COVID-19 has slowed some artists, but not all. Doom crew Yatra—whose debut Death Ritual came out in 2018—are slated to release All is Lost, their second album since 2020 began, in October. The follow up to January’s Blood of the Night, All is Lost continues the fusion of psychedelia and corrosive sludge that defines Yatra’s sound.
“All is Lost” begins with a black metal-esque intro, melodic tremolo picking giving way to gritty, riff-driven sludge like followers of the band would expect.
“’All Is Lost’ is about the space that exists between twilight and dawn and that space as a metaphor to good and evil, and light and dark, and life and death, which I write about a lot,” guitarist and vocalist Dana Helmuth tells Decibel. “Where that minute space lies and its relation to mankind and our current existence could be somewhat of a zombie or vampire state within that metaphor. ‘Riders of the midnight kingdom. Die before your flesh has turned. Reapers ride the blackest winds, harvesting a death foretold.’
“I actually wrote this song before our current pandemic reality, and we had performed it live twice. This song and ‘Talons of Eagles’ were the two from the album we were taking out on our tours that were all cancelled. All Is Lost seemed a fitting title for our current state of things, and the album title.”
You can listen to “All is Lost” below and head to Grimoire Records to pre-order the new album.
