{"id":2172,"date":"2015-06-05T19:17:43","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T18:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eyeplug.net\/magazine\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2011-06-08T14:31:56","modified_gmt":"2011-06-08T14:31:56","slug":"amebix-%e2%80%93-%e2%80%98knights-of-the-black-sun%e2%80%99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/amebix-%e2%80%93-%e2%80%98knights-of-the-black-sun%e2%80%99\/","title":{"rendered":"Amebix \u2013 \u2018Knights of the Black Sun\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>(single, Easy Action)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A taster for the forthcoming <em>Sonic Mass<\/em> album, set for release this September, \u2018Knights of the Black Sun\u2019 is the Amebix\u2019s first new material for 24 years. Described by vocalist\/bassist Rob \u2018The Baron\u2019 Miller as, \u2018A coming of age for our music\u2019, the single can perhaps best be viewed as a continuation of the developmental curve that has lain dormant since 1987\u2019s <em>Monolith <\/em>LP.<\/p>\n<p>This development is largely predicated upon the trio\u2019s increased mastery of their instruments, which enables them to expand into more complex arrangements far removed from the direct assault of early material such as the mighty-but-basic \u2018Arise\u2019 and \u2018Curfew\u2019. Whereas Rob\u2019s bass would previously have been employed to titanic sledgehammer effect, here it is employed to add subtle infusions to a track that begins gently, before building toward an ominous anthemic peak.<\/p>\n<p>Underpinned by insistent riffage, discreet synths and thundering toms, Rob\u2019s melcholic, reflective vocals convey the mythic lyrical content effectively to evoke a sense of frosted, bleak abandonment that is described by the band as \u2018a lighter moment\u2019 from forthcoming long player.<\/p>\n<p>To order the exclusive 12\u201d pressing of the single from Easy Action, click <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyaction.co.uk\/detail\/EXIST122\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Offical Amebix Site: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amebix.net\/\">http:\/\/www.amebix.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(single, Easy Action) A taster for the forthcoming Sonic Mass album, set for release this September, \u2018Knights of the Black Sun\u2019 is the Amebix\u2019s first new material for 24 years. Described by vocalist\/bassist Rob \u2018The Baron\u2019 Miller as, \u2018A coming of age for our music\u2019, the single can perhaps best be viewed as a continuation &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,92,80],"tags":[300,302,121,301,328],"series":[],"class_list":["post-2172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-post-punk","category-punk","tag-amebix","tag-easy-action","tag-eyeplug","tag-knights-of-the-black-sun","tag-sonic-mass"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2172"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeplug.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=2172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}