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After years of anticipation, the Danish doom legends are back: Saturnus has shared a performance video of the new track, "The Calling", as the first single from its forthcoming album, The Storm Within, slated for release on 16 June via Prophecy Productions.
Saturnus' drummer Henrik O. Glass comments: "Sparks of inspiration come and go, but some of them live inside and drive us forward. The past might weigh heavily on our shoulders, but it also fuels the decisions to turn our present into poetry for the brave. Hence for life and blood to combine and to bring a new horizon into view, it takes an 'inner calling'. However, this call is overshadowed by the lament reaching out from times of trouble and forgotten shores. 'The Calling' tells the story of those, who pull from doom and reach strength by turning sacrifice into pure will. The song is our new anthem, which is brought about from a great change of perspective and the need to finally move on. This is a call to act on their passion to all, who yearn for a change in their lives. All of this makes it the perfect first single to herald the new storms that we shall overcome".
The crashing of the waves, the lashing of icy rain, and the relentless tearing of the winds, wedged in between the North Sea and the Baltic, the Nordic country of Denmark, home to the band Saturnus, knows the at times even lethal force of storms only too well.
Yet the harsh conditions of the external natural world can be matched and mirrored by the inner turmoil and tempests raging in mind and soul. The title of Saturnus' fifth album, The Storm Within, is intentionally hinting at both the inner and outer world. Obviously, the long time it took the Danes to create this album and the personal reasons behind the hiatus very much contributed to and inspired its artistic expression.
Saturnus has outdone itself with The Storm Within. The musical themes of the seas, rain, and stormy waters are a subtle presence and guiding thread throughout the songs that reflect anger, loss, melancholy, and pain in equal measure. The fully matured craftsmanship on this album is sublime and extremely dynamic, ranging from moments of calm to brutal outbursts.
The Danes have reached a new level of confidence and songwriting. Anyone looking for comparisons may try the heart-breaking power of My Dying Bride, the melodic melancholy of Amorphis, and the essence of doom metal. But after all, Saturnus is fully itself, and the evolutionary lines reaching down to previous albums are all there - and even more excellent than before.
Working again with producer Flemming Rasmussen, the legendary Danish producer of Metallica's classic albums, also ensured that the sound of The Storm Within matches its outstanding musical quality.
Finally, "The Calling", and if you've missed a recently published interview with Saturnus, HERE it is. Link
The Storm Within tracklist:
1. The Storm Within
2. Chasing Ghosts
3. The Calling
4. Even Tide
5. Closing the Circle
6. Breathe New Life
7. Truth
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