Abhoria release new song ‘Winter’s Embrace’
ABHORIA have released a brand new song!
The new song, titled Winter’s Embrace, is taken from the American black metal band’s brand new album, Depths, which was released on Friday.
Speaking about the new song, guitarist Trevor Portz says, “while the entirety of Depths deals with people struggling through desperate situations, Winter’s Embrace, which closes the album, is sort of the ‘peak of desperation’ song. At this point, a group of people have been searching for hope for an interminably long time, and as winter begins bearing down on them, realize there really isn’t any hope left. But humans are ambitious to a fault, and even as they huddle together in a cave—uncertain if they’ll ever leave it—there’s a deep-rooted drive to keep going forward.
The song was inspired by a fascination I have with people going to extreme places—whether that’s Antarctica, the bottom of the ocean, or the outer reaches of space. Living in our posh, modern society, it’s hard to imagine not only being far from everyone and everything you’ve ever known, but also understanding there’s a good chance you’ll never return. Survival instinct is pretty amazing, even if I doubt how well I’d do in such situations! I wanted to close the album with something a bit more mid-paced and epic, somewhat mirroring Sunless from the first album. I couldn’t resist throwing in a blast beat section, however… Ben did fewer vocal layers on this one, and his passionate delivery really reflects the desperation of the people on which it’s based.”
Watch the official lyric video for Winter’s Embrace here:
Continuing to speak about the release of their new album, Portz adds, “we’re all so excited for Depths to finally be unleashed! While we were and are proud of our debut album, I feel like Depths really reflects the initial vision I had for ABHORIA. Lyrically and musically, it’s more focused, the cohesion of the band is also a lot more pronounced and dynamic. While there are certainly some death metal, thrash and doom elements, this album is, at its core, the black metal album I’ve been trying to write for years.
Beyond the release, we’re also psyched to finally hit the road! We shook off the cobwebs during our mini tour in August, and are amped for our West Coast tour in late March. With our new guitarist, Theo Romeo [NECROSOPHIK ABYSS], in tow, we’re ready to bring our dystopian, black metal nightmare to the metal hordes!”
Depths is out now via Prosthetic Records.
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