Mit “Master of Fears” hat die Melodic Death Metal-Band ARKADIA ein neues Album am Start. Es ist nach “Unrelenting” (2014) und “Aspirations & Reality” (2016) das dritte Album der Finnen.
“Master of Fears” ist zudem das erste Album, auf welchem Band-Mitbegründer Mikko Järvenpää die Lead-Vocals über hat. Zuvor trat er vor allem als Lead-Gitarrist in Erscheinung. “The journey from the world of childhood to adult life is long and rocky. “Master of Fears” recaps the trials and lessons of my own life, from self-created fears towards the joy of life”, erklärt Järvenpää. “It´s only natural that during the process I became the lead singer besides the guitar playing. The album is an expression of the background, enthusiasm and energy that rushed years ago as I emerged from my small countryside home village towards the big world and as the opportunities and trolls of life began to unfold. Both mine and ARKADIA´s path has been pushed by wicked ambition and the will to succeed. This album tells a tale about the blessing and the curse of this two-edged sword.”
Neben Sänger, Gitarrist und Keyboarder Mikko Järvenpää sind zudem Gitarrist Heikki Haapanen, Bassist Vesa Ala-Louvesniemi sowie Drummer Mikael Leinonen Teil der Band.
“Master of Fears” von ARKADIA ist am 20. September 2019 via Inverse Records erschienen. Mit dem Video-Clip “Head in the Clouds” und dem Lyric-Video “Accepting Death” gibt es auch zwei Single-Auskopplungen vom Album.
ARKADIA “Master of Fears” Tracklist
1. The Origin
2. Behind the Backs
3. Head in the Clouds (Video bei YouTube)
4. Accepting Death (Lyric-Video bei YouTube)
5. The Equalizer
6. Rummelsburg
7. End Escaping Emptiness
8. Compassionate Greatness
9. Raise the Sails and Ride the Storm
10. Hearkles
