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Finland's finest melodic/atmospheric doom metal band Hanging Garden have made available for streaming in its entirety their new album, The Garden. The album will be released via Agonia Records tomorrow (24 March).
The new album - The Garden - dives deep into atmospheres both "tender and harsh, devilish and serene" and "embarks upon a journey to mankind's spiritual roots, contemplating the fragility of our technological society" - as poetically described by the band. "There is a kind of energy in the songs that there wasn't before", introspects Toni Hatakka of Hanging Garden. "A feel of hope to contrast our old friend the despair, a strong notion of action against the familiar melancholy, or maybe a light amidst the comfortable gloom...".
Toni's full comment: "After almost two decades of dwelling in the musical and lyrical thematics of despair, loss and melancholy, I had the feeling that our next release could have some room for hope and light as well - of course not forgetting our trademark-ish somber aesthetic. The approach we decided to take was to weave a story of how humanity would still thrive, still find meaning, after the world as we know it has finally met its end."
The Garden, the follow-up to Skeleton Lake (2021), was produced by Jussi Hämäläinen (vocals, guitars) and Jarno Hänninen. The album was mixed and mastered by the latter at D-studio (Beherit, Shape Of Despair). Cover artwork and new band photos are by Finnish artist Kalle Pyyhtinen. The Garden marks the return of new-old drummer Antti Ruokola, last seen in Hanging Garden seven years ago. Listen to The Garden in advance right below. Link
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