NEST OF PLAGUES - Loneliness and endless skies, paint bombs and trash horror

‘Blackened Sky’, the 2nd single from the upcoming ‘Hellsolation’ album is out now

Blackened Sky is a story about a person who climbs up on a mountain with all his effort in order to find the meaning of his life. On his way, he fights against physical obstacles put against him by nature like unbearable cold and extreme heights that he tries to overcome, while he also struggles with his mind. He goes through devouring thoughts in his head every second of every minute as in his mind he tries to defeat social expectations and the pressure on his shoulders created by society (or himself?). When he reaches the top, he finds absolute solitude and strength. There is only him and the endless sky there.

The song is the second single from Nest of Plagues’ third concept album ‘Hellsolation’ being released this September. The album deals with social problems and creates a metaphor for the struggles that we all go through every day. In the music video of Blackened Sky, the band visualizes how vulnerable and helpless a person can be while life hurdles problems at them – they just stand silently and bear the pain while they’re constantly hit in the face by ‘bombs’. In spite of the serious lyrical message, they don’t break away from their eclecticism – the video got a trash horror image and doesn’t neglect humour either.

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With their lyrics, Nest of Plagues reflects on modern social diseases like social anxiety, depression and the feeling of loneliness that people can collectively feel. Sharing this message, they encourage people to face their mental problems and connect with each other, use the power of community. Bringing a fresh sound to the stage, they expanded from a metalcore sound into groove metal with elements of alternative metal while still adding a little core edge to the mix. Due to their eclectic image and powerful live performances, they bring a little joy and fun where it seems there is only darkness.

The song was mixed and mastered by Gábor Vári, the producer of Miracle Sound. The music video was produced by Peter John Kiss. Artwork were created by Sándor Szalay.

Upcoming concerts:

05.25. Budapest, Instant – 10 year anniversary show

05.25. Budapest, Barba Negra – Wacken Metal Battle Hungary finals

Tour dates as a guest of Orphaned Land

11.09. SIEGBURG, Kubana

12.09. HANNOVER, Faust

13.09. LEIPZIG, Hellraiser

14.09. KRAKOW, Zascianek

15.09. WARSAW, Hydrozagadka

17.09. SOFIA, Mixtape 5

18.09. BUCHAREST, Quantic Club

19.09. CLUJ NAPOCA, Form Club