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THE ANSWER LIES IN THE BLACK VOID – Mists of Krakatoa

Special song and video from the transcendental doom metal band before their third album

The Dutch-Hungarian transcendental doom metal act, The Answer Lies In The Black Void, founded by Martina Horváth (Thy Catafalque, Mansur) and Jason Kohnen (Bong-Ra, Mansur, The Lovecraft Sextet, among others), which has evolved into a full, touring live band over the past year, has released a new music video. Mists of Krakatoa is a special song, as it is an is adaptation from Jason Kohnen’s previous band, who said the following in this topic:  

Mists of Krakatoa” was originally featured on The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble’s second album, Here Be Dragons, released in 2009. The music was written by Gideon Kiers and myself, with lyrics and vocals by Charlotte Cegarra. I thought it would be a fascinating experiment to arrange the song into the musical environment of The Answer Lies In The Black Void, as the jazz instrumentation of the original version reveals some very heavy underlying motifs. Thus, this reworked version, with the contributions of Sarah Anderson on violin and Attila Kovács on fretless bass and soundscapes, takes the song into a new dimension while retaining the initial characteristics.”

Martina Horváth added: 

The feeling and the atmosphere that defined the original composition has been preserved in this new form. It can be about looking back, to evoke and to release the past, a kind of rebirth – or a combination of all of these, as each listener will translate to themselves, based on their own experiences and feelings, what the music and the lyrics are saying.” 

The music video, directed by Jason Kohnen, is a visual translation of the song’s story. A ghostly figure, in grief, haunting a lake where a loved one was lost. It was filmed in Búbánatvölgy, Esztergom. The lyrics of the original song formed the basis for the inspiration.  

Mists of Krakatoa is now available to download for free or pay as you like Halloween gift from The Answer Lies In The Black Void’s Bandcamp page.

The Answer Lies In The Black Void – Mists of Krakatoa:  

The band is currently working on their third album, which is scheduled for release in mid-2025, but that’s not the only recent news about them. 

“In October, we shot a video for the song called Sine Morbo, which will be on our third album, which we are currently working on, and to be released, hopefully, mid 2025. So far the album’s songs are sounding very refreshing and definitely expanding our sound palette. The second minitour of The Answer Lies In The Black Void is planned for March 2025, where we will be performing in Hungary, Romania and The Netherlands together with my other project Bong-Ra, originally an electronic based act but reformed as a 3-piece live outfit aided by TALITBV guitarists Botond Fogl and Attila Kovacs.”

For more information check the online platforms of The Answer Lies In The Black Void!

The Answer Lies In The Black Void website: https://www.theanswerliesintheblackvoid.com/ 

The Answer Lies In The Black Void Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAnswerLiesInTheBlackVoid 

The Answer Lies In The Black Void Bandcamp: https://theanswerliesintheblackvoid.bandcamp.com/ 

The Answer Lies In The Black Void YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEANSWERLIESINTHEBLACKVOID 

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