Finnish melodic death/doom metal act Marianas Rest premiere a music video for their new single »Sirens« feat. Aaron Stainthorpe (My Dying Bride)!
Finnish melodic death/doom metal act Marianas Rest premiere a music video for the second single »Sirens« featuring Aaron Stainthorpe of My Dying Bride. The track is taken from their new studio album, »Auer«, due out on March 24th, 2023 via Napalm Records.
Tracklist:
01. Auer
02. Diseased
03. Light Reveals Our Wounds
04. White Cradle
05. The Ground Still Burns
06. Fear Travels Fast
07. The Hanging Blade
08. Sirens (feat. Aaron Stainthorpe)
Courtesy of All Noir PR:
Melodic death doom heavyweights Marianas Rest have announced their upcoming fourth studio album, entitled »Auer«, out March 24, 2023 via Napalm Records.
Following the previously-shared, first album single »Diseased«, today, Marianas Rest has premiered a music video for haunting new track »Sirens«, featuring none other than My Dying Bride’s frontman Aaron Stainthorpe on guest vocals!
“With this song and Aaron as a perfect ally, we shall present the complex and fragile balance between light and darkness. My Dying Bride is one of the biggest influences for all the members of Marianas Rest, so this is clearly a big deal for having such a legend collaborating with us on this closing track of our new album.”
Singer Jaakko Mäntymaa reveals: “»Sirens« is the last request for one more try to change things when the end is closing in. It’s about accepting the fact that even though you try your best, things can still go to hell. When that happens, at least you’ll go down with pride.”
Photo by Miikka Järvinen
Bassist Niko Lindman adds: “»Sirens« plays an essential role as a closure of the album. Musically and lyrically it creates a mood similar to the ending credits of a movie. It leaves you to listen to the last echoes of a sad story. We are also beyond words to have the stellar Aaron Stainthorpe as the narrator to end it all.”
Hailing from the coastal town of Kotka, Marianas Rest embodies the Finnish melancholy and sadness of a cold, harsh winter landscape with absolute perfection.
Formed in 2013, the six-piece with Jaakko Mäntymaa on vocals and Omnium Gatherum’s Aapo Koivisto on keys took the heavy music scene by storm with the release of their impressive 2016-debut, »Horror Vacui«. Now, just in time to celebrate their 10th band anniversary, Marianas Rest unleashes eight new tracks that couldn’t be more multifaceted.
Songs such as first single »Diseased« prove that death metal does not always need fast-paced riffage and thunderous blast beats – Marianas Rest spice up their dark mood with a heavy dose of doom and a significant black metal touch, to deliver a colossal sound and new piece of pure art!
»Auer«, is epic, heavy, sad and bleak; its overall melancholic yet brutal riffs, mesmerizing auditory colors and immersive vocals will hit you deep in your core. It’s a heavy ride through a disturbing yet beautiful sound landscape that only a Finnish band like Marianas Rest can create, while always keeping you warm and welcome yet haunted and hopeless.
The album was recorded and mixed by Teemu Aalto at Teemu Aalto Music Productions, and was mastered by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers. The band’s upcoming offering not only features a vocal guest appearance by My Dying Bride vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe on album track »Sirens«, but without question, »Auer« will establish the name of Marianas Rest as one of the most enthralling, remarkable and exceptional melodic death and blackened doom metal bands of modern times!
Pre-order »Auer« HERE!
»Auer« will be available on March 24, 2023 in the following album formats:
• CD Digipak
• 2LP Gatefold Sun Yellow
• Exclusive Shirt Bundle “Levykauppa Äx”
• Digital Album
Marianas Rest is:
Jaakko Mäntymaa – Vocals
Harri Sunila – Guitar
Nico Mänttäri – Guitar
Nico Heininen – Drums
Niko Lindman – Bass / Backing Vocals
Aapo Koivisto – Keyboards
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well