The Wise Man’s Fear announce new album ‘Valley of Kings’
THE WISE MAN’S FEAR have announced a new album!
Titled Valley of Kings, the upcoming album from the Indiana-based sextet is their third full-length effort and is scheduled to be released in September this year, via SharpTone Records.
“It’s like Journey to the Center of the Earth meets The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring with a tragic twist at the end,” explains drummer/lyricist Paul Lierman. “Our first three releases fold into each other. Castle in the Clouds took place in a sky landscape. Lost City was Atlantis-style with an ocean. Valley of Kings is underground. It’s a triad of earth, sky, and water. This record is more adventurous. We knew what fantasy elements we wanted to incorporate and how to incorporate them. The story really speaks through the music.”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new music video for the first song from the upcoming album; titled The Relics of Nihlux.
Speaking about the new song, Lierman says, “the lyrics describe this secret meeting between five of the greatest warriors to discuss the destruction of the relics that have been around since the evil monarch in the last album. Basically, they do a blood pact and swear to fulfill this mission. The lyrics are also symbolic of the group’s composition. ‘Nihlux’ is Latin for ‘Nothing,’ which is light-less. These dark relics are light-less as well. The song positions the journey to follow.”
Watch the official music video for The Relics of Nihlux here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming album below:
Track List:
- The Relics of Nihlux
- Breath of the Wild
- The Tree of life
- The Forest of Illusions
- The Cave
- What Went Wrong
- The River and the Rock
- The Sands of Time
- The Door to Nowhere
- Firefall
- Valley of Kings
Valley of Kings is set for release on May 29th via SharpTone Records.
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