FULL ALBUM PREMIERE - Caprahed – Empire

 

 

FULL ALBUM PREMIERE

Caprahed – Empire

Welcome to the first FULL ALBUM PREMIERE of 2025! It’s a one song, made up out of four parts, lo-fi, doom punk narrative called EMPIRE! Delivered by one man project Caprahed. Which is an entirely solo project by Phil Howlett (Lucifer's Fall, Solemn Ceremony, Zlórtcht & Rote Mare) who aims to mix Doom, Metal, Punk, Alternative & Progressive styles. Indeed, and he’s right! For there is a lot of classic doom spliced with all sorts of alternative avenues, touching base with progressive wanderings and all brought to you in this poetic punk style here. The on track, comprised out of I. Phase IV, II. Masters And Slaves, III. The Rebellion & IV. Until The End continues the story started on that first Caprahed release. Here, the enslaved population starts to fight back against the EMPIRE… Strap yourselves in and grow fierce as you experience the Caprahed fable of EMPIRE!

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Caprahed - Empire
Esoteric, progressive doom from Adelaide, Australia
New album “Empire” out January 20th
Genres - Doom metal, punk, alternative, primitive prog

Caprahed was formed in 2022 in Adelaide, Australia as an entirely solo project by Phil Howlett (Lucifer’s Fall, Solemn Ceremony, Zlórtcht, Rote Mare & Devils Victim (coming soon!)) as a vehicle for recording anything and everything a little bit different or strange that doesn’t fit in with the other more traditional projects mentioned. The first self-released self-titled Caprahed came out in 2023 and was a mix of Doom, Punk and more alternative influences. The second album and current release (January 2025) titled EMPIRE is a single 30 minute track which could be described as a mix of Doom, Punk, Alternative and a kind of primitive Prog. The usual more traditional doom influences plus something like Sonic Youth, Voivod and maybe even King Gizzard.
The artwork for Empire is by long term collaborator Sean Wiskin. Caprahed the band is based entirely upon the coming of goatmen from a parallel universe who use a machine of six pillars and a crystal humanoid skull to generate a portal through to our world, the power being generated through the draining and enslavement of the collective mind of humanity. The debut album began the story and the second album focuses on humanity’s fight back against the EMPIRE.
Caprahed is a purely studio project with the only current long term intention being to release further material.

Caprahed - Empire

Album out January 20th, 2025
Self-released (CD, Digital)
Adelaide, Australia
FFO: Cathedral, Sonic Youth, Voivod, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Recorded by Phil Howlett
Artwork by Sean Wiskin

Caprahed is Phill Howlett

Tracklist:
Empire (30:26)

Four Song Version (Parts I-IV):
I. Phase IV (6:28)
II. Masters And Slaves (10:12)
III. The Rebellion (8:50)
IV. Until The End (5:11)

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