Il combo post-black metal tedesco King Apathy (precedentemente noto come Thränenkind) ha pubblicato il nuovo brano “Earthmother Rising”, primo singolo estratto dal nuovo album Wounds in uscita il 22 febbraio 2019 per Lifeforce Records. Nell’album, il primo con il nuovo moniker, la band persegue nelle proprie idee di ambientalismo, anarchismo e critica al capitalismo, consolidando il proprio sound, oggi più oscuro e atmosferico, figlio di influenze shoegaze e post-rock così come neocrust, hardcore e doom. Così la band commenta i temi del disco:
“Civilization kills: This is the opening track of King Apathy’s third record and there is no way around this frightening and sobering conclusion. Mankind is ruthlessly exploiting the earth. The downfall of our society is just a matter of time, because the planets’ resources are finite. Wether humanity as a species will survive the end of civilization as we know it is questionable. Will we destroy this world and make it uninhabitable for all life or can we find the strength to unlearn our destructive behaviours? Songs like “The Scars Of The Land”, “Cleansing”, “Great Depression” or “Earthmother Rising” are dealing with issues like this. One thing is sure: the “Wounds” we are inflicting are getting deeper and deeper and they definitely won’t heal on their own.”
Wounds sarà disponibile in digipack e in vinile, in tre differenti edizioni limitate (transparent orange/black marbeled, transparent blue marbeled, transparent green/black marbeled). Il pre-order è disponibile qui. Di seguito la tracklist:
01. Civilization Kills
02. The Scars of the Land
03. Cleansing
04. Great Depression
05. Revelation Time
06. He Missed the Stars
07. Reverence
08. Wounds
09. Earthmother Rising
