Eidola‘s new album “The Will To Power” is scheduled to meet a November 20th release date through Periphery‘s 3DOT Recordings label. The Salt Lake City, UT-based post-hardcore band are newly diving into that record for a second time, with the debut of a music video for “Damballah“. The group’s vocalist, etc. Andrew Wells (also of Dance Gavin Dance) co-directed that clip alongside Mel Torres.
Well went on to say of this track:
“‘Damballah‘ is about transformation through destruction. The idea that sometimes the only way forward is to shed the identity that brought you this far. The serpent itself is an ancient symbol of that cycle of creation and death, wisdom and temptation, shedding and becoming. There’s an acceptance in the song that nothing is meant to remain the same forever, and that evolution sometimes requires you to willingly let go of habits you’ve spent your entire life building.”
The group set out to write this new effort organically in the same room together, with Wells reminiscing on how that process worked to their favor:
“We were capturing these lightning-in-a-bottle moments. Working in-person was just so much fun. As a father now, my excitement and gratitude for what we do together had really increased. I was able to access more emotion and vulnerability than ever before. I tapped into those spaces to philosophize from my own perspective. As a result, ‘The Will to Power‘ became the best representation of what our band is.”
A press release also notes that the album is partially inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche‘s philosophical beliefs on power and its role in shaping the course of humanity.
“The Will To Power” track listing:
01 – “Doom Sequence“
02 – “Damballah“
03 – “Purity Ladder“
04 – “Arethusa“
05 – “Gears Of Thoth“
06 – “Nothing Ever Happens“
07 – “Axiology“
08 – “Leviathan“
09 – “Hyperion Hymn“
10 – “Niflheimer“
