Ignea announce new album ‘Dreams Of Lands Unseen’

February 15, 2023 James Weaver

IGNEA have announced a new album!

Titled Dreams Of Lands Unseen, the upcoming album from the Ukrainian melodic modern metal band is the follow-up to 2020’s The Realms Of Fire And Death, and is scheduled to be released in April this year, via Napalm Records.

The upcoming album was produced, mixed and mastered by Max Morton [JINJER, MORTON] whilst Dmitry Kim managed engineering and drum production. The album intends to reflect on the life of Ukrainian photographer and documentarian Sofia Yablonska, known for traveling to very distant corners of the world while documenting the lives of tribes and natives, which was especially dangerous and uncommon for a woman of her time.

Speaking about the debut album, vocalist Helle Bohdanova says, “this record is not just our take on the around-the-world adventures of Sofia Yablonska but also a tribute to one of the greatest Ukrainians of the past century. Her cutting-edge lifestyle, wisdom, savviness and breathtaking stories are so exceptional that they could inspire to write several more albums. I myself am a passionate traveler, and Yablonska’s philosophy is very close to mine on so many levels. Let me invite you on this journey and show you the dreams of lands unseen through Sofia’s eyes…”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; Nomad’s Luck.

Speaking about the new song, the band says, “Nomad’s Luck is about all the dangers of the road. Traveling on her own to the distant corners of the world, Yablonska could have died multiple times, from poisonous plants and diseases to superstitions and taboos of the natives. She could have settled down but her will for discovering new places overshadowed any risks. In this song, it’s as if Yablonska questions herself, how long she would last this way, ‘pushing nomad’s luck’…”

Watch the official music video for Nomad’s Luck here: