THE ABBEY, the emerging Progressive Doom Metal band ft. Natalie Koskinen (SHAPE OF DESPAIR), Jesse Heikkinen (HENGET, ITERUM NATA, etc), Vesa Ranta (SENTENCED, THE MAN-EATING TREE) and Janne Markus (THE MAN-EATING TREE), are now releasing their third new single “Starless”, accompanied by an official music video The new offering is taken from the band’s upcoming album “Word Οf Sin”, which will be released via Season Of Mist on February 17th (CD & Digital) and on July 7th (Vinyl).
THE ABBEY comments on the track & video: “It’s the darkest song in the album, both musically and lyric-wise. Composed by guitarist Janne Markus, ‘Starless’ shows the heavier side of the band. The lyrics by singer Natalie Koskinen contemplate the inner emptiness and the loss of will to live.“
“Word Of Sin” was recorded between April and November 2021 in several locations across Finland. Drums, bass and Markus’s guitars were tracked at Kratio Studio in Oulu by Kyösti Rautio. Rautio also served as co-producer and mixed the album, becoming the unofficial sixth member of THE ABBEY. Heikkinen, who recorded most of his vocals and guitars in his stepdaughter’s room, surrounded by My Little Ponies, Disney figurines and a pile of esoteric literature, is careful to point out that THE ABBEY fails to drop into any neat, little subgenre.
“Word Οf Sin” track listing:
1. Rat King
2. A Thousand Dead Witches
3. Crystallion
4. Starless
5. Desert Temple
6. Widow’s Will
7. Queen of Pain
8. Old Ones: Prequel
9. Old Ones
You can watch the official music video for “Starless” below:
