WHITE STONES: OPETH Bassist’s Solo Project Issue ‘Infected Soul’ Playthrough Video
May 18th, 2020
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Death metal project White Stones, a solo endeavour for Opeth bassist Martín Méndez, have released an official playthrough video for the track ‘Infected Soul’, which can be viewed below.
White Stones issued debut full-length studio album Kuarahy on March 20th, 2020 through Nuclear Blast Records.
The creative process for Kuarahy began during a year-long break following touring commitments in support of Opeth’s September 2016 outing Sorceress. “I’ve always written music at home but never had the confidence to do anything like this,” said Méndez. “I never wrote a song, never presented something I wrote for Mikael (Åkerfeldt, Opeth singer / songwriter). I didn’t have any direction; I came up with the first song for fun. White Stones has nothing to do with Opeth, I see no relation between the two. I played Kuarahy to Mikael a few months ago, he really liked it and was happy for me. Everyone in the band has side projects, it’s important. We tour so much you can become consumed by it; it has been really nice to do something different. White Stones has renewed my strength and energy.”
Kuarahy is named after Méndez’s birthplace in Uruguay. “I feel strongly connected to Uruguay still,” he reflected. “I wanted to write music related to that – the sun on the Uruguayan flag I transformed into the White Stones logo; there are a lot of small things that connect the record to that place. Kuarahy is the native Uruguayan people’s word for ‘Sun’.”
Kuarahy was recorded at the Farm Of Sounds studios in Barcelona, Spain and produced by Martin Mendez himself, while Jamie Gomez at the Orgone Studio near Woburn in Bedfordshire, England was responsible for mixing and mastering.
Opeth’s Frederik Akesson plays lead guitar on all tracks except for ‘The One’, which features a guest solo from former Katatonia and Bloodbath guitarist Per Eriksson.
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The track listing is as follows:
01. ‘Kuarahy’
02. ‘Rusty Shell’
03. ‘Worms’
04. ‘Drowned In Time’
05. ‘The One’
06. ‘Guyra’
07. ‘Ashes’
08. ‘Infected Soul’
09. ‘Taste Of Blood’
10. ‘Jasy’
White Stones’ line-up is as follows:
Martín Méndez (bass and guitars, Opeth)
Eloi Boucherie (vocals, Vidres A La Sang)
Jordi Farré (drums, Vidres A La Sang / ex-Cruciamentum)
João Sassetti (live lead guitar, ex-Nuckin’ Futs)
Albert Martí (live rhythm guitar, Vidres A La Sang / Foscor)
A music video was released for the track ‘Worms’. In addition, official lyric videos were released for the songs ‘Drowned In Time’ and ‘Rusty Shell’. All three clips can also be viewed below.
