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"This was the hardest record we've ever made, on every level," says singer Nathan Hunt, referring to Shaman's Harvest's seventh LP. The Missouri hard-rockers assembled this project during a global pandemic that debilitated the entire music industry. The road to Rebelator was even rockier than the band expected: natural disasters, logistical nightmares, and an extreme case of collective writer's block. "We struggled the whole way," Hunt adds with a gruff baritone chuckle. "It was an interesting process for sure."
Every creative step seemed to be hampered by an outside distraction—or even act of God. “A tornado ripped through our town, two miles from our studio, levelling everything in its path” recalls guitarist Josh Hamler. “Luckily, no one was killed. Everything can be rebuilt, but we completely lost our creative vibe following the tragic event”. Hunt adds, “There was so much stop and go. There was a flood. We'd have something scheduled, so we'd focus, and be locked down for like a month at a time. Then somebody would have to go home, and it would be three weeks later before we'd start up again." Hamler adds with a laugh. "It was like Murphy's law at one point—like, Jesus, what else is going to go wrong in the making of this record?"
The band has released six albums prior, with a combined 250 million plus streams their repertoire. The majority of those are in the U.S., with 200 million plays. Europe accounts for 45 million, with other continents amassing the additional 5 million. To date, Shaman’s Harvest has sold over 100,000 albums and 415,000 singles. At radio, the band’s last album yielded two Top 30 Active Rock singles in “The Come Up” and “Devil In Our Wake.” The prior album, and first with Mascot Label Group, Smokin’ Hearts and Broken Guns enjoyed massive success at the format with four Top 40 Active Rock singles, the highest chart position being #11 with “In Chains.” They have toured with a who’s who in Rock, amongst whom are Godsmack, Nickelback, AC/DC, Alice In Chains, Shinedown, Seether, and Cheap Trick alongside others. They’ve been a consistent draw at festivals that include Rock On The Range, Rocklahoma, Carolina Rebellion, Rock USA, Rockin’ The Rivers, Rock Carnival, and on the Shiprocked cruise. Shaman’s Harvest is vocalist Nathan Hunt, guitarist Josh Hamler and Derrick Shipp, and drummer Adam Zemanek.
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