NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – June 25, 2026
Streaming Now! Denver Prog Metal ENTROPIST Debut Concept Album “The Vision”
Produced, Mixed, and Mastered by Jamie King (BTBAM, The Contortionist)
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L-R – Matt Gleason – Drums, Parker Kitching – Lead Vocals, Solomon Smith – Guitars/Backup Vocals, Will Vinson – Guitars, Jeremy Smith – Bass
Photo Credit – Entropist
Denver, Colorado’s Entropist has rapidly emerged as one of progressive metal’s most compelling new voices, crafting a sound vocalist Parker Kitching calls “a love letter to metal.” Their music fuses the ambition of progressive metal, the weight of deathcore, the precision of djent, and the emotional depth of post‑hardcore into a sweeping, cinematic style defined by technical mastery and immersive storytelling.
Formed from a decade‑long bond between Solomon Smith (guitar/vocals), Parker Kitching (vocals), Jeremy Smith (bass), and Matt Gleason (drums), Entropist’s origins trace back to 2013 in Greeley, Colorado, where the members first connected as college roommates and neighbors. United by a shared obsession with prog metal and djent, the group spent their early years carpooling to Denver shows, dissecting new releases together, and eventually jamming in their living room with Matt’s drum kit set up beside the couch.
Life pulled the members in different directions after college, but the spark reignited during the COVID era when Solomon began revisiting old material and reconnecting with the band through long Discord calls, shared Guitar Pro files, and late‑night idea exchanges. The lineup solidified with the addition of guitarist Will Vinson, whose creativity and technical approach elevated the band’s sound into its fully realized form.
Their debut album, “The Vision,” is being released on June 26, 2026, and marks a bold and ambitious entrance. A dual‑layered concept record, the album intertwines a fantastical narrative of demons, celestial beings, and the void with a grounded exploration of mental struggle, nihilism, and the search for meaning. Written largely from the perspectives of the story’s characters, the album is designed as a front‑to‑back experience filled with recurring motifs, callbacks, and evolving themes.
Musically, Entropist draws from Between the Buried and Me, Meshuggah, Opeth, and The Contortionist, yet their sound remains unmistakably their own. Solomon’s intricate compositions form the backbone of the record, while the rest of the band shaped the material through relentless collaboration and experimentation. The result is a dynamic, through‑composed progressive metal odyssey that spans everything from crushing downtuned heaviness to atmospheric passages, soaring vocal harmonies, and genre‑bending rhythmic exploration.
To bring the album’s massive sound to life, Entropist enlisted renowned producer Jamie King, whose work with BTBAM and The Contortionist helped define modern progressive metal. His mixing and mastering elevated the band’s wide‑ranging ideas into a cohesive, powerful whole. The album’s visual identity comes from a hand‑painted canvas by Solomon’s wife, Shannon Bortfeldt, whose impressionist artwork captures the emotional and narrative weight of the story’s opening moments.
On stage, Entropist has already shared the bill with Nightwraith, So This Is Suffering, Eternal Bloom, The Dawn Chose Orion, WOR, and Fused by Defiance, bringing their intense, immersive sound to audiences across Colorado.
With a debut album that spans genres, tells a sweeping story, and showcases the band’s technical and emotional range, Entropist is poised to become a defining voice in modern progressive metal. Their music is ambitious, meticulously crafted, and driven by a genuine passion for the genre, and “The Vision” is only the beginning.
Listen to the album’s full stream premiere on NoCleanSinging HERE.
“The Vision” will be available on all digital platforms as of June 26, 2026.
Album pre-order – https://entropistcolorado.bandcamp.com/
Add to your Spotify playlist – https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZHLaSydJSPqval3Cd0cjs
Lyric Video – Intense Warmth – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUZw7YAAaB0
Lyric Video – Creation – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ9DAdwSXto
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Track Listing:
1. Intense Warmth (4:00)
2. Devour Us (6:34)
3. I Hunger (5:34)
4. The Ritual (8:36)
5. Desert of Limbo (6:04)
6. The Wandering (6:47)
7. Creation (8:49)
8. Revelation (14:12)
Album Length: 1:00:40
Album Band Line Up:
Solomon Smith – Guitar
Will Vinson – Guitar
Jeremy Smith – Bass
Matt Gleason – Drums
Parker Kitching – Vocals
Cecily Meade – Violin
Live Band Line Up:
Solomon Smith – Guitar
Will Vinson – Guitar
Jeremy Smith – Bass
Matt Gleason – Drums
Parker Kitching – Vocals
More info:
https://www.facebook.com/EntropistBand
https://www.instagram.com/entropistband
About: Entropist is a Denver‑based progressive metal band blending technical musicianship, emotional storytelling, and genre‑spanning heaviness. After reconnecting during the pandemic and completing their lineup with guitarist Will Vinson, the band has crafted a sound that is ambitious, immersive, and unapologetically metal. They have shared the stage with Nightwraith, So This Is Suffering, Eternal Bloom, The Dawn Chose Orion, WOR, and Fused by Defiance.
Album Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: Entropist
• All songs written by: Entropist
• Produced by: Jamie King
• Mixed by: Jamie King
• Mastered by: Jamie King
• Album Artwork by: Shannon Bortfeldt
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“Although this was a lengthy album, it was also one where you could feed off the energy of each song. Their musicianship, is second to none, and each song was carefully crafted to lead you through the journey and come out at the end alive, but definitely bruised and battered. 8/10” – Metal Temple
“What an amazing Prog Death debut this is, if you’re into bands like Rivers of Nihil, BTBAM and some of Obscura, then absolutely add this one to your lists! Rating: 9.2/10” – Drako’s Metal Reviews
“Progressive Newcomers Entropist seek The Vision through Creation” – The ProgSpace
“The Vision is clearly a very ambitious work… an extensive album that’s colorful, repeatedly arresting, and an effective representation of the fantastical narrative that unfolds through the lyricism… As a piece of music, it’s as eye‑opening as the cover art, initially mesmerizing and then exhilarating… These first two songs prove what a good idea it was to bring in Jamie King. The production displays an evenness of mix and a clarity that befits the talents of all the performers… So many things happen in each track, and each one differs in important ways from the others… Both songs are well worth all the minutes they ask of you. (on “Creation” and “Revelation”)” – No Clean Singing
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