Irist, the Atlanta-by-way-of-South America band, have released a five-song GloriaEP.
The vocalist says thatGloria is very personal. That is reflected in every facet of its music. As soon as we accept the risk of loving, we will be faced with a lot of emotions. It is a journey from one place to another.
The songs sat for quite some time due to the Pandemic, so after we finished writing it, the songs sat for quite some time All of the downtime gave us the chance to experiment with production and I was adamant about introducing synthesizer to our sound. I thought about synthesizer-based textures for a while, but didn’t want to force them into every single song or get carried away with the novelty of these new tools I am very pleased with how they are present on the show.
I hope that people will be able to connect with the energy of the songs and take it away from them.
Gloria, the band’s reunion with mixer Matt Bayles, has received a lot of praise. According to MetalSucks and Metal Injection, the 5-song offering is complete with fat rhythms, otherworldly guitar melodies and chugging riffs.
Irist plays a pair of hometown shows this weekend, with a performance tonight at Atlanta’s Drunken Unicorn and a show tomorrow at Athens’ Flicker. Elder and Pallbearer will join the band next week as they embark on a six week trek across the continent.
The only thing that can be saved here is the digital only edition of the book.
The Gloria track listing.
“Gloria”
“Heal”
“III”
“Surging Ablaze”
“Watchful Eye”
The song is called “Heal.”
Irist is a person.
Rodrigo Carvalho (vocals)
Pablo Davila (guitar)
Adam Mitchell (guitar)
Bruno Segovia (bass)
The drums were played on all the tracks.
The photo was taken by SUSY REYES.