Poison Ruin Announce New Album Hymns from the Hills, Unveil Single "Eidolon"

"If we are to make sense of the present, we need to employ a more mythic mode of language and symbol to reach beyond the spiritual malaise that envelopes us. A mythic truth resonates within any time, but its echoes call from outside of time. Medieval and fantasy imagery are simply effective personal starting points for tapping into that mode of communication."

"is about being stuck in a broken reality, a cog in a fate-machine doomed to play out the same cursed loop until it fully breaks down."

"The ones who had the power to affect change have abandoned the scene,"

"Their phantoms loom down in quiet disapproval of the disaster that slowly plays out beneath- Grim reminders of what could have, but will not be."

Hymns from the Hills arrives April 3 via Relapse Records, preceded by the single "Eidolon." The track begins with a doom metal riff and settles into a driving groove, featuring messy guitar tones, barked vocals, Motörhead-like energy, classic rock soloing, and communal chorus chants. The lyrics portray being trapped in a broken reality as a cog in a fate-machine repeating a cursed loop. Medieval and fantasy imagery function as mythic lenses to confront contemporary spiritual malaise rather than attempts at historical accuracy. The record was self-recorded in a private practice space and mixed by Jonah Falco.

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