***SÖNUS has returned with their third full album release, Planes of Torment! Recorded live in the studio to capture the raw, untamed power of their performances and pressed in wax for the first time in SÖNUS history. In translucent FIERY ORANGE vinyl no less!
Following the critical acclaim of 2022’s Doom Charts–topping Usurper of the Universe, multi-instrumental mastermind David Wachsman stood at the summit as the ground beneath him gave way, his inner and outer worlds collapsing in a cataclysm of mind, body, and spirit. Beaten down, but undeterred, he put his faith in Rock and assembled a powerful team of sonic sorcerers, determined to etch their names into the annals of Heavy Metal history.
And it worked; in spite of the tough competition for the May Doom Chart, Planes of Torment hit #7- the highest rated independent release!
With Wachsman on the pen, lead vocals, rhythm, and lead guitar; joining on bass, the lord of the low-end, Dave Reno. On drums: the bringer of thunder, Colin Drake Jaramillo. With help from the Titan from Tipperary, “Gory” Mike Gorman on rhythm guitar and special guest Will Harper (on the flute in the epic “Scorpio”) joining them in the studio, the fearsome band united to forge an infernal slab of Heavy Metal.
Planes of Torment is a blistering, hell-bent journey through madness, heartbreak, and despair. Yet, within it burns the unrelenting will to survive, to fight, and to triumph with a sound that harkens back to the golden age of hard rock and the dawn of heavy metal. The Planes of Torment await — May you find the strength to endure with SÖNUS!
