{"id":52245,"date":"2018-03-08T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T00:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=52245"},"modified":"2018-03-08T16:38:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T16:38:56","slug":"news-barren-earth-release-fourth-studio-album-a-complex-of-cages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-barren-earth-release-fourth-studio-album-a-complex-of-cages\/","title":{"rendered":"BARREN EARTH Premiere \u2018The Ruby\u2019 Music Video (March 8th, 2018) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BARREN EARTH Premiere \u2018The Ruby\u2019 Music Video<\/strong><\/span>
\nMarch 8th, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Helsinki, Finland-based progressive death metal group Barren Earth have filmed a music video for the track \u2018The Ruby\u2019. Directed by former Sentenced drummer Vesa Ranta, the clip can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Barren Earth issue fourth full-length studio album A Complex Of Cages<\/em> on March 30th, 2018 through Century Media Records.<\/p>\n

The track \u2018Further Down\u2019 can be streamed below.<\/p>\n

Barren Earth entered Woodshed Studios during March 2017 with producer Victor Bullok (aka V. Santura) to begin recording sessions.<\/p>\n

Vocalist J\u00f3n Aldar\u00e1 commented: \u201cFor me, this truly feels like a transcendental album for us. The songwriting dynamics have changed quite drastically since On Lonely Towers<\/em>, and even though every song is quite unmistakably Barren Earth, the album as a whole brings us towards something stranger. Lyrically, the album follows a theme that fits the instability of the music, namely the isolating aspect of suffering from different mental issues such as manic depression, psychopathy and agoraphobia.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bassist Olli-Pekka \u201cOppu\u201d Laine shared the following words, meanwhile: \u201cLike Barren Earth’s previous works, the album\u2019s material varies from straightforward standards to experimental opuses. Still, the red line is there, and every song asserts its place in the whole. Brutal death metal, artsy prog rock, pompous melodies with dozens of layers… This music has been crafted without any external pressure, radiating utter spiritual liberation. Production-wise I see A Complex Of Cages<\/em> as an improved version of Barren Earth, thanks to V. Santura, who supervised the album making process and let us concentrate solely on composing, arranging and performing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

01. \u2018The Living Fortress\u2019
\n02. \u2018The Ruby\u2019
\n03. \u2018Further Down\u2019
\n04. \u2018Zeal\u2019
\n05. \u2018Scatterprey\u2019
\n06. \u2018Solitude Pith\u2019
\n07. \u2018Dysphoria\u2019
\n08. \u2018Spire\u2019
\n09. \u2018Withdrawal\u2019<\/p>\n

Barren Earth\u2019s line-up is as follows;<\/p>\n

J\u00f3n Aldar\u00e1 (vocals)
\nJanne Perttil\u00e4 (guitars)
\nSami Yli-Sirni\u00f6 (guitars, Kreator)
\nOlli-Pekka \u201cOppu\u201d Laine (bass, ex-Amorphis)
\nMarko Tarvonen (drums, Moonsorrow)
\nAntti Myllynen (keyboards)<\/p>\n

An official lyric video was created for the song \u2018Withdrawal\u2019, which can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Third studio record On Lonely Towers<\/em> was released in March 2015 through Century Media Records.<\/p>\n