Paradise In Flames takes the biggest step of their career with the release of the new album, “Act One”, now available on streaming platforms by Blood Blast, digital subsidiary of the German label Nuclear Blast, and in physical version by Demoncratic Records. The title “Act One” refers to the opening of the black theater curtains and goes against the stylistic changes and the new phase of the Minas Gerais group, formed by André Damien (vocals and guitar), O.Mortis (vocals), Robert Aender (bass), SJ Bernardo (drums) and Guilherme de Alvarenga (vocals and keyboards). “We wanted to frame a style dynamic a little different from what we are labeled today. We believe that we have finally found our musical identity and we played a mix of styles, in which we called horror metal. We saw it as the ‘first act’, as it is our own first work with the new format of the band, which consists of three vocalists, with voices and interpretations different from each other, causing the possibility of dialogue in the songs. It’s a kind of rebirth”, declared vocalist and guitarist André Damien.
The production, recording and mixing of “Act One” were made by the band at the studio Maçonaria do Audio, in Nova Lima (MG). The mastering was done by renowned sound engineer Ted Jensen (Gojira, Mastodon, Metallica, Behemoth, Korn), at Sterling Sound, in New Jersey (USA). “The band is going through a new phase and we finally managed to deliver a phonographic material that we have pursued for years, with a cohesive formation and a strong desire to make it happen. We used the idle time that the pandemic unfortunately provided to produce and record an album that reflected the personality of each of us,” observed vocalist O.Mortis.
The successor to “Devil’s Collection” (2020) also marks the first time the group presents a song divided into two chapters: “The Sinner and “Delirium”. “These songs are part of a theatrical history. They complement each other and have a continuation of the protagonist’s story. Furthermore, all musical structure, scales and keys are references to a single song. It can be complicated and the most unprepared may even question how there are two songs that sound the same or that sound totally different, but the interesting part is that similar scales are used in both compositions, but reversing the order of tonalities”, detailed André Damien.
Check out the music video for the track “Delirium” at https://youtu.be/AD8wjdtUb20
The opening of the repertoire brings an orchestration amended by “Old Ritual to an Ancient Curse”, a harsh black metal that recalls the roots of Minas Gerais. “The lyrics speak of a liberation ritual performed in the middle of the forest, which fits with the vocalizations of the chorus in the evocation”, explained O.Mortis.
“Bringer of Disease” is considered the “working song on the record”. “It will have an official clip scheduled for February 2022. The lyrics reflect a tragicomic opera, similar or not to what we live in the political scene in Brazil”, pondered the vocalist and keyboardist Guilherme de Alvarenga. “Another one that has this tone is ‘Evil System’, in which the lyrics have a heavy criticism of the way our rulers treat corruption and disregard for the future of their peoples. Musically, it has quick passages mixed with orchestrations that resemble thriller movies,” added bassist Robert Aender.
The new conception of Paradise In Flames is presented in the tracks “Learn from Mistakes” and “Dancer of the Mist”. “One of the most different songs of our career is ‘Learn from Mistakes’, which comes with more modern elements. It already has a video, which has surpassed more than 83,000 views and is the one that had the most hits on digital platforms”, celebrated drummer SJ Bernardo “The track ‘Dancer of the Mist’ sums up well what is this new phase of the band. In addition to technical passages and orchestrations contrasting with the extremely fast tempo, each verse is sung by a vocalist”, added André Damien.
Watch the video for “Learn from Mistakes” at https://youtu.be/jj8G1ge4SuE
Check out the repertoire of “Act One”, which had the cover and graphic art by Alcides Burn (Burn Artworks):
01- Old Ritual to an Ancient Curse
02- Bringer of Disease
03- Evil System
04- Learn from Mistakes
05- Dancer of the Mist
06- The Sinner (Ch1)
07- Delirium (Ch2)
08- Unseen God
09- Dark Pilgrimage
10- The way to the Pentagram
11- Last Breath
Listen on streaming platforms at https://bfan.link/act-one
To purchase the physical version of “Act One”, access the online store at https://paradiseinflames .loja2.com.br/
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