Cosmic Stoner Metal outfit Howling Giant have released their final advanced single, Hunter’s Mark, taken from their upcoming album Crucible & Ruin, due out October 31st via Magnetic Eye Records.

You can watch the video for Hunter’s Mark here:
While pre-orders for Crucible & Ruin are available from this link.
The band comment:
“While our previous member James was in the band, we wrote ‘Hunter’s Mark’ as one of the first songs with him.”
And drummer and vocalist Zach Wheeler adds:
“We were working in our friend Drew Harakal’s studio in Texas and Tom and James came up with that harmonized verse riff. We instantly knew that we had a slamming track on our hands. I tend to play around with my drum setup when writing, so I set up a second ride cymbal on my left hand side for a little extra flavor in the verses. We loved working with Willy from Polar Desert Studios on the ‘Aluminum Crown’ video a while back. So we brought him back to create a static animation 2D/3D model blended video to accompany this track. Enjoy!”

Tracklist:
- 01. Canyons
- 02. Hunter’s Mark
- 03. Archon
- 04. Lesser Gods
- 05. Beholder I: Downfall
- 06. Archivist
- 07. Scepter and Scythe
- 08. Melchor’s Bones
- 09. The Observatory
- 10. Beholder II: Labyrinth

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