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Dark and violent shaded atmospheric black metal
“Fatal Frame”, the second single off the upcoming album
Premonitions, to be released on May 8, 2020 via Napalm Records, is yet another
marvelous sample of SOJOURNER’s unsettling sonic storytelling. The maestros of
levitating bleakness subdue the demonic gloom and invite the listener to their
cruel narrative. An opaque parallel world, inspired by the famous Japanese
survival horror video game “Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly“, opens the
eclipse for the cursed story of two sisters being drawn into a somber vortex of
possession framed by paranormal activities. From an extensive folky opening to
the cascades of riffs and blastbeats – this track has it all, mystically
enchanting the listener with its perfectly measured expressive sublimation of
horror and despair.
Mike L. states: "For as long as I've known him, Emilio
has always expressed the desire to write lyrics based on 'Fatal Frame 2', a
game we are both huge fans of but one that has a particularly special place in
his heart. While I was visiting him in Sweden earlier last year we played
through the game together, and I pressed him about finally doing the Fatal
Frame song that he had been talking about for so long. Chloe was busy writing
another song from the album at the time ('The Apocalyptic Theater'), so once I
got back home I jumped into it and within a few days I sent Emilio a finished
song with the placeholder title 'Fatal Frame'. I really wanted to capture the
oppressive yet strangely epic and beautiful atmosphere of game, and in the end the
song just came together effortlessly. It's probably the heaviest and most
technically difficult song we've written, and features a beautiful guest solo
from Jostein Thomassen of Borknagar."
Emilio says: "'Fatal Frame', while following the
general theme of the album, actually was not based on personal experience. It’s
a song based off of my favorite game of all time, 'Fatal Frame 2: Crimson
Butterfly'. I’d been trying to write
lyrics that could do the game justice for over 10 years. After writing a small
portion of the lyrics, I received the finished music for it and was blown away.
It was exactly what I had in mind for so many years and I was immediately
inspired. The rest of the lyrics came together effortlessly. In the game there
are twins that are being trapped and forced to do a ritual where one must kill
the other. You follow their path as they
try to avoid their destiny at all costs. I always found the story behind the
game to be so riveting, I always wanted to write these lyrics."
Let “Fatal Frame” possess you | Listen NOW:
SOJOURNER’s new album, Premonitions, to be released on May 8
via Napalm Records, rises like an upcoming vortex that leaves the violent, yet
undeniably beautiful stylistic evolution of their sound in an exceptional
fusion of folk and atmospheric black metal.
Their un-inimitable tonal trademark breathes the band’s
internationality: Living in four different countries, they combine each mindset
and evoke the sweeping, melancholic atmospheres of nature merging with
aggressive black metal fundamentals. SOJOURNER forms an indestructible bond
that mirrors through their music. This album is not only a masterfully told
story, but much more a milestone confirming the group’s unique approach towards
the genre!
Pre-Order New Album Premonitions NOW!
Tracklist:
1. The Monolith
2. Eulogy for the Lost
3. The Apocalyptic Theater
4. Talas
5. Fatal Frame
6. The Deluge
7. Atonement
8. The Event Horizon
Release Date: 08/05/2020
Premonitions will be available in the following formats:
- CD digipak
- 2-LP Gatefold vinyl (black)
- 2-LP Gatefold vinyl (yellow/blue)
- digital album
- Bundle: t-shirt + 2-LP Gatefold vinyl (black)
- Bundle: t-shirt + 2-LP Gatefold vinyl (yellow/blue)
SOJOURER are:
Emilio Crespo: vocals
Mike Lamb: guitars, piano, synth/keyboards
Chloe Bray: guitars, vocals, tin whistle/piano
Mike Wilson: bass
Riccardo Floridia: drums
Scotty Lodge: live bass
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