Finland’s Assemble The Chariots return with a brand new epic, full-length concept album, Unyielding Night, which is set for a 19th July release via Seek &and Strike. They have also unveiled their single ‘Evermurk’.
‘Evermurk’ perfectly showcases the band’s dynamic songwriting prowess and encapsulates the overall tone of the record. This track is an intricate extreme metal masterpiece and its video is equally as bombastic as the song itself, which quickly pulls you into another dimension with its grandiose landscape. Assemble The Chariots are poised to cement themselves as one of the genre’s best with this new album, which is simply undeniable.
Assemble The Chariots states: “From the beginning, our collective mindset was to primarily focus on the story and to ignore musical trends and boundaries, as we wanted the album to feel like a movie soundtrack. We also wanted to make playing the songs live fun as well. This means that instead of only writing super technical and complex songs, we took a different approach by contrasting the more challenging parts with more simpler elements whenever the songs needed them. This provided us the freedom to perform and enjoy the music on a whole different level.
“Our newest single, ‘Evermurk,’ almost didn’t make the album. After several revisions with different tempo and key variations and alternative endings, we made the song fit perfectly. We had to make some pre-determined compositional decisions on the songs around ‘Evermurk’ before finishing the single. ‘Evermurk’ has all the essential Assemble The Chariots elements, such as syncopated double kick patterns, menacing riffs and gigantic choruses. We decided to further elevate the song with an atypical vocal style, adding extra drama on the composition in order to tell the story. Story-wise, the song is the long awaited counterpart to our previous stand-alone single, ‘Empress.’ Where ‘Empress’ is the depiction of the goddess of light in the ATC universe, ‘Evermurk’ refers to the dark entity, which is directly controlled be her darkness. ‘Evermurk’ is the embodiment of the darkness spreading through the cosmos. This dichotomy can be directly heard in the composition of the song with it having very evil and menacing verses, yet very epic choruses filled with melody and major chords.
“Our new music is a non-traditional combination of traditional elements to create an epic showcase of what metal can be in modern times. The way the songs have been arranged and composed keeps the listener aware and drags you into the song. Every note and hit has been carefully crafted with a greater picture in mind. This, in conjunction with the highly thought-out lore behind the songs, creates a combination that truly feels fresh and unique in a pretty saturated field. Our sincere wish is that anyone who stumbles upon this album, would be open to listening to it as a piece of heavy metal history, instead of an example of what a specific genre should to them sound like.
“If you like blast-beats, mega-epic orchestrations, spectacular live shows and nerding out to intricate lore, or if you are just yearning for a unique sounding metal band to add to your song libraries, Assemble The Chariots is your band.”
Unyeilding Night track list:
01 Aquilegia in Peril
02 Departure
03 Admorean Monolith
04 As Was Seen by Augurers
05 Shimmering, Pulsing Glow
06 Evermurk
07 Reavers March
08 Ephemeral Stream
09 Emancipation
10 Keepers of the Stars
11 Empress
12 Last Line of Defence
13 Galactic Order
14 Equinox
Assemble the Chariots are an extreme metal band from southern Finland. formed in 2008. Their sound is a unique combination of harsh blackened riffs, earth-shattering blast beats, magnificent orchestrals and terror-inducing vocals.
Over the last decade, the band have performed at numerous festivals and shared the stage with Suicide Silence, Ihsahn and many others. In 2020, Assemble The Chariots signed a worldwide record deal with Seek & Strike.
Assemble The Chariots are:
Onni Holmström – Vocals
Niklas Turunen – Guitars
Kevin Apostol – Guitars
Taneli Kaalikoski – Bass
Sami Mäntylä – Drums
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