{"id":19057,"date":"2023-03-03T21:30:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T21:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=19057"},"modified":"2023-03-03T21:30:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T21:30:56","slug":"elvenking-reveals-new-single-and-music-video-bride-of-night-feat-former-draconian-singer-heike-langhans-on-guest-vocals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2023\/03\/03\/elvenking-reveals-new-single-and-music-video-bride-of-night-feat-former-draconian-singer-heike-langhans-on-guest-vocals\/","title":{"rendered":"ELVENKING Reveals New Single and Music Video &#8220;Bride Of Night&#8221;, feat. former DRACONIAN singer Heike Langhans on guest vocals!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 28, 2023 will see the masters of heavy metal, pagan, folk and melodic death metal,&nbsp;<strong>Elvenking<\/strong>, return to fantasy with their epic, new album&nbsp;<strong>\u201cReader Of The Runes \u2013 Rapture\u201d<\/strong>, through AFM Records! The band&#8217;s eleventh studio album marks the sequel to their 2019 magnum opus \u201cReader of the Runes \u2013 Divination\u201d.<br><br>Following previously-released album singles, &#8220;Rapture&#8221; and the epic anthem &#8220;The Hanging Tree&#8221;, today,&nbsp;<strong>Elvenking<\/strong>&nbsp;have premiered a music video for &#8220;Bride Of Night&#8221;, featuring former&nbsp;<strong>DRACONIAN<\/strong>&nbsp;vocalist&nbsp;<strong>Heike Langhans<\/strong>!&nbsp;<em>S<\/em>ays the band:<br><br><em>&#8220;We are proud to present our new song &nbsp;and video &#8220;Bride of Night&#8221;. It surely represents the more melodic side of our sound, yet dark and melancholic. We know that a lot of our fans love this side of Elvenking, so this is also a gift to you. \u201cReader of the Runes \u2013 Rapture\u201d will collect all of the shades of our sound from the more aggressive ever, to songs like Bride of Night so, by listening to the entire album you will travel through a multitude of nuances and atmospheres &#8211; we cannot wait for you to hear it in all its epicness!<br><br>Heike Langhans offered her beautiful voice in the chorus backing Damna vocals. The amazing video is once again directed by Matteo Ermeti who did with us &#8220;Silverseal&#8221; and he couldn&#8217;t better envision the story \u2013 a glimpse of painful romance that captures one of the chapters of the story.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Watch the new ELVENKING video for &#8220;Bride Of Night&#8221;, now premiering here:<br><\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promojukebox.com\/nwldel\/link\/?nlsendlistid=4704393&amp;checkcode=3dc587ab59a38a09&amp;urlcc=af947d2cad84d937&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.promojukebox.com%2Flnk%2Fytb%2F99C1UpJUXdY\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ELVENKING - Bride of Night (feat. Heike Langhans) (2023) \/\/ Official Music Video \/\/ AFM Records\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/99C1UpJUXdY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promojukebox.com\/nwldel\/link\/?nlsendlistid=4704393&amp;checkcode=3dc587ab59a38a09&amp;urlcc=af947d2cad84d937&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.promojukebox.com%2Flnk%2Fytb%2F99C1UpJUXdY\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>On their forthcoming album,<strong>\u00a0Elvenking<\/strong>\u00a0set sail to horizons more distant than ever before, boldly taking the world by storm with their quintessentially unique approach to heavy, powerful music. As guitarist Aydan and vocalist Damna recently commented, &#8220;<em>Part 2 is darker, it needed to be tragic and violent and this gave us the chance to fully breathe the soundscape we already had in mind as we started to write songs in early 2020.\u00a0We feel that with this album, we have cast a milestone and set a further limit in what we can do by mixing wisely what we deeply love in metal. We are very satisfied with all the shades that compose these eleven songs; altogether they make a canvas we are very proud of.&#8221;<\/em><br><br>Ever since their inception in 1997,\u00a0<strong>Elvenking<\/strong>\u00a0mastered their way to their own identity with courage and bravado, leaving behind the shackles of genres step by step before they truly broke out with their 2014 monument \u201cThe Pagan Manifesto\u201d.\u00a0<strong>Elvenking<\/strong>\u00a0have been defying all genres, now feeling quite at home in their very own enchanted realm. With\u00a0<strong>\u201cRapture\u201d<\/strong>, the Italian collective delivers part two of their monumental \u201cReader of the Runes\u201d trilogy, and an epic metal quest of woe and despair, wrought with mysterious figures, dark magic and an altogether mesmerizing autumnal flair reminiscent of a forest glade during an Indian Summer. It\u2019s more than just a metal album. It\u2019s a moving story set to fabulous songs, bridging the gap between fantasy and reality. Many times before,\u00a0<strong>Elvenking<\/strong>\u00a0have weaved powerful magic into the world. This time, they truly came into their own, wresting their best effort yet from a global pandemic.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cReader Of The Runes \u2013 Rapture\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0was written between 2020 and 2022, and was recorded between May and October 2022 by the band and renowned producer Scott Atkins (Cradle of Filth, Behemoth) who also took over mixing and mastering duties.<br><br>Set to be released on April 28, 2023 through AFM Records, the album pre-sale is available at\u00a0<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promojukebox.com\/nwldel\/link\/?nlsendlistid=4704393&amp;checkcode=3dc587ab59a38a09&amp;urlcc=b25813d6dffb5045&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fbfan.link%2Freader-of-the-runes-rapture\" target=\"_blank\">THIS LOCATION!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tracklist:<\/strong><br>01. Rapture &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>02. The Hanging Tree&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>03. Bride of Night&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>04. Herdchant&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>05. The Cursed Cavalier&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>06. To the North&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>07. Covenant&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>08. Red Mist&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>09. Incantations&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>10. An Autumn Reverie&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>11. The Repentant&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For More Info Visit:<br><\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promojukebox.com\/nwldel\/link\/?nlsendlistid=4704393&amp;checkcode=3dc587ab59a38a09&amp;urlcc=83bd365f8f6d44f2&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elvenking.net\">www.elvenking.net<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promojukebox.com\/nwldel\/link\/?nlsendlistid=4704393&amp;checkcode=3dc587ab59a38a09&amp;urlcc=2484c7a875fc9e96&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Felvenking.official\">www.facebook.com\/elvenking.official<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promojukebox.com\/nwldel\/link\/?nlsendlistid=4704393&amp;checkcode=3dc587ab59a38a09&amp;urlcc=2b8502d0a2082552&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Felvenking.official\">www.instagram.com\/elvenking.official<\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promojukebox.com\/nwldel\/link\/?nlsendlistid=4704393&amp;checkcode=3dc587ab59a38a09&amp;urlcc=0f732508e16c0e9e&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.afm-records.de\">www.afm-records.de<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 28, 2023 will see the masters of heavy metal, pagan, folk and melodic death&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,2],"tags":[532,105],"class_list":["post-19057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-news","category-news","tag-elvenking","tag-folk-metal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19057"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19059,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19057\/revisions\/19059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}