Australia’s HOLY SERPENT Streaming New Track “The Plague”
April 27, 2015, 8 years ago
Melbourne, Australia’s Holy Serpent will release their five-song self-titled first opus on May 12th via RidingEasy Records. The track “The Plague” can be heard streaming below.
On Holy Serpent, tracks like the eight-minute “The Wind” roll from six-string brooding into strangely enticing soundscapes augmented by ethereal vocals. “
The lyrics talk a sort of alternate history of mankind’s beginnings,” says Scott Penberthy (guitar/vocals). “It’s a story of ancient alien gods visiting the race they created years ago – humans – through controlled inter-species breeding. Acting as true gods, they have returned to see how the experiment is going and make their judgments upon the earthlings. We get into some of those unexplained mysteries and conspiracy theories. It’s quite the journey.”
“The Plague” infects with a barrage of guitars and a cathartic slow swing. Then, there’s “Shroom Doom”, which lives up to its title by elegantly bridging the gap between sludge and psychedelica complete with a searing, fretboard-burning guitar solo.“That one is about the general highs and lows of life,” continues Scott. “You find inner peace and the drive to continue on the right path when faced with adversity and hardship. It’s a song of reflection and uncertainty veiled by the comforting realization that were all in this together."
Holy Serpent are about to slither their way into the collective consciousness of likeminded souls around the world. “The name’s got these big connotations,” Nick leaves off. “It’s like this is something bigger than us. We want people to take this ride with us.”
Tracklisting:
“Holy Serpent”“Shroom Doom”
“Fools Gold”
“The Plague”
“The Wind”
“The Plague”:
