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New Dutch formation The Color Of Rain has unleashed the second single, "Oceans Above", from its upcoming debut full-length, Oceans Above, slated for release on 7 November via Void Wanderer Productions on CD and digitally. "Oceans Above" and previously released "Cult Of The Cosmic Flood" await you in the player below.
From the depths of the Zwotte Kring-collective rises the new band The Color Of Rain (TCOR), featuring experienced musicians from the Dutch metal scene. The Color Of Rain is a sonic exploration of the cosmos, with compositions that take you far away from the dreadful nothingness we call existence. The music is firmly set in an expressive dark sound, flirting constantly with progressive metal. The Color Of Rain will appease fans of bands like Harakiri For The Sky, Mgła, Deathspell Omega and Mare Cognitum on the one hand, and Cynic, Ulcerate, Revocation and At The Gates on the other.
Musically, its debut album, Oceans Above, is an eclectic soundscape of post-black metal mixed with progressive and- technical death metal. A modern and exciting new approach to extreme music, with a thick and dark mix drawing the listener deep into the abyss. Melancholic acoustic passages and epic soaring melodies are followed up by a barrage of heavy, unsettling and dissonant darkness, swirling riffs, heavy blasts and extreme, almost schizophrenic vocals that will fully entice the listener. The album deals with the meaninglessness of life, with lyrics that speak of the void in all its aspects. Walking around this godless planet, it is not difficult to find oneself longing for the stars. The vast void of life is what draws us beyond the earth. It is a disheartening and emotional story that will surely speak to the listener's soul.
The Color Of Rain is the brainchild of Gerhans Meulenbeld (Sad State Of Decay and ex-Incission, ex-As Empires Fall). During the pandemic, life proved once more how brittle and meaningless it is. This renewed sense of insignificance inspired him for The Color Of Rain. The longing for the vast ocean in the sky, while developing a progressing contempt for humanity and its preposterous attempts to make sense of it all, fuelled his desire to create. Using his broad love of different metal music styles, The Color Of Rain quickly became an exciting combination of atmospheric black metal and technical death with progressive passages. Through the Zwotte Kring-collective, strong bonds were forged with Floris Velthuis (Asgrauw, Schavot, Meslamtaea, Sagenland), who was enlisted as drummer and bass player. Devi Hisgen (Cthulhuminati, Teitan) adds his voice, which sounds brutal and fragile - as life can be. Link
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