Today, blackened doomsmiths,CULTED, drop new track "Illuminati"upon the holiday-addled masses. A menacingly haunting composition, the tune comes by way of the band'sOblique To All Pathslong player, slated for release via Relapse Records early next year. Their second full-length album and first release in more than four years,Oblique To All Pathsis a evocatively grim piece of sprawling doom metal and the perfect soundtrack to a cold, isolated winter.

Elaborates Michael Klassen (guitar/bass/percussion/noise) of the record: "Oblique to All Pathsis the culmination ofCULTED's collective experience over the past five years. As artists and musicians, we're acting as interpreters of our environment, if you will.

We've all been subjected to mythmakers and storytellers, shamans and charlatans in life.Illuminatistrives to skeptically dissect these deceptive belief systems and explore them using sound.""Illuminati"is currently available for all your streaming needs at the official Relapse Soundcloud pageHEREor YouTubeHERE. Pre-orderOblique To All Pathsfrom RelapseHERE.