Black Tusk announce Pillars Of Ash

By Scott Munro
( Metal Hammer )
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Band’s 5th album will feature final recordings with late bassist Jonathan Athon

Black Tusk will launch their fifth studio album entitled Pillars Of Ash on January 29.

It’ll be the band’s first material since the death of founding bassist Jonathan Athon, who died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash in 2014.

The US outfit have confirmed that the follow-up to 2011’s Set The Dial will feature Athon’s final recordings – and they’ve streamed the track God’s On Vacation from Pillars Of Ash featuring the bassist. Hear it below.

The album is available for pre-order in green and gold coloured vinyl, black vinyl, CD and in a t-shirt bundle pack via Relapse Records’ online store.

Pillars Of Ash tracklist

  1. God’s On Vacation
  2. Desolation In Endless Times
  3. Bleed On Your Knees
  4. Born Of Strife
  5. Damned In The Ground
  6. Beyond The Divide
  7. Black Tide
  8. Still Not Well
  9. Walk Among The Sky
  10. Punkout
  11. Leveling
Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.