The heavy metal underground has always drawn inspiration from the dark, the legendary, and the unknown. But few bands bridge these worlds quite like Tiwanaku.
With roots tracing back to the legendary Tampa Bay death metal scene, Tiwanaku was founded by guitarist and vocalist Ed Mowery (ex-Nocturnus). Now rooted in Pittsburgh, the band has assembled an elite lineup of the city?s finest heavy musicians, creating a sound that feels both grounded in the traditions of extreme metal and open to something far beyond them.
That tension is at the heart of ?Interdimensional,? the fourth track on Earth Base One and a song that has recently begun attracting attention from radio and DJs internationally.
At first glance, the title suggests a journey beyond the familiar?a passage through unseen worlds and the space between dimensions. But beneath the song?s otherworldly imagery is something much more human: memory, mortality, loss, and the desire to reconnect with the people and places that have shaped us.
?Taking life for granted is the biggest regret you'll ever see,? Mowery sings, before returning to the song?s central plea: ?Take me to the space between spaces where we'll meet.?
That ?space between spaces? becomes less a destination in the traditional science-fiction sense and more an emotional landscape. It is the place we imagine when someone, somewhere, or some moment exists only in memory. The dimensional jump becomes a way of reaching backward?to recover something that time has taken away.
That idea gives ?Interdimensional? a striking emotional contrast. The music carries the weight and intensity expected from Tiwanaku?s death-metal foundation, while the song?s atmosphere reaches toward something more reflective and expansive. Rather than simply asking what might exist beyond our world, it asks what remains of the world we have already experienced.
?Close are the ones who touch your soul,? the song continues, turning its attention toward familiar faces, certain places, and the corners of personal history that remain with us long after we have moved beyond them.
And ultimately, the song offers its clearest answer in one of its most direct lines:
?It?s our memories that keep them alive. Don?t let them fade or be forgotten.?
In that sense, ?Interdimensional? is not simply about crossing from one world into another. It is about the strange territory between memory and reality?the place where the past continues to exist because we continue to remember it.
That concept fits naturally within the larger world of Earth Base One. Tiwanaku?s music brings together crushing riffs, intricate musicianship, melodic keyboards, and an imagination that moves freely between ancient history, mythology, science fiction, and the unknown. But ?Interdimensional? reveals another dimension of that world: one that is deeply personal.
The song is also beginning to find an audience beyond the studio. Radio Laurier Music Director Andy Yan recently expressed strong appreciation for Earth Base One, while noting the station?s policy of accepting music released in 2026. Meanwhile, DJs from different parts of the world have responded enthusiastically to the release, with ZipDJ reviewers in Chicago, Sofia, and France each rating it 10/10 and indicating that they intend to support the music.
For an independent metal project, that kind of response matters. It means the music is moving beyond the world in which it was created and finding its way into the hands of people who can introduce it to entirely new audiences.
Perhaps that is the most fitting journey for ?Interdimensional.?
A song about crossing boundaries is now crossing boundaries of its own?moving between listeners, cities, countries, memories, and experiences.
And wherever it ultimately takes the listener, Tiwanaku leaves the door open.
Pass through.
For more information on Tiwanaku this is where the journey begins: Interdimensional
BEYOND THE PORTAL: AN INTERVIEW WITH TIWANAKU ON "INTERDIMENSIONAL"
Born in Tampa Bay?s death metal underground and forged in Pittsburgh, Tiwanaku fuses cosmic death metal with sci-fi storytelling and ancient myth. Founded by Ed Mowery (ex-Nocturnus), the band brings together elite heavy musicians to bridge brutal tradition and futuristic sound. Below, Mowery opens up about grief, the influence of former manager Brian ?Progcop? Goldsmith, guest vocalist Daniel Heiman, and the cosmic inspiration behind their track "Interdimensional" from their album Earth Base One.
1. ?Interdimensional? is the fourth track on Earth Base One and the song is currently receiving attention from radio and DJs. What was happening creatively when you wrote that particular song, and what makes it stand apart from the rest of the record?
Ed Mowery: It?s the last track on the album and we actually put it there strategically. Since the track is with our honored guest Daniel Heiman on vocals and is not as heavy as the rest of the album. When I wrote the lyrics for Interdimensional I was in the grieving process of losing my best friend and Tiwanaku?s first manager, Brian ?Progcop? Goldsmith. I had also just had major neck surgery(C3-T1 fusions and discs replaced), so I was very depressed. That was when I went out of my way to write the lyrics. I cried like a baby the whole way through it and even to this day when I hear the song it chokes me up. He was more than my best friend. He was my brother and he was also Tiwanaku?s first manager. We miss you so much Progcop!
2. The title ?Interdimensional? immediately suggests crossing a boundary between worlds. What does that idea mean to you, and how did you translate that concept into the music?
Ed Mowery: You nailed that one man. Really close. It?s crossing the boundaries of dimensions and finding my best friend stuck inbetween dimensions after he passed away. We lost him a week before I had major neck surgery. Brian was the one that heard me playing the acoustic guitar that is now in Interdimensional. He heard me playing it while we were on the phone and right away said ?Who do you want to sing this song?? It wasn?t a song at that time but I believe he knew better than I did at that point. He played 3 vocalists and number 3 was Daniel. I said that?s the one. Brian made the call and Daniel was onboard right away. Brian had already passed away before the song was complete so he didn?t get to hear the finished product. After Dan and I both found out he was gone we said that the song was a top priority to finish in Brian?s honor. I also decided it needed to be placed on our album Earth Base One. A lot of people were confused by this but it is me honoring Brian and everything he did for us.
3. There is a fascinating contrast in Tiwanaku?s music between the physical heaviness of death metal and the almost otherworldly atmosphere surrounding it. Did you approach ?Interdimensional? differently because of the song?s subject matter?
Ed Mowery: A little bit. I immerse myself into every single song we release through meditation and extreme focus. Every song is either a true story, a dream I have had, or something I find so fascinating that it becomes a song. I have been making dreams into songs as far back as when I was with Nocturnus. Orbital Decay first track on Ethereal Tomb was a dream.
4. When you listen back to ?Interdimensional? now, is there a particular riff, passage, vocal moment, or keyboard section that captures what you were trying to achieve with the song?
Ed Mowery: The whole song falls under that category but the riff that started the whole song is the breakdown with the acoustic guitar part right before the end of the song where Daniel sings ?Interdimensional? That riff was the key to this song becoming a reality. Then all the other parts just fell into place thanks to Brian.
5. Tiwanaku draws inspiration from ancient civilizations, mythology, science fiction, and the unknown. How do those seemingly distant worlds come together when you are creating a song like ?Interdimensional??
Ed Mowery: It?s the last one you said. The unknown. What happens when we pass away? What happens after we leave this body and planet? No one truly knows 100% and the only way to find out is to pass away.
6. DJs from different parts of the world have responded very strongly to the track, with multiple ZipDJ reviewers giving the release a 10/10 and saying they intend to support it. What does it mean to you as an artist when a song you created starts finding its way into the hands of people who actually play music for an audience?
Ed Mowery: It?s truly a dream come true. Since I was a kid and first started listening to FM Radio it?s always been a dream to get my music placed there. Sure I have had music played on special metal shows and events on radio but to be put in rotation and played normally has always been a goal of mine since I started playing music. To hear Interdimensional getting 10/10?s is amazing and it truly honors my brother Brian. It means the universe to me and I know it does for him too.
7. If ?Interdimensional? is the doorway you want people to walk through, where do you hope it takes them? What do you want someone to feel?or imagine?by the time the song ends?
Ed Mowery: I would like to see it take them into the universe that is in Tiwanaku?s music, concepts, and even beyond that. If this music inspires people to start learning about the true origin of human beings, ancient archaeology, other beings, and that the world isn?t what it seems or what we have been taught/indoctrinated into, then I have done my job. Education of our surroundings that the human eye cannot see is the ultimate goal. Did you know the human eye can only see .0035% of the full light spectrum? That got my brain churning the second I heard it
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I started learning about all of this in books. Long before it was on History Channel. If one of our songs can inspire a person to start digging into the past as I have for the past 3 decades then I feel I have done my job. If they just like the music then we have done our job as a band.
I would like to end this interview with some education for people that are still in the dark. There are several other beings already living on this planet with us. They live in our waters which are heavily unexplored. We know more about the surface of the moon and mars than we do in our own oceans. They also live in Antarctica, underground sanctuaries/cave systems, and bases. Start digging for the truth there. Another great place to find the truth is in Zechariah Sitchin and Billy Carson?s books about the Annunaki. This is all real?not myth. The Annunaki are the ones that made human beings. They took their essence and added it to the existing beings that were on the planet at the time. Neanderthals. People have Neanderthal in their family trees. It?s been proven. Now go dig for the information yourselves. It?s a lot to discover and it took me years. Enjoy!
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