Assemble The Chariots have premiered a new video for their new song “Evermurk.” This track is from the band’s new album “Unyielding Night,” which will be released on July 19.
The group commented:
“From the beginning, our collective mindset was to primarily focus on the story and to ignore musical trends and boundaries, as we wanted the album to feel like a movie soundtrack. We also wanted to make playing the songs live fun as well. This means that instead of only writing super technical and complex songs, we took a different approach by contrasting the more challenging parts with more simpler elements whenever the songs needed them. This provided us the freedom to perform and enjoy the music on a whole different level.
Our newest single, ‘Evermurk,’ almost didn’t make the album. After several revisions with different tempo and key variations and alternative endings, we made the song fit perfectly. We had to make some pre-determined compositional decisions on the songs around ‘Evermurk‘ before finishing the single.
‘Evermurk‘ has all the essential Assemble The Chariots elements, such as syncopated double kick patterns, menacing riffs and gigantic choruses. We decided to further elevate the song with an atypical vocal style, adding extra drama on the composition in order to tell the story. Story-wise, the song is the long awaited counterpart to our previous stand-alone single, ‘Empress.’
Where ‘Empress‘ is the depiction of the goddess of light in the ATC universe, ‘Evermurk‘ refers to the dark entity, which is directly controlled by her darkness. ‘Evermurk‘ is the embodiment of the darkness spreading through the cosmos. This dichotomy can be directly heard in the composition of the song with it having very evil and menacing verses, yet very epic choruses filled with melody and major chords.”
“Our new music is a non-traditional combination of traditional elements to create an epic showcase of what metal can be in modern times. The way the songs have been arranged and composed keeps the listener aware and drags you into the song. Every note and hit has been carefully crafted with a greater picture in mind.
This, in conjunction with the highly thought-out lore behind the songs, creates a combination that truly feels fresh and unique in a pretty saturated field. Our sincere wish is that anyone who stumbles upon this album, would be open to listening to it as a piece of heavy metal history, instead of an example of what a specific genre should to them sound like.
If you like blast-beats, mega-epic orchestrations, spectacular live shows and nerding out to intricate lore or if you are just yearning for a unique sounding metal band to add to your song libraries, Assemble The Chariots is your band.”
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