Dreamwell Premiere New Single & Music Video "Plath Vs. Kafka Vs. Romance" From Upcoming New Album "Hymns For The Denial Of God"

Self-described ‘post-skramz’ band Dreamwell are set to release their new album, “Hymns For The Denial Of God,” on August 28th through Prosthetic Records. “Plath Vs. Kafka Vs. Romance” has been released as the lead single from the record, accompanied by a video filmed by former Stray From The Path bassist/vocalist Anthony Altamura.

On the new record, the Rhode Island quartet turn their attention toward the darker aspects of organized religion, with vocalist Keziah “KZ” Staska explaining:

“The title embodies the theme. In the past, I was so inwardly focused; most of our songs were about myself and whatever I was emotionally dealing with. I wanted to make a record that wasn’t extremely introspective. The album interrogates the negative impact of organized religion when it’s misused to justify violence, genocide, and hatred of others. It’s not a purely atheistic statement either.

I’m choosing not to believe in a God who’s invoked to validate evil. The prevailing narrative in heavy music is often, ‘If you believe in God, you’re stupid.’ This isn’t our narrative. Believing in God isn’t wrong. I don’t think the mainstream God in the political landscape is the one we should be looking for though.”

The album was produced at Silver Bullet Studios in Burlington, CT, with Chris Teti (The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Fiddlehead) overseeing the sessions.

Speaking about the song, KZ stated:

“We wanted to embrace the more mosh-y early two-thousands style we’d been ignoring for a while. We hit it here. I wrote ‘Plath Vs. Kafka Vs. Romance’ at a time in my life when things were going pretty well for me. If I discussed being miserable in the lyrics, it would’ve been disingenuous. I don’t know how to write the songs I’ve come to be known for when things are okay though.

It was scary to not know what my creative process was going to look like. I’m basically saying, ‘I wish I knew how to write songs about being happy, but I don’t. I don’t know what to do with my writing when I’m not miserable.’”

“Hymns For The Denial Of God” track list:

01 – “Hypercrucifixation”
02 – “Sissy Hate Machine”
03 – “Anti-Christ’s Testimony”
04 – “A Crisis Of Realization”
05 – “Apostates & Gentiles”
06 – “Plath Vs. Kafka Vs. Romance”
07 – “I Dreamt I Survived An Extinction Event”
08 – “Carrion Birds On The Ark”
09 – “Your Ichthys Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore”
10 – “Cherub Rock Of Gibraltar”