Becoming the Archetype recently announced their first album since 2012’s I AM. The band will release Children of the Great Extinction via Solid State Records on August 26, and today they’ve shared the video for their new single, “The Remnant.”
Not only is the band returning from an extended hiatus, but Jason Wisdom also returns to the vocal helm. He has this to say about the new song:
“‘The Remnant’ is a very important track for me as a lynchpin of the story on this album. Not only is it one of the heaviest and grooviest songs on the record, but it was the first lyrical piece I wrote for the album and launched the whole idea for the concept.”
He continues: “It also bears the original name of the band —we were called ‘The Remnant’ before we changed it to Becoming the Archetype. So the song is symbolically a way of tying everything back together with the whole history of the band.”
10 years since their last release, Becoming the Archetype’s sixth full-length is a cinematic trip bolstered by soaring clean vocals, technically proficient instrumentation, and a fascinating sci-fi concept.
“Thematically, it reflects the reality of our current humanitarian situation,” shares guitarist and keyboardist Seth Hecox.
“Existential dread pervades our existence. People have experience with real monsters in addition to facing our own mortality. These things are evident not only in metal culture, but greater culture as well. We touch upon all of this as well as the possibility of redemption and salvation from those terrors.”
According to Jason Wisdom, “This new album isn’t just about making more music, but about re-capturing the original artistic spirit of the band. Children of the Great Extinction is not just another BtA album. It is a fully realized vision of Becoming the Archetype that we’ve always wanted to put forth.”
Wisdom sums it up best, saying, “When you hear it, I hope you think, ‘Becoming the Archetype is back!'”
Children of the Great Extinction will be available August 26 and is now available for pre-order.
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