Finnish Melodic Doom/Death Metallers MARIANAS REST, have unveiled an official video for their new single “Light Reveals Our Wounds”, directed and edited by Jari Heino. The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming album “Auer”, due for release on March 24th via Napalm Records.
Vocalist Jaakko Mäntymaa comments: “The world needs martyrs. This song is dedicated to those who ever tried to steer the course of humanity for the better knowing their actions came with a terrible cost. To everyone who had the strength to march against the coming storm. The idea of this song was to have a simple melodic theme and just let it play through the whole song. It repeats and repeats, changes shape and transforms but it never goes away. Like painful memories.”
Bassist Niko Lindman adds: “ ‘Light Reveals Our Wounds’ was the last song we made for the album. From a structural point of view, it’s maybe quite traditional with a simple hook. However, if one gives it a couple of extra spins, there is actually a lot going on. For example, I do not recall any song where multiple bass tracks are playing simultaneously.”
Hailing from the coastal town of Kotka, MARIANAS REST embodies the Finnish melancholy and sadness of a cold, harsh winter landscape in absolute grandeur. Formed in 2013, the band around Jaakko Mäntymaa on vocals and Omnium Gatherum’s Aapo Koivisto (keys) took the heavy music scene by storm with the release of their impressive 2016 debut, Horror Vacui. Just in time to celebrate their 10th band anniversary, MARIANAS REST unleashes their fourth studio epos, which couldn’t be more multifaceted.
With their upcoming magnum opus, MARIANAS REST prove that death metal does not always need fast-paced riffage and thunderous blast beats – they spice up their dark mood with a heavy dose of Doom and a significant Black Metal touch, to deliver a colossal sound and new piece of pure art: “Auer” is epic, heavy, sad and bleak; its overall melancholic yet brutal riffs, mesmerizing auditory colors and immersive vocals will hit you deep in your core. It’s a heavy ride through a disturbing yet beautiful sound landscape that only a Finnish band like MARIANAS REST can create, while always keeping you warm and welcome yet haunted and hopeless.
“Auer” track listing:
- Auer
- Diseased
- Light Reveals Our Wounds
- White Cradle
- The Ground Still Burns
- Fear Travels Fast
- The Hanging Blade
- Sirens
You can watch the official video for “Light Reveals Our Wounds” below:
