Godsticks open 2020 with their new and most accomplished studio album,
‘Inescapable’.
Their mix of heavy rock, progressive and alternative metal with a dynamic range
of angular
riffs and emotional depth will leave listeners reeling. The band's sound has
refined over
their releases on Kscope, beginning with the technically astounding metal on
‘Emergence’
to the more industrial and progressive-influenced Faced With Rage. Now, with
‘Inescapable’, the band have channelled their energy and technical ability
into the melody,
phrasing and vocal performance, allowing emotion to take centre stage.
It is perhaps Charles’ vocals that have undergone the biggest change on
‘Inescapable’,
largely as result of working closely with Kscope. Charles sings with more
emotion and
realises his ability to sing in higher registers, producing his best vocal
performance to date.
The band also invited the gifted TesseracT vocalist Daniel Tompkins to record
vocal
harmonies for lead track “Denigrate”, adding an extra layer of aggression
and energy to one
of the more powerful songs on the record.
‘Inescapable’ was produced by James Loughrey (Skindred) and recorded at
the famed
heritage Monnow Valley studio. The striking new artwork incorporates the
album's
exploration of self-worth and insecurities.
This edition of ‘Inescapable’ is presented as a digipack CD complete with
a 12-page booklet
featuring lyrics and additional photography. Godsticks are supporting the new
material
beginning in April with a UK tour followed by summer festival bookings.