EMPIRE DROWNS\u00a0<\/strong>challenge the boundaries of melodic doom and death metal on their haunting\u00a0\u00a0new album \u201cEndless Nights\u201d. Drawing from the desolate beauty of Scandinavian winters and the raw intensity of East African landscapes, the Danish collective delivers a sonic experience where melancholy, atmosphere, and aggression collide in compelling fashion.<\/p>\n\u201cEndless Nights\u201dis a record that breathes with its own pulse: melodic yet crushing, introspective yet vast, bleak yet strangely beautiful.<\/p>\n
Across its tracks, \u201cEndless Nights\u201d weaves powerful growls, mournful guitar leads, pounding rhythms, and spectral keyboards into a cohesive whole that pays homage to genre titans like Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, Katatonia and Anathema – while carving out an identity all its own.<\/p>\n
The album was recorded by Marco Angioni (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thorium) at Angioni Studios, and mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen at the renowned Antfarm Studios (Moonspell, The Haunted, Baest). The result is a deep, enveloping production that enhances both the weight and nuance of Empire Drowns\u2019 sound.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile the music retains a core of Scandinavian winter and grey skies, \u201cEndless Nights\u201d was forged not only in Denmark, but also in the vibrant heart of East Africa – a region of majestic landscapes and rich cultures, scorching sun, devastating cycles of drought and flood, profound political tumult, unforgiving poverty and deep resilience<\/em>\u201d, the band states. \u201cThe album\u2019s inspiration is a paradox born of the extremes that shape these vastly different worlds, it stands as a powerful sonic reflection of life\u2019s relentless contrasts<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\nLooking ahead, Empire Drowns will take \u201cEndless Nights\u201d to the stage in 2026, with live performances that promise to channel the album\u2019s emotional depth and sonic weight into an immersive concert experience. This is not a studio project or a fleeting collaboration; this is a real band, committed to the long haul, ready to connect with audiences and make their mark on stages across Europe and beyond.<\/p>\n
Tracklist:
\nA1. Volcanic Funeral
\nA2. A Choir Of Fallen Angels
\nA3. Doomsday Clock
\nA4. Stoneheart
\nA5. Santiago Sunrise<\/p>\n
B1. The Great Flood
\nB2. Endless Nights
\nB3. Silence
\nB4. Life Is Fading<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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