CAINITES have revealed “Theotokos”, the second single from their upcoming debut album “Revenant”, which will be out on June 21st via Scarlet Records.
“Theotokos” explores a plea for salvation to the Mother of God, a desperate bid for redemption through divine intervention, symbolized by the vampiric consumption of the sacred, in search of a lost purity.
CAINITES is the name of the new Melodic Death Metal duo risen from the ashes of the Italian Gothic-Doom masters MOTUS TENEBRAE and founded by Andrea Falaschi aka Frater Orion (DEATHLESS LEGACY), on vocals, drums and keyboards, and Daniele Ciranna, on guitar and bass.
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Through their dark, gloomy Melodic Death Metal – heavily influenced by the British and Scandinavian masters with a creepy Mediterranean twist too – CAINITES create their own mystique, portraying the bloody mark they have to carry.
“Revenant” is a concept album about an old Orthodox priest who became a vampire against his will. A controversial, cruel and yet fascinating character, oscillating between a sense of abandonment by the divine and the manifestation of a faith that is still present, with continuous pleas to God to stop him from his relentless bloodshed – yearning for a redemption that cannot be reached.
“Revenant” track listing:
- Darkness Awaits
- Theotokos
- Vampire God
- God’s Wrath
- We Lost Our Sanctity
- Forgive Our Sins
- Cainites
- Embrace
- Forsaken
- Redemption
You can listen to “Theotokos” in the following video:
Cover artwork by Frater Orion