In August Cemetery Skyline played their very first show at John Smith Festival, right by one of the thousand lakes of Finland and in the middle of the night. Their video for “Torn Away”, that was produced by Sam Jamsen, is giving you a sneak peek of three days of rehearsals and fun behind the scenes as well as impressions from the show. Join them and get “Torn Away” from the here and now for 4 minutes:
Michael Stanne (vocals) about the lyrics:
“This is a song about willful disconnection from everything and everyone and its eventual ramifications. Written very early in the band’s lifecycle, this song set much of the tone of what the album would become.”
And adding about the show:
“It was supercool. This festival forced us into this. They said: ‘We want you!’ and we said: ‘Okay!’. For me the highlight was that I could be on stage with Markus, Santeri, Victor and Vesa. We have known each other for 20+ years, but none of us have ever been on stage together. I guested with Insomnium twice, that’s it. Other than that we have never shared the stage, which is pretty crazy in my book. Just seeing Vesa Ranta playing drums warmed my heart and made me so happy. Markus is the f*cking best, Victor is a long-time friend of mine and one of my neighbors back home and Santeri going nuts – that meant a lot to me and made this experience so much fun. We were all there, everybody was equally excited and then we could relax and celebrate accordingly after the show, which was fantastic.”
“Torn Away” is taken from Cemetery Skyline’s upcoming debut album, “Nordic Gothic”, that is due for a release on October 11th, 2024.
It is up for preorder in the following formats:
Ltd. Sparkle Universe LP (600x) available from CM Distro Wholesale EU, cmdistro.de and US outlets (incl. but not limited to centurymedia.store)
Ltd. lilac LP (300x) available from Swedish outlets & Levykauppa Äx
Ltd. transp. light blue LP (300x) available from EMP
Ltd. neon green LP (300x) available from Backstage Rockshop
Ltd. CD Digipak
black LP
Japan: Standard CD Jewelcase (Japanese version incl. bonus track)
Cemetery Skyline is:
Vocals: Mikael Stanne (Dark Tranquillity, The Halo Effect, Grand Cadaver)
Guitars: Markus Vanhala (Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum, I Am The Night)
Keyboards: Santeri Kallio (Amorphis)
Bass: Victor Brandt (Dimmu Borgir, Witchery, ex-Entombed/Entombed A.D., ex-Firespawn and many more)
Drums: Vesa Ranta (Sentenced, The Abbey)
Photo credit: Sam Jamsen
