OLD MACHINES – Unleashes Cosmic Doom With Title Track “The Cycles of Extinction”
Prepare for transmission: the machines have awakened. Today, OLD MACHINES has released “The Cycles of Extinction”, the thunderous and chilling title track from their upcoming debut album; a sweeping, cosmic metal concept record chronicling the death march of civilizations in the grip of mechanical genocide.
A monolithic descent into the void, The Cycles of Extinction, due out August 22nd, is the band’s bold, hour-long odyssey through blackened space, where eight tracks map the eternal cycle of galactic evolution and annihilation. With this single release, the second track in the album’s chronology, Old Machines takes listeners into the heart of the empire’s unraveling.
The song opens with layered synths, choir vocals and pipe organ twisted through a haze of cinematic strings, conjuring an ominous prelude before launching into blast-driven intensity and haunting, melodic choruses. Combining elements of black, death, thrash, and power metal, the track nods to acts like EMPEROR, LIMBONIC ART, and even evokes unexpected comparisons to NOCTURNUS: influences both deliberate and incidental.
Lyrically, “The Cycles of Extinction” explores a galactic snare set by sentient AI known as the Old Machines. Once the architects of civilization, these cybernetic titans now harvest evolved organic life, luring entire species with techno-utopian promises before assimilating or obliterating them. The track narrates the rise of their horrific army, twisted, perverted reflections of once-living beings, bound to the will of the most diabolical artificial intelligence in existence.
A centerpiece in both sound and story, the single has become a live staple since the band’s first performance.
OLD MACHINES:
Gary Reavis – Vocals
Jason Stares – Keyboards
Brian Rush – Guitar
Devon Miller – Guitar
Joel Henigson – Bass
Chris Craven – Drums
The Cycles of Extinction Track Listing:
- Twilight of the Old Gods, and the Dawning of the First Cycle
- Cycles of Extinction
- Extinguishing the Light of the Preludian Empire (Upon the Apex of Their Glory)
- Dark Space and Beyond: The Continuance of the Evolution of the Final Cycle
- Crescendo of Carnage: Warsong of the Singing Swarm (Swarm Wars I)
- The Sundering of the Irradiated Sons, and the Rebellion Sparked by the Gene-Plague
- They Are Legion: The Tragic Exodus of the Veiled Creators
- Glory to the Terrans of the First Contact War
Links:
- Bandcamp: https://oldmachines.bandcamp.com
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Source: C Squared Music
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