Full Length Debut "Dark Matter" To Be Released By Distant Sun

Russian power/speed metal act Distant Sun, featuring Shadowhost members Konan Molodtsov (bass) and Alexey Markov (guitars/vocals), will release "Dark Matter," the debut full-length album, on May 30th through Metalism Records. It will be available as a CD and digital format.

The album is the follow-up to 2012 EP "Sunless Citadel" (Sublimity Records) and features 10 songs in the finest traditions of melodic European power metal, bolstered with elements of American thrash metal. A deluxe digipack edition, which will include several bonus cover songs, will be released later in the year.

The band has released a lyric video for new track "Matrix Hacked," which can be viewed below.

Though Distant Sun's main influences are speed and power metal bands like Annihilator, Iced Earth, Blind Guardian and Rage, listeners will note a James Hetfield (Metallica) vocal style. No keyboards or drum samples were used during the recording, and the overall sound brings the feel of the heavy '90s. The drums on "Dark Matter" were recorded in Kiev, Ukraine, while the remainder was produced in various Moscow studios. The lyrics deal with a variety of topics, including science fiction, space travel, mysticism, fantasy and adventure. The cover art was designed by W. Smerdulak (Arkonw) and can be seen below.

The band is planning its very first gigs for the autumn of 2015 in promotion of "Dark Matter," after which Distant Sun will begin work on a sophomore full-length.

The track listing for "Dark Matter" is:

1. Prophet of the Mean
2. Kill the Fremen
3. Dark Matter
4. Godsdoom
5. Matrix Hacked
6. Shattered Empire
7. Gifts of Journey
8. Healer of Souls
9. Apocalypto
10. Zero to Hero

Check out "Matrix Hacked" here: