Swedish Symphonic Black Metallers MIST OF MISERY, have unveiled “The Long Road”, their second single taken from their upcoming album “Severance”, to be released on November 4th via Non Serviam Records.
The band comments: ” ‘The Long Road’ is the second chapter of the concept album ‘Severance’. It’s quite an unusual song for MIST OF MISERY and differs a bit from the other tracks of the album. Yet the grandeur of the orchestral arrangements really stand out here with the harpsichord, glockenspiel, wind instruments and choirs.”
“Severance” is the first MIST OF MISERY’s concept album, and it tells a tragic tale which takes place in 19th century rural England. It is filled with melancholy, grief and despair.
The band explains: “We are aware that it differs quite a bit from our previous albums but the core elements of MIST OF MISERY are still very much present. We hope that it will satisfy our old fans and also bring in new fans. All the tracks for ‘Severance’ were written specifically to fit the story of the album as it is a concept album. Therefore we had to carefully match the atmosphere of the story and the individual songs as the story unfolds. The writing came naturally but we obviously had to carefully decide the order of the songs.”
“Severance” track listing:
- An Ode to Solitude
- The Long Road
- A Sombre Solace
- Into the Embrace of Winter
- A Wasted Life
- Through Night’s Gloom
- Oceans of Grief
- Severance
- Reflections
- Towards the Descent
You can listen to “The Long Road” in the following video:
