New York, NY (Top40 Charts) An intriguing concept album built of complementary song pairs working from the outside in, "
Strangers" - set to be released on Oct. 30 by M-Theory Audio - is the newest effort from acclaimed Israeli progressive/symphonic metal band SCARDUST. With one pair of songs already unveiled to the general public via the music videos for "Tantibus II" and "
Addicted", the band has now revealed the first chapter of another two-part saga with their new music video for the track "
Stranger". A video for its companion track will be released next week.
Says vocalist Noa Gruman, "When someone close to your heart is leaving you and you're breaking down and feeling that you're left to face the world on your own, the shared memories and moments that you had become 'Stranger.' Being neglected is a fragile and exposed feeling, so in this one song we chose to lose the choir and strings and strip things down to the core musicians. In the video, they are playing the song, but never together, in an obscure, unrealistic location. They are surrounded by concrete pillars and the scene is continuously spinning, leaving the viewer feeling dizzy and uncomfortable. Lyrics pop out here and there to highlight specific parts, and there are also hints of water by the musicians' feet and paint cans lying on the ground. One may wonder why, and it will all be revealed in the other side of the story, told from the side of the neglector."
Mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Devin Townsend, Arch Enemy), "
Strangers" was written and composed jointly by singer Noa Gruman and composer Orr Didi, who also collaborated with Gruman on SCARDUST's full-length debut "Sands of Time" - which was hailed by Prog Magazine as "extraordinary" - and their 2015 EP "Shadow." The album features guest appearances from German folk musician Patty Gurdy, as well as vocals by the Hellscore choir and England's prestigious Westbrook Hay Prep School Chamber Choir. Pre-orders for CD and limited-edition gray smoke vinyl editions of "
Strangers" are now live at: https://smarturl.com/scardust2020
Track List:
01. Overture for the Estranged
02. Break The Ice
03. Tantibus II
04. Stranger
05. Concrete Cages (feat. Patty Gurdy)
06. Over
07. Under
08. Huts
09. Gone
10. Addicted
11. Mist
SCARDUST also recently launched the "Mist Cover Challenge," an invitation for fans to play or sing along with the final minute of the new song "Mist," the closing track of "Strangers." To enter the challenge, follow the instructions at https://scardust.co/mist-cover-challenge/ and upload your video anywhere on social media, tagging the band and including the hashtag #scardustmist. Entries close on Oct. 25, and winners will be announced by the band during a special livestream on Nov. 1 that will also feature a live performance and a Q&A with special guest Patty Gurdy.
Israel's leading progressive metal group, SCARDUST has performed at such major festivals as Ramblin' Man Fair (UK), Metaldays (Slovenia) and Midi (China). In addition, the band hosts the annual "Scarfest" event in their home country, where they've also appeared alongside the likes of Therion,
Epica and Symphony X.
SCARDUST is:
Noa Gruman - Vocals
Yanai Avnet - Bass
Yadin Moyal - Guitar
Itai Portugali - Keyboards
Yoav Weinberg - Drums
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