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Norwegian rock scene has long been a breeding ground for raw talent, but few acts capture the intersection of grit and grace quite like Glasgow Kiss. Since their 2020 debut, the five-piece unit has built a reputation for a “power-rock” vibe that balances heavy rhythm guitar grooves with an addictive vocal attack.

Their latest music video, “One Last Time,” directed by Bård Leite, serves as a cinematic vessel for a soul-stirring power ballad that explores the heavy architecture of grief. This is the fourth music video taken from their brand new full-length album Down In Flames which was released on December 12, 2025 via Eclipse Records.

“One Last Time” finds vocalist Charlotte Marlen Midtun at her most vulnerable. The song is a dedicated power ballad written as a poignant expression of grief over a lost friend. Set against the serene, fading light of Hagavik at sunset, the video juxtaposes the vast beauty of the Norwegian landscape with the intimate, internal weight of sorrow. Drone footage captured by Martin Borge soars over the tranquil Kalandsvatnet, providing a sense of scale to the personal tragedy described in the lyrics. While the band’s sound carries the “swag, sass, and attitude” of modern hard rock, “One Last Time” showcases their ability to handle themes of darkness and shadow with sophisticated restraint. The instrumental foundation provided by guitarists Daniel Anker Goli and Sveinung Sveen, bassist John Erik Soltvedt, and drummer Frode Andreassen supports the ballad with a heavy, melodic pulse. Drawing comparisons to contemporaries like Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless, and Dorothy, Glasgow Kiss continues to prove that they are masters of high-intensity rock that remains deeply relatable.

“The decision to shoot a music video for “One Last Time” stemmed from the song’s deeply emotional themes surrounding loss and remembrance,” explains vocalist Charlotte Marlen Midtun. “A central symbolic element in the video is the rose, which appears as a recurring piece of imagery throughout. We used it to represent something fragile but enduring—love, loss, or even a sense of self—placed in an environment that feels unstable. The shot of the rose floating in rough water, surrounded by waves, really captures that idea of trying to stay intact while everything around you is in motion or falling apart.”

The band’s debut full-length album, Down in Flames, is a burst of sweet dichotomy, altered reflections, foils, doppelgangers, and visions of the self through enchanting and fractured perspectives. First off, the lyrics are devastating portraits of loneliness, toxicity, grief and loss, desire and darkness. The contrast; however, is the rhythm guitar sound: a bold power-rock groove that launches us into the stratosphere, almost as if the band first tempts us to make love with our own misery, just to shake it off and rock ‘til we drop. In conjunction with the band’s overall theme of aesthetic duality, lead vocalist Charlotte Marlen Midtun puts on a clinic of tonal dynamics and emotional depth. From captivating soaring high range to powerful gritty belting to delicate passages in the mid-range, her remarkable range makes for a compelling emotional performance. Moreover, and more specifically, one cannot listen to this record without appreciating the mix on the vocals. Charlotte is produced sonically to be right in our ear, deep in our minds straight down through the heart, and when harmonies are added, they are produced as elegant backdrop, a whisper, like lace. This technique would, at first, seem like the natural “go-to” for most projects, but the effect is quite new compared with the latest trend in the industry to bring the harmony tracks equal in volume and tonality, creating what some might refer to as a “choral wash.” Glasgow Kiss; however, do not “wash” or dilute a darned thing. They write our stories, raw and unedited. All things considered, Glasgow Kiss offer us Down in Flames so we can relate to their sorrow and share in their joy. They prove to us that the two opposite viewpoints can live simultaneously, that both can be true, that both make a beautiful, delicate balance. The album was produced by Glasgow Kiss, and mixed/mastered by Peter Michelsen (Rat City, Madelene, Byting) at The Norwegian Sound studio, with tracking by Dan Mikal Ultang at Secret Location Studio. Vocal were tracked at Elephant Studios. Artwork for the album and singles was created by Frode Andreassen and Sveinung Sveen. Down In Flames by Glasgow Kiss was released on December 12, 2025 via Eclipse Records.

Listen to Down In Flames on all platforms at this location.

Down In Flames track listing
01. Destiny
02. Down In Flames
03. On Your Own
04. The Wall
05. One Last Time
06. Forsaken
07. Those Wasted Years
08. Put the Blame On Me

Glasgow Kiss lineup
Charlotte Marlen Midtun (Vocalist), Daniel Anker-Goli (Guitarist), Frode Andreassen (Drummer), John Erik Soltvedt (Bass), Sveinung Sveen (Guitarist)

For more information about Glasgow Kiss and their “Down In Flames” hard rock music video & album, please visit them on Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, or Eclipse Records and follow them on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora, YouTube Music, Deezer, and Tidal now!