UMBRA VITAE - Shadow Of Life (LP) Green, Black & White "Twister" Vinyl

UMBRA VITAE (Boston, MA USA) - Shadow Of Life (sealed LP copy) (2020) Deathwish 4th Pressing: on Green, Black & White "Twister" vinyl - limited to 1,000 copies.

Few bands embody the term “supergroup” like UMBRA VITAE. The project reunites Converge vocalist Jacob Bannon with guitarists Mike McKenzie (The Red Chord) and Sean Martin (ex-Hatebreed, Twitching Tongues)—fresh off of last year’s Wear Your Wounds album.

The dynamite lineup rounds off with The Red Chord’s Greg Weeks on bass and Jon Rice (Uncle Acid, ex-Job for a Cowboy) on drums. This meeting of minds has a clear objective: to make the meanest music possible, and throw it at listeners like a javelin.

It takes a special band to mercilessly beat and cerebrally torment in equal measure. UMBRA VITAE certainly packs as much intensity as possible into under 30 minutes, but Shadow of Life looks beyond blunt force trauma. For every grimacing mosh riff, there’s a reprieve of emotional relevance. Every blitz-speed blast section maintains a moody undercurrent. These guys use their experience and chemistry to elevate an aural stampede into a deeply gratifying experience.

"Shadow Of Life" is the ten song debut full-length studio album from UMBRA VITAE, recorded and mixed by Kurt Ballou at God City Studios. Guitars and bass were recorded by Mike McKenzie at The Black Coast. The album was mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.