Poets of the Fall, the real-life band behind the wonderful Old Gods of Asgard, has released the official lyric video for The Sea of Night, one of the additional tracks created especially for the Rebirth - Greatest Hits.
The album was announced in the Spring and released on December 8, 2023, following soon after their incredible live performance at The Game Awards, watched by 118 million viewers. Soon after launch, the album made it to iTunes global top 10 album charts and has recently resurfaced as #1 on the physical album charts in Finland!
If you're looking to buy the collection for yourself, you can pick up the CD, vinyl, or a rather excellent bundle on the official store page HERE.
You can watch The Sea of Night (Official Lyric Video) below...
The album includes the stunning songs released by the band through the games, Children of the Elder God, The Poet and the Muse (as featured in Alan Wake), Balance Slays the Demon (from Alan Wake's American Nightmare), and Take Control (as heard in Control). There are also the custom songs created for Alan Wake 2; Dark Ocean Summoning, Anger's Remorse, Herald of Darkness, plus album-only tracks; The Skald Awakens and The Sea of Night.
A bit of information about the band: Although two of the band members were involved in Remedy's original Max Payne title, officially, the band's relationship started back in 2003 with Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. For the game, Poets created their first song, Late Goodbye, based on a poem by Sam Lake, after a conversation between Marko and Sam about forming his new group.
Almost a decade later, the band returned for the studio's next game, Alan Wake, creating the custom songs, The Poet and the Muse and Children of the Elder God, under their alter-ego, Old Gods of Asgard. Their song War, from their album Twilight Theater, also appeared in the game. They returned again two years later for Alan Wake's American Nightmare, with the songs Balance Slays the Demon and The Happy Song (the latter also appearing in the album Temple of Thought). Around the same time, Can You Hear Me, created as an exclusive single to their Alchemy Vol 1 collection, also appeared in the studio's debut mobile game, Death Rally.
After Alan Wake, while they still worked alongside the studio, issues outside of both parties' control led to the absence of a unique track within Quantum Break. Although players can still hear elements in the reworked version of The Labyrinth, heard in the Clearview album. It was only in 2019's Control that the band and studio were able to work once again, bringing Take Control to the table, used during the Control's memorable Ashtray Maze sequence, along with Ultraviolet's The Dark Disquiet making an appearance.
For Alan Wake 2, the band is back with three unique songs, and the band taking on a more concrete form, stepping in as members of the Old Gods of Asgard band; Dark Ocean Summoning, Anger's Remorse, and Herald of Darkness.
