Bay Area masters of atmospheric technical death metal FALLUJAH have unleashed their monumental 5th studio album, Empyrean, today with Nuclear Blast. Receiving rave reviews from critics around the world and legions of fans championing their return, FALLUJAH has emerged with one of their best records to date. On their latest epic journey the band explores new sonic realms while revisiting past influences and styles, captivating listeners along the way with Scott Carstairs‘ massive riffs and guitar wizardry and new recruit Kyle Schaefer’s seething vocals. Strap in and witness a cataclysmic collision of atmospheric death metal.

In addition to the record’s release, FALLUJAH has debuted a visualizer for the song ´Mindless Omnipotent Master.´ Watch it here:

Primary songwriter and guitarist Scott Carstairs says of the song: 

“‘Mindless Omnipotent Master’ is about the massive, globally-linked systems of technology and society that were created for humankind’s own benefit, but have now grown into self-sustained forces beyond our control. The music sets an appropriately dark tone with four minutes of relentlessly brutal riffs and mechanically sharp precision.“

Carstairs adds about the album’s release: 

“It feels surreal to finally share our new album Empyrean with the world! We can hardly describe the amount of effort, determination and patience it took to arrive at this point, but now that the day is here we can finally say that everything was worth it. 

Special shoutouts to the fans who have stuck with us for all these years. We hope Empyrean can take you on an immersive journey with enough detail to warrant many repeated listens.”

Purchase “Empyrean“: https://nblast.de/Fallujah-Empyrean
Stream “Empyrean“: https://bfan.link/Fallujah-Empyrean
“Radiant Ascension” Audio Stream: https://bfan.link/Fallujah-RadiantAscension
“Soulbreaker” Audio Stream: https://bfan.link/Fallujah-Soulbreaker
“Embrace Oblivion” Visualizer: https://youtu.be/oiUFDMCMp7U

FALLUJAH will embark on the FACES OF DEATH tour in Europe this November, along with RIVERS OF NIHIL, ALLEGAEON, INFERI and HARBRIGER.

RISING MERCH “FACES OF DEATH” TOUR 2022
Featuring: Rivers Of Nihil, Fallujah, Allegaeon, Inferi, Harbinger
 
11.11.22 Germany Oberhausen @ Kulttempel
12.11.22 Germany Karlsruhe @ Die Stadtmitte
13.11.22 Italy Milan @ Slaughter Club 
14.11.22 Switzerland Aarau @ KiFF
15.11.22 Germany Munich @ Backstage
16.11.22 Czech Republic Prague @ Futurum
17.11.22 Austria Vienna @ Viper Room
18.11.22 Hungary Budapest @ Dürer Kert
19.11.22 Poland Poznan @ U Bazyla
20.11.22 Germany Dresden @ Puschkin
21.11.22 Germany Berlin @ Hole44
22.11.22 Germany Hannover @ Béi Chéz Heinz
23.11.22 Denmark Copenhagen @ Stengade
24.11.22 Germany Hamburg @ Logo
25.11.22 The Netherlands Nijmegen @ Doornroosje SOLD OUT
26.11.22 UK Bristol @ Thekla
27.11.22 UK London @ O2 Academy Islington
28.11.22 UK Glasgow @ Cathouse
29.11.22 UK Manchester @ Rebellion
30.11.22 UK Birmingham @ Asylum
01.12.22 UK Southampton @ The Loft
02.12.22 France Paris @ Backstage By The Mill
03.12.22 Belgium Aarschot @ De Klinker Club

Tickets & info:  www.facesofdeathtour.com

About FALLUJAH:
Tech-metal outfit Fallujah intensify their metallic dynamism on stunning new album, Empyrean. Built on an “all killer, no filler” maxim, the Bay Area-based quartet delivered just that on album number five. From video single ´Radiant Ascension´ and ´Embrace Oblivion´ to ´Soulbreaker´ and ´Mindless Omnipotent Master,´Empyrean is breathtaking in atmospheric expanse and impressive in sophistication. Fallujah’s overhauled lineup has contributed massively to the level-up on display. Primary songwriter/guitarist Scott Carstairs and compeer/drummer Andrew Baird enlisted Archaeologist’s Kyle Schaefer and Evan Brewer (formerly Entheos/The Faceless) as their new vocalist and bassist, respectively.

Since forming in 2007, Fallujah have triumphed over their challenges. Whether it’s self-administering the band, going to school, writing music, or working full-time, they’ve savored release of and diehard fan admiration for five albums in The Harvest Wombs (2011), The Flesh Prevails (2014), Dreamless (2016), Undying Light (2019), and their latest Empyrean. Indeed, diligence and creative enterprise have resulted in high-profile tours with Whitechapel, Suffocation, The Black Dahlia Murder, and more across North America, Europe, and Australia. Fallujah also prospered with critics in Metal Hammer, Allmusic and Metalsucks. The group’s Billboard chart positions on the Top Hard Rock Albums and Heatseekers Albums prove that with every twist and turn, Fallujah’s fans are with them. Empyrean, with its revivalist spikes, bolstered atmospherics and high-powered production, is the greatest yet.

Empyrean is a specialist’s paradise. As a rhythm/lead player, Carstairs enters a league of his own. Tracks like ´The Bitter Taste of Clarity,´ ´Radiant Ascension,´ and ´Eden’s Lament´ illustrate he’s upped his chops and boosted the emotional outlay. Throughout, he’s careful about compositional placement and how his radiant, palliative leads complement Fallujah’s sapid landscape. Drummer Baird tastefully and aggressively holds down the fort, grooving and syncopating admirably on ´Radiant Ascension,´ ´Embrace Oblivion,´ and ´Mindless Omnipotent Master.´ Fallujah’s long-standing timekeeper has always been great, but on Empyrean, he’s superior. Right there with him is recently joined bassist Evan Brewer, thundering and bopping on, around, and against Baird’s foundation like a seasoned prizefighter. ´Duality of Intent´ is but one of Brewer’s standouts. Although known for his guitar work outside of Fallujah, newcomer vocalist Kyle Schaefer’s low-end and mid-range bark perfectly matches the existential threat-themed lyrics. 

Throughout Empyrean, Fallujah surprise. Musically, lyrically, and with their bevy of guests, they add hard-to-describe depth and musical import. Vocalist Tori Letzler (Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice) reprises her angelic role on ´Radiant Ascension´ and ´Artifacts,´ while Chiasma’s Katie Thompson also reappears to elevate ´Embrace Oblivion´ and ´Into the Eventide.´ Chaney Crabb of Entheos and Cyborg Octopus’s David Wu tender their considerable talents on ´Mindless Omnipotent Master´ and ´Duality of Intent,´ respectively. Celebrated artist Peter Mohrbacher (Serenity in Murder, Rainbowdragoneyes) replays his role on Empyrean as well. Truly, this is an all-star cast appearing on a momentous album by a band reaching beyond.

“From the beginning of this writing process and until the end, we painstakingly made sure every aspect of this record would blow away our listeners,” states Carstairs. “We meticulously scrutinized every riff and note choice. There has never been this much effort put into a Fallujah record as we did with ‘Empyrean,’ and the result is a truly monstrous record that we believe is the band’s best work by a significant margin. We showed you restraint on the last record. Now, let us show you what happens when we leave it all on the table.”

With barely a month remaining before the release of their their highly anticipated 5th studio album, “Empyrean,” Bay Area masters of atmospheric technical death metal FALLUJAH have unleashed their final single, a torrential masterpiece titled “Soulbreaker.” A masterclass of guitar wizardry and a devastating gut punch of pummeling rhythm, the ripping new track takes fans into the pit with a decimating level of sonic ferocity.

Stream “Soulbreaker”: https://bfan.link/Fallujah-Soulbreaker

Commenting on the song, founding guitarist Scott Carstairs says: 
“Prepare to have your mind melted by our latest track ‘SOULBREAKER.’ This will be our third and final single from our monstrous record ‘Empyrean’ out on 9/9. ‘Soulbreaker’ is a psychedelic spiral into depravity, relentlessly beating you down with pissed off riffs and ethereal walls of sonic bliss. Try not to break your neck listening to this one.”

FALLUJAH emerges, post-pandemic, revitalized as they explore new sonic realms and revisit elements of style executed on early records. With an overhauled lineup that includes primary songwriter/guitarist Scott Carstairs and compeer/drummer Andrew Baird and newly added vocalist Kyle Schaefer (Archaeologist) and bassist Evan Brewer (formerly Entheos/The Faceless), FALLUJAH are at a creative peak that’s nearly unmatched in modern death metal. 

Fifteen years into their career, San Francisco technical death metal giants FALLUJAH have never sounded more vital or intense. On their stunning 5th album, “Empyrean,” that’s due out September 9th from  Nuclear Blast, the band emerges revitalized as they explore new sonic realms and revisit elements of style executed on early records. With an overhauled lineup that includes primary  songwriter/guitarist Scott Carstairs and compeer/drummer Andrew Baird and newly added vocalist Kyle Schaefer (Archaeologist)  and bassist Evan Brewer (formerly Entheos/The Faceless), FALLUJAH are at a creative peak that’s nearly unmatched in modern death metal. 

Commenting on “Empyrean,” Carstairs says: 
“After such an experimental expression [with ‘Undying Light’], we sat down to write ‘Empyrean’ completely refreshed and inspired, It was like the musical tension of the last decade had been released, and we were ready to achieve goals the band had originally set out for. ‘Empyrean’ is truly a return to form because we are doing what comes naturally to us, but with an intensity that we haven’t achieved in the past. We set out to create something that represents the band and its history in its purest form while also pushing our technical abilities further than we have ever gone.
Every Fallujah album has been a reflection of whatever ideas felt the freshest and exciting to us at that particular point in time. We’ve developed our own defined sound over the years, but on this album, our new members helped bring in some new perspectives. We incorporated new elements such as counterpoint and tempo changes but maintained elements integral to the band and even brought back techniques used in older records. At this point, it’s all about elegantly presenting the sound we have cultivated over the last decade.”

Today, the band has laid out the details of the forthcoming record and unleashed its ferocious first single “Radiant Ascension,” which is accompanied by the music video produced by Defiant Digital Productions and directed by Robert Graves.

Pre-Order “Empyrean”: https://nblast.de/Fallujah-Empyrean
Pre-Save “Empyrean”: https://bfan.link/Fallujah-Empyrean
Stream “Radiant Ascension”: https://bfan.link/Fallujah-RadiantAscension

“Empyrean” Tracklisting:

1. The Bitter Taste Of Clarity
2. Radiant Ascension
3. Embrace Oblivion
4. Into The Eventide
5. Eden’s Lament
6. Soulbreaker
7. Duality of Intent
8. Mindless Omnipotent Master
9. Celestial Resonance
10. Artifacts

This spring, Nuclear Blast labelmates FALLUJAH and ALLUVIAL will join death metal giants RIVERS OF NIHIL for the U.S. leg of their “Terrestria World Tour,” with additional support from WARFORGED, HYPOCRISY, THE ZENITH PASSAGE and BURIAL IN THE SKY. The tour will embark on May 6th in Brooklyn and will culminate on June 5th in Pittsburgh. Tickets are on sale now at https://bandsintown.com/a/1048458-rivers-of-nihil.

Bay Area metal band FALLUJAH is making quarantine moves. Today, the band has announced an addition to their lineup, welcoming notable guitarist Nico Santora (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, THE FACELESS, LILLAKE) to the family. The band has released a new video discussing their history with Santora. 

Watch the video announcement here:

The band is currently spending their pandemic downtime working on new music that will likely come to light in 2021. In the meantime fans can follow the band on their Twitch channels to stay up to date on their latest activities. https://www.twitch.tv/fallujahofficial 
https://www.twitch.tv/scottcarstairs
https://www.twitch.tv/sigmacaldera

FALLUJAH’s latest album, Undying Light, was released in 2019 with Nuclear Blast. The record was mixed and mastered by Mark Lewis (CANNIBAL CORPSE, WHITECHAPEL, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CARNIFEX), while drums and vocals were tracked by Lewis and guitars and bass were recorded by guitarist Scott Carstairs. The album is the band’s first with their newest member, vocalist Antonio Palermo.

Purchase Undying Light in various formats, here: http://nuclearblast.com/fallujah-undyinglight