Readers who have spent any significant amount of time on The Bad Penny are well aware that one of our favorite bands is Cloak. The goth-tinged black-metal band from Atlanta topped our list of best 2023 albums with their last record, Black Flame Eternal, which frontman Scott Taysom had previously spoken about extensively with us both before and after its completion. The following year, Taysom gave us an early peek at what Cloak had in store for their follow-up. We also exclusively reported on the band’s departure from Season of Mist, which had put out its previous releases, and signing to Metal Blade.
Last week, we started our new chapter of Cloak coverage by highlighting their new video – and first for their upcoming album – for the song “Nigredo – Initium” (check it out farther down in this post). On Tuesday of last week, Metal Blade announced that Cloak’s fourth album and first for the label will be called Above, Below, & Through and arrive on Feb. 12. Over the weekend, Taysom honored us by speaking with The Bad Penny before any other music outlet about the new record.
What follows is a condensed version of our conversation, in which Taysom opens up about seeing shadowy apparitions in the night, sleep paralysis, his interpretation of Carl Jung and why Cloak’s new album is their most introverted one to date.
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