ALITHIA
unleash new single/video
‘DIAMONDS’
New Album ‘The Moon has Fallen’ out October 26 through Wild Thing Records
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Australian enigmatic psych-prog rock trailblazers AlithiA are today releasing their new single and video ‘Diamonds’. A pulsating melancholic and ethereal track that lashes out riffs and beats, it is the second taste of the band’s forthcoming new record ‘The Moon has Fallen’ due on October 26 worldwide through Wild Thing Records.
Renowned for their spellbindingly powerful live shows and hypnotizing tribal flavours, this 6-piece progressive rock livewire are set to traverse the globe with ‘The Moon has Fallen’. In sync with their monumental release, AlithiA will tour Europe with Norwegian avant-garde rock specialists Shining as direct support in November 2018.
AlithiA founder and lead singer John Rousvanis had this to say about the meaning behind the lyrical content of the new single ‘Diamonds’.
“It’s about the influences of life’s circumstances on the individual and the journey one may wish to take. It encompasses the many states of mind consciously/unconscious, in dream states, being aware of it all at once, while at the same time losing all rationality, faith, hope, and falling into internal collapse and despair.”
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Recorded in Athens, Greece, The Moon has Fallen delves deep into the realm of psychedelic tribal post-prog rock. The band embraces heavy percussive grooves, new wave Blade Runner-esque synth blasts, and striking melodic vocals with an emphatic punk attitude, resulting in one of the most unique and diverse albums to ever infect your senses.
The Moon has Fallen is AlithiA’s first record written entirely collectively with the inspired addition of percussionist Jeffrey Raul Ortiz Castro interlacing the album’s sound with Latin rhythms, celestial synthesizers, and distinctive secondary vocals. The band’s original foundations, however, remain intact with John Rousvanis’ inspiring lead vocals and mesmerizing guitar styling apparent throughout, none more so than the epic album opener The Sun. From the pulsating engine room of bassist Tibor Gede and drummer Mark ‘Vel’ Vella, shining on highlight track Empress, to the stirring keyboard soundscapes of Danny Costantino, which command the single Diamonds, AlithiA have emerged with a simply exceptional album.
AlithiA’s “The Moon has Fallen” is available for pre-order http://smarturl.it/alithia and will see its release into the world on Friday October 26th.
For more information, please go to facebook.com/alithiaband.
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AlithiA, meaning ‘Truth’ in Greek, was formed by singer John Rousvanis in 2004. Following the release of two experimental EP’s in The Rising (2009) and A Realm O Null (2011), AlithiA honed their sound with the ethereal debut album To the Edge of Time (2014). Recorded in Budapest, Hungary, To the Edge of Time garnered international interest in the group, with the record receiving rave reviews worldwide;
Metal Hammer (UK) proclaimed “the kind of emotional fireworks that could send the world’s festival stages into orbit”. The band’s momentum gathered steam, becoming a core component of Australia’s progressive rock scene revival, leading them to tour Australia and Europe several times over with The Music (AUS) affirming, “…their live show is starting to attain legendary status”. Their captivating live setup was further solidified with the joining of young prodigious guitarist Nguyen Phambam in 2017.
AlithiA are nomadic travellers in every sense, displayed in their extensive touring history and vivacious ‘street dog’ personality, an expression / movement of which they’re proud to have pioneered. In recent times, AlithiA embarked on a 29-date European Tour with Leprous and Agent Fresco in 2017 (their fourth European sojourn), and 2018 saw the band tour Australia with Leprous, and The Contortionist and SikTh. AlithiA have directly supported some of the biggest names in progressive music such as Animals As Leaders, Alcest, Dead Letter Circus, Ne Obliviscaris, The Ocean, sleepmakeswaves, Caligula’s Horse, Tides From Nebula, Mother’s Cake, Vulture Industries, and many others.
In Australia, they’ve performed at prominent festivals such as BIGSOUND, and at PROGFEST a record five times. Their engrossing live performances led the group to signings with Wild Thing Presents (management), and Artery Global (bookings).
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“The Moon has Fallen” is available for pre-order at http://smarturl.it/alithia
Will be released into the world on Friday October 26th.
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ALITHIA TOUR DATES
November-December 2018:
EU Tour – With Shining (Norway)
Sunday November 4 – Satan’s Hollow, Manchester, UK
Monday November 5 – The Underworld, London, UK
Wednesday November 7 – Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
Thursday November 8 – Le Ferrailleur, Nantes, France
Friday November 9 – Backstage By The Mill, Paris, France
Sunday November 11 – Rex, Toulouse, France
Monday November 12 – Caracol, Madrid, Spain
Tuesday November 13 – Bóveda, Barcelona, Spain
Wednesday November 14 – Jas’rod, Marseille, France
Friday November 16 – Legend Club, Milan, Italy
Saturday November 17 – Traffic Club, Rome, Italy
Sunday November 18 – Cycle Club, Calanzano (FI), Italy
Monday November 19 – Viper Room, Vienna, Austria
Tuesday November 20 – Reflektor, Timisoara, Romania
Wednesday November 21 – Fabrica, Bucharest, Romania
Thursday November 22 – /Form Space, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Friday November 23 – SKCNS Fabrika, Novi Sad, Serbia
Sunday November 25 – Logo, Hamburg, Germany
Monday November 26 – Cassiopeia, Berlin, Germany
Tuesday November 27 – Das Bett, Frankfurt, Germany
Wednesday November 28 – Backstage, Munich, Germany
Thursday November 29 – Dürer Kert 041, Budapest, Hungary
Saturday December 1 – Winter Days Of Metal Festival, Ljubjana, Slovenia
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