Experimental death metal band Job for a Cowboy has shared “Beyond the Chemical Doorway,” the latest single from its long-awaited new album, “Moon Healer,” set for release on Feb. 23, 2024, via Metal Blade Records. The release marks the band’s first new full-length in a decade.
On “Beyond the Chemical Doorway,” frontman Jonny Davy explores Gnosticism—an occult teaching based on Gnosis, a state of transcendence achieved through intuitive, unconventional means —by way of Hieronymus Bosch’s art.
“On ‘Moon Healer,’ we unravel the dismal narrative of a close friend consumed by an unwavering pursuit of enlightenment,” Davy said. “They achieve this through a compulsive embrace of hallucinogenic drugs. This storyline emerges from the foundation set in our earlier album, ‘Sun Eater,’ delving deeper into the intricacies brewing within our friend’s psyche.
“When under the influence of these drugs, this individual claimed to encounter entities and find themselves in indescribable worlds that defy rational comprehension. Many who undergo such experiences draw intriguing parallels between diverse facets of Gnostic philosophy, biblical depictions of angels and the stages of Bardo Thodol delineated in the Tibetan Book of the Dead. In the album’s opener, ‘Beyond the Chemical Doorway,’ our friend vividly voices his hallucinations, recounting the experience of breaching forbidden, gnostic-like realms, with each account culminating in the utter unraveling of his being.”
“Moon Healer” will be released on CD, digitally and on vinyl in the following color variants.
U.S.
Purple w/ Black Smoke
Blue And White Marbled
Pink And White Marbled
Magenta Marble (Independent Retailers)
E.U.
Dark Purple Marbled (1,000 copies)
Ice Blue Marbled (500 copies)
White w/ Purple Splattered (300 copies)
Blue/White Split Splattered (300 copies)
For pre-orders, visit metalblade.com/jobforacowboy.
“Moon Healer” track listing:
1. Beyond the Chemical Doorway
2. Etched in Oblivion
3. Grinding Wheels Of Ophanim
4. The Sun Gave Me Ashes So I Sought Out the Moon
5. Into the Crystalline Crypts
6. A Sorrow-Filled Moon
7. The Agony Sweeping Storm
8. The Forever Rot
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