Unique symphonic metallic band Aeternam has unveiled a spine-chilling new video for the track “Al Qassam,” the title observe from their upcoming fourth album.
“We’re thrilled to disclose the music video for the title observe of our new album, ‘Al Qassam,’” the band says. “The track is a literal historic incantation sung in Arabic. The video depicts a girl, performed by the proficient actress Mahafsoun, who performs a ritual to invoke one of many seven king demons of the Center Jap tradition.”
The video for “Al Qassam,” which interprets to “The Oath” in Arabic, reveals the girl reciting the incantation and ritualistically reducing her hand in a blood ritual to invoke the jinn, a demon in Center Jap tradition. Because the phrases are spoken, the demon begins utilizing a person as vessel to work together with the girl. The lady asks a favor of the demon-man and agrees to journey to a demonic realm in change. In the end, this prices the girl her life.
“This video is an allegory of how the human being can go very far to get what he desires even when it means to lose his personal life,” says the band.
Aeternam has additionally simply launched an Indiegogo marketing campaign for pre-orders of Al Qassam, t-shirts and extra.
The album shall be launched March 27. Al Qassam was blended and mastered by Christian Donaldson (Cryptopsy), and options art work by well-known artist Eliran Kantor, who has been answerable for the artwork adorning releases by Fleshgod Apocalypse, Testomony, Iced Earth and extra. The album additionally encompasses a visitor look by Orphaned Land vocalist Kobi Farhi.
Aeternam debuted in 2010 with the album Disciples of the Unseen. Their sophomore launch, Moongod, adopted in 2012 and their third album, Ruins of Empires, dropped in 2017. Aeternam takes symphonic dying metallic to a brand new stage with its mixture of concord, brutality and an interesting ethnic aptitude.
The Quebec-based band has lined up a run of spring dates alongside the east coast following the discharge of Al Qassam.
Tour dates:
April
10 – Quebec, QC – Le D’ Auteuil
11 – Montreal, QC – Café Campus
12 – Ottawa – Babylon
16 – Atlanta, GA – 529 Bar
17 – Winter Park, FL – Haven Lounge
18 – West Palm Seaside, FL – Respectable Avenue
21 – Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
22 – Philadelphia, PA – Milkboy
23 – Rochester, NY – Photograph Metropolis Improv Comedy and Music Venue