\"The Heavens Are Not On Fire...is the debut album from Wills Dissolve, a progressive death metal band from Houston, TX. Equally atmospheric and aggressive, this album weaves its concept (“a meditation on religion, violence, and cosmic chaos”) through seamless, satisfying transitions between ambient and bold passages. Led by masterfully executed drum grooves and finished with blazing, melodic leads and crushing vocals, Heavens… is progressive, but never wandering. Although one can certainly recognize influences both named by the band (Opeth, Katatonia, Ihsahn) and surprising (Rotting Christ, In Vain, Kozeljnik, November’s Doom), nothing about this spectacular debut is derivative. The production is clean and balanced, perfectly restrained, allowing each element to shine through organically. The Heavens Are Not On Fire… transports the listener to The Great Meteor Storm of 1833, an event erroneously interpreted by North American Christians as the biblical apocalypse and later recognized as the beginning of a critical shift towards a secular understanding of celestial phenomena. Lyrically and musically, Wills Dissolve’s debut is worth the many listens it takes to appreciate its authenticity and originality. “No More Sanctity!”
Lineup:
Wills Dissolve is:
Nick Block - Guitar, Vocals
Andrew Caruana - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Branson Heinz - Drums, Percussion
Shaun Weller - Bass, Vocals
Credits:
Engineering - Nick Block and Andrew Caruana
Mixing - Andrew Caruana
Additional Drum Engineering and Mixing - Neal Evans
Houston is known for being the center of outer space and geological exploration, as well as being located in a region central to the 19th century war for Texas independence. Drawing inspiration from this galactic curiosity, as well as the unbridled wildness of rural 19th century Texas, Wills Dissolve aims to expose a burgeoning extreme progressive metal scene to a national and international audience.
Influenced by bands such as Opeth, Isis, Ihsahn, and Ahab, Wills Dissolve was formed in late 2015 by guitarist/vocalists Nick Block and Andrew Caruana who have been writing and performing together since 2007. They were joined shortly by bassist Shaun Weller, a road hardened punk and doom player. Drummer Branson Heinz rounded out the lineup, bringing his black metal influenced brand of speed into the fold.
Wills Dissolve believes in creating albums centered around a cohesive story, drawing from progressive predecessors Pink Floyd, Rush, and Yes. They compose albums to flow seamlessly from scene to scene. To them, music should be as challenging as it is memorable.
Wills Dissolve looks to the aeons for answers to a misanthropic world. Combining pummeling death, doom, and black metal rhythmic brutality alongside introspective ambient passages and progressive rock influenced clean segments, their unique brand of extreme progressive metal is primed to explode in the metal universe. Their debut album “The Heavens Are Not On Fire”, released October 26, 2018, is a meditation on religion, violence, and cosmic chaos.
