Flowing Tears: new song posted online
German female-fronted gothic metallers Flowing Tears have made a new song entitled "Colossal Shaped Despair" available for streaming on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Thy Kingdom Gone", due on October 20 via Ascendance Records, the new label funded by Lee Barrett (founder of Candlelight Records; former member of Extreme Noise Terror, To-Mera) and A&r'd by Sam Grant (writer, promoter, broadcaster, interviewer for Sonic Cathedral online).According to the band, the follow-up to 2004's "Razorbliss" is "a concept album containing 12 songs" and "it has probably become the darkest and most intense one we ever did. We're really excited about how this one turned out and can't wait for you to listen to it! I think we really managed to capture the essence of what Flowing Tears is about: there's tons of really heavy melancholic guitar stuff, tons of atmospheres, and probably the most personal and dedicated lyrics we've ever written."
The group adds, "Somehow the album pretty much breathes the spirit of albums like 'Joy Parade' or 'Jade' in terms of atmosphere and density, even though it's much heavier. And even though the album feels very homogenous, it is probably our most varied one. There's a lot to discover... you'll be surprised. Expect an intense one. No party music, not meant to have a good time with definitely."
"Thy Kingdom Gone" track listing:
01. Orchidfire
02. Pain Has Taken Over
03. Rain Of A Thousand Years
04. Grey
05. Thy Kingdom Gone
06. Words Before You Leave
07. Miss Fortune
08. Colossal Shaped Despair
09. Kismet
10. For My Enemies
11. Souls Of The Neon Reign
12. The War We Left Behind
The front cover artwork was created by Seth Siro Anton, who has previously worked with Moonspell, Soilwork and Paradise Lost.
Flowing Tears released a live album, "Invanity - Live in Berlin", last October via Ascendance Records. "Razorbliss" was issued in Europe in March 2004 through Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Serpentine" was recorded at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany with producer Waldemar Sorychta (The Gathering, Lacuna Coil, Sentenced, Moonspell) and was the band's first to feature vocalist Helen Vogt, who replaced Stefanie Duchene in 2003.
