Anciients Test their Mettle on “Is It Your God”
Posted on August 19, 2025
More information about Beyond the Reach of the Sun
After almost a decade of soul searching through the Canadian wilderness, Anciients are finally returning to the U.S. Starting next week, the heavy, heady and heartfelt Canucks will guide neighboring metal legions through the many peaks of their latest JUNO Award-winning album Beyond the Reach of the Sun. During this month-long trek, the band will blaze across both coasts and the Southwest with special stops down south around ProgPower USA.
“It’s been a long time coming”, frontman Kenny Cook says, “We look forward to seeing our American fans out on the road!”
As they prepare to hit the road hard, today, Anciients are releasing a new video for the one track off Beyond the Reach of the Sun that really tested their mettle. “Is It Your God” questions the existence of a higher power with grungy grooves and faith-shaking death growls. But its heavenly fusion of soulful leads, cosmic keys and mind-blowing riffs prove why this band are guiding lights for progressive metal.
“This song asks how someone can believe in a higher power when given a life full of despair and anguish”, Cook says. “Do you continue to restrict your happiness while living this life, in hopes of joy for eternity? Or do you question whether it’s all for nothing?”
Watch the video for “Is It Your God” on the Season of Mist YouTube channel.
Get tickets for Anciients U.S. Tour
https://www.season-of-mist.com/bands/anciients/
Quest Beyond Our Minds 2025 U.S. Tour
with Dawn of Ouroboros, Armed for Apocalypse, Nott and Exist
August 27 – Seattle, WA @ Substation [TICKETS]*
August 28 – Portland, OR @ Dante’s [TICKETS]*
August 29 – Boise, ID @ The Shredder [TICKETS]**
August 30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Aces High Saloon [TICKETS]**
August 31 – Colorado Springs, CO @ What’s Left Records [TICKETS]**
September 2 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street [TICKETS]**
September 4 – Atlanta, GA @ ProgPower USA [TICKETS]
September 5 – Gastonia, NC @ The Rooster [TICKETS]***
September 6 – New Orleans, LA @ No Dice [TICKETS]***
September 7 – Austin, TX @ Come And Take It [TICKETS]***
September 8 – Houston, TX @ Pub 529 [TICKETS]****
September 9 – Dallas, TX @ TX Tea Room [TICKETS]****
September 11 – Phoenix, AZ @ Nile Underground [TICKETS]*****
September 12 – San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick [TICKETS]*****
September 13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Knucklehead [TICKETS]*****
September 14 – San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside [TICKETS]*****
September 16 – Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonel [TICKETS]*****
September 17 – Reno, NV @ The Cellar*****
September 18 – Eugene, OR @ John Henry’s [TICKETS]******
September 19 – Richland, WA @ Ray’s Golden Lion [TICKETS]******
September 20 – Bellingham, WA,@ The Shakedown [TICKETS]******
* w/ Dawn of Ouroboros + Nott
** w/ Dawn of Ouroboros
*** w/ Dawn of Ouroboros + Exist
**** w/ Armed for Apocalypse + Exist
***** w/ Armed for Apocalyspe
****** w/ Armed for Apocalyspe + Nott
Beyond the Reach of the Sun is available now on Season of Mist.
Order & Stream
https://orcd.co/anciientsbeyondthereachofthesun
“…another classic album” – Vancouver Sun
“One of the heaviest prog metal bands of all time” – Loudwire (Best of 2024
“a welcome return and striking evolution of the Anciients sound and wondrous progressive metal showcase” – Angry Metal Guy (Best of 2024)
“A majestic mind-trip” – No Clean Singing (Best of 2024)
“Anciients have never been better” – MetalSucks (Best of 2024)
“An obvious prog metal masterpiece” – Blabbermouth
“Anciients deliver their message with power, finesse and soul” – New Noise
“A pure hit, a solid 10/10 and will no doubt be summiting many people’s album of the year lists” – Everything is Noise
“Imagine the strongest moments of Voice Of The Void (“Ibex Eye”) and Heart Of Oak (“Raise the Sun”) and you’ll have an idea of what Beyond The Reach Of The Sun is like: nearly an hour of top-notch progressive metal” – Heavy Music HQ (Album of the Week)
“Every note seems calculated, and each track interconnected, but yet the album breathes, and deeply. This is indeed a new pinnacle of Progressive Metal, and the band carries that flag high” – Metal Temple
“Anciients are probably the most talented prog band out there” – Metal Bite
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