Fast-rising modern metal sextet AMARANTHE will release their sophomore album, The
Nexus, internationally on March 25th and in the United States on March 26th via Spinefarm Records. Produced by Jacob Hansen (whose credits include Volbeat, Dreamshade & Ginger Wildheart, and who worked on AMARANTHEâs 2011 self-titled debut), The Nexus sees the Swedish/Danish outfit further honing a musical style that blends cutting-edge melodic metal with soaring pop melodies, topped off by a unique three-vocal attack.
Says guitarist and band co-founder Olof Morck, âThe moment has come to let loose The Nexus on an unsuspecting world! This time we went all the way with our futuristic dream-nightmare – a no-compromise vision steeped in deep contrast between the mechanically ultra-heavy and shimmering serene melody. The Nexus is everything we dreamed about doing with our debut album; we laboured to make this offering as diverse as it is direct and catchy⦠and remember, no-one can be told what The Nexus is â you have to hear it for yourself!â
A new single/video â title track, The Nexus â became available from all usual outlets/platforms on January 25th. The clip has been directed by Patric Ullaeus, who has worked with names such as In Flames, Arch
Enemy and Dimmu Borgir; he was also responsible for AMARANTHE video for âThe Hungerâ, the lead
single from the bandâs highly successful debut, now at a whopping 3.5 million YouTube views (and
counting). Watch the new video on VEVO now at this link.
Olof also states, âWe wanted the new video to have a decidedly cinematic feel, in the vein of a Hollywood
action movie, with a slightly darker angle than our previous promos. We wanted lots of extras & explosive
action scenes, and we knew that Patricwas just the man for the job!â
In Support of Album One, which made an international impact right from the start, hitting the charts in
several countries, the band played shows around the world, mixing special guest spots (opening
for Hammerfall, Kamelot & more) with headline outings and festival appearances; the latter included
Loud Park in Japan (where the album has sold in excess of 30,000 copies, topping the Japanese import
charts ahead of Lady Gaga!), Bloodstock in the UK, ProgPower in the US and Wacken in Germanyâ¦
In Sweden, meanwhile, on the back of unswerving support from Bandit Radio, who presented them with
the âBreakthrough Artistâ award (one of several on the AMARANTHE mantlepiece), the band played a
triumphant homecoming show in August 2012, appearing in front of a 10,000-strong crowd at Liseberg
Amusement Park in Gothenburg.
All of which means that The Nexus (the single, the video, the album) is a much-anticipated arrival, but
with new tracks such as âAfterlifeâ, âInvincibleâ, âMechanical Illusionâ and likely second single âBurn With
Meâ showing just how effective the bandâs hybrid style can be, 2013 should see AMARANTHE building
spectacularly on the international plaudits and successes of the past two years; already, the six have an
extensive on-the-road plan locked into place, starting with
a run of dates in Finland, followed by a co-headline European tour with Finnish metallers Stratovarius in
March; this will see the band visiting 13 different countries, from Slovakia through to Spain, then the
spring/summer will be spent at a variety of major European festivals â Sweden Rock, Nova Rock in
Austria, Graspop in Belgium, Tuska in Finland, Metaltown & Getaway in Sweden, and more, with the Full
Metal Cruise (leaving from Hamburg, Germany) lined up for May.
UK headline dates are currently being lined up for early spring, the bandâs fifth visit to UK shores, and the
details of allconfirmed shows can be found at: www.amaranthe.se
AMARANTHE are: Andy â vocals, Jake E â vocals, Elize â vocals, Olof Mörck â guitars &
keys, Morten Løwe Sørensen â drums, Johan Andreassen â bass.
For more information on AMARANTHE, please visit these websites:www.amaranthe.se
www.facebook.com/AmarantheBand
