AUSTRALIAN PROG QUARTET HEMINA RELEASE 'FLICKER' VIDEO SINGLE FROM UPCOMING STUDIO ALBUM 'NIGHT ECHOES'

FFO - Pain of Salvation, Haken, Opeth. 'Night Echoes' - Out 9th August 2019.

'Flicker' single - Out Now:

WHAT THE MEDIA SAY ABOUT HEMINA:

"Hemina should be a household name when it comes to discussing the Progressive Metal giants in the genre today."
- 5/5, Metal Temple

"It is the complete package: an anomaly in the sometimes stale world of progressive metal. Hemina know how to mix things around a bit and how to transition breathlessly from hefty portions to quiet pastoral musings."
- 9.5/10, The Prog Mind

"Australia is home base to many highly talented/innovative progressive groups, and you can surely add Hemina to that impressive list."
- 4.5/5, Sea of Tranquility

"With each release, Hemina continue to top themselves in every way. Whether it is by incorporating new styles into their musical influences, improving their already stellar musicianship and songwriting, [or] creating classy, sophisticated, yet memorable melodies both musically and vocally."
- 4.5, Lady Obscure

Continuing the lead-up to their fourth studio album 'Night Echoes', 80s enthusiasts Hemina have unveiled 'Flicker', the second video single from their upcoming full-length, which due for release worldwide on 9th August.

In the accompanying video for 'Flicker', the Australian quartet take a visually psychedelic journey of the band's own brand of catchy, memorable and melodic progressive metal. Punchy accents, intricate vocal harmonies and a fantastic guitar solo give 'Flicker' a blazing, prog-infused sense of grandeur and glory.

"Flicker has been lying around in some shape for a while now, probably even before the Venus sessions, but it was missing some of the ideas that make it really cool", comments band vocalist and instrumentalist Douglas Skene, who explains that 'Flicker' grew progressively to become the band's most conjoined compositional effort, with each band member adding their own flavour to the mix.

"It really came together after everyone put their unique stamp on it. With so many influences going into one song, there's a lot happening in 'Flicker', and it chops and changes quite a bit. I guess this makes it a bit of a throwback to the days of 'Synthetic', in a way. Emotionally, it had one of the biggest tolls to perform on the recording, as the song has some interesting changes in time signature...but I think it feels natural overall!"

Serving as 'Night Echoes' final track, percussionist Nathan McMahon describes 'Flicker' as a "monstrosity of a song", an epilogue that concludes the album both in a musical sense and of the album's concept.

As detailed recently by the band, Hemina's fourth studio release will provide the latest instalment in an extensive, episodic concept arc that has unravelled across the band's previous studio albums; Synthetic (2011), Nebulae (2014) and Venus (2016). Reintroducing the son born to the protagonist of 'Synthetic', 'Night Echoes' follows the son's journey approximately 10 years after his father's suicide. Within the tale, the central character of 'Night Echoes' follows a path filled with the same emotional footfalls as his deceased father, struggling to uphold a life void of his father's presence.

You can purchase and stream Hemina's previous studio albums via iTunes and Spotify. 'Night Echoes' is available to pre-order now on BandCamp:

https://hemina.bandcamp.com/album/night-echoes

ABOUT THE BAND:

Hemina are a four piece Progressive Metal band from Sydney, Australia. The band's sound has been described as a unique combination of hard hitting syncopated grooves, lush synth backwashes, multi-part vocal harmonies, blistering memorable leads with a focus on songwriting and emotion.

The band have supported international bands Uriah Heep, Kamelot, Apocalyptica, Queensryche and are opening for Haken on the Sydney leg of their Vector world tour. They have shared the stage with Aussie legends Caligula's Horse, Chaos Divine, Voyager, Twelve Foot Ninja, Divine Ascension, Breaking Orbit among many others and simply live for the stage.

Hemina's first three albums 'Synthetic', 'Nebulae' and 'Venus' were met with critical acclaim traversing many different sides of the band's sonic spectrum from the complex and dark, to the immediate and uplifting. The release of 'Venus' saw Hemina taking their music overseas culminating in performances at Progpower Europe (Netherlands) and Euroblast (Germany).

The band's fourth album 'Night Echoes' is their most collaborative work to date, offering the eclectic flavours of what fans have come to expect in the past as well as a new palette and range of emotional expression never before heard from the group. 'Night Echoes' is Hemina at their most emotional and melodic without ignoring the aggressive and venomous side that keeps the music in balance. With a powerful modern production and mix crafted by Skene at Ploughman Studios with audiophile mastering from Ermin Hamidovic at Systematic Productions (Periphery, Devin Townsend, Plini, Architects) ' their upcoming studio album shows Hemina at their best yet.

HEMINA IS:

Douglas Skene - Vocals, Guitars and Keyboards
Mitch Coull - Guitars and Vocals
Jessica Martin - Bass and Vocals
Nathan McMahon - Drums, Percussion and Vocals

HEMINA ONLINE:

Website -https://www.hemina.com.au
Bandcamp -https://www.hemina.bandcamp.com
Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/heminamusic
YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/heminaofficial
Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/heminaofficial