Swedish post-hardcore band Tengil is a constellation of musicians playing atmospheric, experimental heavy music that is at once nostalgic, quasi-symphonic and spiritually violent. The band will release its new LP, shouldhavebeens, on April 13 via new label Prophecy Productions (Alcest, Sun of the Sleepless). In advance of the record's release, MetalSucks premieres the new Tengil song "And the Best Was Yet to Come", adding, "Tengil's sonic palette mashes post-hardcore, shoegaze, black metal, progressive rock and even pop into a shimmery, atmospheric formula that's absolutely captivating." Hear Tengil's "And the Best Was Yet to Come" at this location:
https://www.metalsucks.net/2018/03/20/track-premiere-tengil-and-the-best-was-yet-to-come/
Tengil's eye-opening musical style has developed from raw hardcore to an almost heavenly wall of aggressive sound. Commanding a mind-bending and dynamic meld of hardcore, rock, blackgaze and melody, Tengil weilds its wide-reaching range over varied tempos, electronics, and occasional pop moments executed with a raw energy that suggests a mash up of the Dillinger Escape Plan and Explosions in the Sky.
Despite its young age, Tengil as a collective has already performed over 50 concerts across Europe and released the full-length album Six (2015) as well as a slew of EPs and singles. Although its delivery and musical approach is very different, the inherent self-confidence and captivating creativity that Tengil shows on the upcoming LP, shouldhavebeens, calls for comparison to Alcest and its legendary debut Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde.
While the band tabs itself as "a spiritual task, an impulsion to through music tell the story of moments passing you by, the longing to live and die at the same time, to always be both among and in flames," the most accurate assessment would be to let the music, itself, do the talking. And talk it will once shouldhavebeens is unleashed upon the world this April.
Track listing:
1.) I Dreamt I Was Old
2.) And the Best Was Yet to Come (MetalSucks premiere)
3.) With A Song for Dead Darlings
4.) A Lifetime of White Noise
5.) It's All for Springtime
6.) All for Your Myth
7.) In Murmur
Pre-order shouldhavebeens at this location:
https://prophecy.lnk.to/tengil-shouldhavebeens
https://www.facebook.com/tengilmusic/
