more dynamics to shine through. To their ears, the mood, the core of the lyrical content and the music are more aligned than ever before.
This record is the sound of four individuals living with more purpose and as a consequence creating with more purpose. Unself sees them reaching out to offer community, catharsis and connection. CONJURER remain true to their original mission – they’re still having fun, playing interesting heavy music – but now that music is imbued with the power that comes from opening themselves up to others, at first within the band, and now beyond.
CONJURER line-up:
Dan Nightingale (Vocals & Guitar)
Brady Deeprose (Vocals & Guitar)
Jan Krause (Drums)
Conor Marshall (Bass)
“Unself” tracklist:
1. Unself
2. All Apart
3. There Is No Warmth
4. The Searing Glow
5. A Plea
6. Let Us Live
7. Hang Them In Your Head
8. Foreclosure
9. This World Is Not My Home
CONJURER Live Dates
UK dates:
Nov 09 – Damnation Festival, Manchester (CONJURER only)
Nov 11 – The Joiners, Southampton
Nov 12 – The Underworld, London
Nov 13 – Strange Brew, Bristol
Nov 14 – Asylum, Birmingham
Nov 15 – Cathouse, Glasgow
EU dates:
Sep 13 – Inkestas Festibal – Sopela (Spain)
Oct 28 – La Bulle Cafe – Lille (France)
Oct 29 – Point Éphémère – Paris (France)
Oct 30 – Le Grillen – Colmar (France)
Oct 31 – Werk Kultur Lokal Baden – Baden (Switzerland)
Nov 1 – Ziggy Club – Torino (Italy)
Nov 2 – Alchemica Music Club – Bologna (Italy)
Nov 4 – Backstage – München (Germany)
