03/15/2023 19:03

Saturnus

Saturnus return with new album 'The Storm Within' in June

After years of anticipation, the Danish doom legends are back: Saturnus have released a performance video of the new track 'The Calling' as the first single taken from their forthcoming album 'The Storm Within', which has been slated for release on June 16, 2023, via Prophecy Productions.

Track listing:
1. The Storm Within (11:25)
2. Chasing Ghosts (11:12)
3. The Calling (06:59)
4. Even Tide (07:31)
5. Closing the Circle (09:19)
6. Breathe New Life (05:28)
7. Truth (07:23)

The crashing of the waves, the lashing of icy rain, and the relentless tearing of the winds, wedged in between the North Sea and the Baltic, the Nordic country of Denmark, home to the band Saturnus, knows the at times even lethal force of storms only too well.

Yet the harsh conditions of the external natural world can be matched and mirrored by the inner turmoil and the tempests raging in mind and soul. The title of Saturnus ' fifth album, 'The Storm Within' is intentionally hinting at both, the inner and outer world. It is quite obvious that the long time it took the Danes to create this album and the personal reasons behind the hiatus very much contributed and inspired its artistic expression.

Saturnus have outdone themselves with 'The Storm Within'. The musical themes of the seas, rain, and stormy waters are a subtle presence and guiding thread throughout the songs that reflect anger, loss, melancholy, and pain in equal measure. The fully matured craftsmanship on this album is sublime and extremely dynamic, ranging from moments of calm to brutal outbursts.

The Danes have reached a new level of confidence and songwriting. Anyone looking for comparisons, may try the heart-breaking power of My Dying Bride, the melodic melancholy of AmorphisS, and the essence of doom metal. But after all, Saturnus are fully themselves, and the evolutionary lines reaching down to previous albums are all there – they are just even more excellent than before.

Working again with producer Flemming Rasmussen, the legendary Danish producer of Metallica's classic albums, also ensured that the sound of 'The Storm Within' matches its outstanding musical quality.

"Sparks of inspiration come and go, but some of them live inside and drive us forward", drummer Henrik O. Glass writes. "The past might weigh heavily on our shoulders, but it also fuels the decisions to turn our present into poetry for the brave. Hence for life and blood to combine and to bring a new horizon into view, it takes an 'inner calling'. However, this call is overshadowed by the lament reaching out from times of trouble and forgotten shores. 'The Calling' tells the story of those, who pull from doom and reach strength by turning sacrifice into pure will. The song is our new anthem, which is brought about from a great change of perspective and the need to finally move on. This is a call to act on their passion to all, who yearn for a change in their lives. All of this makes it the perfect first single to herald the new storms that we shall overcome."

Line-up:
Thomas A.G. Jensen – vocals
Indee Rehal-Sagoo – lead guitar
Julio Fernandez – rhythm guitar
Brian Hansen – bass
Henrik O. Glass – drums
Mika Ditlev Gyldenøhr Filborne – keyboards, piano

Guest musician:
Paul Kuhr (Novembers Doom) – vocals on 'Even Tide'

Music written by Saturnus across 2020-2021.
Recording by Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen (DK).
Recording by Indee Rehal-Sagoo at Cymatic Studios (UK).
Produced by Flemming Rasmussen and Indee Rehal-Sagoo
Mix & Mastering by Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios.

Artwork & Layout by Mirko Stanchev (Illogical Conversions).

Formats:
'The Storm Within' is available as a gatefold 2LP on black vinyl, on transparent blue vinyl, and on seafoam marble vinyl, and as digipak CD.

(source: Prophecy Productions)