Episode 385: VENUS SLEEPS — ORIGINS OF DESPAIR | The Music, The Themes & The Evolution

For this episode of The Metal Cell Podcast, Richie sits down with Venus Sleeps for an exclusive track-by-track conversation about the release. We go through each song, exploring the themes, ideas, lyrics and musical direction behind the tracks, as well as the process of bringing the new material together.
It's also a chance to look at how Venus Sleeps have developed during the years since Remnants and what has influenced the direction of Origins of Despair.
The current line-up brings its own changes, with newest member James Wilson joining on bass and contributing a darker, more death-influenced vocal element. There are also some unexpected elements within the new material that expand the band's sound and show Venus Sleeps exploring different musical possibilities without losing what makes the band recognizable. We talk about the writing, the production and the decision to work again with Tommy O'Sullivan, continuing a relationship that has been part of the band's recorded history.
But most importantly, we get into the songs themselves — what they're about, where the ideas came from and how the individual tracks fit into Origins of Despair as a whole.
This is the story behind it — track by track.
Venus Sleeps are:
Sie Carroll — guitars/vocals
Fergal Malone — drums
Steven Anderson — guitars/vocals/sax
James Wilson — bass/vocals

VENUS SLEEPS: ORIGINS OF DESPAIR LINK:
https://venussleeps.bandcamp.com/album/origins