Stream Ancestors' Post-Metal Masterpiece 'Suspended in Reflections' via Invisible Oranges

Southern California's Ancestors will release the long-awaited, sonically vast Suspended in ReflectionsLP tomorrow, but fans can now stream the album in full a day early via Invisible Oranges. Already garnering praise from the likes of Revolver, Decibel. Metal Injection and more across the globe, the expansive six tracks evoke a cathartic melancholia through ebbs of volume, flowing melody and echoing vocals. The band will also return to Europe this fall with fellow heavy rock purveyors Elder, with US dates to come. Without further ado, Ancestors has returned.

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Hailing from Los Angeles, the now-three-piece Ancestors create mighty, modern soundscapes, taking their time in writing their fifth album, and first with Daniel Pouliot (Horse the Band, Silver Snakes). Explains guitarist and vocalist Justin Maranga, "The most important change was the removal of ego from the writing and recording process. We tried to step out from behind our respective instruments to write the best album we could. We made a beautiful record as a team."

Indeed, the band steps out from the expected; proggy strings ("Into the Fall") and jazzy bass lines ("Release") prove that the three piece is not confirmed to any specific genre of music. The use of an Aeolian-Skinner church organ, however - an instrument with close to 1,941 pipes - woven throughout the album, is proof that these excursions are not blind experiments, but landmarks of a sonic path that this band has carefully chosen.

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