After having stunned us all previously with their first single “The Great Mistake”, progressive death metal upstarts Black Crown Initiate have released a second song off their forthcoming album The Wreckage Of Stars. Alliteration abound “Withering Waves” is the new track and seems to follow the previous sound that BCI have indeed carved out for themselves but see’s a little more virtuosity with some technical riffs moving through to a soaring chorus tailing off with acoustic guitar reminding me of an almost folky Nevermore type sound. Soon to be heading out with Rivers of Nihil it seems that they will be one of the forerunners for debut of the year. With an intriguing set up and a different take on a genre that can be easily over saturated Black Crown Initiate will definitely be one to look out for.

The highly anticipated Wreckage Of Stars will be released September 30th via eOne.