Rating: 9 / 10 Stars
MANAPART is: Artem Popov (vocals), Ivan Yakushin (bass), Arman Babaian (guitar), Zakhariy Zurabian (drums)
REVIEW – Few bands harness the weight of history, emotion, and identity the way MANAPART does. With their latest single “Tomorrow,” released November 25th via Touch Music, the Armenian metal force delivers a sobering, defiant meditation on the cycles of violence and the fragile persistence of culture in the face of erasure. This is not a war song. It’s a hymn for the wounded, a call for remembrance, and a quiet rebellion rooted in hope.
Clocking in at just under four minutes, “Tomorrow” reflects on the dramatic and devastating events in Artsakh over the past three decades. Yet the band’s lens is broader than geography. Through the prism of Armenian conflict, they shine light on parallel tragedies unfolding in Ukraine, Palestine, and elsewhere—a shared modern history scarred by manipulation, propaganda, and the age-old sickness of hatred.
This is what MANAPART does best. Known for their heavy ethnic fusion of metal and Eastern melodic sensibilities, the band crafts songs not just to be heard, but to be felt. Their music dwells in melancholy—not as a mood, but as a message. With each release, they explore the agony of social injustice, the scars of personal trauma, and the haunted yearning for a better tomorrow that never quite arrives. They don’t offer false hope. They offer truth, even when it hurts.
“Tomorrow” is no exception. It opens like a mourning ritual, growing with cinematic elegance into a slow-burning storm of sound and soul. Artem Popov’s vocal delivery is not explosive—it’s wounded. His voice carries restraint, but never weakness, channeling the suppressed grief of generations and the unspeakable pain of collective memory. This is a voice caught between rage and reverence.
Arman Babaian’s guitar lines are deliberate and reverent, weaving mournful melodies with solemn resolve. There are no theatrics here—only truth. Alongside Ivan Yakushin’s grounded bass and Zakhariy Zurabian’s heartbeat drumming, the instrumental core of the song functions like a memorial—steadfast, grounded, eternal.
Yet “Tomorrow” isn’t just a musical release. It’s part of a multi-disciplinary collaboration, featuring Syrian-Armenian visual artist Kevork Mourad, whose work echoes the same themes of identity, resilience, and cultural survival. His presence amplifies the project’s deeper mission: that art and education, not warfare, are the true engines of civilization.
The track resists cynicism. It mourns the past, yes—but it also gestures toward a world still worth saving. A world built not on retaliation, but on dignity. On empathy. On the courage to protect life when others choose to destroy it.
In a time when metal often leans into nihilism, MANAPART dares to reach for something more profound: the assertion that survival, creation, and cultural memory are acts of rebellion in themselves.
“Tomorrow” is a reckoning. It’s a eulogy. It’s a seed planted in scorched earth. And above all, it’s a reminder that the future—though uncertain—still belongs to those brave enough to build it.
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