Infinite Illumination

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The journey of Spirit Adrift has come full circle. With their sixth album in a decade, mastermind Nathan Garrett is ready to unleash the band’s final chapter. ‘Infinite Illumination’, the Spirit Adrift swansong, is a return to the wellspring that first inspired it all and testament to a band that in the last 10 years has crafted an impeccable signature thoroughly their own, molded from the elemental matter of more than a half century of heavy metal exaltation. “Infinite Illumination” has a directness to it, a sense of urgency and raw intensity. The songs feel inevitable, like they had to be driven out from deep within during a time of great upheaval. The fatalistic ‘Born in a Bad Way’ summons a vengeful “broken relic from another age” that must “live again and make them pay” via Garrett’s swaggering snarl, while “White Death” impugns “God shined on a chosen few, we must kill the rest of you”. These songs have a palpable sense of malaise both spiritual and terrestrial, personal and universal, inflicted via crushing traditional Doom riffs, thunderous mid-tempo marches and Garrett’s impassioned vocal delivery. Long after the band is gone fans will continue to discover the Spirit Adrift catalog and witness the breadth of greatness they delivered in just a decade’s time. Every melodic, epic and emotionally charged thread that defines the band’s legacy honors the animating force behind pure creative ambition. And at its core “Infinite Illumination” carries both the weight of conclusion and the troubling realization that it is rarely painless to say farewell. released April 10, 2026 Produced by Nate Garrett and Jeff Henson Recorded Autumn 2025 by Jeff Henson Mixed and mastered Christmas Eve through New Year's Eve 2025 by Zeuss All songs written by Nathan Raleigh Garrett (Ultimo Hombre Publishing 2026) Doom riff in "White Death" delivered by David Lynch from the Realm of Universal Consciousness (via Hypnagogic Portal) Outer artwork by Arik Roper Inner artwork by Lee Guentert Layout by Chimère Noire Band Photo by Alex Ranae Guitar solos on White Death by Steve Jansson Guitar solos (3:55 and 4:58) on I Am Sustained by James Murphy Guitar solo on Where Once There Was An Ocean by Arthur Rizk.

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