Huntsmen "The Dying Pines" Cassette

Two years on from the release of Mandala of Fear, Huntsmen are emerging out of the shadows with a new EP and an extensive European tour on the horizon. The Dying Pines is a three-track release comprising two brand new original compositions and a cover of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s Carry On.The hiatus from regular band activity saw Huntsmen return to their roots as a band, writing on an acoustic guitar and leaning into the narrative storytelling found on their debut full length, American Scrap. An invitation from Roadburn Festival in the Netherlands to perform American Scrap in full at the 2022 edition of the festival gave them cause to revisit the songs that saw the band strike out with an Americana-metal sound that has been woven throughout their body of work.A collaborative approach to the songwriting has lent itself well to blending the strengths of the individual band members, as well as allowing space for threads of their own personal stories to to make their way into the