U.S. underground progressive metal band PARIUS have announced their new album, "Alchestronomy", a long-form work that brings together 15 years of the band's career. The band have also unveiled the album's first single, 'Chrysopoeia', ahead of the record's release on November 13 via Willowtip Records.

The album's most striking feature isn't simply its length. "Alchestronomy" is conceived as a single epic suite spanning 36 minutes, while simultaneously encompassing seven distinct songs built around traditional structures. The band describe this approach as following in the footsteps of long-form progressive works such as Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence and Cassandra Gemini.

At the heart of the album lies an ideological conflict between an alchemist and an astronomer. According to PARIUS, both characters believe they know the method that will grant them immortality, while the album is constructed as a kind of "musical inkblot test" shaped around this opposition.

Another defining aspect of the record for the band is the absence of modern audio-editing techniques during the recording process. "Alchestronomy" was recorded without interventions such as quantization or pitch correction, making it a direct snapshot of a period in PARIUS's 15-year career.

The album's first single, 'Chrysopoeia', offers the first glimpse of this approach.

On "Alchestronomy", Louis Thierry handles vocals, Ryan Rauch plays guitar, Kenny Rentz bass, and Dan Silver drums, while Diego Tejeida appears as a special guest on keyboards. PARIUS produced the album, with Jamie King handling mixing and mastering. The artwork was painted by Stephen Andrade, while the PARIUS logo was illustrated by Christophe Szpajdel.

The album will be released on November 13 via Willowtip Records in digipak CD, limited-edition longbox CD, gatefold LP, and digital formats. Pre-orders are currently available through the band's Bandcamp page.

"Alchestronomy"

I. 'Alchemy' – 5:49
II. 'Unbecoming of a Gentleman' – 3:47
III. 'Celestial Sea' – 3:45
IV. 'Chrysopoeia' – 3:14
V. 'Equivalent Exchange' – 6:14
VI. 'Blind Eyed Starlight' – 6:01
VII. 'Astronomy' – 7:54

parius.bandcamp.com/album/alchestronomy