CHANGELING Release Stop-Motion Video for “What World?”
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CHANGELING, the progressive death metal project led by fretless guitar luminary Tom "Fountainhead" Geldschläger, unveil a stunning animated music video for the track “World? What World?”, a highlight track from the band’s debut album, Changeling, out now on Season of Mist.
Bridging chaotic intensity with theatrical grandeur, “World? What World?” captures a pivotal moment in the album’s psychedelic concept: the protagonist’s confrontation with repressed fears and subconscious horrors. Fueled by a whirlwind drum performance by Mike Heller (Fear Factory), a thunderous Wagnerian brass ensemble, and a gospel choir evoking Dark Side of the Moon, the track ascends from technical extremity into transcendent territory.
The song also features a guest guitar solo from legendary axeman Andy LaRocque (King Diamond, ex-Death), trading leads with Fountainhead in a climactic fusion of virtuosic shred and eerie atmospherics. The visual accompaniment, rendered in animated/stop-motion style, vividly brings the nightmarish visions of the song’s lyrics to life.
Watch the music video for “World? What World?” here.
Tom "Fountainhead" Geldschläger unveiled an ambitious series of Changeling transcription books—available now. There are three editions: Guitar Transcriptions, meticulously transcribed by Tom himself; Bass Transcriptions, crafted by Arran McSporran; and the expansive Complete Transcriptions, an all-encompassing collection featuring every single note performed on the album. This includes guitar, bass, drums (transcribed by Fenix Gayed), all orchestral arrangements, vocals, lyrics, and detailed liner notes written by Tom, offering rare insights into the compositional process.
The Guitar and Bass books launched alongside the album on April 25th, with the Complete Transcriptions score book to follow in June. All editions will be available in physical format as well as digital (PDF and Guitar Pro), Each print version also includes a free download of its corresponding digital edition. Order it here.
Following the success of the album’s initial release, CHANGELING is set to unveil the full Dolby Atmos mix of Changeling the week of May 26th. Mixed with immersive spatial depth and precision, this version offers a fully enveloping listening experience—placing listeners inside the intricate orchestral arrangements, swirling fretless guitars, and psychedelic soundscapes as never before. Engineered by Tom “Fountainhead” Geldschläger himself and Atmos-mixing veteran Eric Horstmann, the Atmos release brings a new dimensionality to the genre-defying work.
Prepare to rediscover Changeling—not just as an album, but as a fully immersive sonic world.
The Dolby Atmos version is scheduled for release May 30th.
Tracklist:
1. Introject (1:56)
2. Instant Results (4:33)
3. Falling in Circles (3:47)
4. World? What World? (6:43)
5. Metanoia Interlude (00:57)
6. Changeling (6:57)
7. Abyss (8:06)
8. Cathexis Interlude (1:19)
9. Abdication (9:05)
10. Anathema (16:51)
