Bristol-based trio Epimetheus have offered up a fresh taste of their upcoming debut album with the release of a new single, “Drift Beyond”. The track is taken from their first full-length record, Perseus 9, which is set to land on February 6th, 2026.
For a band that describes their guitar tone as sounding like a “train derailment,” there’s a surprising amount of nuance here. “Drift Beyond” balances the band’s penchant for crushing doom riffs with a more accessible, shoegaze-tinged structure. It’s heavy, sure, but there’s a hooky undercurrent that pulls you through the noise.
Speaking about the track, vocalist and bassist Ben explains the literary inspiration behind it:
“I wanted to write a track that felt completely different to the rest of the album, while retaining the vital ingredients that make a song feel like an Epimetheus song… Lyrically, I was very taken by the idea of grief as laid out by Philip K. Dick in Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said.
“This very much served as the basis for my lyrics on ‘Drift Beyond’, which explore the idea of grief being reciprocal – two parties accompany each other as far as they can possibly go on this plane of existence and then part, taking with them a piece of each other.”
The album itself, Perseus 9, was recorded live in a practice room to capture the raw energy of their live set, with engineering by Stan Braddock and mastering by Chris Fielding (Conan). It promises to be a sci-fi-infused journey through themes of betrayal and dreams, all wrapped up in a thick wash of downtuned guitars.
If you’re in the area, the band will be celebrating the release with a launch show at the Exchange in Bristol on February 7th.
Perseus 9 tracklist:
- Earthbound
- Coalesce
- Drift Beyond
- Held No More
- Perseus 9
- Calling
- Terraform
You can check out the visualiser for “Drift Beyond” below.
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