Photo by Pedro Valdez Jr.
Portland post-doom metal collective BURIAL CLOUDS is pleased to present their stunning new video for “Windflower.” Now playing at Everything Is Noise, the track appears on the band’s forthcoming new full-length, Burn Holy, set for release on May 22nd.
BURIAL CLOUDS’ music lives in constant tension between beauty and rage, crushing riffs and intricate expanses walking the lines between inner and outer worlds, healing ritual and seditious fire. Every song is a meditation on what it means to live with a gentle, livid heart in an inhuman age.
Offers vocalist Marina Lavelle on today’s single, “‘Windflower’ was written about the rising threat of transformation: from fear and suffering to rage and revenge. Musically, we wanted it to reflect those extremes, ranging from haunting and delicate to crushing and seething.”
Writes Everything Is Noise in part,” Accompanied by a music video directed and edited by Double J and Nicole Clemetson, ‘Windflower’ is dangerously enchanting right from the beginning. Crooning vocals that just barely transition into wails tease around sudden bursts of distortion and juxtaposed with shots of bloomed white flowers. It doesn’t take long for the track to enter in full force into a dirge of colossal riffs and howling shrieks that unravel with a command that mirrors seasoned veterans of the aforementioned genres. It’s heavy, dynamic, and delivered with much character.”
Be Allured by the “Windflower”, The Newest Single and Video by Portland Post-Doom Act Burial Clouds
Read more and watch BURIAL CLOUDS’ “Windflower” video HERE.
Watch BURIAL CLOUDS’ previously released video for “Be Not Afraid” HERE.
Burn Holy was written, engineered, recorded, and mixed by BURIAL CLOUDS, and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. The record will be released on CD, LP, and digital formats.
Find preorders at the BURIAL CLOUDS Bandcamp HERE.
Burn Holy Track Listing [Digital]:
1. Burning The Olive Tree
2. Windflower
3. Ashen Altar
4. Negations
5. Be Not Afraid
6. Screaming, Drowning Pacified
7. Forget Me Not
8. Eyes Without Light
Burn Holy Track Listing [Vinyl]:
A Side:
1. Burning The Olive Tree
2. Windflower
3. Be Not Afraid
4. Negations
B Side:
1. Ashen Altar
2. Screaming, Drowning Pacified
3. Forget Me Not
4. Eyes Without Light
BURIAL CLOUDS’ debut album, 2023’s Last Days Of A Dying World released via Church Road Records, was met with praise from both fans and critics alike. Kerrang! likened it to like “walking into the ocean and being crushed by the waves,” while Outlaws Of The Sun lauded a record that’s as, “…heavy, epic, and emotional as they come.”
Subsequently, they embarked on a successful run through their home turf of the American Pacific Northwest, followed by a UK tour, culminating in an appearance at the renowned Arctangent Fest. The following year saw significant lineup changes. Founders Matt Mitchell and Flynn Hargreaves remain on guitar and bass respectively. Marina Lavelle, who was the central figure in the video for “Beirut Shores,” makes her debut with vocals that range from searing, unhinged hostility to delicate vulnerability and soaring expressiveness. Her introduction brings a new and enthralling dynamic to both the sound and perspective of BURIAL CLOUDS music. Bryce Ramsey, previously of Trials, a juggernaut of a player whose approach is as soulful as it is technical, has been recruited on guitar. The multi-talented Tim Iserman, of Salo and Beguile and formerly of Ritual Veil, brings their ferocious, feral energy to the drums. From the crucible of songwriting and DIY recording and production, a newly reformed BURIAL CLOUDS emerged with their best work to date: Burn Holy.
BURIAL CLOUDS:
Matt Mitchell – guitar
Flynn Hargreaves – bass
Marina Lavelle – vocals
Bryce Ramsey – guitar
Tim Iserman – drums
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