{"id":99114,"date":"2023-04-14T00:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T23:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=99114"},"modified":"2023-04-28T17:23:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T16:23:53","slug":"news-holy-moses-release-12th-studio-album-invisible-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-holy-moses-release-12th-studio-album-invisible-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"HOLY MOSES Release Lyric Video For \u2018Alternative Reality\u2019 Track (April 14th, 2023) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOLY MOSES Release Lyric Video For \u2018Alternative Reality\u2019 Track<\/strong><\/span>
\nApril 14th, 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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German thrash metal band Holy Moses have released an official lyric video for the track \u2018Alternative Reality\u2019, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Holy Moses issued 12th full-length studio album Invisible Queen<\/em><\/a> on April 14th, 2023 through Fireflash Records, with distribution worldwide by Warner \/ ADA.<\/p>\n

2023 will mark the final chapter of Holy Moses, rounded out with the release of Invisible Queen<\/em> and a last run of live shows. \u201cI joined Holy Moses in December 1981 and that profoundly changed the path I was meant to take in life,\u201d said frontwoman Sabina Classen. \u201cOur first album in 1986 was called Queen Of Siam<\/em> and now to round things off, my final album with Holy Moses in 2023 will carry the title Invisible Queen<\/em>. After 42 eventful years and after so many awesome albums, fantastic shows and incredible experiences, the time to write the last chapter of Holy Moses has arrived. And we are pleased to see this happen via Fireflash Records with the release of our 12th studio album Invisible Queen<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Invisible Queen<\/em> contains Holy Moses\u2019 trademark style, it is contended. \u201cMy farewell album for the Final Reign Tour contains everything that made Holy Moses special in the past 43 years,\u201d Sabina Classen said of the band\u2019s music. \u201cVocally, I was overflowing with energy and felt like I was transported back to the 80s. Holy Moses have never released standard thrash songs, and we never will. We write songs which we like ourselves and don\u2019t compromise in terms of trends and concessions to wrong expectations. We don\u2019t have to please everybody, we\u2019re our own brand, we have our own sound, which includes the occasional odd beat, technically demanding passages and unusual chord structures as well as interesting lyrics which deal with the dark side of people and their minds.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

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01. \u2018Downfall Of Mankind\u2019
\n02. \u2018Cult Of The Machine\u2019
\n03. \u2018Order Out Of Chaos\u2019
\n04. \u2018Invisible Queen\u2019
\n05. \u2018Alternative Reality\u2019
\n06. \u2018The New Norm\u2019
\n07. \u2018Visions In Red\u2019
\n08. \u2018Outcasts\u2019
\n09. \u2018Forces Great And Hidden\u2019
\n10. \u2018Too Far Gone\u2019
\n11. \u2018Depersonalized\u2019
\n12. \u2018Through The Veils Of Sleep\u2019<\/p>\n

CD2: Invincible Friends<\/strong><\/p>\n

01. \u2018Downfall Of Mankind\u2019 (Feat. Marloes Voskuil – Haliphron)
\n02. \u2018Cult Of The Machine\u2019 (Feat. Bobby Ellsworth – Overkill)
\n03. \u2018Order Out Of Chaos\u2019 (Feat. Diva Satanica – ex-Nervosa \/ Bloodhunter)
\n04. \u2018Invisible Queen\u2019 (Feat. Ingo Bajonczak – Assassin \/ Bonded)
\n05. \u2018Alternative Reality\u2019 (Feat. Tom Angelripper – Sodom)
\n06. \u2018The New Norm\u2019 (Feat. Chris Staubach – Courageous)
\n07. \u2018Visions In Red\u2019 (Feat. R\u00e6gina – D\u00e6monesq)
\n08. \u2018Outcasts\u2019 (Feat. Leif Jensen – Dew-Scented)
\n09. \u2018Forces Great And Hidden\u2019 (Feat. Gerre – Tankard)
\n10. \u2018Too Far Gone\u2019 (Feat. Jens Kidman – Meshuggah)
\n11. \u2018Depersonalized\u2019 (Feat. Daniela Karrer – Headshot)
\n12. \u2018Through The Veils Of Sleep\u2019 (Feat. Ryker\u2019s)<\/p>\n

Holy Moses\u2019 line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Sabina Classen (vocals)
\nPeter Geltat (guitars)
\nThomas Neitsch (bass)
\nGerd L\u00fccking (drums)<\/p>\n

Invisible Queen<\/em> was made available in the following formats; CD jewelcase, 2CD digipak including the 12-track bonus CD Invincible Friends<\/em>, LP in red \/ black marbled (limited to 500 pieces), LP in white \/ black marbled (limited to 500 copies), and digital.<\/p>\n

A music video was filmed for the title track. \u201c\u2018Invisible Queen\u2019 has a double meaning,\u201d Holy Moses said. \u201cI\u2019m going to disappear into the void and I\u2019m proud of what I\u2019ve been able to accomplish with Holy Moses since 1981. I never could have imagined that I would travel across most of the world with my high school band and eventually leave with such a clear statement, as I have with this album. This title track was tailored for me by my guitarist Pete. The lyrics are self-explanatory and is one of the heaviest songs on the album; it is pure, unadulterated thrash.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, a music video was filmed for the song \u2018Cult Of The Machine\u2019. \u201cThe number alludes to The New Machine Of Liechtenstein<\/em> (1989),\u201d Sabina Classen revealed. \u201cA fanatical cult has formed around the machine, which is now finally being smashed and destroyed to bring humanity back from the darkness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both clips can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Eleventh studio record Redefined Mayhem<\/em> was released in April 2014 via Steamhammer \/ SPV.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Axel Jusseit.<\/em><\/p>\n