IOTUNN - The Tower of Cosmic Nihility (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2021
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Iotunn's "The Tower of Cosmic Nihility" from the "Access All Worlds" album.
"The widths of this song, its insistent drive and the passion and melancholy of the lyrics made us choose 'Tower' as one of the singles. It will surely become essential for coming shows. In collaboration with video artist Mathias Riis, we think we have gained new perspectives on the song and put it in a very strong visual context." - Jesper Gräs
Video by Mathayad: / mathayad
LYRICS:
The spirits are bound
In a portrait of mind
Arrested ebb and flow
And the story so far
The loss of style and form
Shapes distort, patterns dissolve
All rage and elation pushed towards then off the edge
I believe in solace
I accept meaninglessness
I believe in blindness
And I embrace the emptiness
The tower of cosmic nihility
The farseeing eye that reveals
We may wander
Lost in its light
The cosmic horror empowers me
An escape from my need to believe
I stare into the vast cold void to conquer
The silvery light, the prospect of attaining
Of returning
Eludes the feeble grasp of hope
This dour and slavish pace
Through infinite bewildering starry mists
And blackness that lifts the burden of will off our hands
About Iotunn:
IOTUNN's prehistory begins in 2009 when guitarist Jesper Gräs wanted to create a 70's space rock band. After several years of metal he unconsciously felt that he had to start a new adventure - an adventure that led a new band through many phases until the sound of IOTUNN slowly occurred during 2013 and '14 with metal as the backbone and with no creative restrictions. "The inquisitive search for new musical spheres has been a core energy of Iotunn through the years. At some point a sudden sound emerged and a new kind of freedom of expression came to be which saw us in a whole new creative situation. It all came together in a way beyond words. Feelings, moods, natural scenarios and allegories have been the basis of our way to communicate creativity ever since", says guitarist Jesper Gräs.
In early 2020 Jesper, Jens Nicolai and Bjørn set for Gothenburg, Sweden, where Fredrik Nordström (In Flames, At the Gates, Dimmu Borgir) mixed and mastered the album at Fredman Studios.
The result is "Access All Worlds"Seven songs driven by creative curiosity and artistic honesty. Seven songs that initiate feelings and reflections. Access All Worlds is an epic; a cosmic and contemplative journey of energetic beauty and ferocity that reflects on human existence set in a storyline following daring space travelers. The music is grounded in roaring, colorful drumming and crushing bass, while the sonic horizon is painted with a vast spectrum of guitar-driven expression, all overarched by narration through diverse vocals. "We wanted to make an epic, strong and atmospheric yet rocking record both musically and lyrically. Jón came with the idea based on space travelers trying to find answers to the apocalypse which reflects many of the impressions, feelings and thoughts human life holds that originates from something vast, mysterious, chaotic and breathtakingly spectacular. Everything just went berserk regarding the album theme. Is everything occurring in the lyrics just a dream? Is the album an allegory for any individual's chapters in life? Where does the album actually start and end? Stuff like that. We find that the album can be interpreted in various ways. For us, the album is a truly exciting journey and we hope it will be for the listener as well on his or her own terms", says guitarist Jens Nicolai.
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LYRICS:
The spirits are bound
In a portrait of mind
Arrested ebb and flow
And the story so far
The loss of style and form
Shapes distort, patterns dissolve
All rage and elation pushed towards then off the edge
I believe in solace
I accept meaninglessness
I believe in blindness
And I embrace the emptiness
The tower of cosmic nihility
The farseeing eye that reveals
We may wander
Lost in its light
The cosmic horror empowers me
An escape from my need to believe
I stare into the vast cold void to conquer
The silvery light, the prospect of attaining
Of returning
Eludes the feeble grasp of hope
This dour and slavish pace
Through infinite bewildering starry mists
And blackness that lifts the burden of will off our hands
👋🇷🇺👍🎼🤝🎼🎶🎇🎶🎧🎶🧸💫👏Большое Спасибо!!!
Thank you for watching the premiere and for the kind response! 🤘
🔥🔥🔥 awesome track..
Greetings from india 🙏
Pisse fed sang drenge!
Amazing song, keep it up
🔥🤘
Well.... Two years after, and i´m still here - 07-16 -2023. This song represents a lot of memories for me. An eternal song still reverbs in my soul and will be every single day while i´m breathing!
06.07.24 and still here man, i am so lucky i came across this band by chance, such incredible music! i wish they were more known.
Melodic and majestic the way metal should be!!!!!!
Nowadays it's hard to find bands that still have their own identity. this album is a masterpiece. Different styles are easily fused with an unbelievable lightness. The vocals are also ingenious. Vocal lines of the very best that you don't often get to hear. A contender for album of the year!Thank you!
As we look into the album release week we want to take a moment and thank you all for the warm response to our two first songs! 🤘
Next Friday it is time to share the entire voyage with you! Much more about this the coming week on our Facebook, Instagram, here on the Metal Blade Records YT-channel etc. See you there!
Seriously looking forward to this album. You all have done a stunning job on the first two songs.
Really looking foreward for the whole album... this song is fantastic, You did a really great job!
Just got everything I wanted from the album - such a journey!
Guys, this album is absolutely stunning! Amazing!
Hi how can I purchase your CD and Tee shirt? Location Singapore. Thanks
Man, what a tremendous vocalist Jón Aldará is. I seriously never tire of hearing him sing.
Pfff Jon Aldara's voice gives me goosebumps as always. Brilliant vocalist.
He definitely takes the band to the next level
This song gets increasingly better each time I listen to it
Agreed!!
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This is the kind of music I live for...
God damn this song rules
Main riff at 5:15 with the double-time kick is so addictive, could listen to it all day. Strong contender for my favourite album of the year.
A fantastic new discovery for me. Scrolling Facebook I see a clip. I check it out and damn! Awesomeness abounds.
Stellar!
Epic!!!! 🤘🏻
23/12/2021 - still listening, still marvelling at this.
Yeah. Still listening to this!
I just traveled in an interplanetary spiral of emotions ... beautiful material, greetings from Chile 🇨🇱🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Love from the very first note... Great, really heart-gripping!
Epicus Maximus!
This is one wall of Massive Metal Energy!!! Awesome!!!
Great Voice !!!
I've been listening to the song on repeat for several hours now
A great live band, can't wait to see them again.
Love the video art
Surprised i haven't worn this album out on TH-cam music...time for new album 🤞
I love the really heavy old school sound ala Dio Sabbath, combined with the doom/black metal vibe. The overall effect is hypnotic
The best álbum 2021.
🔥🔥🔥👊👊👊
Fucking brilliant.
*Flawless.*
Amazing to have you guys play in the faroe islands tomorrow!!!
This is fucking amazing
For 2021, there is not even a competition for the number 1 spot in my book. (and yes, I made a 50 top list actually)
This so reminds me of Deep Purple, Rainbow, it's Queen, it is so many and it is none. My father would have loved it. The style of this video is unprecedented., yet it's the culmination of all the great bands.
I am thinking it would be great to listen to this song next time I'll visit the place where the ashes of my father were.
The way the guitars chug during that one part. God damn.
Holy shit!! 🤯
Anytime I come across this style of vocals all I hear is "You are Bewitched".
Candlemass meets Borknagar. Its great.
brutal !!, takes me to the cosmos.
This is pure epicness!
You guys make me feel good about embracing the emptiness.
Недооцененный альбом. Браво!
The music, the words, the artwork......brutalisciousness!!⚘🤘❤
Oh yeah they are awesome band.🤘🏻🤘🏻🎱🎱
Randomly decided to listen to this. As soon as Jón started singing, I decided to stick around, because I'm a Barren Earth fan. Then the great guitar playing cinched the deal, and the lyrics were icing on a cold delicious ice cream cake of metal. The lyrics remind me of the poem Aniara, by Swedish Nobel laureate Harry Martinson, which is a very good thing!
This is how the new wave of metal should be 🌹🌹
Please tour in the US as soon as possible. This record is incredible.
Amazing... Simply Amazing!!
How this song has not hit a billion views yet baffles me. Sooooo good. Amazing work!!
Wow, that´s just awesome
It's cosmic awesome 👍
Love it!
Best song of 2021! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
It is all about those clean vocals. Without them nothing would make sense. Mesmerizing!
Wow!!!
Absolutely magnificent track.. title as well..
i absolutely love this, i can see myself listening to this song in 40 years from now. really excited for the rest of the album!
Fucking Beautiful
Amazing song, amazing album. Defo one the best out there!!! 💣❤️
You, a pleb: Big House of Space Nothing
Me, an intellectual: The Tower of Cosmic Nihility
awesome..riffs,song structure,vocals
Perfect perfect perfect !!!
🤘🏽
Fantastic track - love the album too.
Glorious!
This sounds like (in a really good way) like someone took Dark Tranquility, Therion and Candlemass and put them in a blender.
With flavor of mighty Candlemass voice and heavy sounds : this is a masterpiece!
I thought the same thing!
Yeah 👍
Recién conociendolos, espectaculares
This is basically Borknagar in emphasis!
Priceless emotions! I really enjoyed this song.
Awesome! 👍
I'm surprised nobody mentioned this, the parts with growl vocals remind me of Be'lakor very much.
An amazing song though.. the best randon click ever!
This song gave me instant chills yo!🤘😎🤘🖤🌷🎼👽
I believe this will be album of the year. Hello from Athens
Well I listened to the full album for the first time last week. Now I have about 10 listens under my belt and the CD is on the way. Great stuff Iotunn 😁
This band is something awesome and amazing, love it!!!!! 🤘⚡🤘
Sounds great. Vocals sound like Messiah from Candlemass. This rocks. Probably gonna order this.
Oh my God, when the vocalist started singing it sent shivers down my spine. Beautiful and powerful!!
Killer track!
Oh yeah they are very talented. 🤘🏻🤘🏻
This band has reached a higher level! Amazing song.
Just discovered Iotunn, loving it! Jon’s vocals remind me of the mighty Messiah from the band Candlemass. Music is awesome too. Hearing some Enslaved. A great combination in my opinion. 🤘🏻
I not long discovered Iotunn too and loving everything I'm hearing from them. Yes, that was my first thought about Jon's vocals in regard to Messiah Marcolin from Candlemass, another band I'm a huge fan of 🤘⚡🤘
Incredible song and one of the best riffs ever! Thanks Jon for the goosebumps!!!
Impresionante!! ,y ya es decir en esta escena tan saturada
Shamefully never heard of these guys, but every aspect to their sound nigh perfectly matches my taste; in style, concept and overwhelming atmospheric existentialism, everything. Now that I’ve heard those angelic cleans contrasted by such bellowing lows (by the same vocalist, no less), I HAVE to buy the album. This is fucking beautiful, and I don’t think there’s any other word that could as concisely describe such a melancholic masterpiece.
This song slaps like kamehameha! ;)
This is way too great for a debut album!
Listened to the whole album and I often find myself coming back to it.
Keep an eye on this band, you bet I will. 🤘
Fucking amazing song on so many levels ! The main rif is Genius! Voice is Cosmic! And very very nice video that combines so nice with the song. Very good work
Just found this. This is great. Exactly the kind of thing I was looking for...
LORD this slaps!!! Jon on the vocals was unexpected and, of course, breathtaking! Been a big fan of his since I first heard Hamferd.
*Hamferð.* The "ð" is a letter called "eth" used in Old English, Middle English, Icelandic, Faroese (in which it is called edd), and Elfdalian.
@@GenMVeers I know, but I have an English keyboard and can't be bothered.
That thrashy groove intro made my day
Epic.
This is art. Thank you. Come to Australia someday soon!
Yoooo this is so good!!
Awesome song, a new fan here. 🍻🍻🔮🔮🎱🎱
Amazing work. Keep on guys, now super in hype for you!!
This is absolute beauty.
This is also my first exposure to Iotunn. Epic first impression.
This pulled me out of my depression.
Thank you 🙏🏼.
This song kills!!!
Congratulations, guys.. 👽
🤟🤟🤟🤟
Mesmerizing!!!
Unfassbar geil 🎉❤
Danke 🤘
Ależ wyśmienity album.
great song
Holy shit this is a masterpiece.
Band rules! I want to go fly through space now.