Lares, the international psychedelic black doom metal band, has revealed the full album details for their third full-length album. Titled Et in Arcadia Ego, it will come out on April 12th via Argonauta Records.
“After four years contemplating the spatio-temporal void that opened up beneath our feet during Covid, Lares is thrilled to announce our renewed collaboration with Argonauta Records for the release of our third album Et in Arcadia Ego”.
“Recorded live in our rehearsal studio, Luca Leprotti mixed the album and Brad Boatright mastered it at Audiosiege studio in Portland OR. The album is an accidental concept born from the first session we managed to play together after a long and frustrating break necessitated by lockdowns, band members in high risk categories, and mental illness. Without looking for it, we found death, isolation, boredom, uncertainty, rage… And an energy that we decided instantly to try to capture and preserve as it was. No additives, no major editing.”
“Furthermore, on the uncertainty of the times, we began to collect recording equipment. Slowly, we transformed our rehearsal space into a recording studio. Also, we developed a ritual of playing and replaying, without click, the whole 27 minutes. Until we got better than close to the original, to the perfect simulacra. There is a bonus track included in the album called 10 Hygiea that is part of the soundtrack of Music Appreciation. A short horror movie we collaborated with.” says the band.
Biography:
The band came to existence in Berlin in 2015. The international quartet released 2 albums, Mask of Discomfort in 2017, and Towards Nothingness in 2020 (Argonauta Records). However, both received critically acclaim from the major platforms like Cult Nation, Deaf Forever, Rock Hard, Metal Hammer and more. The idea of the name Lares originates from an archaic Roman Etruscan word which means “heroes” and “demons“. A faceless god, an entity that could be molded into any desired shape, believed to observe, protect and influence fate.
Since the beginning, the band explored different music genres. Furthermore, they created a unique sound in continuous evolution that mixes elements of doom, black and sludge metal. Also, strongly influenced by the 60s and 70s psychedelia and 90s grunge/noise.
Lares has played and organized concerts locally since the foundation of the band. Thus, they slowly created a devoted fan base in Berlin and surrounding areas. During this process, especially in the last 2 years, they developed a live sound performance that they captured in a live recording session in their rehearsal studio. Precisely that became their third concept album, Et In Arcadia Ego. This album marks their renewed collaboration with Argonauta Records and a new chapter for the band. At present, the band is looking forward to touring around Europe and releasing more material in the near future. “Animos Daemones Ex Hominibus Fieri Lares”
