Long rumored but finally coming to fruition, the Saudade musical collection features Deftones’ Chino Moreno and his Cross’ bandmate Chuck Doom, as well as Dr. Know (Bad Brains), Gil Sharone (Marilyn Manson, Dillinger Escape Plan), Mackie Jayson (Cro-Mags) and many others. Over the last few months, the group has begun releasing music, including a dark, ethereal duet between Moreno and Chelsea Wolfe, a collaboration with rap-punk duo Ho99o9, and a moody instrumental titled “Crisis.” Today, the collective has offered up its latest single, “Lions,” which features Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe and dub pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry, as well as core members Doom, Know, Jayson, John Medeski (Medeski, Martin, & Wood) and David Torn (David Bowie, k.d. lang, Madonna). The song was recorded at Applehead Recording Studio in Woodstock, New York, in April 2019 — Blythe posted enthusiastically about the process on Instagram at the time. Hear “Lions” and read the Lamb of God singer’s comments on the recording process and the results below.
