A video for the new Cemetery Skyline song “Torn Away” went up online today. That goth metal supergroup will be putting out their debut album “Nordic Gothic” on October 11th through Century Media. Vocalist Mikael Stanne (also of Dark Tranquillity, etc.), said of this single:
“This is a song about willful disconnection from everything and everyone and its eventual ramifications. Written very early in the band’s lifecycle, this song set much of the tone of what the album would become.”
Footage for this clip was captured amid the band’s live debut at the ‘John Smith Rock Festival‘ in Laukaa, Finland this past July. Stanne weighed in on that experience:
‘It was supercool. This festival forced us into this. They said: ‘We want you!’ and we said: ‘Okay!’. For me, the highlight was that I could be on stage with Markus, Santeri, Victor and Vesa. We have known each other for 20+ years, but none of us have ever been on stage together. I guested with Insomnium twice, that’s it.
Other than that, we have never shared the stage, which is pretty crazy in my book. Just seeing Vesa Ranta playing drums warmed my heart and made me so happy. Markus is the fucking best, Victor is a long-time friend of mine and one of my neighbors back home and Santeri going nuts – that meant a lot to me and made this experience so much fun. We were all there, everybody was equally excited and then we could relax and celebrate accordingly after the show, which was fantastic.”
Vocals: Mikael Stanne (Dark Tranquillity, The Halo Effect)
Guitars: Markus Vanhala (Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum, I Am The Night)
Keyboards: Santeri Kallio (Amorphis)
Bass: Victor Brandt (Dimmu Borgir, Witchery, ex-Entombed/Entombed A.D., ex-Firespawn and many more)
Drums: Vesa Ranta (Sentenced, The Abbey)
