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After months of mounting anticipation and mass critical praise, Georgia bred metal powerhouse IRIST has released their debut album, Order of the Mind, via Nuclear Blast on March 27th 2020. It’s now available for purchase and stream at nuclearblast.com/irist-ootm . Without warning, IRIST exploded on the scene in January with the massive single ' Burning Sage ', which was lauded by Kerrang as having, “the throttle and swing of GOJIRA, the thoughtful bludgeoning of MESHUGGAH, the arcane sneer of HIGH ON FIRE”, and Revolver stating, “It's post-metal without the drawn-out pretense, it's hardcore without the corny bro-speak, and it worships at the foot of doom without the exhaustive passages that wear on the ear.” Since that moment, IRIST has experienced monumental breakout success, fueled by crushing singles like ' Severed ' and ' Creation '. Now, with the arrival of Order of the Mind, fans can witness firsthand the urgency and intensity of the album a...

Breakout Southern metal band IRIST will release their massively anticipated debut album, Order of the Mind, next Friday, March 27th with Nuclear Blast. In a much-needed distraction, the band has delivered a colossal new single, 'Creation', and accompanying video that can be viewed here: youtu.be/q1w8B22JIiw Although their record release show was cancelled due to COVID-19, IRIST’s new video for 'Creation' gives fans a taste of their incendiary live performance. Director Dan Almasy beautifully captures the song’s introspective spirit and powerful energy. “‘Creation' is an upbeat song on the surface, but it’s also meant to be meditative”, says guitarist Pablo Davila. “I think it somehow conveys a subtle “otherworldliness” that’s not easy to express. Dan Almasy did a great job of interpreting that vibe for us in this music video.” Digging in further, the lyrical concept of 'Creation' is a profound exercise in self-reflection that peels away at the laye...

A few weeks back, Georgian metal quintet IRIST dropped a bombshell new single, 'Burning Sage' on an unsuspecting metal world and in its wake left the scene buzzing about one of the South’s most exciting bands to come along in years. In a new video released by the band, they’ve invited fans into their world to find out a little more about them and the nature of their sound. Meet the band below. IRIST - INTRODUCTION TO THE BAND: youtu.be/Qyekg-tAE7U Pre-order your copy of Order of the Mind here: nuclearblast.com/irist-ootm Stream / pre-save / pre-add 'Burning Sage' and the album here: nblast.de/IRISTpreSave Watch the video for 'Burning Sage': youtu.be/sYk7vOpLVgg The framework for IRIST began in the summer of 2015 when South American born friends Pablo Davila (guitar) and Bruno Segovia (bass) conspired on a dream of finding success in music outside their native lands as iconic metal band Sepultura had done decades before. After relocating fro...