Blood Incantation Share "Luminescent Bridge" Music Video, New Album 'Coming Soon'
Alright, I won't bury the lede here - beyond hinting that a new album is 'coming soon', cosmic death metal entity Blood Incantation so far has not revealed any details on what's to come. However, to stimulate your minds and prepare those neurons for their next dosage of galatically-oriented frequencies, today they've released an incredibly fitting music video for "Luminescent Bridge," the B-side instrumental and title track of their recent Decibel maxi-single. It's bizarre, but on brand and nails the song's atmosphere.
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Blood Incantation comments:
Originally conceived as an acoustic interlude in the tradition of ‘Meticulous Soul Devourment’ and ‘(Mirror of the Soul)’, ‘Luminescent Bridge’ quickly became something entirely different upon entering Rocky Mountain Recorders in March 2023. Compelled by a tangible air of creativity, we forwent acoustic instruments entirely and ended up implementing several spur-of-the-moment ideas - such as drums, grand piano and even trombone - to create a vast, dynamic tapestry of textures both alien and familiar, yet remaining quintessentially Blood Incantation in feeling and atmosphere. Drenched in analog and digital synthesizers, multiple tape echoes and soaring electric guitar, this intended outro to a subsequently abandoned 7” EP became a towering landscape of otherworldly sonics, earning its place as the title track for our latest maxi-single release.
With this expansive energy in mind, we knew the eventual music video would similarly have to be something completely new for us, further evolving our imagery and aesthetic into new realms as we make our way towards our imminent third album. Thanks to the masterful VFX and cinematography of our friends Miles Skarin and Alex Pace who also worked on the music videos ‘Inner Paths (to Outer Space)’ and ‘Obliquity of the Ecliptic’, and the ‘Timewave Zero’ live Blu-Ray, respectively - we are able to present to you the official video for ‘Luminescent Bridge’.
Director and visual effects artist Miles Skarin comments:
When the Stargate Research Society asked us to help visualise a recent extrasolar communication they had received, we knew this would be a project of epic proportion. The data packet they sent to us from Colorado contained footage of Blood Incantation's interstellar expedition to a distant star system. What we saw after decompressing the video stream blew us away, not only had they captured a beautiful cinematic exploration of the exoplanet's sand dunes, but we can see their journey across the expanse of space was successful. Alex Pace's cinematography from this location was stunning and provided us with everything we needed. Due to the solar radiation exposure, the data from the interstellar voyage was difficult to decipher, so we have used our artistic abilities in VFX and 3D animation to reconstruct the visual of crossing the Luminescent Bridge, first depicted by the artist Steve R Dodd.
The band previously released a music video for the A-side of the maxi-single, "Obliquity of the Ecliptic":
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Blood Incantation's next live dates are this weekend at Roadburn:
Blood Incantation Live Dates:
Apr 19: Tilburg, NL - Roadburn Festival (performing Timewave Zero) - Tickets
Apr 20: Tilburg, NL - Roadburn Festival (performing from rest of catalog) - Tickets
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Follow the band and get more info on Luminescent Bridge here.
