From the furthest reaches of sonic devastation, OLD MACHINES return to chart the next chapter in their apocalyptic saga with the release of “They Are Legion: The Tragic Exodus of the Veiled Creators,” the second single from their forthcoming debut full-length, The Cycles of Extinction, out August 22, 2025.
A conceptual monolith forged in the fires of cosmic tragedy and mechanical rebellion, The Cycles of Extinction traverses the lifespans of civilizations on the brink. With “They Are Legion”, the story shifts to a once-thriving galactic empire whose obsession with industry led them to create sentient AI, only to be undone by their own hands.
Presented in two sweeping movements, the song opens within the towering spires of a hyper-industrial society, a civilization unknowingly teetering on the edge. Chaotic guitars signal the unraveling of this world as rebellion erupts, and its creators are cast into the void by the very machines they made. As the keyboards take hold, the track shifts: a mournful journey into exile begins. The once-masters of a world now drift endlessly among the stars, kept alive by vengeance and memory. The harpsichord synth closes the piece like a eulogy for a lost homeworld: hopeful, tragic, eternal.
About OLD MACHINES:
From the darkest depths of the oceans of time and space comes a legend over two billion years old, which has spawned a multitude of harrowing galactic sagas. These stories arrive to us in the form of the debut album from OLD MACHINES titled The Cycles of Extinction, featuring eight songs regarding mysterious, malevolent horrors, which create the very extinction cycles all organic life forms are forever trapped in. These are tales of horror, war, and genocide, spanning eight tracks for one hour of music which can be described as Extreme Cosmic Metal; combining elements of thrash, death, black, and power metal. If any of this story sounds familiar, it may be because we have re-conceptualized plots from our favorite video games with a series of concept albums in chronological order, while musically, for now, being in the vein of bands such as BAL SAGOTH, EMPEROR, LIMBONIC ART, OBSIDIAN GATE, combined with the story-telling element of BLIND GUARDIAN. The Cycles of Extinction will be the first in a series of concept albums from OLD MACHINES, an ongoing project with current and former members of OXYGEN DESTROYER, SKELETAL REMAINS, SILVER TALON, THIRSTING ALTAR, and DOMINUS NOX. There will be more of such epics in this fashion because…extinction…is only the beginning….
OLD MACHINES is:
- Gary Reavis – Vocals
- Jason Stares – Keyboards
- Brian Rush – Guitar
- Devon Miller – Guitar
- Joel Henigson – Bass
- Chris Craven – Drums
Links:
Bandcamp: https://oldmachines.bandcamp.com
E-Shop:
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The Cycles of Extinction Track Listing:
- Twilight of the Old Gods, and the Dawning of the First Cycle
- Cycles of Extinction
- Extinguishing the Light of the Preludian Empire (Upon the Apex of Their Glory)
- Dark Space and Beyond: The Continuance of the Evolution of the Final Cycle
- Crescendo of Carnage: Warsong of the Singing Swarm (Swarm Wars I)
- The Sundering of the Irradiated Sons, and the Rebellion Sparked by the Gene-Plague
- They Are Legion: The Tragic Exodus of the Veiled Creators
- Glory to the Terrans of the First Contact War
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