It's launch day for Poets of the Fall's ninth studio album, Ghostlight!
Ahead of the album's launch, the band's vocalist, Marko Saaresto, talked about their latest creation describing that "Ghostlight is all about dramatic melodic rock and massive, impressive ballads." Listeners got their first taste of the collection a few weeks ago with the first single, Requiem for My Harlequin, which he likened to "a massive rock'n roll melodrama, that hurtles on flashing and blaring like a frenzied parade."
Ghostlight has a different vibe from the band's previous work, instead of a collection of tracks exploring a range of different tones and moods, the new album feels more like a structured orchestra which slowly changes across ten epic tracks.
Signed bundles celebrating the launch are still available via the band's official store, HERE!
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The band is due to start their Ghostlight tour next month, starting in Dublin (Ireland), Manchester (UK), Nottingham (UK) and London (UK), before moving on to their Finnish leg of the tour; Lahti, Helsinki, Seinajoki, Hamina, Joensuu, Pori, and Kokkola. In September, the group will then move on to performing elsewhere in Europe, travelling to Copenhagen (Denmark), Hamburg (Germany), Berlin (Germany), Prague (Czech Republic), Munich (Germany), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Koln (Germany), Wiesbaden (Germany), Esch-sur-alzette (Luxembourg), Paris (France), Warsaw (Poland), Wien (Austria), Graz (Austria), and Budapest (Hungary)
You can see the full tour date and buy tickets via the official Poets of the Fall site, HERE!
A bit of information about the band: Poets of the Fall has had a long history with Remedy, which officially started back in 2003 with Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. For the game, POTF created their first song, Late Goodbye based on a poem by Sam Lake. Later, the band returned for Alan Wake, creating the custom songs The Poet and the Muse and Children of the Elder God. Their song War, from their album, Twilight Theater, also made an appearance in the game. Balance Slays the Demon was created specifically for Alan Wake's American Nightmare, and The Happy Song (which appeared in the album Temple of Thought) can be discovered in the game. Their latest collaboration took place in Control, with the epic custom song, Take Control. My Dark Disquiet from their album, Ultraviolet, was prominently featured if you know where to look!
Ghostlight is now available on Spotify and YouTube!
