– October twenty eighth, 2024 –
“Kinship” Full-Size Out Now On Steel Blade Data
Picture by Nikolaj Bransholm
Watch/stream IOTUNN’s “Earth To Sky” HERE
Danish/Faroese epic progressive metallic collective IOTUNN are happy to unveil their video for “Earth To Sky.” The crushingly beautiful observe is featured on the band’s Kinship full-length, out now on Steel Blade Data!
A monolithic album arising from the primeval sea, IOTUNN‘s Kinship is a mythological journey by means of eight tracks that span immense spheres each musically and lyrically, exploring the deep roots of human nature, its connection and disconnection with every thing and everybody, and the way our decisions have all the time outlined ourselves and the lives lived.
Feedback guitarist Jesper Gräs on “Earth To Sky,” “This music is, in some ways, impressed by the custom of movie music. It’s progressive and but easy at its core and presents a sound filled with themes, moods, and emotions which actually unfold within the mid-sections however are always current all through. Once we have been achieved with the album, all of us acquired hit by this one in a really particular method which we had not foreseen, and we discovered it to be a pure single from the Kinship album. It holds many issues which we maintain dearly, contains most of the core components which is IOTUNN, and it has a few of the most brutal metallic of the album.”
Provides guitarist Jens Nicolai, “This music is constructed on two related concepts besides a few minor detours, so it’s a method of writing that we’ve achieved earlier than – to see what number of colours we will paint inside very restricted settings. Because it turned out, the body acquired larger and larger and wealthy on motifs, and it’s acquired numerous cool transitions.”
Watch IOTUNN‘s “Earth To Sky” video at THIS LOCATION.
Watch IOTUNN‘s beforehand launched movies for “Twilight” HERE, “I Really feel The Evening” HERE, and “Iridescent Method” HERE.
Kinship unfolds the story of a prehistoric tribesman. It tells the story of life’s manyfold circumstances as themes of unity/disunity, mild/darkish, physique/thoughts, nature/tradition, good/evil, creation/destruction, and human/inhuman seem all through the album. The album additionally exhibits IOTUNN reveal their musical worlds to their fullest scales thus far which has been the dream achievement in composing the providing.
Already praised by critics globally, Kinship has earned the #1 slot on soundcheck lists in such esteemed publications as Steel Hammer Germany, Scream Journal, Aardschok, Inferno Journal, and Powermetal.De.
“The creation of Kinship has been probably the most in depth and wild journey we’ve ever been a part of,” says Jesper Gräs, “Like trekking up the Galdhøpiggen mountain in Norway, now we have crossed peak after peak and seen issues repeatedly brighter and wider till we reached the highest, the tip. By no means have we been prouder and extra happy, and we hope our followers – outdated and new – will take this album into their hearts and let it unfold from there.”
The art work and artwork items of Kinship have been created by ink and graphite illustrator and artist, Saprophial (Hammers Of Misfortune), with the design and structure created by artwork director Brian Ames at Steel Blade Data. Kinship was blended and mastered by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios Denmark (Arch Enemy, Katatonia, The Black Dahlia Homicide, Volbeat, Týr).
IOTUNN‘s Kinship is out there on CD and digital codecs in addition to vinyl within the following shade variants:
Darkish Jade Marbled (US)
180g Black (EU)
Olive Beige Marbled (EU)
Teal w/ Pink, Orange + Yellow Splatter (EU – Ltd. 300)
Vibrant Orange (EU – Particular Version feat. expanded 20-page booklet + patch – Ltd. 1,000)
Discover orders at: metalblade.com/iotunn
IOTUNN Dwell:
1/09/2025 Pumpehuset – Copenhagen, DK
1/10/2025 Voxhall – Aarhus, DK
1/11/2025 Godset – Kolding, DK
4/05/2025 Epic Fest – Roskilde, DK
9/06/2025 Brynerocken 2025 – Bryne, NO
9/07/2025 John Dee – Oslo, NO
“Certainly, there’s a variety of meat in these songs. IOTUNN, to their infinite credit score, by no means makes you are feeling like they’ve bitten off greater than they will chew. The songs on Kinship are merely an excessive amount of of an pleasant journey. That is the following stage of melodic dying metallic.” – Blabbermouth
“Solely eight songs are wanted as pillars to create an impressive palace of an album. Not often has a band satisfied so early of their profession, and so rapidly on one document — and the belief that has been rapidly constructed up just isn’t dissatisfied over the course of the extra-long songs, in order that the greater than one-hour operating time doesn’t even start to really feel that lengthy. Really nice artwork.” – Steel Hammer Germany
“Kinship is totally fucking big. IOTUNN are constructing their very own sonic universe, and it’s genuinely mind-blowing.” – Steel Hammer UK
“The manufacturing is top-notch, balancing the intricate, progressive components with heavy, galloping sections in a method that feels natural. The renewed power and vigor with which IOTUNN method this album make it an exhilarating pay attention from begin to end.” – Distorted Sound
“With Kinship, IOTUNN creates a world of their very own, filled with feelings, love, devotion, and mystical depth, for 70 minutes. It’s intense, gripping, and full of affection. That is nice artwork, as near the darkish core of 1’s personal existence as it’s unattainable within the try to know and translate it….Anybody who doesn’t take heed to this masterpiece is lacking out on the sweetness and energy of music! I say: Thanks, IOTUNN!” – Steel Glory
“…it’s exhausting to think about how this sort of music could possibly be made any higher… Kinship deserves nothing apart from the very best grade.” – Steel.de
“…important listening…” – Wonderbox Steel
“This album strikes an intricate steadiness between aggression and melody, providing an expertise that feels each forceful and refined. The band pours an immense quantity of melody into their hardened buildings, making a dynamic soundscape that’s as brutal as it’s lovely.” – Steel Temple
“Kinship is a masterpiece. It doesn’t get any higher than this.” – Metalized
“IOTUNN has introduced Denmark and the Faroe Islands again on the map, and seems in some ways as one of the spectacular bands ever from these international locations.” – Scream
“Even if you happen to assume you’ve identified heavy metallic for many years, now and again there are important innovation drivers like IOTUNN that carry again the childlike enthusiasm of the early days.” – Deaf Perpetually
IOTUNN:
Jón Aldará – vocals
Jens Nicolai Gräs – guitar
Jesper Gräs – guitar
Eskil Rask – bass
Bjørn Wind Andersen – drums
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