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German dark metal act The Fright has unleashed the first single/video from its upcoming album Voices Within, set for release on 29 April. The "Choices" single is a real gothic rock anthem, with a beat that drives its listeners like the stress of everyday life. This track is about the countless opportunities that life offers. Singer Lon Fright comments: "The lyrics are about becoming aware of the finite nature of life, because without that finite nature, life makes no sense."
Over four years have passed since The Fright unleashed its last full-length Canto V. Over the subsequent four years, the world has become ever more complicated. The social upheavals of our time, the uncertainty of the pandemic, all these aspects have unnerved a lot of bands and artists, even demoralizing some of them irrevocably. The Fright appears to draw energy from challenges, what is evident in its latest offering Voices Within - a recording that is in many ways contemporary and at the same time impressive in its intensity. Voices Within is a reflection on the present situation, but also a reference to the future - an unreservedly positive album despite its underlying melancholia. Or as Lon Fright puts it: "Our sound has changed, it's a bit more ponderous and bulky, but still contains lots of pop elements and catchy melodies, like a flower growing from lava rock. Voices Within is an album to heal the kind of adolescence where you lose sight of life's beauty."
There are many reasons for The Fright's recent development, one of them being a major reshuffle: guitarist Chris North is new to the band and now forms, together with Lon Fright, The Fright's compositional backbone, significantly shaping the new record with his powerful and earthy guitar style. Chris North has his roots in black metal and, with his great musical skill, contributes a wider range of sounds and styles to The Fright. His riffs and power chords are a perfect foundation and at the same time the atmospheric field of tension for the vocalist's anthemic vocals. "Compositionally, I'm more of a preppy type," winks Lon Fright, "but through Chris, I got into black metal. His guitar parts have opened up a lot of new possibilities for us. Voices Within unmistakably benefits from that aspect."
Check on The Fright's "Choices" right below. Link
Voices Within tracklist:
01. Disbelief
02. Illusion
03. Choices
04. End
05. Ruins
06. Miracle
07. Cold
08. Lost
09. Identity
10. Fall
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