Das neue OMNIUM GATHERUM-Album The Burning Cold” erscheint am 31. August 2018. Gitarrist Markus Vanhala verspricht eine Widergeburt von OMNIUM GATHERUM und ehrliche Songs, von denen er gar nicht mehr genau weiß, wann und wo er sie geschrieben hat.
Wie das klingt, erfährt man jetzt mit der zweiten Single: OMNIUM GATHERUM haben ein Video zu “Refining Fire” veröffentlicht, außerdem gibt es schon seit Wochen ein Video zu “Gods Go First”.
Aufgenommen wurde “The Burning Cold” im Pump Studio mit Teemu Aalto als Produzent. Mix und Mastering hat Dan Swanö übernommen. Das Artwork stammt wie bei allen OMNIUM GATHERUM-Alben von Olli-Pekka Lappalainen.
OMNIUM GATHERUM “The Burning Cold” Tracklist
01. The Burning
02. Gods Go First (Video bei YouTube)
03. Refining Fire (Video bei YouTube)
04. Rest In Your Heart
05. Over The Battlefield
06. The Fearless Entity
07. Be The Sky
08. Driven By Conflict
09. The Frontline
10. Planet Scale
11. Cold
Das sagt die Band über “The Burning Cold”:
Markus Vanhala:
“Sometimes you can be extra proud of something you’ve achieved, and I could claim that ‘The Burning Cold’ has a sense of special chapter for me. I haven’t been this excited for a new album of mine for ages!
I’ve been extra busy with all the touring in the past year(s) and I truly don’t know when and where I got these songs made. They somehow wrote themselves indeed. We got some really good kick-ass songs and fresh tunes made up and ‘The Burning Cold’ has a really honest feeling in it. Fresh rebirth of Omnium Gatherum!
We are honored to kick off this album cycle with a pre-release show for the new album at one of our favorite festivals in the field, SUMMER BREEZE. You can hear debut live shots of some of the new songs there, so be sure not to miss all this excitement, new glory and fresh mistakes!”
Jukka Pelkonen:
“There are two major lyrical concepts on the new album; Firstly, it touches the great human tragedies and fortunes which are around us – Tragedies such as war and the engulfing darkness that follows, and Fortunes which are tangled in experiences we all share despite of the seemingly burning world.
Secondly, the lyrics speak loudly of the human emotional condition. How do we love? Why do we hate? Why some things are easier to leave behind than others. Why does death terrify us, and if it does why do people act like it does not exist?
This album is a pinnacle of all the hard work we as a group have done in OG for a long time. The music comes alive and reaches new perspectives. Still. This is truly melodic death metal. Sharpened polished, brutal.”