Another glimpse of band’s long-awaited fifth studio album, coming 2022
Acclaimed Chilean prog rockers Aisles have released their new single ‘Megalomania’, out now via the band’s own Presagio Records. The song is the third glimpse of the band’s new studio album, due in 2022 – more details to be announced soon.
Check out ‘Megalomania’ here: https://youtu.be/6sCzSsyKz0M
‘Megalomania’ was influenced by the heaviness of Animals as Leaders, the electronic sound of Richard Spaven, and Muse‘s most recent albums. “It is an ode to darkness and the nostalgia for what was left behind and the internal force that pushes you forward,” explains Germán Vergara, the group’s guitarist. The lyrics are inspired by “the use of pleasure to cover pain. It is like saying that beauty will drag you down, will take your soul, will heal your wound,” says the musician.
The track was recorded at Estudio del Sur, produced by Angelo Marini and Germán Vergara, mixed by Pepe Lastarria (Kuervos del Sur, Nunca Seremos Dichosos) and mastered by American engineer Randy Merrill (Muse, Paul McCartney, Beck, Liam Gallagher).
The video was directed by the renowned Chilean filmmaker Bernardo Quesney and the script was written by Vergara. “The clip is about a polyamorous relationship that comes to an end. The characters deal with this break-up in a compulsive way, trying to fill the void in multiple sexual relationships with other people,” he explains. “The video also is about intolerance with other ways of life, violence against sexual minorities and alternative views of life. It’s a story of true love with an unhappy ending.”
The group, formed by Germán Vergara, Israel Gil, Rodrigo Sepúlveda (guitar), Juan Pablo Gaete (keyboard), Felipe Candia (drums) and Daniel Concha (bass), are working on their fifth studio album. The new album moves away from the sonic experiences and concept of the band’s previous album Hawaii, to open up a more direct and powerful sound. “We have done a very exhaustive job: we put pressure on ourselves to change our paradigm,” says the producer and guitarist.
A shining example of prog rock’s universal reach, the Chilean band, formed more than 15 years ago, have a long and illustrious history. Previously nominated in the Italian Prog Awards, Aisles are the only South American group to be invited to France’s Crescendo Festival de Rock Progressif. The band released their fourth studio album Hawaii in 2016, a monumental, immersive, beautiful double-disc journey, reminiscent of Camel, Yes, Rush, Genesis, Marillion and more.
Aisles can lay claim to being South America’s most important progressive band of the past two decades. Hawaii was declared a masterpiece and received attention from Prog, NeoProg, iO Pages and many more. An exciting new era awaits.
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