Avant-garde psych-metal trio ZOROASTER has completed work on it's new album, Voice Of Saturn. The follow up to the band’s release, Dog Magic, Voice Of Saturn will see a March 10th, 2009 release via Terminal Doom Records.

Recorded at The Living Room in Atlanta (THE BLACK LIPS, MASTODON) with engineer Ed Rawls, Voice Of Saturn pushes Zoroaster’s heady mix of mammoth metal and psychotropic shoegaze to skyscraping new heights. From the galloping post-Sabbath rock of the roll out track 'Spirit Molecule' to the concrete street cleaning of 'Lamen Of The Master Therion' and through to the tribal percussive vertebrae of the album’s “hidden” closer, Voice Of Saturn administers in-the-red levels of both the band’s mysticism and barbarism in spades. The record features a guest appearance from friend and fellow Atlantean Brent Hinds of Mastodon, who contributes a searing guitar solo to the song 'White Dwarf'.

Zoroaster, who has been called "one of the US's most promising underground metal bands", formed in Atlanta, GA in 2003 out of the need for “sedation by high volumes and low frequencies". The group has met to shining praise from both metal and indie rock press alike since its formation, receiving accolade for its deafening power, use of left-of-center instrumentation (which has included Moog synths, theremins, ominous vocal choirs and even brass sections) and unique take on heavy music. Zoroaster features a live show that has been described as "an obliteration of the senses", earning the three piece the title of “Atlanta’s loudest band".

When asked for comment on Voice Of Saturn, Zoroaster guitarist / vocalist Will Fiore stated, “With Voice Of Saturn, we’ve continued to expand on our sound, while still keeping that heavy base we started with. The new album is another step in our ongoing evolution.”

The final track listing for Voice Of Saturn is as follows: 'Intro', 'Spirit Molecule', 'Undying', 'White Dwarf', 'Voice Of Saturn', 'Lamen Of The Master Therion', 'Outro'.

A taste of what Voice Of Saturn will deliver can be heard now as the new Zoroaster song 'Spirit Molecule' has been posted online at this location. The album’s primo cover art, courtesy of Brian Mercer (MELVINS, HIGH ON FIRE) can be absorbed on the left (click to enlarge).

Alongside Fiore, Zoroaster features bassist / vocalist Brent Anderson and drummer / percussionist Dan Scanlan.

Zoroaster tour dates:

December

19 - Birmingham, Alabama - The Nick (with Hell Comes To Town)
20 - Atlanta, Georgia - Smith’s Olde Bar (with Doomsayer, Royal Thunder & Hell Comes To Town)

February

11 - Atlanta, Georgia - Drunken Unicorn
14 - Richmond, Virginia - Nara Sushi (with Cough)
15 - Brooklyn, New York - Europa (with Amenra)
16 - Providence, Rhode Island - AS220 (with Amenra)
17 - Boston, Massachusetts - The Church of Boston (with Amenra)
18 - Burlington, Vermont - 242 Main (with Amenra)
19 - Montreal, Quebec - Katacomes (with Amenra)
20 - Toronto, Ontario - Siesta Nouveaux (with Amenra)
21 - Lansing, Michigan - Mac’s Bar (with Amenra)
22 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Borg Ward (with Amenra)
23 - Chicago, Illinois - The Empty Bottle (with Amenra)
24 - Bowling Green, Ohio - Howards Club H (with Amenra)
25 - Baltimore, Maryland - Talking Head (with Amenra)
26 - New Brunswick, New Jersey - America (with Amenra)
27 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Johnny Brenda’s (with Amenra, Starkweather)

March

17 - Little Rock, Arkansas - Downtown Music and Records
18 - Dallas, Texas - Reno’s Chop Shop (with Battlefields, Irepress)
19 - Austin, Texas - (as part of SXSW)
20 - Austin, Texas - (as part of SXSW)
21 - Austin, Texas - (as part of SXSW)