New album, “One Eye Opens”, out on November 20th!
Building on the foundations of their 2024 debut, “Age of the UFOnaut”, the band pushes its sound further into classic heavy metal and ’80s territory while retaining the heavy ’70s rock influences at the core of its identity. The album’s first single and opening track, “Who Are They Foolin’?”, is out now.
With “One Eye Opens”, Jupiter Cyclops expand on the sound established with their debut, bringing more of their ’80s influences to the surface. Across eight tracks, the album moves through traditional heavy metal and NWOBHM foundations while exploring proto-thrash, slower melodic songwriting and more atmospheric arrangements.
The album was written against a backdrop of what Jupiter Cyclops see as a society increasingly shaped by manipulation, control and fear. Those ideas inform both the title “One Eye Opens” and several of the songs, creating a thematic thread around awareness and the moment when accepted realities begin to be questioned.
Rather than following a single musical formula, the record moves between direct heavy metal, classic hard rock influences and longer, more developed compositions. It culminates in the 7:39 “The Initiates” before closing with its title track, “One Eye Opens”.
Jupiter Cyclops comments: “We are ready to unleash the tunes that we’ve been working on over the last couple of years. It will be bigger, heavier, with our most diverse songs yet. The album was written while watching the world lose it’s humanity in real time. Manipulation, control, fear and realizing modern life is built around keeping us asleep. If you follow us, you know we are about big riffs and hooks and this album is stacked. The album is finally coming and we can’t wait to share it in full volume.”
Jupiter Cyclops are a heavy metal band from Phoenix, Arizona. Formed in 2019 by vocalist Aaron Peltz, the project evolved from its early doom-oriented beginnings following the arrival of guitarist Dustin Lyon, later expanding into the current four-piece with bassist Jake Melius and drummer Sam Callender.
Following their 2024 debut album, “Age of the UFOnaut”, the band returns with sophomore full-length “One Eye Opens”, continuing its combination of classic heavy metal and hard rock with influences rooted in the ’70s and ’80s.
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