THE FORESHADOWING: Italian gothic doom metallers premiere new single "Such a Shame", "Forsaken Songs" EP out in May
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After six years of silence, Italian gothic doom metal band THE FORESHADOWING returns with a new EP entitled "Forsaken Songs". During the pandemic they decided it was time to start again working on new music and restart band activities. The first release of this new chapter is “Forsaken Songs”, which collects new unreleased material and special tracks from the past.
The EP is due out May 26th 2023 via Ardua Music.
Today, THE FORESHADOWING are premiering the new single "Such a Shame". The band have revisited the Talk Talk classic adding their own trademark and giving a new flavour to it. Watch the official video at this location.
"Forsaken Songs" tracklist:
1. We The Others
2. Memento
3. The Forsaken Son (Twilight Revival)
4. Paranoid Boyd
5. Such A Shame *
6. The Rains Of Castamere (A Requiem For Wolves) **
Line-up:
Marco I. Benevento – VocalsAlessandro Pace – Guitars
Francesco Sosto – Keyboards
Giuseppe Orlando – Drums
Produced, arranged and performed by The Foreshadowing
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Giuseppe Orlando at the Outer Sound Studios, Rome, Italy
Bass on track 1 performed by Michele Attolino
Bass on track 2, 5 performed by Silvia Pistolesi
Bass on track 3 performed by Francesco Sosto
Bass on track 4, 6 performed by Francesco Giulianelli
* “Such a Shame” originally written and performed by Talk Talk (music & lyrics by Mark Hollis)
** cover version of "The Rains of Castamere" (original music written by Ramin Djawadi and George R. R. Martin)
Track 1 previously unreleased and taken from the upcoming full length album sessions (arranged and recorded during 2019-2022).
Track 2 previously unreleased and originally planned for “Second World” album (newly recorded in 2022).
Track 3 re-arranged version of the song “The Forsaken Son” originally featured in “Second World” album (2012, Cyclone Empire Records).
Track 4 previously released only in digital format (2018).
Track 6 previously released only on Youtube (2014).
Cover painting & artwork by Alfredo “Mojo” Raimondi
Band logo by Fabio Timpanaro
Band photo by Umberto Migliaccio
Founded in 2005, THE FORESHADOWING gained popularity in the international gothic doom scene with four acclaimed albums released between 2007 and 2016: "Days of Nothing (2007), "Oionos" (2010), "Second World" (2012) and "Seven Heads, Ten Horns" (2016). During this time, the band toured all over the world and performed at some of the most important festivals, such as Summer Breeze, Rock Harz, Wave Gotik Treffen, Stoner Hand of Doom, Legacy, Mayday Rock Festival and Summer Darkness - alongside Lacuna Coil, Moonspell, Marduk, Inquisition, Katatonia, Saturnus, October Tide, Fields of the Nephilim, Tiamat, My Dying Bride and many others.
