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DARK SARAH Issue Live Performance Video For ‘Melancholia’ Track
January 22nd, 2021

Finnish cinematic metal band Dark Sarah – spearheaded by erstwhile Amberian Dawn vocalist Heidi Parviainen – have released a live performance video for the track ‘Melancholia’. Filmed during the band’s show at On The Rocks in Helsinki, Finland on August 7th, 2020, the clip can be viewed below.

Speaking about the song, Heidi Parviainen said: “‘Melancholia’ is a dark (and maybe the saddest) song on Grim, yet it is also very powerful. In my opinion, it also contains the most beautiful guitar solo of the album.

“‘Melancholia’ is the name of a blue orb which provides magical powers to the protagonist Luna. In the song, Luna sees into her past through the orb and learns what has happened to her. She lives through her longings and loneliness once again.”

Dark Sarah issued fourth full-length studio album Grim on July 17th, 2020 through Napalm Records.

Parviainen commented: “Our new album called Grim is a concept album like its predecessors, but Grim will start a new story line with a modern horror fantasy theme. Musically, Grim introduces a more modern sound and a taste of what’s to come in the future – with a ‘Dark Sarah twist’, of course. We’re very happy about this album and it has been really fun to make. Also creating the new visual brand and the Grim world has been an adventure already!”

An official story trailer for the album can also be viewed below.

Cover artwork was created by Darkgrove Design.

The track listing is as follows:

01. ‘My Name Is Luna’
02. ‘The Chosen One’
03. ‘Illuminate’
04. ‘Melancholia’
05. ‘Iceheart’
06. ‘La Folie Verte’
07. ‘The Wolf And The Maiden’ (feat. JP Leppäluoto as Wolf)
08. ‘The Hex’
09. ‘All Ears!’
10. ‘The Devil’s Peak’
11. ‘Mörk’ (feat. Jasse Jatala as Mörk)
12. ‘The Dark Throne’

Dark Sarah’s line-up is as follows:

Heidi Parviainen (vocals)
Erkka Korhonen (guitars)
Sami Salonen (guitars)
Rude Rothstén (bass)
Thomas Tunkkari (drums)

Music videos were filmed for the tracks ‘All Ears!’ and ‘Illuminate’, while an official lyric video was created for the song ‘Melancholia’. In addition, a live performance video was released for the track ‘Iceheart’. All four clips can also be viewed below.

Third studio record The Golden Moth was released in September 2018 via Inner Wound Recordings.

Promotional photograph by Marko Simonen.