Swallow The Sun announce new album ‘Shining’
SWALLOW THE SUN have announced a new album!
Titled Shining, the upcoming album from the Finnish melodic death/doom metal band is the follow-up to 2021’s Moonflowers, and is scheduled to be released in October this year, via Century Media Records.
The upcoming album was produced and mixed by Dan Lancaster [BRING ME THE HORIZON, MUSE, ENTER SHIKARI etc], mastered by Tony Lindgren (Fascination Street Studios) and recorded by Juho Räihä at SoundSpiral Audio, except vocals recorded by Dan Lancaster.
Speaking about the upcoming album, guitarist/keyboardist Juha Raivio shares, “after our last album it soon became clear to me that writing another Moonflowers album will kill me. So, I made a quiet wish to myself that if there ever will be any new music then please have a little bit of mercy on yourself rather than be that infinite black hole that will suck out the rest of your remaining light and soul just for the sake of it. Musically this album shines like a glacier diamond and has that power and punch that feels like a kick in your face! While lyrically the album deals how fearing life will eventually kill you and how melancholy can become your God.
We want to thank all the support and trust from Century Media, not to mention our insanely talented producer Dan Lancaster having the balls and guts to jump straight in the deep end with this band and get us out from our comfort zone. This album truly feels like a sunrise in the night sky.”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming new album; What I have Become. The new song is the second single to be released from the upcoming album, following on from Innocence Was Long Forgotten, which was released last month.
Speaking about the new song, Raivio says, “What I Have Become is about that moment when you look yourself deep in the eye from the mirror and your own eyes start to tell what your soul have become instead of what you always wanted it to be. The hardest thing is to forgive yourself and break that circle.”
Watch the official music video for What I Have Become here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
1. Innocence Was Long Forgotten
2. What I Have Become
3. MelancHoly
4. Under The Moon & Sun
5. Kold
6. November Dust
7. Velvet Chains
8. Tonight Pain Believes
9. Charcoal Sky
10. Shining
Shining is set for release on October 18th via Century Media Records. Pre-orders are available and now and can be purchased here.
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