Conan Begin Recording Sixth Album
Conan played their last show of 2021 wrapping a UK tour in Bristol alongside Sail on Monday night, and they reportedly sent a tumultuous year out on its ass with a wall of death during “Paincantation” from 2018’s Existential Void Guardian (review here). No doubt blokes were bruised. So it goes.
The three-piece of guitarist/vocalist Jon Paul Davis, bassist/vocalist/producer Chris Fielding and drummer Johnny King (also of Dread Sovereign) are wasting no time in moving forward. Earlier this year, the band issued the momentum-keeper Live at Freak Valley (review here) through Napalm Records, capturing their set from the titular festival in 2017, and they’ve announced the beginning of recordings for their next studio album, which — barring disaster and not having the slightest idea as to their schedule — one speculates will arrive at some point during the course of 2022.
Already some 15 years on from their founding by Davis, Conan will also make it a decade since the release of 2012’s Monnos (review here) next year, that first album having served to establish them outright among a singular echelon of heavy. They’ve hardly looked back since, either in sound or in touring ethic, and though the latter has of course been curbed in the reality-swap of 2020-’21, Conan are marked to appear at Desertfest London 2022 (which runs next April 29-May 1), and as that fest also celebrates 10 years, one can hardly think of a better spot for Conan to mark that occasion for themselves, as well as the advent of their coming sixth long-player.
They’re at Foel Studio in Wales, and their announcement was short and sweet. It follows here as per social media:
NEW ALBUM IS A GO!!!!! So after our show in Bristol yesterday, we jumped in Thunderhoof and delivered ourselves to the hallowed shrine of Foel Studio, wherein we begin work on our 6th studio full length. All hail Volt Thrower @foel.studio @chrisfielding_musicproduction
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