– October twenty eighth, 2024 –
“Kinship” Full-Size Out Now On Steel Blade Information
Picture by Nikolaj Bransholm
Watch/stream IOTUNN’s “Earth To Sky” HERE
Danish/Faroese epic progressive steel collective IOTUNN are happy to unveil their video for “Earth To Sky.” The crushingly gorgeous observe is featured on the band’s Kinship full-length, out now on Steel Blade Information!
A monolithic album arising from the primeval sea, IOTUNN‘s Kinship is a mythological journey by means of eight tracks that span immense spheres each musically and lyrically, exploring the deep roots of human nature, its connection and disconnection with all the things and everybody, and the way our selections have all the time outlined ourselves and the lives lived.
Feedback guitarist Jesper Gräs on “Earth To Sky,” “This track is, in some ways, impressed by the custom of movie music. It’s progressive and but easy at its core and presents a sound filled with themes, moods, and emotions which really unfold within the mid-sections however are continuously current all through. After we had been executed with the album, all of us bought hit by this one in a really particular means which we had not foreseen, and we discovered it to be a pure single from the Kinship album. It holds many issues which we maintain dearly, consists of most of the core elements which is IOTUNN, and it has a number of the most brutal steel of the album.”
Provides guitarist Jens Nicolai, “This track is constructed on two related concepts besides a few minor detours, so it’s a means of writing that we’ve executed earlier than – to see what number of colours we are able to paint inside very restricted settings. Because it turned out, the body bought greater and larger and wealthy on motifs, and it’s bought a number of cool transitions.”
Watch IOTUNN‘s “Earth To Sky” video at THIS LOCATION.
Watch IOTUNN‘s beforehand launched movies for “Twilight” HERE, “I Really feel The Evening” HERE, and “Iridescent Method” HERE.
Kinship unfolds the story of a prehistoric tribesman. It tells the story of life’s manyfold circumstances as themes of unity/disunity, mild/darkish, physique/thoughts, nature/tradition, good/evil, creation/destruction, and human/inhuman seem all through the album. The album additionally exhibits IOTUNN reveal their musical worlds to their fullest scales to this point which has been the dream achievement in composing the providing.
Already praised by critics globally, Kinship has earned the #1 slot on soundcheck lists in such esteemed publications as Steel Hammer Germany, Scream Journal, Aardschok, Inferno Journal, and Powermetal.De.
“The creation of Kinship has been probably the most intensive and wild journey we’ve ever been a part of,” says Jesper Gräs, “Like trekking up the Galdhøpiggen mountain in Norway, now we have crossed peak after peak and seen issues constantly brighter and wider till we reached the highest, the top. By no means have we been prouder and extra happy, and we hope our followers – previous and new – will take this album into their hearts and let it unfold from there.”
The paintings and artwork items of Kinship had been created by ink and graphite illustrator and artist, Saprophial (Hammers Of Misfortune), with the design and format created by artwork director Brian Ames at Steel Blade Information. Kinship was combined and mastered by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios Denmark (Arch Enemy, Katatonia, The Black Dahlia Homicide, Volbeat, Týr).
IOTUNN‘s Kinship is out there on CD and digital codecs in addition to vinyl within the following shade variants:
Darkish Jade Marbled (US)
180g Black (EU)
Olive Beige Marbled (EU)
Teal w/ Purple, Orange + Yellow Splatter (EU – Ltd. 300)
Shiny Orange (EU – Particular Version feat. expanded 20-page booklet + patch – Ltd. 1,000)
Discover orders at: metalblade.com/iotunn
IOTUNN Dwell:
1/09/2025 Pumpehuset – Copenhagen, DK
1/10/2025 Voxhall – Aarhus, DK
1/11/2025 Godset – Kolding, DK
4/05/2025 Epic Fest – Roskilde, DK
9/06/2025 Brynerocken 2025 – Bryne, NO
9/07/2025 John Dee – Oslo, NO
“Certainly, there’s numerous meat in these songs. IOTUNN, to their infinite credit score, by no means makes you are feeling like they’ve bitten off greater than they’ll chew. The songs on Kinship are merely an excessive amount of of an gratifying journey. That is the subsequent stage of melodic loss of life steel.” – Blabbermouth
“Solely eight songs are wanted as pillars to create an impressive palace of an album. Not often has a band satisfied so early of their profession, and so shortly on one report — and the belief that has been shortly constructed up is just not upset over the course of the extra-long songs, in order that the greater than one-hour working time doesn’t even start to really feel that lengthy. Really nice artwork.” – Steel Hammer Germany
“Kinship is totally fucking large. IOTUNN are constructing their very own sonic universe, and it’s genuinely mind-blowing.” – Steel Hammer UK
“The manufacturing is top-notch, balancing the intricate, progressive components with heavy, galloping sections in a means that feels natural. The renewed power and vigor with which IOTUNN method this album make it an exhilarating hear from begin to end.” – Distorted Sound
“With Kinship, IOTUNN creates a world of their very own, filled with feelings, love, devotion, and mystical depth, for 70 minutes. It’s intense, gripping, and full of affection. That is nice artwork, as near the darkish core of 1’s personal existence as it’s unattainable within the try to know and translate it….Anybody who doesn’t take heed to this masterpiece is lacking out on the wonder and energy of music! I say: Thanks, IOTUNN!” – Steel Glory
“…it’s exhausting to think about how this type of music may very well be made any higher… Kinship deserves nothing apart from the very best grade.” – Steel.de
“…important listening…” – Wonderbox Steel
“This album strikes an intricate steadiness between aggression and melody, providing an expertise that feels each forceful and refined. The band pours an immense quantity of melody into their hardened buildings, making a dynamic soundscape that’s as brutal as it’s lovely.” – Steel Temple
“Kinship is a masterpiece. It doesn’t get any higher than this.” – Metalized
“IOTUNN has introduced Denmark and the Faroe Islands again on the map, and seems in some ways as one of the spectacular bands ever from these nations.” – Scream
“Even should you suppose you’ve recognized heavy steel for many years, from time to time there are vital innovation drivers like IOTUNN that carry again the childlike enthusiasm of the early days.” – Deaf Perpetually
IOTUNN:
Jón Aldará – vocals
Jens Nicolai Gräs – guitar
Jesper Gräs – guitar
Eskil Rask – bass
Bjørn Wind Andersen – drums
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