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Forest Cathedral

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about

The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” — John Muir

A walk in the woods. That’s what inspired Red Mesa’s new single “Forest Cathedral” on Desert Records.

Not to sound trite, but even saying that anything “inspired” the song is a misnomer. A more accurate way to explain how the song came about is that it was “revealed” to bass player Alex Cantwell during repeated hikes in the same area of Oak Flat in Tijeras, NM.

“In New Mexico where we live”, explains Alex, “ there are different topographies within a short drive from each other including high desert landscapes, forested mountains, river valleys with old growth trees called the bosque, sand dunes, grass plains, salt flats, caves, etc . This provides an aesthetic variety and different perspectives. I spent 10 months renting a cabin in the mountains in the forest, and it was an amazing place to spend time. I especially loved my frequent hikes, and this song, riff by riff was all pieced together in my head as the muse provided it to me and made it available for me to snatch out of the air. The lyrics are simply an outpouring of simple gratitude for the forest itself”.

“Forest Cathedral” sees Red Mesa embracing it’s gratitude and reverence for something else as well; doom metal. While their 2020 album “The Path to the Deathless” saw the band branch out from a desert rock fornat with nods to Kyuss, but also Motorhead, east coast doom, and expansive soundscapes that would give way to quiet acoustic passages and death metal alike, this new single is a nod to true doom, but done in Red Mesa’s ever-evolving style.

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THE BEAUTY OF THE FOREST HAS
MADE A CLAIM ON MY HEART
THE AIR FROM THE OLD TREES CHANGES
AND RENEWS MY WEARY SPIRIT, MY SPIRIT

THE GLORIOUS CANOPY
WHICH LETS LIGHT IN
FROM THE SUN
AND THE MOON ALIKE

THE MOUNTAINS, THE DESERT, AND THE
SEA, RENDER MEN SAVAGE,
THEY DEVELOP THE FIERCE,
BUT YET DON’T DESTROY THE HUMAN
WE ARE BETTER HERE

THESE WOODS ARE WHERE SILENCE HAS
COME TO LICK IT’S WOUNDS
THE DEEPER INTO THE FOREST I GO
THE STRONGER IT’S HOLD ON ME
THE STRONGER IT’S HOLD ON MY HEART
AND MY SOUL

IF YOU GO INTO A FAR, FAR FOREST
AND GET VERY QUIET
YOU’LL COME TO UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU’RE CONNECTED WITH EVERYTHING

A FOREST IS NOT A WILDERNESS
BUT A COMMUNITY OF SOULS
WHO SPEAK TO ONE ANOTHER
ON THE WIND

THE BEAUTY OF THE FOREST HAS
MADE A CLAIM ON MY HEART
THE AIR FROM THE OLD TREES CHANGES
AND RENEWS MY WEARY SPIRIT
WE ARE BETTER HERE

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from Forest Cathedral, released May 6, 2022
Music and Lyrics by Alex Cantwell

Brad Frye - Guitar & Vocals
Roman Barham - Drums & Backing Vocals
Alex Cantwell - Bass, & Vocals


LYRICS BASED ON QUOTES BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, JOHN MUIR, VICTOR HUGO, SAMANTHA HUNT, PAULO COELHO, HAL BORLAND, ANTHONY T. HINCKS, AND ALAN WATTS

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Red Mesa Albuquerque, New Mexico

Red Mesa are a heavy desert rock band based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Formed in late 2013, Red Mesa compose a sound that interlopes desert rock with doom metal, psychedelic and western singer-songwriter/folk.


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