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Retro shapeshifters Hail Spirit Noir today unveils the second single, "The Monsters Came From The Sky", from their upcoming synth-wave/sci-fi pop album, Mannequins. The record, which is set to celebrate the Greek's tenth anniversary with a radical change of style, is set for release on 10 September via Agonia Records on CD, LP and digital formats.
Album number five of Hail Spirit Noir's bold discography - that spans from experimental black metal to psychedelic progression, to retro-futuristic space rock - marks a full-blown and daring plunge into a synth-wave-meets-sci-fi pop environment. With neither romance nor remorse, the transformation is devoid of metal or rock instrumentation, and is highly reminiscent of an 80s horror movie soundtrack, whose story involves "aliens, disco clubs, ripped limbs, slashed necks and other beauties", explains co-founder Haris. The metamorphosis Mannequins brings about, puts on display how untamed and diverse can Hail Spirit Noir truly be, and positions the band in a whole new perspective, among the likes of Carpenter Brut, Perturbator or Dance With The Dead.
"This album completes the band's shift in the 80s era," Haris comments. "Even though we used loads of synths and production techniques of that era, it is still a modern album to our ears. We wanted to write a musical background to a horror story Theoharis and I had in mind. We wrote lots of new material but we also remixed a few tracks and ideas from our entire discography. Mannequins is a sci-fi pop/horror synth-wave album. Different as it may sound, we believe it still echoes the spirit and essence of Hail Spirit Noir. Just drop the needle in your vinyl and dance."
When asked about the band's future, he adds: "This new sound shouldn't be considered as a permanent change of our style. It's a special way of celebrating our tenth year of existence; it's something we always wanted to record."
All music was recorded by Haris and Sakis, with vocals by Cons Marg and story concept by Theoharis. The album was mixed and mastered by Dimitris Douvras. Fesq.project crafted the artwork and Nikos Tsiolis prepared the layout. The band also recorded a music video for the album's title track. Now, "The Monsters Came From The Sky" is available for listening in the player below. Link
Mannequins tracklist:
01. 12-31-1985: Night Shift
02. Against Your Will, My Blade
03. Mannequins
04. 12-31-1985: Night Shift II
05. The Monsters Came From the Sky
06. Visitors Of Horror
07. Enter Disco Inferno
08. Mannequins II
09. Alien Cell Charging
10. On The Loose Again
11. Ending Crashers
12. Ending Crashers II
13. Crossroads (Digi CD bonus)
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