Tenebra announce new EP ‘A Death Chant’
TENEBRA have announced a brand new EP!
The Italian hard rock outfit have revealed their new EP, A Death Chant, which is scheduled for release on October 9th via New Heavy Sounds. The upcoming release marks the band’s first new material since 2022’s Moongazer and serves as a precursor to their next full-length album, The Black Fanfare, which is expected in 2027.
Rather than continuing directly from the sound of Moongazer, TENEBRA have used A Death Chant to explore a more experimental direction, incorporating synthesisers, acoustic instrumentation and sound manipulation into their blend of heavy psychedelia and hard rock.
Speaking about the EP, the band shares, “A Death Chant was recorded and mixed live by the band and Bruno Germano at Vacuum Studio and mastered by Carl Saff, the EP’s three tracks make extensive use of synthesizers, acoustic instruments, and sound manipulation. While maintaining our signature style, employing a timbral and compositional vocabulary previously unfamiliar to Tenebra’s sonic world.
The album is a reflection on the theme of death and its acceptance, divided into three chapters. Death Chant, the first track, represents the death that has just occurred. Drugs Are Overrated embodies the confusion and drama of missing the person who has just passed away; and Tell Me What You See explores the acceptance of death, but also the scar that will remain forever. The EP cover is inspired by medieval solar representations, but while in these drawings the sun is proud and represents the splendour of divine grace, on the EP cover the sun is weeping and contrite, powerless to face the end of earthly life.”
To coincide with the announcement, TENEBRA have also unveiled Death Chant, the opening track from the forthcoming EP.
Listen to Death Chant here:
Also, you can view the track list for the upcoming EP below:
Track List:
- Death Chant
- Drugs Are Overrated
- Tell Me What You See
A Death Chant is set for release on October 9th via New Heavy Sounds. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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