A little over 18 months has passed since the release of 36 Crazyfists‘ third album, Rest Inside the Flames. That’s not long by modern standards, yet the bandmembers can’t wait for the release of their next album, The Tide. Unfortunately for them, they’ll have to wait a little longer than they had hoped.
The original release date was March 4, but because of mixer Andy Sneap’s hectic schedule, the band has bumped the disc to April 29. Frustrating for sure, but it also gives the musicians more time to fine-tune what’s turning out to be their most creatively challenging and fulfilling record to date.
“We’re reaching for the stars on this one,” frontman Brock Lindow told MTVnews.com’s Metal File. “Some of it is real heavy, and some of it is not so heavy. It’s similar to what we’ve done in the past, but we stepped it up a notch in both of these areas. I am sure some people will be surprised by how heavy it is. I am just excited it’s as heavy as it is. It does have the melodic side to it, too; I mean, we didn’t want to take a right turn on anybody.”
Lyrically, The Tide will be just as thought provoking. “The lyrics deal with a lot of things — from the war overseas to global warming … but not necessarily those topics in one song,” Lindow said. “I guess I was just trying to capture the mindset that everybody has these days, and I wanted to deal with those things that, on some level, we all deal with daily. I’m not trying to be Bob Dylan or anything, I just thought I’d touch upon things people go through in life.”
Since Lindow still lives in Alaska and his bandmates are in Portland, 36 Crazyfists faced a unique songwriting challenge during the making of The Tide that only the marvels of modern technology could overcome. “They would write their music, send it to me in an e-mail, and I would go to my buddy’s studio to record vocals for the demos,” Lindow said. “Then I’d send it back. It was actually so easy, but at first, we were worried about it, that it wouldn’t go very smoothly. But this is the best music these guys have ever written, and it’s exciting stuff. I’m glad we’re at the stage we’re at with this band.”
For the complete interview with Lindow and a rundown of the latest news, check out this week’s Metal File.
I really hope these guys blow with the new record, the last one was really good.