Night Demon: il video di ‘Beyond the Grave’
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La scorsa settimana i californiani NIGHT DEMON hanno pubblicato il loro ultimo album “OUTSIDER” tramite Century Media Records. La band presenta il video del brano “Beyond The Grave” (diretto da Ben Liepelt e lo stesso Jarvis Leatherby):
Il commento del bassista e cantante Jarvis Leatherby:
“‘Beyond the Grave’ segna un momento cruciale nell’album ‘OUTSIDER’. Questo concept segue una trama e qui il nostro personaggio principale si trova in una situazione terribile, dover affrontare gli aspetti più oscuri della propria psiche. È un inno alla guerra e alla pace con i nostri alter ego.
Il video musicale si basa su questi temi. Esploriamo gli aspetti più oscuri di noi stessi, espressi sullo schermo attraverso il rituale magico. Siamo immensamente orgogliosi di questo nuovo singolo e video e speriamo che colpisca i nostri fan.”
“OUTSIDER” è disponibile nei seguenti formati: https://nightdemonmusic.lnk.
CD Digipak
Black LP
Transparent green LP
Coke bottle clear LP available from USA outlets (limited to 500 copies)
Transparent magenta LP available from CM Distro Wholesale EU and CMdistro.de (limited to 500 copies)
Transparent sun yellow LP available from EMP, High Roller, Nuclear Blast (limited to 400 copies)
Digital album
L’artwork di “Outsider” è stato curato da Don Phury.
Per più di un decennio i Night Demon hanno issato la bandiera dell’heavy metal, incrollabile di fronte alle mutevoli tendenze del settore e indenne dalle calamità globali. Con il nuovo album “OUTSIDER” la band ha voluto alzare nuovamente l’asticella spingendosi oltre i propri confini creativi e evolvendosi ulteriormente, ben oltre le proprie origini puramente NWOBHM.
1. Prelude
2. Outsider
3. Obsidian
4. Beyond The Grave
5. Rebirth
6. Escape From Beyond
7. A Wake
8. The Wrath
9. The Last Day
From a lyrical standpoint, OUTSIDER marks Night Demon’s first full-blown concept album. To be sure, the band have always experimented with embedding thematic linkages between songs on each release, dating back to their 2015 debut album, Curse of the Damned. On OUTSIDER, however, lyricist Jarvis Leatherby has dialed into a fully cohesive tale of alternate realities, mysterious portals, and the supernatural, intertwined with universal human feelings of alienation, loss, regret and revenge. Inspired by Leatherby’s lifelong affinity for horror movies as well as his pandemic-induced exile in the countryside of Northern Ireland, OUTSIDER weaves a compelling yarn from its pastoral beginnings to its heart-pounding finale.
Of course, this kind of epic storytelling demands an equally expansive musical backdrop that ebbs and flows to convey the full emotional range of OUTSIDER. To achieve that result, Night Demon have reimagined the band’s songwriting and arrangements by embracing progressive elements and a newfound sense of dynamics that lend the music a decidedly cinematic quality. Longtime fans should not be alarmed: OUTSIDER sounds like Night Demon through and through, but the songwriting is perhaps the catchiest in the band’s discography, boasting massive hooks such as those found on the earworm title track, which is also the lead single. Simply put, Night Demon take the listener on a journey with OUTSIDER. It’s a heavy and intense ride, so buckle up. You may never be the same again.
“Whether straightforward songs or ambitious compositions, Leatherby’s persistence has paid off. He and his mates have made a record that not only speaks to those who know early-’80s metal inside out, but whose appeal to metal nerds of all generations is universal – a blazing, heart-felt, insanely fun reminder of why we all got into this music in the first place.” – Decibel Magazine
“‘OUTSIDER’ is conceptually in no way overloaded and offers purely musically everything that the headbanger heart desires (…) Night Demon occupy the throne of traditional metal with ‘OUTSIDER’.” – Rock Hard
“Night Demon, with the self-titled debut single off their third full length, reassert their status as frontrunners in the pack. To these ears, ‘Outsider’ is the power trio’s best track yet.” – Loudwire
“Night Demon are pushing into new spheres in terms of compositional maturity on their best album to date, ‘OUTSIDER’.” – Rocks Magazine
“While a good storyline doesn’t necessarily equate with a good musical album by default, in the case of ‘OUTSIDER’, Night Demon has hit a home run. The grandiose narrative is indeed matched by songwriting that’s much more expansive compared to all that came before. It’s familiar and rooted in what Night Demon has built over the years. Yet there is no mistake that they boldly reached beyond with a forward-thinking mindset.” – Blabbermouth
“…the concept/storybook tale, initially begun in July 2020, is a masterwork.” – Brave Words
“Fans of classic NWOBHM songs should be delighted with the eight songs on ‘OUTSIDER’. Hail the Night Demon!” – Rocks Magazine
“Still hell-bent on classic metal, Night Demon’s new record soars along the NWOBHM-aligned trajectory their last two records established.” – Invisible Oranges
NIGHT DEMON line-up:
Jarvis Leatherby – Vocals / Bass
Dusty Squires – Drums
Armand John Anthony – Guitars
NIGHT DEMON online:
www.nightdemon.net
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www.facebook.com/nightdemon
