Kaoteon release new song ‘Sun of the East’

KAOTEON have released a new song!

The new song, titled Sun of the East, is taken from the band’s upcoming self-titled album which is scheduled to be released in January next year. The song’s accompanying lyric video was first premiered via Metal Hammer Germany.

Watch the official lyric video for Sun of the East here: 

On the new record Anthony Kaoteon took a different approach to writing. He explains, “on previous albums, every KAOTEON track had over 10 main riffs that could be extended into a song each. With the self-titled upcoming album, the riffs have an identity of their own. Every riff on this album was composed during a state of flow and there are no fillers. I just didn’t want to compose riffs that fit between other riffs. I recorded whole tracks as they came to my mind after several hours of meditation.”

The state of the world today and the band’s relocation to the Netherlands have played a big part in inspiring the themes on the album. The band says, “the themes are about borders, physical, political and mental. They are about pushing forward against all weights, about looking for home, guided by a beacon in the dark, keeping one eye on your destination and another at the shadows of the mind as well as the shadows of power creeping over our world. These themes evolved from fresh out of the Middle East and rediscovering the notion of home and in the hope of settling someday.”

Kaoteon is set for release on January 17th via self-release.

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