Nightbearer have launched the crushing performance video “His Dark Materials” (created by Robin Trachternach) as the first single taken from their new full-length Defiance. The third studio album of the German death metal bookworms, which is based on a concept inspired by Sir Philip Pullman’s fantasy book trilogy “His Dark Materials”, has been scheduled for release on June 13, 2025.
“The tell-tale title ‘His Dark Materials’ is both, lyrically and musically, an excellent representation of what were are about to unleash with our third album Defiance in 2025,” vocalist Michael Torka declares. “We hurl ourselves into the millennia-old war against the tyranny of a god who never existed, against his corrupted earthly and celestial vassals. It’s a fight against brutal oppression that is carried out in the name of liberation from superstition. This is the final, relentless battle for freedom!”
A brutal war is raging between the forces of ancient superstition and scientific enlightenment: Nightbearer are leading the charge with their crushing third full-length Defiance. The German death dealers from the City of Paderborn in Eastern Westphalia have hammered out an album that retains their signature HM-2 chainsaw guitar sound and also maintains their unapologetic love for melodic death metal of the Swedish kind.
Defiance also marks another step in the careful but steady evolution of their sound by adding a black passage here and a doom-spiced moment there to their old school sound. The result is an overall much more atmospheric album, which perfectly suits its lyrical concept. The album is directly inspired by the renowned “His Dark Materials” trilogy of books by English author Sir Philip Pullman.
The lyrics introduce key characters and events in the plot that revolves on a deeper level of meaning around humanity’s emancipation from oppression by religion. Nightbearer defiantly engage with the resistance to bring about Enlightenment 2.0.
Defiance will be available as Digipak CD, black vinyl LP, and limited marbled transparent blue and solid black LP. Preorder here.
Cover art by Timon Kokott:
Tracklisting:
“Dust”
“His Dark Materials”
“Defiance”
“One Church Over All”
“Dying Knows No Bounds”
“Reign Supreme”
“Under The Sun Of War”
“Ascension”
“Until We Meet Again”
“Republic Of Heaven”
“His Dark Materials” video:
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“The tell-tale title ‘His Dark Materials’ is both, lyrically and musically, an excellent representation of what were are about to unleash with our third album Defiance in 2025,” vocalist Michael Torka declares. “We hurl ourselves into the millennia-old war against the tyranny of a god who never existed, against his corrupted earthly and celestial vassals. It’s a fight against brutal oppression that is carried out in the name of liberation from superstition. This is the final, relentless battle for freedom!”
A brutal war is raging between the forces of ancient superstition and scientific enlightenment: Nightbearer are leading the charge with their crushing third full-length Defiance. The German death dealers from the City of Paderborn in Eastern Westphalia have hammered out an album that retains their signature HM-2 chainsaw guitar sound and also maintains their unapologetic love for melodic death metal of the Swedish kind.
Defiance also marks another step in the careful but steady evolution of their sound by adding a black passage here and a doom-spiced moment there to their old school sound. The result is an overall much more atmospheric album, which perfectly suits its lyrical concept. The album is directly inspired by the renowned “His Dark Materials” trilogy of books by English author Sir Philip Pullman.
The lyrics introduce key characters and events in the plot that revolves on a deeper level of meaning around humanity’s emancipation from oppression by religion. Nightbearer defiantly engage with the resistance to bring about Enlightenment 2.0.
Defiance will be available as Digipak CD, black vinyl LP, and limited marbled transparent blue and solid black LP. Preorder here.
Cover art by Timon Kokott:
Tracklisting:
“Dust”
“His Dark Materials”
“Defiance”
“One Church Over All”
“Dying Knows No Bounds”
“Reign Supreme”
“Under The Sun Of War”
“Ascension”
“Until We Meet Again”
“Republic Of Heaven”
“His Dark Materials” video:
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