Darkwoods My Betrothed release new song ‘Murktide and Midnight Sun’

October 10, 2021 James Weaver

DARKWOODS MY BETROTHED have released a brand new song!

The new song, titled Murktide and Midnight Sun, is taken from the Finnish black metal band’s long-awaited new album, Angel of Carnage Unleashed, which is scheduled to be released in November this year, via Napalm Records.

Speaking about the new song, the band says, “it was very important for us when choosing the singles off the new album to demonstrate the versatility of our sound: how we can put forward a blasting black metal carnage with tortured shrieks and follow that up with an epic anthem with clean vocals – and the two songs definitely sound like the same band. Epic songs and clean vocals have always been part of our trademark sound and Murktide and Midnight Sun is absolutely one of the finest and catchiest epic anthems that we have recorded.”

Watch the official lyric video for Murktide and Midnight Sun here:

Speaking about the upcoming album, bassist Teemu Kautonen says, “the lyrics are based on the work of the renowned Finnish historian Teemu Keskisarja. His research inspired us both to carefully embed all lyrics in the appropriate historical context and to bring forth the human dimension by focusing on stories of individual people and how they experienced this perhaps darkest period of Finnish history.” Vocalist/guitarist Pasi Kankkunen adds, “it was very important for us to have the original line-up on the comeback album. We also agreed right at the beginning of the process to share the songwriting in equal proportions – just as we did on the 1996 classic album, Autumn Roars Thunder.”

Alongside the release of the new song, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:

Track List:

1. Name the Dead
2. In Evil, Sickness and in Grief
3. Murktide and Midnight Sun
4. You Bitter Source of Sorrow
5. Where We Dwell
6. In Thrall to Ironskull’s Heart
7. Massacre
8. Black Fog and Poison Wind
9. Outro