“If you think you know Venom Prison by now, you don’t”, says guitarist Ben Thomas.
While “Pain Of Oizys” is available on all DSPs the video will be premiered at 6pm CET/5pm UK/12pm ET/9am PT. The clip was directed and produced by Thomas Coe-Brooker and can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/U5rnl3y_a5s
The band comments:
Ben Thomas (guitar): “The second offering by Venom Prison is a cold room with a dusty piano. It’s a softly sung war hymn with finger-picked guitar. It’s a ship in calm seas watching for the storm on the Horizon.
‘Pain Of Oizys’ will lull you into a false sense of security. Unique to Venom Prisons previous releases the instrumentation is not what you’d expect. Glassy reverberated guitars and cold piano notes lay the foundation for clean sung harmonies. ‘Pain Of Oizys’ climaxes with synthy leads, strings and aggressive vocal chants. Leaving them feeling empowered with the lyrical conclusion whilst the intensity of the song winds down.”
Ash Gray (guitar): “The song was written in so many ways, structures and styles, it was only until it became the form you’re hearing now that it was a big realisation that Venom Prison found something different, special and very in our comfort zone even if this isn’t what listeners are expecting or used to at this point. We’ve always expressed as a band that we would not create the same records and songs over and over again so this is us sticking to our word.”
Larissa Stupar (lead vocals):“The song is about coming to terms with depression, trauma and PTSD. Accepting it as part of who I am and rather living life with it than not living at all. It’s about finding strength in suffering and not giving up. Every day is a new day, every day comes with its struggles but ultimately I don’t want to bow to these demons in my head, I wish for it to end and to find peace even in the most difficult of situations.”
Director Thomas Coe-Brooker adds: “This was a really special video for me, collaborating with my amazing wife to create something that mirrored the song’s juxtaposition of fragility and power, as well as the lyrical themes of finding your own way to deal with inner demons. I liked the idea of leading the viewer to believe that the character was destined to cause harm on herself when really she’s finding liberation and release, ending on a moment that suggests ‘a new day’, to be interpreted however the viewer sees fit.”
“Erebos” will be out on February 4th, 2022. First pre-orders are already up for the following formats:
Ltd. CD Digipak
Gatefold black LP
Digital Album
500 x Gatefold hot pink-black marbled LP at CM Distro Wholesale EU and cmdistro.de
300 x Gatefold red LP at EMP
500 x Gatefold glow in the dark LP directly from the band at venomprison.com
USA:
1000 x Gatefold ivory LP at all Indie outlets
500 x Gatefold emerald green LP at Revolver
500 x Gatefold marigold LP at centurymedia.store
Click here for options: https://VenomPrison.lnk.to/Erebos
VENOM PRISON has carved an uncompromising space for themselves over the course of two full-length albums, “Animus” (2016) and “Samsara” (2019) with 2020’s “Primeval” reinvigorating the band’s earlier EPs with two newly written tracks added. What began as an explosive collaboration between Russian-born vocalist Larissa Stupar and guitarist Ash Gray (with the lineup rounded out by guitarist Ben Thomas, bassist Mike Jefferies and drummer Joe Bills) has exploded into a force to be reckoned with as vitriolic and outspoken lyrically as they are musically.
The band previously released “Judges Of The Underworld”: https://youtu.be/xFGB7x-TZHk
VENOM PRISON are:
Larissa Stupar – lead vocals
Ash Gray – guitar
Ben Thomas – guitar
Mike Jefferies – bass
Joe Bills – drums
VENOM PRISON online:
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