With an arsenal of technical skills ready to unleash upon the world, Bay Area natives AENIMUS are proud to announce their upcoming sophomore album, »Dreamcatcher«, will be released on February 22nd via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band releases their second single, ‘The Dark Triad’.
Guitarist Sean Swafford comments, “‘The Dark Triad’ is based on Silence of the Lambs and Clarice trying to understand Hannibal. Clarice tries to categorize Hannibal by using the dark triad in psychology which refers to the personality traits of narcissism, machiavellianism and psychopathy. However, Hannibal’s condition isn’t anything she has encountered before which leads Hannibal to manipulate her.”
»Dreamcatcher« is a concept album that draws inspiration from horror novels and movies, such as »It«, »The Shining«, »Hannibal Lecter«, and »The Dead Zone«. The album was recorded by the band while mixing and mastering were handled by Jamie King (BTBAM, THE CONTORTIONIST). The album features guest appearances from Mike Semesky (INTERVALS, THE HAARP MACHINE), Jamie Hanks (I DECLARE WAR), Brian James (FALLUJAH) Sims Cashion and Leonardo Guzman.
AENIMUS announced 3 west coasts shows leading up to the release of Dreamcatcher. In addition, the group will embark on the »Death …Is Just The Beginning« North American Tour 2019 as direct support for co-headliners and label mates HYPOCRISY and FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE. The tour kicks off on March 15th at The Regent in Los Angeles and will make stops in Richmond, Toronto and New York before concluding in Oakland, CA on April 15th.
Tickets for the tour are now on sale here: www.nuclearblast.com/aenimus-tour
