As the visionary metal cult known as Today Is The Day prepares to strike the masses with their tenth full-length album, Animal Mother, Southern Lord disclose the LP art, track list and a visual trailer featuring the first precursor of the hostile and haunting audio the album promises to unleash.
WATCH THE TRAILER FOR THEIR TENTH LP, COURTESY OF DAVID HALL OF HANDSHAKE INC, https://youtu.be/nPB88ASy-Qs
As always, with their latest album, the dejected and vengeful hymns they deliver are among the most scathing passages of audio one will experience, as Animal Mother unloads almost one hour of pure anguish. Today Is The Day’s revamped lineup features the rhythm section bassist Sean Conkling (Regression, Burn Your Halo, Sprawl) and returning drummer Jeff Lohrber (Enabler, ex-Harlots), fronted by cult leader, founding guitarist/vocalist Steve Austin. Animal Mother’s wrath recalls elements of several seminal TITD albums, merging the dementia of Temple Of The Morning Star with the blazing delivery of In The Eyes Of God, yet several acoustic and more melodic elements elevate the LP’s material to entirely different dimensions. Pain and hate are blatantly abundant in Austin’s seething and venomous lyrical tirades and emotional outcries.
The Animal Mother recording sessions took place at the notorious architect’s own Austin Enterprises in the deeply wooded Maine wilderness during this brutal Winter just past, the material fully produced and mastered by Austin. The cover art for Animal Mother was created by Samantha Muljat, check it out below.
Tracklisting
1. Animal Mother
2. Discipline
3. Sick Of Your Mouth
4. Imperfection
5. Law Of The Universe
6. Outlaw (Acoustic)
7. GodCrutch
8. Divine Reward
9. Masada
10. Heathen
11. Mystic
12. The Last Strand
13. Outlaw
14. Bloodwood
Southern Lord will release Animal Mother on 2xLP, CD and digital on Oct 13th. Stand by for further advance audio and video from the album to be released as well as a gigantic list of live shows including several months of heavy touring to be declared shortly.
For two and-a-half decades, Today Is The Day has woven Steve Austin’s prophetic observations and noise-soaked chaos through a psychedelic, unique and unmatched battery of heavy styles. The outfit has spawned an incredible discography, forging their way to the forefront of Amphetamine Reptile, Relapse, Blackmarket Activities and many others. The band has toured with countless acts including Motörhead, Morbid Angel, Helmet, Neurosis, The Melvins, Napalm Death, Coalesce, Unsane and Eyehategod. Additionally, Steve Austin has produced nearly all of TITD’s releases, as well as groundbreaking albums for Lamb Of God, Converge, Deadguy and many others.
