MAY 17 2011

Apocalyptic metal band A STORM OF LIGHT have completed work on their new album, entitled “As The Valley Of Death Becomes Us, Our Silver Memories Fade.”

Formed by multi-faced artist/musician Josh Graham (Neurosis, ex-Red Sparowes/Battle Of Mice), A STORM OF LIGHT have become a whole new musical entity on its own merits, taking singer/guitarist Graham’s experiences from his previous musical repertoire and finding its own unique voice through the vessel known as A STORM OF LIGHT.

With their third album at hand, not only is “As The Valley Of Death…” A STORM OF LIGHT’s heaviest and most dynamic release to date, but it is also A STORM OF LIGHT’s most song-oriented and most musically inclined release to date. While still maintaining certain elements referenced from their previous two releases, elements which ranged from moments of sludge/doom metal, ambient experimental, classic industrial, and post rock and metal respectively, “As The Valley Of Death…” sees the band (rounded out by bassist Domenic Seita, drummer Billy Graves, and Joel Hamilton on synthesizers and production) focusing more on solid traditional song structures and foundations, ones found in genres such as rock (AC/DC), modern-day rock (Queens Of The Stone Age), and ultimately classic traditional metal, most notably the template laid down by Metallica.

And to top it all off, “As The Valley Of Death…” sees a fair share of musician guest appearances likewise. Most notably SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil lending his signature guitar shredding on the tracks ‘Missing’ and ‘Black Wolves’.

Also appearing on “As The Valley Of Death…” are Jarboe (ex-Swans), longtime ASOL collaborator Nerissa Campbell, Kris Force (Amber Asylum), Matthias Bossi (Sleepytime Gorilla Museum/The Book Of Knots), and Carla Kihlstedt (also of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum/The Book Of Knots).

To be released on May 17th and the 23th (in North America and the UK respectively, Burning World Records will handle the rest of Europe), tracklisting for “As The Valley Of Death…” goes as follows:

01. Missing (feat Kim Thayil and Nerissa Campbell)
02. Collapse(feat Jarboe)
03. Black Wolves (feat Kim Thayil and Nerissa Campbell)
04. Destroyer (feat Carla Kihlstedt)
05. Wretched Valley
06. Silver
07. Leave No Wounds
08. Death's Head (feat Jarboe)
09. Wasteland (feat Kris Force, Matthias Bossi, and Nerissa Campbell)

FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES - REVIEW SNIPETS
DECIBEL - 8/10 review (November issue) "Transcendentally rich."

DECOY MUSIC - 3.5/4 online eview - "A Storm of Light have tightened the sound hinted at on their debut, offering an epic monolith of a record, rich in gloom, power, and textural layering. They are a bright spark in the darkness of doom metal, and their multitude of artistic integrity and vision will certainly lead to a devout following..."

MONTREAL MIRROR - 8.5/10 review - "Epic, sorrowful, cataclysmic and panoramic..."

TEETHOFTHEDEVINE.COM - online review- "After spending most of 2009 listening to decent-to-good-bordering-on-pretty-great albums, desperately awaiting something undeniably transcendent to cross my path, my prayers have been answered, loudly, by this ceaselessly creative, ultimately heavy and poignantly, almost overwhelmingly emotional release, an essential release in every sense of the word."

THEOBELISK.NET -- online review- "The overall tone is oppressively heavy and where the shifts between ambient and crushing were predictable and unsatisfying on And We Wept the Black Ocean Within, here they’re blended together for a new brand of musical heft that sets A Storm of Light apart..."

UNCUT - 3/5 review (November issue) "You find in its low-end judder and epic portentousness a formidable excavation of deeper truths about the universe."

BIG CHEESE - 5/5 review (Nov issue) "A ten-track emotion churning exercise in sonic manipulation that soothes as much as it induces goose bumps. From the opening swell of Alpha Law Of Nature Pt 1 through to the chiming The Light In Their Eyes and the punishing double whammy of Midnight and Across The Wilderness, A Storm Of Light have made a record crying out to be heard."

**MASS MOVEMENT - review (w/c 19 Oct) " An aural panorama as beautiful and apocalyptic as the artwork which accompanies this second release from A Storm of Light. Crushingly heavy guitars and tortured vocals segue into doleful strings, perfectly evoking this tale of devastation and rebirth. The spoken words of the legendary Lydia Lunch flawlessly capture the tone and intent of the music. Fans of Neurosis, the prophetic warnings of Rachel Carsen’s ‘Silent Spring’ and Genet/Neurot recordings in general will fully appreciate this release. Essential listening."

EXPERIMUSIC - 8/10 review (w/c 12/10/09) "A Storm of Light not only deliver on the promises of ‘And We Wept the Black Ocean Within’ but have elevated themselves far above their expectations; one of the finest releases of heavy music this year

ROCKSOUND - 8/10 review (Nov issue) "Astounding, yet chilling."

ROCKSOUND - Damnation live preview (Nov issue) "A thundering sonic combustion of hurricane proportions."

KERRANG - 3/4 review (19 Sept) "This is focused on song-craft and what unfolds is a majestically epic and intimidating soundscape. A haunting, bleak and impressive record."

ROCK A ROLLA - Oct/Nov issue) "A resounding triumph."

ZERO TOLERANCE - ONE PAGE FEATURE (Oct/Nov issue) "A powerful trio thoughtfully exploring a wide plateau of styles... whose power and oppression is derived from a newfound sense of direction.

SUBBA CULTCHA - review (21/09/09) "This time round the riffs seem even more titanic, the grooves even more grinding, and the arrangements more ambitious and spacious...this record is more than simply a worthy successor to their debut. With "Forgive...", A Storm Of Light have transcended the "side project" tab and become something very special indeed."

METAL REVIEWS - review (21/09/09) "Starting with intense percussion and gradually building melodically until before you know it the Doom riffage is in the driving seat and the melancholic beast is striding slowly towards the sunset."

METAL IRELAND - 4.5/5 review and ALBUM OF THE MONTH(21/09/09) "It’s refreshing to hear something that is totally rooted in the band’s sound and aesthetic while moving it on substantially. It’s a fantastically open album that at the same time is utterly punishing at it’s most focused moments. It demands to be spun again and again, both for its accessibility and its slow burn."