Year : 2026
Style : Heavy Metal , Doom Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 113 mb
Bio:
Spirit Adrift is an American heavy metal band formed in Mesa, Arizona.The project began in 2015 as the solo endeavor of Nate Garrett, and eventually grew into a full touring band. The band is now based in Austin, Texas.Spirit Adrift started in 2015, in the immediate wake of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Nate Garrett's newfound sobriety. The debut EP Behind - Beyond and first full-length album Chained to Oblivion were recorded in 2015 and released in February and October 2016, respectively.Because of demand for live performances, a full band was formed consisting of Marcus Bryant, Jeff Owens, and Chase Mason.The first Spirit Adrift show took place on May 15, 2017 at The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, Arizona with Gatecreeper and Pallbearer.Shortly after, a split with Khemmis was released on War Crime Recordings. The split, entitled Fraught with Peril, features updated heavy metal versions of traditional Appalachian songs. Spirit Adrift reinterpret Man of Constant Sorrow on this release.On October 6, 2017, Spirit Adrift released their second full-length, Curse of Conception on 20 Buck Spin. The band embarked on North American tours in support of its release, including dates at Decibel Metal & Beer Fest, Migration Fest and Psycho Las Vegas.Curse of Conception received widespread critical acclaim, including landing the number two spot on Decibel's Best of 2017 list.On October 23, 2018, "Eyes Were Not Alive" was released as a single via the Decibel Flexi Series.On May 10, 2019, the band released their third full-length, Divided by Darkness, again on 20 Buck Spin.Leading up to the album's release, Revolver debuted the official music video for the song "Angel and Abyss".The North American tour in support of Divided by Darkness included dates at Northwest Terror Fest and Modified Ghost Fest.In late 2019, Eric Wagner replaced Jeff Owens on guitar.The band then embarked on a co-headlining tour of Europe with Sanhedrin, and appeared at Aftershock Festival in Sacramento.In early 2020, Garrett announced that Eric Wagner and Chase Mason would no longer be part of Spirit Adrift.In June 2020, the band surprise-released the Angel & Abyss Redux EP to raise money for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.Then in August, they announced their new album Enlightened in Eternity, which was released on October 16 on 20 Buck Spin in North America, and Century Media in the rest of the world.Kerrang! ranks Spirit Adrift among the top ten American bands of the 2010s.
Album:
With the release of their sixth album, Infinite Illuminations, Spirit Adrift has announced their end as a band. It’s the sort of announcement that I can’t deny hits a personal point, having followed them since 2017’s Curse of Conception and my old band even opening for them in 2022. But at the same time, it’s understandable when looking at the band’s overall trajectory. Much in a way similar to Cathedral’s return to morbid, mournful doom on 2013’s The Last Spire, this album reflects similar intent in coming full circle.That sense of ending something as it began is demonstrated by the emphasis on cathartic epic doom. While Spirit Adrift had never fully abandoned those slower, rugged roots, the songs here are consistently glacial in a way that recalls The Gates of Slumber or Pale Divine on a song like “Buried In The Shadow Of The Cross.” Even when the tempo speeds up for a song like “White Death,” the faster rumble is closer to the crusty doom of Death Row-era Pentagram than Randy Rhoads worship. One can sense an emotional undercurrent as the guarded first half gradually opens up for a more determined back half.But acknowledging the cycle at play, the execution retains the experience that the band hed acquired along the way. The ear for atmosphere seen on 2023’s Ghost At The Gallows is retained here as the opening title track swells in with the lingering western vibes before fully descending to doom. One can also say that the band could never fully lose the fighting spirit that had gotten stronger over time as the ending one-two “I Am Sustained” and “Where Once There Was An Ocean” are masterfully executed exercises of outbursting doom metal.When so much of the discourse around a band’s farewell is focused on old guards determining when to finally quit, Spirit Adrift’s last installment caps off one of the most consistent discographies in modern doom metal. The band’s style has been tight enough over the last decade to make the shift back feel natural and the solid songwriting shows just how far they came in that time. Spirit Adrift may be gone but in light of bandleader Nate Garnett’s pending projects, there will be quite a bit to look back on.
Line-Up:
Nate Garrett - Everything (2015-2017), Guitars, Vocals (2017-present), Bass (2020-2022) - See also: Neon Nightmare, ex-Queen Beast, ex-Sinking South, ex-Pile of Dead Women, ex-Deadeyejack, ex-Gatecreeper, ex-Take Over and Destroy
Jason Dahlke - Guitars (2025-present) - See also: Fulci, Left to Rot, ex-Sentenced 2 Die (live)
Sonny DeCarlo - Bass (2022-present) - See also: Goya, Ends Embrace (live)
Mike Arellano - Drums (2022-present) - See also: Indisgust, M.O.D., Protest, Unearth (live), ex-Disfigured, Flawless Victory, Will to Live, ex-The Monk
Tracklist:
01. Infinite Illumination 07:52
02. Window Within 04:40
03. You Will Never Hold the Key 07:08
04. Born in a Bad Way 03:16
05. Buried in the Shadow of the Cross 04:53
06. White Death 05:41
07. I Am Sustained 05:21
08. Where Once There Was an Ocean 07:11
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