Finnish Doom Metal collective Marianas Rest have released a new video for the track Diamonds in the Rough, taken from their upcoming album The Bereaved, due out on January 16th via Noble Demon.
You can watch the video for Diamonds in the Rough here:
While pre-orders for The Bereaved are available from this link.
Vocalist Jaakko Mäntymaa reflects on the song’s lyrical theme:
“I have always had an issue with how we tend to remember those passed. You know, concentrating excessively on the good sides of a person and downplaying imperfections, the whole ‘don’t speak ill of the dead’ thing. What could honor a person more than seeing and remembering him as a whole, flaws and all? This song celebrates memories that stick to what really happened.”
While guitarist Nico Mänttäri adds:
“Even though usually our music is more about slowly building atmospheres and long and lingering songs, on occasion it is nice to venture a bit more -to the point- rock’n roll type of stuff. This piece ended up being one of those experiments. We had had talks with our dear friend Okko (Solanterä) about doing a feature on this album, and once he ripped his vocal delivery on the chorus of the song, all just fell into place. Really looking forward to playing this one live.”
Tracklist:
- 01. Thank You for the Dance
- 02. Rat in the Wall
- 03. Divided
- 04. Again into the Night
- 05. Burden
- 06. Diamonds in the Rough
- 07. Pity the Living
- 08. Goodbyes and Good Intentions
- 09. Tyhjä
- 10. The Colour of You
PRESS SOURCE: Dominik Goncalves dos Reis/All Noir.
