HOLLOW - neues Video vom kommenden Album "Tower"
HOLLOW, lead by Andreas Stoltz (ex-Binary Creed) will be releasing the new album "Tower" on November 26th via Rockshots Records.
The fourth full-length from the Swedish power prog act follows 2019's “Between Eternities of Darkness”, which marked the band's return after a 20-year hiatus since unleashing the 1999 album “Architects of The Mind” via Nuclear Blast Records.
Today, HOLLOW presents their second single "Every Drop of My Blood", a fast-paced track about social isolation. Stoltz explains further:
"This one has been re-written a few times before reaching completion. I couldn’t figure out what to do with the vocals on the chorus, to begin with. There’s this simple, straightforward guitar melody that I wanted to keep, but it kind of collided with most of my vocal ideas. But finally, it clicked with the turn-taking of the lead and the backing vocals.”
Watch the video for "Every Drop of My Blood"
VIDEO - https://youtu.be/3pNBXUwrn2k
LISTEN - https://spoti.fi/3aC7OCN
Featuring 10 tracks, "Tower" is a story album best listened to as a whole, which tells a tale of transformation with its blend of progressive metal/rock, power, melodic death and thrash elements. Andrea Stoltz is accompanied by drummer Stalder Zantos who also appeared on “Between Eternities of Darkness”.
On HOLLOW's "Architect of the Mind" artificial intelligence and creation was the topic, on "Between Eternities of Darkness" parenthood and tragedy and for "Tower" the concept of inner and outer freedom is explored. It’s also about belonging and transcendence and Stoltz hopes these are things that most people can relate to.
"The relating bit is important, since art - regardless of form - is a meeting of emotions and ideas. It needs to find something to resonate within the person who takes part in it. When asked, I find it hard to describe the music, but it’s metal. It has distorted guitars, double bass drums and harks back to bands like Judas Priest and Queensryche. But there is also quite a bit of contemporary metal on Tower. Since this is a concept album with the ambition of conveying a story, listening to it as a whole is encouraged. I hope you can find something that resonates with you on it. Hopefully, HOLLOW’s fans will be able to trace today's music back to Modern Cathedral and Architect of the Mind. I’ve made an effort to keep it as straightforward and simple as possible. I think most fans will have no trouble recognizing it as HOLLOW." comments Stoltz.In preview to the "Tower" release on November 26th.
"Tower" is due out November 26th, 2021 via Rockshots Records, and it's available for preorder:
CD PRE ORDER - https://bit.ly/hollow_cd
DIGITAL PRE SAVE - https://bfan.link/hollow-tower
Track Listing:
1. Birth (3:45)
2. The Tower (3:25)
3. Guardian (3:49)
4. The Waiting Is Over (3:26)
5. Destroyer of Worlds (3:38)
6. Every Drop of My Blood (3:58)
7. Sunrise (3:29)
8. A Home Forgotten (3:30)
9. Nation of Man (3:42)
10. Wander On (3:39)
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