GEIST ELBERETH RELEASE "CHRONICLES OF SHATTERED LIGHT"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Chronicles of Shattered Light

by Geist Elbereth

Tracklist:

1.Shadows Unveiled in the Lantern's Demise 04:26

2.Eclipsed Flames of the Valar 04:12

3.Melkor's Descent into Umbral Silence 04:48

4.Twilight's Embrace, A Lament for Lost Light 01:36

5.Shattered Beacons 06:40

The second EP of Switzerland's Geist Elbereth makes another deep dive into the universe of J.R.R Tolkien. Carefully trying to avoid mediocrity – for they are not the first project to cover the narratives of Middle Earth – the new record goes way back in the timeline and tells the story of the destruction of Illuin and Ormal, the ever glowing lanterns created by the Valar in the early days of the First Spring.

Melkor, the primordial antagonist, sees the beauty that the Valar have brought over Arda and grows angry with it – not only because he fails to craft creation in the same ways, but also because he sees the unbalanced nature of the two lights. He seeks ways to overthrow the order created by his former kin, bringing darkness and death back into the realms of the real, acting similar to mythological figures we know from ancient religions all over the world. The bringer of darkness and death, preserver of the nature of things.

released July 21, 2024

Wose, Wild Man of the Woods - guitar, bass, backing vocals

Fuinur - drums, vocals, bass, guitar overdubs

All music and lyrics by Fuinur. Recorded in the Halls of Moria, Rauhnächte 2023.

Mixed by Wose, Wild Man of the Woods.

Mastered by Simon at Presence Recording.

Coverart by BMS Illustration. Layout by chaos.

Photography by Christian Poffet. Logo by Antï Graphic.

Thanks to Hornburg Wächter.