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The doom bell tolls roughly every four years for Indiana\u2019s Apostle Of Solitude<\/strong>. Formed in 2004 by former The Gates Of Slumber<\/strong> drummer Chuck Brown<\/strong>, the band followed their 2008 \u201cSincerest Misery\u201d<\/strong> debut with \u201cLast Sunrise\u201d<\/strong> in 2010, then, in between two splits and a demo, released \u201cOf Woe And Wounds\u201d<\/strong> in 2014, which also served as their first album for Italy\u2019s Cruz Del Sur Music<\/strong>. Just in time, Apostle Of Solitude<\/strong> greets the legions of doom in early 2018 with their fourth studio album, \u201cFrom Gold To Ash\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Recorded in September 2017 at Russian Recording<\/strong> in Bloomington, Indiana with studio owner and engineer Mike Bridavsky<\/strong>, \u201cFrom Gold To Ash\u201d<\/strong> offers seven songs of ambitious and equally aching doom. Largely defined by the heartfelt and emotive vocals of Brown<\/strong>, \u201cFrom Gold To Ash\u201d<\/strong> covers a wide spectrum of doom, from thundering gallops, mid-tempo bashers to reflective, melodic romps. With songs as voluminous as this, it\u2019s no surprise the songwriting process for Apostle Of Solitude<\/strong> (who are rounded out by guitarist Steve Janiak<\/strong>, bassist Mike Naish <\/strong>and drummer Corey Webb<\/strong>) is one of deliberation and utmost care.<\/p>\n \u201cSome of the origins of these new songs started not long after the last record was released,\u201d says Brown<\/strong>. \u201cAnd yeah, it\u2019s a pretty collaborative effort when we get to the final version of the song. Oftentimes, I will bring in a rough idea and arrangement of something and then we mess around with it together and try different arrangements, transitions, tempos, etc., and eventually settle on what it turns out to be collectively.\u00a0Vocals are a bit different. Sometimes myself or Steve <\/strong>have things in mind that we want to do separately and sometimes we work on them together.\u00a0Just varies from song to song.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFrom Gold To Ash\u201d<\/strong> starts with the savage and gritty guitar chugs of \u201cOverlord\u201d<\/strong>, and gradually starts to take shape with the Sabbath<\/strong> thunder-clap of \u201cRuination Be Thy Name\u201d<\/strong>, a cut that features some of Brown<\/strong>\u2019s most elaborate singing to date. After the soft peddles found on interlude \u201cAutumn Moon\u201d<\/strong>, the slow-crawl guitar harmonies of \u201cKeeping The Lighthouse\u201d<\/strong> and dominating lurch of \u201cMy Heart Is Leaving Here\u201d<\/strong> find Apostle Of Solitude<\/strong> playing at near-funeral doom tempos. The sorrow continues with \u201cMonochrome (Discontent)\u201d<\/strong> and \u201cGrey Farewell\u201d<\/strong>, where Brown <\/strong>unfurls soulful, yet melancholic vocal lines, which, according to the singer, was a point of emphasis during songwriting sessions.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was definitely a concerted effort to have ample vocal harmonies throughout the songs,\u201d he notes. \u201cWe\u2019re all big fans of artists that capitalize on the depth it adds to music when using vocal harmonies.\u00a0For the most part, what we attempt to do from song-to-song or album-to-album is just improve upon something that we did prior and stay creative and not be too afraid to try something new and most importantly, be content that we worked hard and were genuine in doing so.\u201d<\/p>\n Upon the release of \u201cFrom Gold To Ash\u201d<\/strong>, Apostle Of Solitude<\/strong> plan on hitting the road in the United States and Europe.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom Gold To Ash\u201d<\/strong> will be released on Compact Disc, Gatefold LP, Limited Gatefold LP and Digital by Cruz Del Sur Music<\/strong> on Feb 23,2018.<\/p>\n