Arcaeon release new music video for ‘Zenith II: Arcadia’ with playable Game Boy game
ARCAEON have released a new music video!
The new music video, for the track Zenith II: Arcadia, is taken from the emerging UK progressive metalcore band’s upcoming debut album, Cascadence, which is scheduled to be released in February.
In a world-first, the single is released alongside a self-made Game Boy game. Crafted over seven months by the band’s bassist, Eifion Sweet, the game is available to play online, downloadable for use on Game Boy Color emulators and will be available in a limited run of Game Boy cartridges to be played on the Game Boy console itself. The game is available to play here.
Each level on the game corresponds to a colour in the album (the whole record is a concept about the colour/light spectrum); each hero in the game is a band member – and each band member has to find their source of power (alternatively known as their instrument).
Speaking about the single and the game, vocalist Stuart Sarre says, “the track itself is about breaking free from the systems and philosophies that divide us and from the constraints of our situation. It’s about elevating ourselves beyond social, racial, political and other differences into a new togetherness. The video, and the game, is our way of saying that if we overcome our individual and collective challenges then we can break free from ignorance and reach a better, more perfect world that we call, Arcadia.”
Bassist Eifion Sweet adds, “the intention was for the different ‘levels’ the characters move through in the video to resemble the colours on our album front cover. The concept for the album and the artwork is a transition from sepia to blue. The red colours represent the heavier sections of music that predominantly feature in the first half of the album. The greens/blues represent the increased melody towards the end of the album.”
Watch the official music video for Zenith II: Arcadia here:
Cascadence is set for release on February 12th via self-release. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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