Ibaraki release new music video for ‘Rōnin’

IBARAKI have released a new music video!

The new music video, for the track Rōnin, is taken from TRIVIUM frontman Matthew Kiichi Heafy‘s upcoming black metal project’s upcoming debut album, Rashomon, which is scheduled to be released in May this year.

The new song features guest appearances from MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE‘s Gerard Way and EMPEROR‘s Ihsahn.

“A Rōnin is a masterless warrior,” elaborates Kiichi. “The final two full compositions on Rashōmon see a significant shift musically. The album as a whole – with the exception of the intro and outro – is actually presented in chronological order of earliest written to latter-most. The guitar and bass tracks are a time-capsule of sorts in that their parts – on the final album – are actually from the year they were tracked. One can begin to see the shifts as the years went on for the writing of the album. Kagutsuchi/Ibaraki-doji being written and tracked in 2010/2011, all the way up to Rōnin/Susanoo No Mikot being written and tracked in 2016/2017.”

As for his collaboration with Gerard Way, Kiichi shares, “Gerard Way has been a long-time inspiration for me – like Ihsahn and Nergal – I have looked to Gerard as a constant source of motivation to be creative. While Gerard and I may be from different genres than where IBARAKI and black metal stem from – outsiders of sorts – the spirit and intent of our performances is what unites our passion for pushing boundaries.”

Watch the official music video for Rōnin here: 

Rashomon is set for release on May 6th via Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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