John Haughm - 1865 // 1895: CAST.IRON.BLOOD. Gatefold CD LP

John Haughm - 1865 // 1895: CAST.IRON.BLOOD. Gatefold CD LPThe 2nd full length solo album from John Haughm (ex Agalloch), 1865 1895: Cast. Iron. Blood., is the followup to +37. 717364 117. 247955: The Last Place I Remember and continues the wayward journey of the dystopian 19th century nomad as he navigates the inter dimensional desert. It is the 2nd in what is intended to be a trilogy and takes on a more fully orchestrated soundtrack approach. 1865 1895 : CAST. IRON. BLOOD. was recorded between July Oct 2019

The follow-up to 2021’s lauded “Feel” sees the band traverse further into the realms of otherworldly doom-riddled progressive dark death metal

resulting in an album full of heavy-rocking and groovy metal while not forgetting the unique psychedelic

For the album

Prosanctus Inferi was a duo consisting of guitarist/vocalist Jake Kohn and drummer Steve Mercer

Translating to "Manifestations of the Uprooting

Deluxe black/white shells with gold pad-print design

all-synth instrumentals does NOT undersell the album's intrinsic power

accentuated by incisive leads and rabidly barked vocals

The second track draws upon the myth of Sisyphus

tuberculosis—known as “consumption” for the way it consumed its victims’ bodies—spread aggressively through New England

finding freedom through perdition

"Decomposing Spells" features 10 songs with more riffs than giallo red herrings and more energy than a Fulci plot line