SMOULDER’s announcement for ‘Crush the Neophytes’ identifies the song as the third single from Witch Wife in an Alien World, the Canadian/American band’s third studio album. The press material supplied by ClawHammer PR also details the eight-song record’s recording locations, production credits and a bilingual song.
The album was recorded between Soundwell Studio in Espoo, Finland, and Swift Road Studios in Chicago, Illinois. Roland Rodas handled mixing and mastering. These credits accompany an announcement that places ‘Crush the Neophytes’ fourth in the album’s track sequence.
Elsewhere on the record, ‘Noitien Loitsu’ is described in the announcement as SMOULDER’s first song sung half in English and half in Finnish. It features a guest solo from Bootleg Henkka of Havukruunu. Ian Miller created the album cover.
The supplied sequence runs from ‘Water Wars’ and ‘Shadow of the Vulture’ through ‘Noitien Loitsu’ and ‘Crush the Neophytes.’ The remaining tracks are ‘Empathy’s Wrath,’ ‘Their Name Lives On,’ ‘Cathedral of the Trees’ and ‘Smouldering Remains.’
The announcement names Cruz Del Sur Music as the album’s label. The single’s premiere status and the album’s regional release dates and current availability remain unverified; no completed premiere or release is confirmed here.
