Naeramarth The Innumerable Stars

Naeramarth is a progressive metal band from Salk Lake City, and their debut album, The Innumerable Stars is coming out on 20 October. Stating influences as varied as Ihsahn, Leprous, Enslaved, and Opeth, Naeramarth cover an impressive range of metal genres, from black metal to doom metal, with a lot of straight-up progressive metal and prog death in-between. “Asterisms” is a pretty much perfect example of this, it covers well progressive black metal, with a very Opethian acoustic guitars corridor in the middle. Thanks to its 8:50 runtime, each part has the time to breathe, but its only about half the length of the closing epic, which can therefore expand that much more their varied sound. An interesting trivia is that Naeramarth is the work of Gage Love alone. This definitely sits at the top of the most impressive one-man bands in recent memory. Be sure to grab the album once it comes out; it’s quite a journey!.

The Innumerable Stars takes the listener on a progressive voyage of discovery. Rooted in the sonic soil of Mellotron-drenched progressive rock and metal acts like Leprous, Opeth, and Katatonia, Naeramarth explores a variety of progressive spheres. From the frigid and earthy lands of progressive black metal (Ihsahn, Enslaved), to the forlorn melancholy of melodic death and doom metal (Dark Tranquillity, Daylight Dies), with the cinematic bombast and theatrical spirit of Devin Townsend, Symphony X, and Wintersun. The Innumerable Stars also features the harsh vocals of Paul Black and culminates in the over-16 minute long epic, Through the Cosmos II: The Arrival.

The Innumerable Stars is an emotional, cerebral journey, sure to pierce the depths of both the heart and the mind.

1. Through the Cosmos I: Event Horizon
2. Asterisms
3. Condescension
4. Cabed Naeramarth
5. Luminous Beings (feat. Jørgen Munkeby)
6. Subterranean
7. Lunar Sea
8. Through the Cosmos II: The Arrival