Allegaeon’s New Album ‘The Ossuary Lens’ Coming This April, Drop Single “Driftwood”
With a killer tour coming up next month, technical death metal band Allegaeon announced earlier today that they’ll be releasing their seventh full-length album titled The Ossuary Lens on April 4 via Metal Blade Records. Not only that, but they sought to drop the record’s first single “Driftwood.”
Speaking of the album’s overarching concept, vocalist Ezra Haynes said it’s got a whole lot to do about death — hence the whole “ossuary” thing.
“Each song essentially is a different topic, however there is always a different perspective of death tied to each subject. Since the entire album revolves around this overarching theme of death, and the different viewpoints associated with it, we found ourselves very attached to the word ‘Ossuary,’ and since the album takes look at death through different points of view, we found The Ossuary Lens to be very fitting for the album title.”
As for the single itself, guitarist Greg Burgess said the song’s been with the band for a while now
“This song holds a special place in Allegaeon history, honestly. This piece was written for Apoptosis by our then-brand new bassist Booboo. In its original form, it was so tech death, I don’t think we knew how to incorporate it into the Allegaeon sound when he submitted it. Fast forward six years and, as we were kicking around ideas for this album, I remembered the piece, and asked Booboo if he wouldn’t mind if I took a crack at possibly rearranging its format a little smoother into the Allegaeon sound. I just wanted there to be a little bit more repetition of some parts. The song turned out amazing. Always goes to show – never throw out anything as you never know when it’ll come back.”
The Ossuary Lens will be released on April 4 via Metal Blade Records, but you can preorder your copy now. Allegaeon will also be co-headlining a tour with Warbringer next month. The full list of dates can be found below and you can get your tickets today.
The Ossuary Lens Track Listing:
1. Refraction
2. Chaos Theory
3. Driftwood
4. Dies Irae
5. The Swarm
6. Carried By Delusion
7. Dark Matter Dynamics
8. Imperial
9. Wake Circling Above
10. Scythe
WABRINGER “The Vortex Of Violence” North American Co-Headline Tour w/Allegaeon
Support from Skeletal Remains & Summoning The Lich
03/18/25: San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick
03/19/25: Phoenix, AZ @ Last Exit Live
03/20/25: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
03/21/25: Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street Collective
03/22/25: Haltom City, TX @ Haltom Theater
03/23/25: Austin, TX @ Come and Take it Live
03/24/25: Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock
12/30/99: Conduit, @ Orlando
03/26/25: Orlando, FL @ Conduit
03/27/25: Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligan’s
03/28/25: Bensalem, PA @ Broken Goblet
03/29/25: Brooklyn, NY @ Woodshop
03/30/25: Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electriques
03/31/25: Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
04/01/25: Detroit, MI @ The Sanctuary
04/02/25: Chicago, IL @ Reggies
04/03/25: Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
04/04/25: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater
04/05/25: Denver, CO @ HQ
04/06/25: Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
04/08/25: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
04/09/25: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
04/10/25: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
04/11/25: San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
04/12/25: Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
