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Dead Mother Moon

Upon Stone

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Cat No: 19658841171

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Release Date:  19 January 2024

Label:  Century Media / Century Media Records

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  196588411625

Genres:  Hard Rock & Metal  Metal  

Release Date:  19 January 2024

Label:  Century Media / Century Media Records

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  196588411717

Genres:  Hard Rock & Metal  Metal  

  • Description

    Few bands can embrace their influences with the passion and intensity that UPON STONE
    does. With their Century Media debut, Dead Mother Moon, the San Fernando Valley, CA
    quartet tackle early 90's influenced Melodic Death Metal (AKA "Melodeath") with a rawness
    and intensity that not only matches the influence of the early Scandinavian scene but
    exceeds it. UPON STONE delivers with a ferocity that could only come from a band fueled by
    the scene-spanning influence of At The Gates' landmark Slaughter of the Soul while growing
    up in the shadow of fellow Californians, Nails. For Melodic Death Metal, this isn't a revival.
    It's a rebirth.

    The roots of UPON STONE twist back to its members' teenage years. Vocalist and bassist
    Xavier Wahlberg, drummer Wyatt Bentley and guitarist Ronny Marks began playing together
    in various Valley bedroom-bred outfits, "When you're 18 you're still stabbing in the dark,"
    says Wyatt of UPON STONE's members' early endeavors in demo days outfits fueled on the
    likes of Children of Bodom, In Flames and Dissection. "Those bands were the gold standard,"
    the drummer adds. "We could not love anything more than those classic Gothenburg and
    Finnish bands."

    The opportunity to revisit that love of early Melodeath came years later during the global
    pandemic and worldwide shutdown when UPON STONE, joined by guitarist Gage Goss, first
    truly came together. While the individual members were ensconced in different projects
    and different scenes, the pull of their early Scandinavian-influenced inclinations couldn't
    have been stronger. "The minute we first picked up guitars and started playing together, we
    knew there was something magic about this," says Xavier. "It was obvious this was
    supposed to happen." UPON STONE's first recording session with producer Taylor Young
    (Nails, Drain), a fours song EP, Where Wild Sorrows Grow was released on the Creator
    Destructor label and became a mission statement for the long-gestating band.

    "From the start, there weren't any bad ideas," says Wyatt of UPON STONE's early writing
    and recording days. "For instance, we want to put an acoustic interlude on a demo - yeah,
    let's do it! Or we wanted to add synths to a part - do it! Everything was so seamless. When
    we brought it to Taylor, he was surprised and told us 'I wasn't expecting it to be this
    technical or this fast. Or this dark.' It was really cool to get that feedback from someone we
    had so much respect for as a producer and a musician."

    UPON STONE made its live debut on a short run of dates with Japan's Kruelty in the barely
    post-pandemic January 2021. "Once we started playing live, we realized that this is the band
    we've always wanted to do," states Xavier. UPON STONE began gigging relentlessly, finding
    their audience between Los Angeles' hardcore and metal sects. Area gigs with the likes of
    Judiciary or Bewitcher as well as early tours with Creeping Death and Vomit Forth cemented
    UPON STONE as a ferocious live proposition.

    Not surprising gi

    Description

    Few bands can embrace their influences with the passion and intensity that UPON STONE
    does. With their Century Media debut, Dead Mother Moon, the San Fernando Valley, CA
    quartet tackle early 90's influenced Melodic Death Metal (AKA "Melodeath") with a rawness
    and intensity that not only matches the influence of the early Scandinavian scene but
    exceeds it. UPON STONE delivers with a ferocity that could only come from a band fueled by
    the scene-spanning influence of At The Gates' landmark Slaughter of the Soul while growing
    up in the shadow of fellow Californians, Nails. For Melodic Death Metal, this isn't a revival.
    It's a rebirth.

    The roots of UPON STONE twist back to its members' teenage years. Vocalist and bassist
    Xavier Wahlberg, drummer Wyatt Bentley and guitarist Ronny Marks began playing together
    in various Valley bedroom-bred outfits, "When you're 18 you're still stabbing in the dark,"
    says Wyatt of UPON STONE's members' early endeavors in demo days outfits fueled on the
    likes of Children of Bodom, In Flames and Dissection. "Those bands were the gold standard,"
    the drummer adds. "We could not love anything more than those classic Gothenburg and
    Finnish bands."

    The opportunity to revisit that love of early Melodeath came years later during the global
    pandemic and worldwide shutdown when UPON STONE, joined by guitarist Gage Goss, first
    truly came together. While the individual members were ensconced in different projects
    and different scenes, the pull of their early Scandinavian-influenced inclinations couldn't
    have been stronger. "The minute we first picked up guitars and started playing together, we
    knew there was something magic about this," says Xavier. "It was obvious this was
    supposed to happen." UPON STONE's first recording session with producer Taylor Young
    (Nails, Drain), a fours song EP, Where Wild Sorrows Grow was released on the Creator
    Destructor label and became a mission statement for the long-gestating band.

    "From the start, there weren't any bad ideas," says Wyatt of UPON STONE's early writing
    and recording days. "For instance, we want to put an acoustic interlude on a demo - yeah,
    let's do it! Or we wanted to add synths to a part - do it! Everything was so seamless. When
    we brought it to Taylor, he was surprised and told us 'I wasn't expecting it to be this
    technical or this fast. Or this dark.' It was really cool to get that feedback from someone we
    had so much respect for as a producer and a musician."

    UPON STONE made its live debut on a short run of dates with Japan's Kruelty in the barely
    post-pandemic January 2021. "Once we started playing live, we realized that this is the band
    we've always wanted to do," states Xavier. UPON STONE began gigging relentlessly, finding
    their audience between Los Angeles' hardcore and metal sects. Area gigs with the likes of
    Judiciary or Bewitcher as well as early tours with Creeping Death and Vomit Forth cemented
    UPON STONE as a ferocious live proposition.

    Not surprising gi

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Dead Mother Moon
      • 2. Onyx Through the Heart
      • 3. My Destiny; a Weapon
      • 4. Dusk Sang Fairest
      • 5. Paradise Failed (feat. Brian Fair of Shadows Fall)
      • 6. Nocturnalism
      • 7. To Seek and Follow the Call of Lions
      • 8. The Lantern
      • 9. Dig Up Her Bones

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Dead Mother Moon
      • 2. Onyx Through the Heart
      • 3. My Destiny; a Weapon
      • 4. Dusk Sang Fairest

      Side 2

      • 1. Paradise Failed (feat. Brian Fair of Shadows Fall)
      • 2. Nocturnalism
      • 3. To Seek and Follow the Call of Lions
      • 4. The Lantern
      • 5. Dig Up Her Bones