CITIES OF MARS: 'Cities of Mars' Out May 20th on Ripple Music

CITIES OF MARS combine heavy doom riffs with ambient soundscapes and haunting vocals. The lyrics on each song add a chapter in a continuing story, where a Soviet cosmonaut on a covert space mission in 1971 discovers an ancient Martian city and awakens a sleeping conspiracy from the dawn of humanity...

Formed in 2015 by Danne Palm (vocals, synth, bass), Christoffer Norén (vocals, guitar) and Johan Aronstedt (drums, vocals), their first two songs were recorded into a single produced by Esben Willems (Monolord/Berserk Audio) and released for the band’s first live show at the Wizard of Fuzz Festival. 2016 saw the release of 'Celestial Mistress', a three-song vinyl EP with the captivating artwork of Gothenburg-based graphic artist Axel Widén and the band’s first European tour. More shows and new songs followed into 2017 when the album 'Temporal Rifts' was released with a three-week tour through Europe. CITIES OF MARS didn't stay idle and have sharpened their songcraft to release 'The Horologist' through Ripple Music in April 2019. The band consequently performed at Desertfest London as part of a 22-show tour across Europe.

Seven years of existence as a band, several European tours and countless hours of relentless 105 dB creativity later, CITIES OF MARS present their widest sonic palette to date with their third full-length 'Cities of Mars'. From the ethereal melody of the ghost city of Sarraqum in "Reflected Skyline", the haunted skyscraper riff of "Towering Graves", to the desperate howls from the buried city of Methusalem in "The Prophet", this album is even more rooted in the band's evolving mythos, with each song adding a new piece to the puzzle, and represents all the musical facets of Daniel, Chris and Johan in their quest for not only the heaviest of riffs but also great melodies, hooks and the occasional 80’s throwback. It was recorded by the band, mixed and mastered by Kent Stump (Wo Fat) at Crystal Clear Sound in Texas. The artwork was designed by Mirkow Gastow.

TRACKLIST:

1. Before The Storm

2. Towering Graves (Osmos)

3. The Prophet (Methusalem)

4. Song Of A Distant Earth (Hathra)

5. A Dawn Of No Light (Chthon)

6. The Dreaming Sky (Anur)

7. Reflected Skyline (Sarraqum)

8. The Black Shard (Bahb - Elon)