Post-Punk Duo CRYING VESSEL Celebrate Release Of New Album With Stunning & Disturbing New Video!

Today marks the release of Before Life Was Death, the long anticipated new studio album from Switzerland-based post-punk duo Slade Templeton and Basil Oberli, known collectively as Crying Vessel. Together these two musicians have fused a sound that deftly combines elements of dark wave, goth rock and ambient dance, earning them fans all over the world. In addition to possessing a singular talent for musical composition, the band have shown a remarkable dedication to the visual elements that accompany their music.

So today, to commemorate their new album, the band is releasing their most visually arresting, cinematic vision yet, a gorgeously shot, highly compelling and ultimately deeply disturbing music video for “A Helping Hand.” Directed by Oberli with a crew of 20 people, the video tells a story of a mystical, perhaps ancient evil that haunts and intrudes on modern life. The song is likewise about being haunted by a grim reminder of death. As songwriter Templeton explains, “The song itself pulls from a real-life experience I had of seeing someone drown outside my window (I live near a river). We later found out the person committed suicide by jumping into the water from a bridge. It still haunts me. Basil came over about an hour after it happened to start writing for a new song and the words just fell out. The lyrics talk about what it must feel like to be mid-flight to your death and knowing there is no turning back.” 

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/R8AZ0ToHyIs

Before Life Was Death is available NOW on all formats including CD, vinyl and digital.

Order the CD/vinyl: https://cleorecs.com/store/?s=crying+vessel+before+life+was+death&post_type=product

Download/stream the digital: https://orcd.co/crying_vessel_before_life_was_death

TRACK LIST:

1. Left For Dead

2. The Fourth Entity

3. It’s So Strange

4. Blossom

5. Nevermind

6. It’s Starting To Kill

7. Those Burning Words

8. A Helping Hand

9. Roadblocks

10. The Raven’s Call

11. For A Second Of Love