Hand Of Kalliach release new song ‘Cirein-Cròin’
HAND OF KALLIACH have released a new song!
The new music video, for the track Cirein-Cròin, is taken from the Scottish melodic death/folk metal duo’s brand new album, Corryvreckan, which was released on Friday.
Speaking about the new song, vocalist/guitarist/drummer John Fraser says, “Cirein-Cròin is named after a gargantuan, shapeshifting sea monster from Scottish mythology. It was so large it was said to eat seven whales a day, in fact the chorus that Sophie sings is a Gaelic child’s poem we added a melody to, that translates to:
Seven herrings a salmon’s meal,
Seven salmon a seal’s meal,
Seven seals a whale’s meal,
Seven whales a Cirein-cròin’s meal.”
Vocalist/bassist Sophie Fraser adds, “there’s no consensus on what it looked like, so in our lyrics (and you might have noticed it on the album artwork) we opted for a colossal scaled serpent. While it’s true size was impossibly massive, it disguised itself as a small silver herring in order to lure prey, including fishermen, before unfurling and expanding to its true size. The lyrics are focussed on the transformation from innocuous fish into the resulting Lovecraftian nightmare, from the perspective of an unfortunate observer…”
Watch the official lyric video for Cirein-Cròin here:
Speaking about the release of their new album, John says, “we’re absolutely thrilled to be able to unleash the full torrent of melodeath and ethereal folk that is Corryvreckan. Named after the enormous whirlpool between some of the western Scottish isles, the album is focussed on the reign of the Cailleach, the Scottish Celtic witch god of winter, and the foul designs of her churning Corryvreckan cauldron.”
Sophie adds, “we’ve poured even more mythology into this album, and have pushed even further on the contrasting sonic extremities of our previous album, Samhainn. We hope you join us in the midst of the Cailleach’s harsh and haunting winter, and find the Hag God’s salvation submerged in the dark depths of the legendary Corryvreckan.”
Corryvreckan is out now via Prosthetic Records. Check out our exclusive track by track guide for the new record with the band here!
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