Final Coil reveal new single and music video »Chemtrails«; new album »The World We Inherited« out January 16th via Sliptrick Records!

Leicester, UK based alternative/progressive rock band Final Coil has revealed new music video for the second single »Chemtrails« taken from their upcoming album, »The World We Inherited«, set to release on January 16th, 2024 via Sliptrick Records.

Tracklist:
01. The World We Inherited
02. Wires
03. Chemtrails
04. By Starlight
05. The Growing Shadows
06. Stay With Me
07. Purify
08. Out Of Sorts
09. Humanity
10. End Of History

Courtesy of Imperative PR:

Final Coil are ready to reveal the next milestone along the way to the release of their third album, »The World We Inherited« – arriving on Sliptrick Records on January 16th. Today they have unveiled the spectacular video for the album track »Chemtrails«, a dark, paranoia infused film that encapsulates the song’s disturbing themes and troubled atmosphere – and you can watch it now at the Sliptrick Records YouTube channel.

Speaking about the song »Chemtrails«, Final Coil’s vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Phil Stiles said: “»Chemtrails« is one of the album’s heaviest tracks, and possibly one of the heaviest pieces I have ever written. There’s definitely some Killing Joke influence in there, not least in the vocal; while the relentless riff mirrors the overwhelming certainty implicit in the chorus – “but I won’t stop, they won’t drown me out, their lies spread, but I never doubt”. It’s a dark song, and while it’s great to play live, there’s a lingering air of violence that hangs over the piece that makes it slightly uncomfortable.”

The video was filmed and edited by Jay Hillyer, storyboarded by Phil and Final Coil bassist Jola Stiles and features additional performances from Ali Church and Dan Brown. Phil recalls the efforts the team went through to capture the perfect blend of mood and imagery for the challenging song…

“For the video, we worked hard to capture that same air of paranoia and violence in a short clip. We opted to show the album’s protagonist captured, interrogated and tortured about what he knows. It’s not clear whether this takes place in reality or in his mind, but what is clear is that there’s a palpable sense of fear whipped up by these narratives, with violence very often the outcome. The clip itself was filmed on an abandoned army base, which we took over for the day. Typically, we filmed in January, which meant I spent a fun hour, lying on the dirt in a straight jacket, essentially getting waterboarded. By the time the shooting ended, I was dirty and shaking so much I could barely get out of costume, but the effect was worth it, and it stands as the best video we have done to date.”

»Chemtrails« is a stunning testament to what fans can expect when »The World We Inherited« is released on January 16th. Final Coil will be celebrating the album’s release with a special launch show in London, at The Black Heart venue in Camden, on January 12th – see here for details.

Pre-order the digital version of »The World We Inherited« HERE

Since their earliest beginnings Final Coil have created music of substance, songs of inspired musical imagination and lyrical weight, carefully sculpted from deep wells of thought and emotion. Each release from this remarkable band is a sonic edifice to be admired, a monument of creativity to stand the test of time. New album, »The World We Inherited« represents the crowning glory of a triptych of records begun with their vibrant debut »The Persistence Of Memory« and continued with the highly critically acclaimed »The World We Left Behind For Others«. As ever with Final Coil it represents a huge stride forward into ever richer and more colourful landscapes of sound and more challenging, thought provoking lyrical exploration. It is an album for now and an album for the decades to come.

Whereas the albums that preceded it examined our past, the societal failings that have brought us to our troubled present, »The World We Inherited« turns its gaze to the future and the shadows of fear and division that bleed across its horizon. Inspired in no small part by a long and winding conversation with Killing Joke’s Jaz Coleman and the prophetic, dystopian fiction of George Orwell, »The World We Inherited« wanders through a murky, broken world of conspiracy theories, authoritarian politics and chilling isolation. Yet while the lyrics and concepts provide the framework for »The World We Inherited«, it’s the beautifully textured music that draws the listener into the world of Final Coil and enfolds them in a breath taking experience encompassing overwhelming melancholy, fierce intensity, passion, terror, confusion and starlit glimmers of hope. Drawing on the textures of post-rock, the emotional drive of grunge, the fire of heavy rock and the imaginative sorcery of progressive rock and metal the Final Coil sound is both fresh and original and also rooted in an array of influences from across the musical spectrum. The fluid bass work of Jola Stiles both augments and anchors the entwined guitars of Phil Stiles and Richard Awdry, while the vibrant, instinctive drumming of Barry French steers the band through the exquisite song structures, as Phil’s emotive vocals tell each chapter of the unfolding tale.

To ensure that »The World We Inherited« benefitted from the very best sound quality possible Final Coil recorded at Parlour Studios with producer Russ Russell (Amorphis, The Wildhearts, Napalm Death etc.), who has also mixed and mastered the album, such was his enthusiasm for the project. The panoramic artwork that adorns »The World We Inherited« was created for the band by Andy Pilkington (Mordred, Flotsam & Jetsam, Rock Goddess, Skindred etc.), continuing a working relationship that began with »The Persistence Of Memory« album. Completing the visual presentation Final Coil worked with renowned photographer Ester Segarra (Ghost, Tribulation, Venom etc.) to capture an appropriate band image for the album’s apocalyptic vibe.

Current line-up:
Philip Stiles – Vocals/Rhythm Guitar/Lead Guitar/Synths
Jola Stiles – Bass Guitar
Richard Awdry – Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals/Synths

Additional musicians:
Barry French – Drums

FFO: Tool, Pink Floyd, Alice In Chains, Katatonia

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well