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Israeli Progressive Metal Band Scardust Releases Video for New Single ‘Addicted’

Posted by thrashboy on September 16, 2020 at 01:30 No Responses »

Sep 162020

The story told by acclaimed Israeli progressive/symphonic metal band Scardust in last week’s music video for ‘Tantibus II’ is continued in their new music video for ‘Addicted,’ the second single from their upcoming concept album, “Strangers,” which is set to be released on October 30 via M-Theory Audio.

In ‘Tantibus II,’ we met a protagonist who decided to disconnect from reality into her own mind, and now in ‘Addicted,’ we find that there is someone who cares about her. This caring person tries to show her the meaning of addiction, and explain to her that she is running away instead of facing reality.

“This video shows us the passage between the worlds of reality and addiction,” says Scardust vocalist Noa Gruman. “The character in ‘Addicted’ can walk freely between those worlds, as she is neither stuck nor fighting to get out. The choir represents the way out, and the string quartet represents the way in.”

Israeli Progressive Metal Band Scardust Releases Video for New Single ‘Tantibus II’

Posted by thrashboy on September 9, 2020 at 16:54 No Responses »

Sep 092020

Israeli progressive/symphonic metal band Scardust – whose new concept record, “Strangers,” will be released October 30 – have unveiled a music video for the album’s first single, ‘Tantibus II.’

‘Tantibus II’ continues the story of the band’s 2015 song ‘Tantibus’ (a word with Latin roots meaning “nightmare”), in which the protagonist is stuck within a sleep paralysis and looking for a way out. In “Tantibus II,” the protagonist becomes addicted to this feeling and disconnects from reality into her own mind, where she feels safe. The EXIT sign in the video represents a way out of the nightmare, as seen in the original video for ‘Tantibus’ when the protagonist chases it without ever reaching it. The opening shot of ‘Tantibus II’ is an EXIT sign broken into pieces at the feet of the protagonist, who is holding a hammer. This is when she decided to destroy her way out and sink into her nightmare.

‘Tantibus II’ will not be the end of this tale. Soon, we will discover that there is someone who cares about our protagonist, and their side of this story will be told in the next chapter of this ongoing saga, to be unveiled one week from today.

Israeli Progressive Metal Band Scardust to Release “Strangers” Concept Album In October, Teaser Video Available

Posted by thrashboy on August 31, 2020 at 22:52 No Responses »

Aug 312020

Israeli progressive metal wizards, Scardust, follow up their critically debut masterpiece “Sands Of Time” with “Strangers,” an intriguing concept album recorded against all odds in the first half of 2020. Mixed by Yonatan Kossov (Orphaned Land, Amorphis) and mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Devin Townsend, Arch Enemy), the album – which is now available for pre-order on CD and limited-edition gray smoke vinyl – will be released October 30 via M-Theory Audio. A 60-second teaser video can be seen below.

Vocalist Noa Gruman explains, “Strangers deals with the concept of being estranged. Written from multiple perspectives, it explores the ways in which people can be estranged from one another, from themselves, from society, from their loved ones and even from their own subconscious. After the overture, which introduces musical themes, the album separates into two parts. Every song from the second part is a mirror image of a parallel song in the first. Each pair of songs tells the story of a pair of strangers. They can be played together as a standalone piece, as individual songs or as part of the album, whatever the listener’s heart desires.”

“Strangers” was written and composed jointly by singer and band leader Noa Gruman and Orr Didi, who also collaborated with Gruman on “Sands Of Time,” and Scardust’s debut EP “Shadow.“