History
Work on Ursa Major began shortly after the release of Out of the Vein in 2003. Frontman Stephan Jenkins had intended for the album to be released in 2007, but didn't feel that it was complete and writer's block slowed down the album's progress. The working title of the album was The Hideous Strength, after a similarly named C.S. Lewis book. According to Jenkins, the album's name was subsequently changed to Ursa Major because "...We’ve been hibernating and now we’ve awakened and we are hungry for spring and we want to feed and we want to thrive." Another album, Ursa Minor, is scheduled to follow Ursa Major and may include songs that were recorded during the Ursa Major sessions.
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