News : Premiere: Numenorean Release First Song From Debut Album, ‘Home’
Canadian post-black metal outfit, Numenorean (so named after an ancient race of Men from the First Age in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium), are pleased to announce the release of their first song “Home”, title-track to the band’s eponymous debut album, which is set to be out on July 22 through Season of Mist.
Metal Obsession is proud to premiere the brand new track below.
Presented with two different versions of the cover art, please note, the second, non-slipcase version (presented at the bottom of this post) may be offensive to some.
Tracklisting
1. Home
2. Thirst
3. Shoreless
4. Devour
5. Laid Down
Never judge a book by its cover – this adage might also be applied to album artwork and in particular the debut full-length of NUMENOREAN. The Canadian post-black metal act has crafted a musical masterpiece that embraces beauty, harshness, brutality, and melancholy in equal measure and transforms those ingredients into breathtaking melodies and riffs.
Yet the cover art will come as a shock (an alternative slipcase cover is provided in case you deem it unsuitable for publication) to many, which is surprisingly not the intention. The best explanation for this particular choice of cover art and the meaning behind this record are provided by NUMENOREAN: “Our album
revolves around the idea of ‘loss’ and a longing for something that we as humans will never achieve. We are all empty and broken in some form or another, so we look for fulfilment through things like money, sex, relationships, drugs, religion, and a variety of other things but, in the end, we ultimately remain void of any true happiness. Perhaps what we are really searching for is the innocence that we once had as a child. However, since we are incapable of ever getting that back, the only place we can perhaps find this comfort once more is in death. The little girl on the cover represents this final resting place for us – beyond our existence in this world. The title of the album sums it up once you realize that she does not have to go through all the pain and sorrow of becoming an adult. ‘Home’ evokes this melancholic blissful state within the listener and as you spend more time becoming familiar with her picture, you begin to see the music reflecting in her face seemingly close to smiling. Collectively we thought it was important to choose an image that established the language of the album as well as something that would allow the listener to begin their experience before even hearing the first song. It is not vague, it is sincere and dangerously straight to the point. The album is meant to be listened to as an entire journey that transforms you from start to finish and although the lyrics vary on different aspects of loss, all five song titles represent the succession of one’s life. ‘Home’: Born into the world with complete innocence. ‘Thirst’: Searching for answers in questions that life has given you. ‘Shoreless’: Feelings of hopelessness. ‘Devour’: Willingly letting life destroy you. ‘Laid Down’: Making peace with what you have become and surrendering yourself to the great nothingness.”
NUMENOREAN have achieved far more with their debut than just following a musical path pioneered by DEAFHEAVEN, ALCEST, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, and DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT. This album challenges to delve deeper, to get lost in feverish dreams, while its haunting beauty beckons to again and again come… ‘Home’.
About Jonathon Besanko
Jonathon is an aspiring fantasy/sci-fi novelist and music journalist. Thanks to the influence of the music he grew up with, he has always possessed a keen interest in metal and rock. He is also a huge fan of mythology, legend, and folklore from all across the world. You should follow him on Twitter.Latest News
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