UK doom metal heavyweights Godthrymm have announced their colossal third album Projections, set for release on May 29 via Profound Lore Records.
The record marks the final chapter in the band’s Visions Trilogy, following 2020’s Reflections and 2023’s Distortions. Since their debut, Godthrymm have steadily built a reputation as one of the UK’s most vital modern doom acts, channeling the spirit of the genre’s early-’90s heyday – a sound pioneered by the so-called Paceville Three: My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost and Anathema.
That lineage runs deep. The band is led by former My Dying Bride guitarist Hamish Glencross and features drummer Shaun Taylor-Steels, whose résumé also includes stints with both My Dying Bride and Anathema. Together, they’ve embedded that classic UK doom DNA firmly into Godthrymm‘s sonic core.
With Projections, the band push further into expansive territory. Building on the foundations of Distortions, the album introduces an expanded lineup including keyboardist and co-vocalist Catherine Glencross, bassist Bob Crolla, and second guitarist Kris McLaughlin.
Glencross comments: “On this new album we present to you songs that channel our passion, our sorrow, our love, our fury — the very essence that makes us who we are, and we hope you find some kindred reflection in yourselves on this journey.
“Our first album, Reflections, was a rekindling of our passion and fire for the music we love, the second album, Distortions, took that template and evolved it ever further with grandeur and vision. Projections takes everything that has brought us to this point and delves into our very musical souls with the appropriate introspection, diversity, and contrasts of our emotions that define us. This is who we are, and we project all of this through our new album.”
The album also features a number of notable guest appearances. Adie Bailey and Jay Walsh contribute vocals to “Trenches Deep”, while former My Dying Bride frontman Aaron Stainthorpe appears on “Endure My Skin”, reuniting with his old bandmates. This time, Stainthorpe takes a leading role across much of the track, following his more subdued, spoken-word contribution to Distortions cut “Follow Me”.
Ahead of the album’s release, Godthrymm have dropped lead single “Truth In My Own”, alongside a frenetic new video directed by Ash Pears. Glencross explained the choice:
“We picked ‘Truth In My Own’ as the lead single as it is the most fist clenching and head banging song on the album! Projections brings much contrast and diversity as we’ve pushed the sonic extremities of our sound, and we hope you enjoy this first very direct heavy metal song complete with a suitably frenetic video directed by the masterful Ash Pears. Cheers!”
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