Finnish progressive death metal band Sargassus is set to release their debut album ‘Vitruvian Rays‘, out in June 13th 2025 via Inverse Records. The second single ‘The Lone Idunn Grows in Shade’ is out now with a lyric video.
LISTEN to the single on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/sargassus-idunn
‘The Lone Idunn Grows in Shade’ is one of the earliest songs written for the upcoming album. It displays the meditative side of Sargassus’ music, with droning riffs and repetitive motifs with an underlying sense of angst and unease. The song deals with themes of change, rationality and spiritual growth amidst life-changing revelations.
The song’s lyrics tell a story of a priest finding a religion outside of his own faith. While confronting this new, opposing yet strangely similar worldview, he remains unmoved, but his rationality ends up poisoning his faith, leaving him spiraling. The song is a critique of those individuals who turn to wrath in the face of opposition rather than examining their own shortcomings.
The Band Comments:
“‘The Lone Idunn Grows in Shade’ is one of those songs that underwent barely any changes since its inception. We are very pleased with the song, as it has it all: dissonance, atmosphere and aggression, all being carried by a dynamic flow throughout the song. Halfway to the song, there’s also Rokio’s brainchild for all the prog fans out there. This one’s bound to be one of Sargassus’ most impactful live songs!”
The band also released an official DRUM playthrough video of their first single Spirit of Gravity. “Let us introduce to you: not gravity blast but “spirit of gravity”-blast! Real take with real audio, of course. The drum playthrough filmed, edited and mixed by Joona Muistola at HAW Studios.”
Spirit of Gravity Drum Playthrough video available here: https://youtu.be/_aOGjFOo1vY
WATCH official music video of the first single Spirit of Gravity: https://youtu.be/IZ4S5DrNBgs
Track list:
01. Spirit of Gravity
02. Carving the Veins of God
03. The Lone Idunn Grows in Shade
04. Judgement of the Four
05. Pahat veräjät
06. On the Shoulders of Atlas
07. Vitruvian Rays
08. Zealot
Vocal Production by Raging Cannon
Mix & Master by Joona Muistola @ HAW Studios
Line-up:
Matias Rokio – Drums
Teemu Leskinen – Guitar
Matias Stenman – Vocals
Mertta Halonen – Bass
Links:
https://sargassus.com
https://www.facebook.com/sargassusband
https://www.instagram.com/sargassusband
https://sargassus.bandcamp.com
https://www.tiktok.com/@sargassusband