Greek instrumental post-metal duo SALOS unveil their powerful new single “Sagittarius,” playing now via Decibel Magazine, who praised the track saying:

‘Sagittarius’ is taken from Salos’s upcoming seven-track full-length debut, A Slaughter For the Empire, and its journey begins quietly and builds to a, yes, surging crescendo — a fine combination of cerebral, progressive psych and brute-force crunch.

Following the release of lead single “Leviathan,” “Sagittarius” offers a second glimpse into “A Slaughter for the Empire”, SALOS’s debut full-length album, a seven-track work of cinematic heaviness charting the slow unmaking of devotion, power, and belief. The album is set for release on March 13.

Forged in atmosphere and restraint, “A Slaughter for the Empire” unfolds as a complete ritual: 34 minutes moving through stone, sea, stars, and collapse. Drawing on the expansive tension of God Is an Astronaut, the monolithic precision of Russian Circles, and the darker currents of progressive metal, SALOS craft music that breathes as much through silence as it does through impact.

Recorded at Eightyard Studios by Chris Vlachos, and mixed and mastered by Steve Lado, the record moves between earth-shaking heaviness and expansive sonic horizons. Synths are performed by Nikos Mavromatis (Nick Thurl of October Ends), while “Arches” features saxophone contributions from acclaimed Greek jazz musician Yiannis Kassetas, adding an unexpected human fragility to the record’s monumental scope. Pre-orders are now available here.