Patriarchs In Black has signed with Metalville Records for the release of their third studio album, Visioning, to be released this summer.
Former Type O Negative and Danzig drummer Johnny Kelly and guitarist riff writer Dan Lorenzo formed Patriarchs In Black at the end of 2021. The project included well known guests on vocals and bass including Karl Agell (COC Blind/Lie Heavy), Jimmy Gnecco and Dewey Bragg (Kill Devil Hill/Bill Ward) among others.
Their debut single ‘Demon of Regret’ came out January 2022 and the full album Reach For The Scars in July that year. They followed that with the My Veneration album in October 2023, featuring multiple guest vocalists and bassists as the current album in development.
Glorenzo has written a dozen new songs for the album, and commented: “It’s so fun and not putting too much pressure on singers to come up with one or two amazing lyrics and melodies a year. I write a lot of riffs/music,” and that the album was coming together “very easily”.
Beside drummer Johnny Kelly, the record will feature assorted great singers and bass players, like Dave Neabore (Dog Eat Dog), Karl Agell (Corrosion Of Confirmity), Eric Morgan (A Pale Horse Named Death), Mark Sunshine (Riotgod), Jason McMaster (Watchtower), Kyle Thomas (Exhorder).
The songs on Visioning combine elements of classic doom metal with modern sounds as well as excursions into hardcore/crossover. The album was mixed and mastered at JROD Productions by Jon Cioicari.
