The new album from the genre-bending one-man band known as Samtar is out now.
To celebrate the event the artist shared the whole album, available for stream through the YouTube player below:
“The Bog of Cosmic Delusions“ stands out as Samtar‘s heaviest album to date. With loud and crushing sounds, Psychedelic influences, melodic guitars, and grand soaring vocals, this album is sure to satisfy Rock and Metal listeners alike.
“The Bog of Cosmic Delusions” is now available on digital and limited-edition CD. Stream the album now on Spotify. CDs available at samtarofficial.com
“The Bog of Cosmic Delusions” was written, performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Samtar. Album artwork by Steven Yoyada.
Tracklist:
01. Desert Creature
02. Fickle Fortune
03. All You Ever Wanted
04. Speaker
05. Distant Voices
06. Refuse
07. Destiny is a Lie
08. The Whispers
09. Vicarious Voodoo
10. The Mire
11. Broken Sparrow
12. Drowning the Goddess
Samtar, a music-obsessed virtuoso, plies his craft with an unrepentant vigor and passion. Navigating the forests of genre, Samtar follows a path to sounds unknown by combining style and influence from all sources. Samtar chose to eschew chasing traditional mediums of promotion and instead focused on loving his life through creating music, exploring the outdoors, and translating the ethereal into song. The music Samtar creates is human and close, it has a momentum of its own and entreats the listener to be a traveler along the journey to their own peace.
Samtar grew up on System of a Down, Nine Inch Nails, The Black Dahlia Murder, Opeth, Sonata Arctica, Muse, Jimi Hendrix, Sublime, and Nirvana. Now he unites these divergent influences with driving bass lines, hook-Heavy guitar melodies, powerful vocals, and a healthy dose of synthesizers. He notes some of his biggest vocal influences being from artists like Mike Patton (Mr. Bungle/Faith No More), and Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica). He also takes inspiration from sci-fi/fantasy films and literature.
