AMENRA make their return with two EPs that highlight the band’s career as one of the most compelling and unequivocally vital entities in extreme music. The two new EPs will be released, through Relapse Records, on March 28, 2025 and alongside with the announcement the band released the official music video for the new single “Heden”.
Titled “De Toorn” and “With Fang and Claw” respectively, each of these EPs have distinct soundscapes, songwriting approaches, and emotional weight. The result is a two part journey through AMENRA’s raw, visceral beginnings, and a look into the band’s future as one of the most enthralling and cinematic experiences in the genre.
“With De Toorn we finish what we have started with “De Doorn” in 2019,” AMENRA vocalist Colin H. Van Eeckhout comments. “We came as close to our cultural heritage as we possibly could and offered the world a glance of where we come from. With the artwork reached back to the early beginnings of the band, Mass I. Aline Gorsen interpretation of the art propelled us in a world forlorn.”
Guitarist Mathieu Vandekerckhove comments: “With De Toorn, we carry forward the spirit of De Doorn, delving deeper into the raw emotions of grief, wrath, and transformation. It is a continuation of the ritual, a step further into the fire. At the same time, With Fang And Claw harks back to the essence of Mass I, embracing the primal force that defined our beginnings.
These two works intertwine: De Toorn channels the lament and fury of De Doorn, while With Fang And Claw recalls the unfiltered intensity of Mass I to Mass IIII. Together, they form a crucial passage in our 30-year journey—a reflection of where we began and where we are going. This transition is not just a bridge; it is a reckoning, a moment that prepares us for the resolution to come with Mass VII. Through rage and sorrow, we rise, bearing both the scars of the past and the fangs of resilience.”
Guitarist Lennart Bossu says: “The track ‘Heden’ grew very organically while playing together in the rehearsal room and it set the tone for the rest of ‘De Doorn’ and ‘De Toorn,’ so it’s definitely a track that is special to us.”
