Scottish post-hardcore quintet TO KILL ACHILLES release video for ‘Luna et Altum’

Scottish quintet TO KILL ACHILLES have released new single / video ‘Luna et Altum’, taken from their sophomore album, Something To Remember Me By, due for release on 5th February 2021 via Arising Empire.

Premiered via Knotfest.com, watch the video for ‘Luna et Altum’ here: https://youtu.be/3rulYt7Nrww

Stream ‘Luna et Altum’ here: https://ToKillAchilles.lnk.to/lunaetaltum

Taking lyrical inspiration from personal life experiences and musical influence from a wide variety of alternative genres has allowed TO KILL ACHILLES to create a piece of art which fully encapsulates the band’s message: “We only exist when we exist together”. Something To Remember Me By is a heavy and very personal record, and single ‘Luna et Altum’ concisely expresses its message.

Pre-order Something To Remember Me By here: https://ToKillAchilles.lnk.to/somethingtoremembermeby

The band comment:

“This record is the story of a man who wakes up on his twenty-fifth birthday and the events that happen throughout the course of a year that lead him to take his own life, exactly one year on to the date. Each song represents a month in his life (with the exception of two moments of reflection). In each of the songs we tell a story that a member of the band has been through over the last few years. Every song is real and is a portrayal of how we felt in that moment.

“The message of the record is to highlight that these events can happen, that people can be dealing with things without anyone else being aware. In our lives, we were lucky because we have the support network of our incredible friends and families, but in the case of our character, he does not. The record is a statement which shows that without support, even the strongest of people can be driven to contemplate taking their own lives.

“It’s so important to talk, it’s so important to find the people in life that you can share your lowest moments with, because no one can be expected to go through that alone. Our character deals with alcoholism, a lack of direction or passion in life, the fear of growing older and losing yourself, the isolation felt by following a creative career, the idea that when you die no one will remember you, the onset of anxiety and the shame you feel about trying to tell people you’re not okay. The pressure you put on a partner when you’re not in the right headspace, the fear of showing your emotions as a male incase you’re seen as weak, the fear of death, the moment that suicide enters your mind as an escape and the loss of a parent. A lot of these things will happen in our lifetime and it’s important to know that if they do, there’s people out there who will help you through it.

“Something To Remember Me By is our character’s suicide note, explaining why he felt he must walk that path, in a way it’s all of ours too as we all went through these things, we just had the people there to stop it from being our eventuality. The message we try to promote is that these things are normal, these feelings are normal and if you recognise any behaviour we speak of in anyone close to you, then it’s your responsibility to be the first to speak up. A conversation can save a life, don’t let anyone end up the way our character does. In a way this record is also the solution to the problems that we speak about, we poured our emotions into this, and after we’re gone, it’ll still be there, reminding people that we once existed and that we once felt as strongly as we do. It’s just something to leave behind, a memento, a token, or just something to remember me by.”

TO KILL ACHILLES have extensively toured across the UK, the majority of Europe, and Russia with We Came As Romans, Counterparts, While She Sleeps, I Killed The Prom Queen, Betraying The Martyrs and more.

Check out the band’s previous singles:

‘fourpercent’ video: https://youtu.be/nMdWmlSMP3I
Stream/purchase ‘fourpercent’ here: https://ToKillAchilles.lnk.to/fourpercent

‘Oh God, I’ve Never Felt This Low’ video: https://youtu.be/7vhJYZaCN4A
Stream/purchase ‘Oh God, I’ve Never Felt This Low’: https://ToKillAchilles.lnk.to/ohgodiveneverfeltthislow

’21:36′ video: https://youtu.be/scaX810JXlg
Stream/purchase ’21:36′ here: https://ToKillAchilles.lnk.to/2136

‘Beautiful Mourning’ video: https://youtu.be/pcYPk_5e3Ek
Stream/purchase ‘Beautiful Mourning’: https://ToKillAchilles.lnk.to/beautifulmourning

‘Venom’ video: https://youtu.be/rt9R10Yzau4
Stream/purchase ‘Venom’ here: https://ToKillAchilles.lnk.to/venom

TO KILL ACHILLES are:
Tindal | Vocals
Larry | Guitar
Sharpie | Guitar
Tippett | Bass
Baz | Drums

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