Ascend by Mental Architects

In 2013, Mental Architects climbed Malyovitsa peak, rising to 2729 meters in the Rila mountain range and there, on the spot, the band composed and recorded Ascend, the title track that would also serve as the harmonic base and focal point of this record.

"Ascend" includes 12 tracks. The first seven encompass the band’s ascension together; the eighth song is the one recorded at the peak of the mountain; and the last four wind down marking their descent.

With “Ascend,” the band shows that while the ascent can be exhausting and the descent may tear us apart, neither are impossible with the reliance of those closest to use. An attentive listener will easily be able to find this theme woven into the album.

The album is released in the US together wih Old Press Records - http://oldpressrecords.com/

Tracklist

1.	Honed	4:22

2.	Talus	4:58

3.	Scree	4:22

4.	Cairn	4:20

5.	Lakes	3:15

6.	The Crux	4:55

7.	Dyno	4:18

8.	Ascend	2:40

9.	Descend	6:42

10.	Screamer	5:20

11.	Crank	4:15

12.	Alpine	5:20

Credits

released May 24, 2017

All songs written and performed by Mental Architects:

Nikki Ranguelov - bass
Anton Velev - guitar
Maksim Stoimenov - drums

Original artwork by Nikki Ranguelov.

All tracks* were recorded live by Plamen Penchev at Sofia Session Studio.
www.sofiaso.com

Mixed & co-produced by Andrew Schneider.
andrewschneideraudio.com

Mastered by Carl Saff.
www.saffmastering.com

*Except for Ascend which was written and recorded on Malyovitsa peak in 2013 at 2729 m.

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