North Of South – New Latitudes (2018)
For fans of Amorphis, Opeth, Novembre, Haken, Evergrey
Release Date: September 28, 2018
Label and Distribution: Rockshots Records
Publicist – Jon Asher – ashermedia(@)gmail.com
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Release Date: September 28, 2018
Label and Distribution: Rockshots Records
Track Listing:
1. The Human Equation
2. Nobody Knows
3. Balanced Paradox
4. Before We Die
5. Crystal Waters
6. There’s No Glamour In Death
7. Time Will Tell
8. Faith Is Not Hope
9. Montreux
Album Credits
- María G. Beberide (Backing Vocals on “The Human Equation”, “Nobody Knows” and “Balanced Paradox”)
- All music and lyrics written by Chechu Gómez
- Produced by Zoilo Unreal & Chechu Gómez
- Engineered, mixed and mastered by Zoilo Unreal
- “New Latitudes” was composed in León, Spain (the very real North of South) and recorded at Zoilo Unreal Studios (Marín, Pontevedra, Spain)
- Artwork by José Luis González Macías
Live Line-Up
Chechu Gómez (Guitar, Bass, Keyboards and Synths, Vocals & Drum Programming)
Discography
*DEBUT – New Latitudes (LP) (2018)
L-R – Chechu Nos (Guitar and Vocals)
SHORT BIO
Spain’s North of South brings to the table a hard to classify metal that could be labeled as Progressive Metal with Jazz, Death, Pop and Latin influences. Founded by guitarist Chechu Gómez (aka “Chechu Nos”), this project is the result of blending and amalgamating completely different elements and influences, such as At The Gates’ melodic punch, Carlos Santana’s Hispanic sounds, Opeth’s compositional deepness, The Police’s rich substrate-Pop, Anathema’s emotional power and Kate Bush’s chameleonic diversity.
Refusing to conform to genre standards and with a passion for his homeland, the first album “New Latitudes” will be released on September 28, 2018, adding an innovative, Mediterranean, and emotional dimension to the metal genre.
LONG BIO
Spain’s North of South brings to the table a hard to classify metal that could be labeled as Progressive Metal with Jazz, Death, Pop and Latin influences. Founded by guitarist Chechu Gómez (aka “Chechu Nos”), this project is the result of blending and amalgamating completely different elements and influences, such as At The Gates’ melodic punch, Carlos Santana’s Hispanic sounds, Opeth’s compositional deepness, The Police’s rich substrate-Pop, Anathema’s emotional power and Kate Bush’s chameleonic diversity.
Similarly, the literary influence of authors such as Jorge Luis Borges, Orson Scott Card and William Shakespeare can be found in the songs of debut album “New Latitudes”, that, conceptually, gravitates around esoteric subjects like the enigma of time, the human condition, it’s challenges, and our own personal contradictions.
A longtime metal fan and guitar player, Chehu awaited his moment to begin writing his own songs and in 2017, that dream took flight. Situated in the captivating city of León, Spain, the geographical location influenced Chechu’s decision on his project’s name: “It makes reference to my city and my country. León is located in the north of Spain (from my country’s perspective) but in the south of Europe (from the continent’s perspective). In some way, the same interpretation is valid from a planetarian perspective as Spain is, more or less, in between what is considered the first and the third world.”
He goes on to explain the unique soundscape that can be found in his music:
“The most important meaning [of the name] is the metaphorical one: the convergence of different cultures, the contrast of heaviness and melody, the mixing of different musical genres and, finally, the addition of southern/Mediterranean/latin sounds to Metal. You have the solid, hard, metallic element (North) blended with the warm, melodic, groovy ingredient (South).”
Refusing to conform to genre standards and with a passion for his homeland, the first album “New Latitudes” will be released on September 28, 2018, adding an innovative, Mediterranean, and emotional dimension to the metal genre.
CDs and digital downloads available on Rockshots Records, iTunes, and Spotify.
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