The experimental act are joined by global contributors on Let The Truth Speak.
American cinematic rockers Earthside will release their long-awaited second album, Let The Truth Speak on Music Theories Recordings on November 17. It ends an eightyear interlude since 2015 debut, A Dream In Static, and, unlike its self-reflective predecessor, guitarist Jamie van Dyck tells Prog it’s very much a“we”album.
“We’re not saying we know the truth, it’s more imploring people to have some humility and have some agnosticism about what the truth is. It’s intended to be emotional and existential about the fate of our species.”
He adds,“Humanity is in a very tribalistic mode of figuring out who’s on our side versus who’s not, as opposed to trying to understand what experiences have led someone to have opinions vastly different to our own.”
Writing for the record began back in 2016, with the bulk of the music written in the following two years. Over that period, personal growth helped reshape the record’s theme. “Our own views have evolved and been informed by experiences and things happening in the world since we first wrote the lyrics,” van Dyck explains.“We’re different people now, so it was important we went back to refocus on what we were trying to say.”
The record’s universal approach helped inspire more collaborative material. While the band are no strangers to guest musicians – ADream In Static featured five guests – Let The Truth Speak contains over a dozen contributions from musicians of different backgrounds. TesseracT frontman Daniel Tompkins is joined by the versatile Russian singer, Gennady Tkachenko Papizh. Other vocalists include AJ Channer (Fire From The Gods), Pritam Adhikary, who cont
