{"id":1838192,"date":"2026-03-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1838192"},"modified":"2026-03-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:00:00","slug":"radian-set-to-release-conceptual-third-album-subterfuge-this-friday-full-stream-available-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1838192","title":{"rendered":"RADIAN Set to Release Conceptual Third Album Subterfuge This Friday, Full Stream Available Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn-p.smehost.net\/sites\/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RADIAN-2025-2-by-Mike-Burns-HI-RES.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\">\n<div id=\"7611\"><\/div>\n<p>Akron, Ohio&#8217;s <strong>Radian<\/strong> are ready to drop their highly anticipated third album, <span>Subterfuge<\/span>, this Friday, March 20, via El Burno Records in collaboration with Third House Communications.<\/p>\n<p>Frontman <strong>Corey Staley<\/strong> describes the record as &#8220;a pill to be swallowed by those coping with frustrations of loss, self-doubt, grief, and anxiety\u2026 all the while, this album is packaged with a fictional concept to escape real-world commentary, exploring timeless motifs such as tyranny, collapse, despair, and survival to create immersive imagery in the lyrical content. This approach lent more weight to the psychological space created on the album.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subterfuge<\/strong> is set in a reimagined, modern-day Egypt \u2013 a world that never fell to Roman conquest. The album follows a man determined to protect his home, people, and culture from a cabal of overlords bent on erasure. While steeped in alternate history, <strong>Staley<\/strong> notes the story resonates with contemporary themes of exploitation, manufactured collapse, and rebellion against systems designed to consume rather than sustain.<\/p>\n<p>Musically, the album finds <strong>Radian<\/strong> blending groove-laden sludge with oppressive atmospheres, delivering a narrative arc that mirrors both the protagonist&#8217;s struggle and the band&#8217;s own journey.<\/p>\n<p>The album was recorded and engineered by <strong>Mike Burns<\/strong>, with bass tracked by <strong>Brian &#8220;BeZo&#8221; Zorich<\/strong>. <strong>Sanford Parker<\/strong> (<strong>Voivod<\/strong>, <strong>Darkthrone<\/strong>, <strong>YOB<\/strong>) mixed the record at Hypercube, while mastering was handled by <strong>Collin Jordan<\/strong> (<strong>Ministry<\/strong>, <strong>Eyehategod<\/strong>, <strong>Spirit Adrift<\/strong>) at Boiler Room Mastering. Artwork and layout were crafted by <strong>Radian<\/strong> and <strong>Derek Vaive<\/strong>, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Get <em>Subterfuge<\/em> here and make sure you catch the band at the Tampa Doom &amp; Gloom Fest this November.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\"><strong>Want More Metal? Subscribe To Our Daily Newsletter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enter your information below to get a daily update with all of our headlines and receive The Orchard Metal newsletter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-newsletter-form\">\n<fieldset>\n<p><button id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" type=\"submit\">Subscribe<\/button><\/p>\n<\/fieldset>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/av\/full-album-stream\/radian-set-to-release-conceptual-third-album-subterfuge-this-friday-full-stream-available-now&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn-p.smehost.net\/sites\/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RADIAN-2025-2-by-Mike-Burns-HI-RES.png&#8221;] Akron, Ohio&#8217;s Radian are ready to drop their highly anticipated third album, Subterfuge, this Friday, March 20, via El Burno Records in collaboration with Third House Communications. 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