KATATONIA: Reveals New "Old Hearts Fail" Track From Upcoming "The Fall Of Hearts" Record
April 7, 2016
Katatonia has revealed the first full track, entitled "Old Heart Falls," from its highly anticipated new albumThe Fall of Hearts, due for release onMay 20through Peaceville Records. View the "Old Heart Falls" lyric video, directed by Lasse Hoile (www.lassehoile.com), on YouTube at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIGBNc2nFZA&feature=youtu.beor Vimeo at:https://vimeo.com/160732345.
On the release of the first new song, vocalist Jonas Renkse commented:"A song with lush textures, distinct dynamics and a memorable chorus are the trademarks to some of the most beloved Katatonia songs. 'Old Heart Falls' substantiates all of those attributes, but is not by any means defining the album as a whole. There is more to come..."
About the lyric video, guitarist Anders Nyström added:"Knowing we didn't want another 'font circus' with all these words and letters competing in Olympic acrobatics, we decided to make it extremely simple but also very real... 30 years ago when we were active in the underground tape-trading scene, there were no computers around, so we had to write all our letters by hand, or when feeling extra motivated, we used a typewriter. I clearly remember writing letters on a typewriter with a ribbon directly to paper created a special feeling that no computer would ever emulate. So determined to bring back this feeling for a brief couple of minutes, we passed on our idea to our talented friend Lasse Hoile who made sure this beautiful Royal typewriter served a final purpose before crawling all the way back to the start, returning to dust..."
The Fall of HeartsCD, LP and Deluxe Edition exclusive bundles can be pre-ordered now at:www.peaceville.com/storeandhttps://www.omerch.eu/shop/katatonia/, while digital pre-orders are now up at:https://smarturl.it/KAT_TFOH_DIGITAL.
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