Danish alternative metal quintet (0) shares second single and video »Skyldnersol« from forthcoming album »Knæk.Mørke.Mod.Lys«!
Danish alternative metal band (0) premiere the second single and lyric video »Skyldnersol« taken from their sophomore album, »Knæk.Mørke.Mod.Lys«, set to release on November 8th, 2024 via Audible Records.
Tracklist:
01. Det Sortner
02. Knæk Mørke Mod Lys
03. Dråbe
04. Trukket Tid
05. Skyldnersol
06. Vedhold
07. Vrede
08. Post Vrede
09. Hvad Den Sorte Muld Er For Lyset
Courtesy of Audible Music:
(0) is a Danish band that breaks down the boundaries between black, progressive, drone, and post-metal, completing its unique sound with Danish lyrics and growl vocals. All of this comes to life when (0) in a dark sphere fuses intense, raw sound with a massive use of lighting and impressive visual elements to create a spectacle of a live performance. After a four-year release hiatus, (0) is now back with its second album, »Knæk.Mørke.Mod.Lys«, (Danish for “Break.Darkness.Against.Light”) adding further dimensions to the enigmatic band’s work.
Back in September saw the release of the album’s first single »Det Sortner« (‘it blackens’ in Danish) along with a lyric video and today, (0) shares the second single »Skyldnersol« (‘Sun of the Guilty’ in Danish), also alongside a lyric video. Additionally the band has just announced a show on December 20th at Hotel Cecil in Copenhagen, Denmark alongside strong Danish acts such as Eyes, Grava and Dirt Forge for A Colossal Kind of X-Mas – tickets are available HERE.
(0) states on the new single: “»Skyldnersol« is about abandoning what you’ve been fighting for, ending up in a worse place, and accepting it. The video for the single is based on a Danish documentary about drug addicts in Copenhagen, and the people who try to help them.”
Photo by Martin Goltermann
»Knæk.Mørke.Mod.Lys« will be released on vinyl and digital formats, and both are now available for pre-orders. The vinyl version comes in two editions with one being black version limited to 200 copies, which can be pre-ordered HERE, and a Green Marble version limited to 100 copies which can be pre-ordered HERE. The album can be pre-saved and pre-ordered on digital formats HERE.
On (0)’s self-titled debut EP, listeners are first introduced to the band’s experimental and unconventional approach to various genres and their distinctive sound, built around insistent and patient guitar constructions. The band’s vision of letting the music speak for itself was reflected in minimal promotion and an anonymous appearance. This only fueled the growing interest around the band, which soon played well-attended Danish concerts, including festivals When Copenhell Freezes Over and Royal Metal Fest.
The debut EP and subsequent shows also gained international attention, and in April 2020, (0) released its debut album, SkamHan, via Napalm Records. Here, one is met with a wall of guitars, growling vocals with Danish lyrics, and drone-based melancholy. On the album, the band continues to navigate the shadowy intersections of black, progressive, drone, and sludge metal, but SkamHan appears more organic than the EP, offering a journey through seven tracks that dive into the darkest corners of the human mind. The release coincided with the Covid-19 pandemic, and (0) was only able to tour with the album the following year, embarking on a 14-day European tour and performing at several international festivals, including Mystic Festival in Poland and Gefle Metal Festival in Sweden.
Since then, (0) has remained creative, seeking new paths and crafting the music that has now become the band’s second album, »Knæk.Mørke.Mod.Lys«. The record features nine new compositions, recorded with producer Lasse Ballade (Konvent, Solbrud, Strychnos, etc.) over three weeks in the summer of 2023. As is characteristic of (0)’s sound, the album features an organic, analog feel that comes across as vibrant and alive in all its raw, untamed performance.
Melancholy is the feeling that permeates (0)’s sound and lyrics, and also the new album »Knæk.Mørke.Mod.Lys«. The lyrics focus on the darker aspects of life, such as grief, depression, guilt and shame, frustration, and anger. The themes operate both on a deeply personal level and on a broader scale, with the title track addressing climate change and the frustration that comes with it. But light always plays a role for (0), and light becomes more evident when one has first been enveloped in darkness – light as a search, an instinct, and a will in humanity that pushes us to continue living, despite the darkness that will eventually consume us all.
(0) is:
Frederik Bjørn Jensen – Vocals
Mads Mortensen – Drums
Magnus Oulund Ipsen – Bass
Jesper Ulrich – Guitar
Martin Aakjær – Guitar
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well