Chthonic is bringing forth a new album this fall, Battlefields of Asura via Spinefarm Records, out on 12th of October. The band has shared a new video for their single ‘Millennia’s Faith Undone’, featuring Hong Kong singer Denise Ho, and announced a coming tour in Hokkaido, Japan. Watch it now!
Doris, the spokesperson and bassist in Chthonic, states that “Millennia’s Faith Undone” was inspired by the era of radical change in the history of Taiwan between the 30s and the 50s, also as the prequel to their albums of story series. Birdy, the director of the music video, set the narrative after the stores in their previous music videos of Defenders of Bú-Tik Palace (acoustic ver.) and Kaoru (acoustic ver.). With an out of body experience, the main character sees the White Terror victims’ lives taken away by the dictators, and eventually himself being executed by shooting; all was left is his last will and testament overwhelmed in the mass of historical documents. Birdy recruited the crew and the lead actor and actress, Finn (黃士勛) and Chia-Yu Chang (王丁筑), from the shoot for Defenders of Bú-Tik Palace (acoustic ver.) and Kaoru (acoustic ver.) four years ago. Meanwhile, Doris also announced on Ho’s fan page the release of the music video of The Aeon’s Version of Millennia’s Faith Undone at the end of the month; the story will be told from the perspective of the lead female character. Although Birdy’s interpretation and idea might not be exactly the same as Chthonic’s narrative in the album, Doris found the process of re-interpretation of a piece from different artists a rewarding surprise.
Battlefields of Asura track list:
01. Drawing Omnipotence Nigh
02. The Silent One’s Torch
03. Flames upon the Weeping Winds
04. A Crimson Sky’s Command
05. Souls of the Revolution
06. Taste the Black Tears
07. One Thousand Eyes
08. Masked Faith
09. Carved in Bloodstone
10. Millennia’s Faith Undone
11. Autopoiesis
Pre-order links for Battlefields of Asura, including vinyl – the first to be released by Chthonic since its formation – are available below:
CD and vinyl pre-order now at:
Omerch(Europe): https://www.omerch.eu/shop/Chthonic
Indiemerch(North America): https://www.indiemerchstore.com/brand/Chthonic
Box set pre-order now at:
Howling Bull (Japan): http://www.howling-bull.co.jp/
Ciongzo (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore): https://ciongzo.com/