New album, “Emergence”, out on October 13th!
Formed in 2013 Benjamin Gleason, Justin Mirarck and Pascal Faurie create consciousness-based music through the exploration of flotation tanks, philosophy, meditation, yoga, and other embodiment and mindfulness practices. Their music is an expression of the sensations experienced on this planet, the profoundness of the human experience and the beauty of all that is. Their success has achieved top reviews with Angry Metal Guy claiming, “we could be witnessing the birth of the next great progressive metal band” and Prog Magazine saying Source are “clearly ones to watch in their field.”
Emergence is the bands 4th studio album and continues a lot of themes from their previous album Ethereal Self. Emergence is about rebirth, hope, despair, acceptance and letting go.
Vocalist / guitarist Ben Gleason discusses the new album: “Emergence is about undergoing a huge transformation in the way I see the world because of my experiences during COVID. It starts with an expression of the freedom, and hope that I experienced during lockdown. I had just moved to the mountains and lockdown was kind of like a long wilderness vacation for me. I hadn’t experienced that much time off and that little responsibility in close to a decade. That experience showed me a new level of happiness which I didn’t know was possible and it inspired me.
“From that place I was able to do a lot of analysis on my early life and how it shaped me. I was able to find a new perspective on who I am. When lockdown ended and I had to reintegrate into society I was overcome by sadness, depression and anxiety because of how disconnected and hostile everyone had become towards each other. I had a very hard time finding happiness again after lockdown and it took almost two years. In that time I learned the true value of connection with other people and the power that art and creativity have over despair. Because of those experiences I also learned how to forgive those who have wronged me and who made me seek solitude throughout my life. The album ends with a story of acceptance and letting go.”
Entwining intelligent composition with melody at the core, you can hear a wide range of influences including Tool, Opeth and Chevelle.
Their debut album Return To Nothing was released in September 2016 on Pavement Entertainment and received a hugely positive response from music fans and press. Accolades included being named Metal Nexus’ #1 best album of 2016 and heavy Music HQ’s #9 best progressive metal album of 2016, and their video for single ‘Memories of Yesterday’ was supported by Axs TV, Promo Only, Club Com network and many more.
The success of the record earned them opening slots on tours with Hellyeah, In Flames and From Ashes to New, firmly establishing them in the US rock scene. 2019 saw the band release their stunning second album Totality. Their third album Ethereal Self was released in 2021 and is based on rejecting the conditioning through fear that is forced on people from government, religious and media institutions.
(Photograph by Randy Edwards)
