Photo courtesy of Manuel Barbara
Renown metal guitarist and composer Manuel Barbará is dropping a new single, “A Different Horizon.” The song features Jake Howsam Lowe of Plini and The Helix Nebula and is from the forthcoming EP Whisper in a Storm, out September 13.
He says about the song:
“‘A Different Horizon’ kicks off with an off-kilter riff in threes that sets the tone for the rest of the song. There’s always something making you anticipate the next section. Jake’s brilliant solo is bookended by a massive melodic riff, and the whole piece ends with a section that the bass player in Necronomicon ex Mortis described as, “What in the Dark Souls haunted cathedral is this?”
Like much of Barbará’s work, the song blends metal heaviness and classical music concepts to create something intricate, unique, and highly technical. You can hear more when the record drops.
Track Listing:
1. Dead Hand (feat. Jody Miller) – 5:43
2. A Different Horizon (feat. Jake Howsam Lowe) – 5:49
3. Aphelion (feat. Michael Nystrom Bala) – 4:13
4. Whisper in a Storm (feat. Thalia Tymowski & Millisa Henderson) – 4:51
5. Whisper in a Storm (instrumental) – 4:51
EP Length: 24:42