TRIVIUM Frontman's IBARAKI Project Releases New Song Feat. MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE's GERARD WAY
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TRIVIUM singer and guitarist Matthew Heafy has shared another song from "Rashomon", the long-awaited album from his IBARAKI project.
Watch the video for the song "Rōnin", which features MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE singer Gerard Way and EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn, here.
"'A rōnin is a masterless warrior," states Heafy. "The final two full compositions on 'Rashomon' see a significant shift musically. The album as a whole — with the exception of the intro and outro — is actually presented in chronological order of earliest written to latter-most. The actual guitar and bass tracks are a time-capsule of sorts in that their parts — on the final album — is actually from the year they were tracked."
He continues: "One can begin to see the shifts as the years went on for the writing of the album. 'Kagutsuchi'/'Ibaraki-Doji' being written and tracked in 2010/2011, all the way up to 'Rōnin'/'Susanoo No Mikot' being written and tracked in 2016/2017."
As for his collaboration with Way, Heafy says: "Gerard Way has been a longtime inspiration for me — like Ihsahn and Nergal — I have looked to Gerard as a constant source of motivation to be creative. While Gerard and I may be from different genres than where IBARAKI and black metal stem from — outsiders of sorts — the spirit and intent of our performances is what unites our passion for pushing boundaries."
"Rashomon" will be released on May 6 via Nuclear Blast.
Last month, IBARAKI offered fans a taste and a tease of the music by sharing the video for "Akumu", featuring a guest appearance by BEHEMOTH's Adam "Nergal" Darski. A month earlier, IBARAKI released "Tamashii No Houkai", featuring special guest Ihsahn, who is a core contributor and partner in this project.
"Rashomon" track listing:
01. Hakanaki Hitsuzen
02. Kagutsuchi
03. Ibaraki-Dōji
04. Jigoku Dayū
05. Tamashii No Houkai
06. Akumu (Feat. Nergal)
07. Komorebi
08. Rōnin (feat. Gerard Way)
09. Susanoo No Mikoto (feat. Ihsahn)
10. Kaizoku
