SAOR, the one-man Scottish atmospheric black metal project of Andy Marshall, have released "The Awakening MMXXVI," the second single from the upcoming new album Caledonia, which comes out November 6 on Season of Mist. The track is a re-recording of a song first heard on 2014's Aura, and follows lead single "Carved in Stone MMXXVI" ahead of an album revisiting five songs from Saor's first three records.
Listen to The Awakening MMXXVI Below :
The song opens on an instruction: to truly understand the essence of antiquity, learn the lore of the land and become the atavist. From there it moves through a Gaelic cry of “èirich,” meaning “rise,” and a call to follow the celestial compass beyond the illusion of God, before settling on a vow to reignite the flame, forge an iron will, and keep to the overgrown path the forefathers once trod. It is among the most direct lyric writing on the album, now carried by the scale and atmosphere Marshall always heard in it, shaped by years of live performance.
"The Awakening MMXXVI" is one of five tracks on Caledonia. Rather than a nostalgia exercise, the album presents these songs as they exist today, after years of live performance and refinement, closing a circle between early Saor and the band's current form.
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Caledonia does not reinvent SAOR's past. It completes it, offering listeners the chance to hear where these songs have been all along, and where, after more than a decade, Marshall has finally brought them.
Line-up:
Andy Marshall — Composition, Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Pads
Production Credits:
Produced, mixed & mastered by Chris Fielding (https://www.chrisfielding.co.uk/).
Guest Musicians:
Carlos Vivas — Drums
Ella Zlotos — Female Vocals, Tin Whistle, Low Whistle, Uilleann Pipes
Àngela Moya Serrat — Violins
Cover Art:
Anaïs Chareyre-Méjan (https://www.instagram.com/nanirio/).
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Official Website: https://www.saormusic.com/
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