07/15/2022 18:46

Threshold

Threshold: new album 'Dividing Lines' out in Novemeber

Threshold return with their 12th full length album 'Dividing Lines', which is set to be released on November 18th via Nuclear Blast Records

'Dividing Lines' marks the second album since the return of former vocalist Glynn Morgan, who reunited with the band on their previous effort 'Legends of the Shires' (2017). A darker album than previous, the band have described it as "'Legends's darker, moodier older brother".

While 'Legends of the Shires' presented a self-contained narrative that enabled Threshold to let their imaginations run wild, 'Dividing Lines' eschews the conceptual approach in favour of a more traditional group of songs, linked by a hazy but unmistakable common theme.

"'Legends' carried more of a message of redemption, whereas 'Dividing Lines' has got a tougher narrative – it's more a collection of cautionary tales," keyboard player Richard West explained. "It's got a political commentary woven through it. It reminds me a little bit of our 2004 album 'Subsurface' in that way, which had songs like 'Mission Profile', 'Art of Reason' and 'Opium', which looked at topics like propaganda, censorship and corruption. So it's in that area. If there is a positive message to the album, it's one about staying true to yourself, trusting your heart and not being swept away by what's going on around you. But we're living in uncertain times and the overall mood of the album reflects that.”

Track listing:
1. Haunted (05:06)
2. Hall of Echoes (06:17)
3. Let It Burn (06:49)
4. Silenced (04:37)
5. The Domino Effect (11:03)
6. Complex (05:50)
7. King of Nothing (05:08)
8. Lost Along the Way (05:19)
9. Run (03:59)
10. Defence Condition (10:44)

The album will be out on following editions:
- digipak CD
- ultra clear/orange/black splatter double vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, limited to 300 copies
- golden double vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, limited to 500 copies
- black double vinyl in a gatefold sleeve

Get your first taste of the album with the single 'Silenced', which comes with a stunning new video.

Richard West commented on the song: "'Silenced' is about how we seem to be heading towards less voices, less artists, less venues, less platforms where everyone can be heard. People seem so scared to speak out or debate anything anymore. I know I sound old but I miss the good old days! When freedom of speech goes then society is lost."

(source: Nuclear Blast Records)