After releasing singles in collaboration with some of the best artists in the metal industry, CHASING ZENITHS has finally released its debut album “Epochs Changing”! The album is available as a digital download and as a digipak CD signed by composer and vocalist Carl Kernie, including a 24-page booklet with lyrics, art, liner notes, and photos of the band and guest artists.
In order to celebrate the great event, CHASING ZENITHS has released a new video for the song “Ever Shall We Roam” featuring CHARLOTTE WESSELS (Charlotte Wessels, former Delain). Watch it here!
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The mastermind Carl Kernie has this to say about “Ever Shall We Roam” and the album as a whole:
“The album Epochs Changing was inspired by moments from my personal life and experiences that I took great value from. Whether they made me a better artist or a better person, they echo the leaps and stumbles I took along the way. Obviously, there are commonalities in our shared life experiences, so it’s my hope that others might find reason to reflect on their own path and find similar connections and meanings as they listen to the songs. Writing music helps me work through difficult life events. Ever Shall We Roam is a perfect example of that, a difficult moment made beautiful through art and perspective.
The imagery of the album cover suggests that while you might be caught in the throes of a terrible experience, you can work your way through it and find better tomorrows right on the horizon before you. Since it’s the whole of our experiences that weaves the tapestry of our life, the title track is an instrumental composed of elements taken from all the other songs.”
Composed by Carl Kernie and featuring breathtaking performances by 10 renowned musicians from around the world, “Epochs Changing” unleashes a broad variety of musical styles from symphonic and folk to prog rock and metal.
CHASING ZENITHS is a combination of progressive and symphonic music that experiments with elements of numerous genres (folk, synth, metal) and non-traditional instruments. Each song tells a story and features performances by world-renowned guest musicians.
“Epochs Changing” tracklist:
1. Epochs Changing (Instrumental) (3:40)
2. Last Apsis (feat. Lauren Hart & Anna Murphy) (6:28)
3. None and the Same (feat. Marco Pastorino) (6:27)
4. Slipstream (feat. Charlotte Wessels) (5:42)
5. Midnight Roses (feat. Vicky Psarakis) (10:10)
6. Albatross (5:55)
7. Unmourned Amnesia (feat. Vicky Psarakis) (10:08)
8. Ever Shall We Roam (feat. Charlotte Wessels) (5:00)
9. Yesterday’s Outsider (4:30)
10. Pathfinder (feat. Emilia Amper, Bríet Kristiansen, & Anna Murphy) (10:26)
Album credits:
Music composition and lyrics by Carl Kernie. Produced and edited by Carl Kernie at Entelechy Sound, Spokane, WA. Mixing and mastering by Tom Müller, Flatliners Recording Studios, Ingolstadt, Germany. Photos by Zak Chowdhury.
Guitars by Timo Somers.
Bass by Roman Engen.
Featured Artists
Timo Somers (Charlotte Wessels, fmr. Delain, Ayreon, Kobra Paige, Carthagods)
Roman Engen (Thornbound, Villmark, Hexenbeast)
Charlotte Wessels (Charlotte Wessels, fmr. Delain)
Vicky Psarakis (Sicksense, fmr. The Agonist)
Anna Murphy (Cellar Darling, fmr. Eluveitie)
Lauren Hart (Once Human)
Marco Pastorino (Temperance)
Otto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije (Charlotte Wessels, fmr. Delain)
Emilia Amper (Emilia Amper Band)
Bríet Kristiansen (Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020), Blindspot (2015)
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