Step Into Colorado's OBSIDIAN
SKIES' Distant World Through Their Spacey Melodic Death Metal Debut “Saturnian”
Debut EP
"Saturnian" Out October 14th
Mixed and Mastered by Tom
MacLean (ex-Haken, Athemon, Brutta)
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Colorado’s Obsidian
Skies, an intrepid duo of Logan Dougherty
(guitars/piano/orchestration) and Tim Watervoort (guitars/basses/vocals) are
pleased that their debut EP “Saturnian” is
now streaming for listeners around the world to enjoy as they explore other
worlds and the challenges that come with them.
Lyrically, the album takes place on Saturn’s moon, Titan. In
this story, Earth became inhospitable to life and a portion of humankind left
the planet to settle on Titan. After colonizing the moon, society began to take
shape. Many people could not let go of the thought of all the people left
behind on a dying Earth and began to riot. As a result of this, the military
presence on the colony dispatched the instigators and enforced a strong, almost
dystopian order on the moon. People were at peace, but were not able to live a
fulfilling life.
Musically, in order to convey the story, they avoided a
repetitive song structure. The songs move through many sections with
motivational references throughout to tie them together. Many different
instruments carry the melody, including fretless bass and piano. As a whole,
the most technically complex part peaks in the middle of the EP as the story
climaxes. Their guitars are tuned in drop C, but they didn’t let that limit the
tonal centers that they could explore. The band continues to explain the album:
“During the COVID-19 pandemic, working on this album was one of
the things that kept us sane. We went through job losses, large life changes,
and mental health struggles during this time. The writing was very therapeutic
for both of us and it feels amazing to see this EP come to life. We’ve both
always seen music as an escape and we bring that into our lyrics. We’ve both
challenged ourselves with this album, both as songwriters and as instrumentalists.
It’s resulted in something we’re beyond excited to share with the world, an EP
that really shows who we are as musicians.”
From heavy rhythmic sections to sweeping orchestral
melodies, Obsidian
Skies feel they’ve touched on a large part of the musical
spectrum with this release. The 25-minute EP consists of three tracks that run
together to tell this epic tale of humanity’s battle with adversity. It was
produced by Obsidian Skies and mixed and mastered by Tom MacLean (ex-Haken,
Athemon, Brutta).
Recommended for fans of melodic death metal and sci-fi, “Saturnian” will
especially be of interest to those who enjoy Opeth, Fleshgod Apocalypse, and
Epica.
“Saturnian” is streaming now in
full ahead of its release on October 14, 2022, via its premiere on TheProgSpace HERE.
Pre-order - https://obsidian-skies.bandcamp.com
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Track Listing:
1. Celestial Age - 6:58
2. Rebirth in the Stars - 11:19
3. Home - 5:52
EP Length: 24:10
EP Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: Obsidian Skies (Logan Dougherty and Tim Watervoort)
• All songs written by: Obsidian Skies (Logan Dougherty and Tim Watervoort)
• All Lyrics written by: Tim Watervoort
• Produced by: Obsidian Skies (Logan Dougherty and Tim Watervoort)
• Mixed by: Tom MacLean
• Mastered by: Tom MacLean
EP Band Line Up:
Logan Dougherty - Guitars, Piano, Orchestration
Tim Watervoort - Guitars, Basses, Vocals
For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/Obsidian-Skies-109138908535805
https://www.instagram.com/obsidianskiesband
About: Obsidian Skies was founded amidst the turmoil of 2020 by
Logan Dougherty and Tim Watervoort. The two had worked together before, but not
since the breakup of their previous band Endlight, in 2017. Logan and Tim wrote
much of Endlight’s music, with Logan on guitars and Tim on bass and vocals.
They performed throughout Colorado, sharing the stage with bands such as
Unleash the Archers and Archspire until the band’s end. While they remained
close friends, Tim and Logan’s musical and professional paths diverged for a
time at this point.
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