Canadian Doom Quartet Loviatar Explore Our Loss of Control in New Video “Horse In Thrall”

Canadian doom quartet, Loviatar, has released a new track from their new album, Lightless. The song, titled “Horse In Thrall,” has an accompanying performance video, filmed by Andrew Robillard at Wolf Lake Studios in November 2019. Lightless will be released this Friday, April 3 through Prosthetic Records.

Of the track, drummer JP Sadek comments: “On an album that’s about the absence of faith and hope, ‘Horse in Thrall’ is the practical examination of subjugation. In part inspired by Emile Zola’s Germinal, it’s less a manifesto and more a manifestation of the loss of control in our day to day activities. For whom do we work and why? The entire track is a build from a quiet mix of melodies to a strident crescendo, as exploitation only ends with death.”

Recorded by their bass player, Mike Bond at Wolf Lake Studios – the recording facility he co-owns with drummer, JP – in the forest of Lac-des-Loups, Quebec, Loviatar had the space to experiment and reshape as they went. With no time constraints or outside pressures, the pieces fell into place at their own pace. Mixing and mastering was also handled by Mike to put the finishing touches to this overcast missive.

Lightless Track Listing:

1. Suffocating Delirium
2. Horse in Thrall
3. Cave In
4. Silica
5. All The Witches You Failed to Burn
6. Lightless

Artwork for ‘Lifeless’ by Loviatar