PLACE OF SKULLS To Release New Album This Fall; Tracklisting Revealed

Knoxville, Tennessee doom metallers PLACE OF SKULLS have announced the upcoming release of their fourth […]

By Maria Voutiriadou

• July 12, 2010

Knoxville, Tennessee doom metallers PLACE OF SKULLS have announced the upcoming release of their fourth full-length, entitled "As A Dog Returns".

The follow-up to 2006's "The Black Is Never Far" was recorded at Lakeside Studios in Knoxville by Travis Wyrick and founding guitarist/ vocalist Victor Griffin (PENTAGRAM, DEATH ROW, CATHEDRAL, JOE HASSELVANDER) with drums recorded and engineered by Mike Dearing.

Said Griffin of the band's latest output: "The new album "As A Dog Returns" picks up dynamically where "The Black Is Never Far" left off. Where "The Black..." album had a bit more of a depressive theme lyrically, the new album tends to look to a brighter outcome. Musically we've gone further than ever before with dynamics and production. Though all the PLACE OF SKULLS' brand of heaviness you would expect is certainly there, there's a nice ebb and flow with quieter parts which tend to set a very dramatic and melancholy mood at times to the overall album."

"With every album we've done," he continues, "our growth and progression has been evident, and this new release is no different. I'm really enjoying the growth of my songwriting as time goes by. I don't feel as if I have anything to prove so I think the writing gets more open, honest, and genuine with every release. We're very excited to finally get a new album out and hit the road again! Look for "As A Dog Returns" to be available in late September!"

"As A Dog Returns" tracklisting:

01. "Timeless Hearts"
02. "Breath Of Life"
03. "Though He Slay Me"
04. "Psalm"
05. "Dayspring"
06. "The Maker"
07. "He's God"
08. "Desperation"
09. "As A Dog Returns"