ALIEN WEAPONRY have announced a new album!
Titled Te Rā, the upcoming album from the New Zealand-based metal band is the follow-up to 2021’s Tangaroa, and is scheduled to be released in March this year, via Napalm Records.
Speaking about the upcoming album, frontman/guitarist Lewis Raharuhi de Jong says, “we really stepped it up this time, as we understood that this album had to go further. We went through a lot of songs and scrapped entire sections of songs. We kept working them and working them until we got them right. Then, with the way we were pushing ourselves musically, I knew it was important to challenge myself lyrically as well. This time I delved into difficult emotional places and mental states. There’s a lot of existential dread running through the album, and I tried to find the right words to describe the indescribable.”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, ALIEN WEAPONRY have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; Mau Moko.
Speaking about the new song and its accompanying music video, lyricist/bassist Tūranga Porowini Morgan-Edmonds says, “Māori have a rich history of marking traditions that were nearly lost during colonization. These traditions are currently in the process of a much needed cultural revival, and I was inspired by that. I wanted the lyrics to remind people that moko is, and always will be, a part of who we are. With the song’s video, we wanted to show the darker side of the history of moko and how the head trade played a part in the near extinction of the tradition. We fought through it and continue to fight for its revival still today!”
Watch the official music video for Mau Moko here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
1. Crown
2. Mau Moko
3. 1000 Friends
4. Hanging by a Thread
5. Tama-nui-te-rā
6. Myself to Blame
7. Taniwha (feat. Randy Blythe)
8. Blackened Sky
9. Te Riri o Tāwhirimātea
10. Ponaturi
11. Te Kore
Te Rā is set for release on March 28th via Napalm Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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