DAN SWANÖ'S WITHERSCAPE TO RELEASE THE NEW TOMORROW EP IN DECEMBER; DETAILS REVEALED
Witherscape, the new dark metal outfit formed by Swedish singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer extraordinaire Dan Swanö (ex-Edge Of Sanity/Bloodbath, Nightingale, etc.) together with fellow Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ragnar Widerberg, will release The New Tomorrow EP via Century Media Records on December 8th.
Succeeding last years debut album, The Inheritance, which entered the official sales charts in Germany at # 97 upon release, the new EP marks a conceptual and musical bridge between the thick concept of the debut and their upcoming sophomore album, expected for a late 2015 release.
The New Tomorrow contains five unreleased songs: A brand new (title) track, three cover songs (Defenders Of Creation by Warrior, A World Without Heroes by KISS and Out In The Cold by Judas Priest) and Dead For Another Day (an extension of the debut albums Dead For A Day single).
It's CD version (10 tracks) will also include special vinyl-mix versions of the same songs as bonus and the Digital Download version (7 tracks) includes another two bonus cover songs (A Cry For Everyone by Gentle Giant and Last Rose Of Summer by Judas Priest) from the sessions of The Inheritance, which are so far digitally unreleased.
Witherscapes Dan Swanö checked in to comment on the release as follows: The new track "The New Tomorrow" is introducing the new main character, "mannen i vitt" (The man in white) and the storyline revolves around his quest for the meaning of life and how he wants to make a difference in the world of the forsaken. It is 1950 and he finds this wonderful estate up north and buys it at an auction. He begins the work to turn it into a sanctuary for ones with broken spirits or other disabilities, who need to escape the ever-growing stress of the big city life. The plot will continue on the 2nd full length Witherscape album, which will hopefully be out at the end of 2015.
The cover versions were chosen because they are songs that resonate with us at their very core, but didnt necessarily have - in our humble opinion - the production or performance to portray their full glory. We gave them the Witherscape treatment and learned a lot from analyzing, performing and recording them. And we will bring that experience with us into the writing for the 2nd album
The re-make of "Dead For A Day" called "Dead For Another Day" was born out of the idea to let Witherscape make a Witherscape cover and remove all things death and metal to see what it would sound like. We fell in love with the new approach and decided to include it on the EP to show the versatility that can be expected from this band!
Witherscape, the new dark metal outfit formed by Swedish singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer extraordinaire Dan Swanö (ex-Edge Of Sanity/Bloodbath, Nightingale, etc.) together with fellow Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ragnar Widerberg, will release The New Tomorrow EP via Century Media Records on December 8th.
Succeeding last years debut album, The Inheritance, which entered the official sales charts in Germany at # 97 upon release, the new EP marks a conceptual and musical bridge between the thick concept of the debut and their upcoming sophomore album, expected for a late 2015 release.
The New Tomorrow contains five unreleased songs: A brand new (title) track, three cover songs (Defenders Of Creation by Warrior, A World Without Heroes by KISS and Out In The Cold by Judas Priest) and Dead For Another Day (an extension of the debut albums Dead For A Day single).
It's CD version (10 tracks) will also include special vinyl-mix versions of the same songs as bonus and the Digital Download version (7 tracks) includes another two bonus cover songs (A Cry For Everyone by Gentle Giant and Last Rose Of Summer by Judas Priest) from the sessions of The Inheritance, which are so far digitally unreleased.
Witherscapes Dan Swanö checked in to comment on the release as follows: The new track "The New Tomorrow" is introducing the new main character, "mannen i vitt" (The man in white) and the storyline revolves around his quest for the meaning of life and how he wants to make a difference in the world of the forsaken. It is 1950 and he finds this wonderful estate up north and buys it at an auction. He begins the work to turn it into a sanctuary for ones with broken spirits or other disabilities, who need to escape the ever-growing stress of the big city life. The plot will continue on the 2nd full length Witherscape album, which will hopefully be out at the end of 2015.
The cover versions were chosen because they are songs that resonate with us at their very core, but didnt necessarily have - in our humble opinion - the production or performance to portray their full glory. We gave them the Witherscape treatment and learned a lot from analyzing, performing and recording them. And we will bring that experience with us into the writing for the 2nd album
The re-make of "Dead For A Day" called "Dead For Another Day" was born out of the idea to let Witherscape make a Witherscape cover and remove all things death and metal to see what it would sound like. We fell in love with the new approach and decided to include it on the EP to show the versatility that can be expected from this band!
