Metal Anarchy

North Sea Echoes, who feature Fates Warning’s Ray Alder and Jim Matheos, will be releasing their new album, “How To Cast A Shadow,” on July 24. Pre-orders can be found HERE.

“How To Cast A Shadow” Track Listing:

01. “A Time Of Innocence And Purpose”
02. “Enjoy The View”
03. “Good Enough”
04. “I’ll Leave A Light On”
05. “All Fall Away”
06. “Revenge”
07. “Villains Or Saints”
08. “What Is And What Was”
09. “All That Comes After”
10. “How To Cast A Shadow”

Matheos commented:

“This record is a bit heavier, with several more songs featuring real drums, played by Dennis Leeflang. It wasn’t necessarily intentional or planned, just the way things shaped up and how they emerged this time.”

Alder agreed:

“‘I’ll Leave A Light On’ is much heavier than anything on ‘Really Good Terrible Things’. It has a darker, melancholic feel that fits well on this album. I loosely based the lyrics on a character from my favorite sci-fi series. I won’t say which, but they do use the quote ‘out there in the black.’”

The band also added:

“You could say that there are elements of everything we do or have done on this album, yet Fates and our various other projects are totally different types of music.”

A video for the first single, “Enjoy The View,” can be found below. Alder said the following about that:

“The guitars and drums have this great drive that builds throughout the song. The combination of quiet verses and heavy choruses made me think (lyrically) of a darker side to some people. Those who would choose numbness over pain.”