Shane Embury, founding bassist of NAPALM DEATH and one of the most prolific figures in extreme metal, has announced his debut solo album, Bridge to Resolution, set for release on June 5, 2026, through Dissonance Productions.
The album marks a significant departure from Embury's work with NAPALM DEATH. Drawing inspiration from COCTEAU TWINS, KILLING JOKE, and the post-punk gothic atmospherics of the early 1980s, Bridge to Resolution is an eight-track record driven by introspective songwriting, melodic bass lines, and layered keyboards — a document of a different creative dimension that Embury has explored quietly for years.
Lead single "Spasm Prayer," released alongside the announcement, offers a first listen: it is brooding, atmospheric, and entirely unlike anything on a NAPALM DEATH record, yet carries the emotional intensity that has characterised Embury's contributions to extreme music over four decades.
Drums on the album were performed by Carl Stokes, formerly of death metal band Cancer, with production handled by Simon Efemey, who has worked extensively with NAPALM DEATH and CATHEDRAL. The combination grounds the album in the Birmingham heavy music scene that shaped Embury's career without constraining the record's atmospheric ambitions.
Embury, in the announcement, said: "This record is deeply personal. It took years to feel ready to put it out under my own name. The influences go back to when I first started listening to music."
Pre-orders for Bridge to Resolution are available now.