{"id":3281,"date":"2021-01-29T11:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T10:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/?p=3281"},"modified":"2021-01-29T10:56:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T09:56:07","slug":"lunar-shadows-wish-to-leave-listen-to-serpents-die-pre-orders-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/01\/lunar-shadows-wish-to-leave-listen-to-serpents-die-pre-orders-open\/","title":{"rendered":"LUNAR SHADOW&#8217;s \u201cWish To Leave\u201d: listen to \u201cSerpents Die\u201d, pre-orders open!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LUNAR SHADOW - Serpents Die\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-xbqB8KsRys?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A new, bold frontier from one of Germany\u2019s most intriguing acts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RELEASE DATE: March 19, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yytrl9b2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yytrl9b2\">CD PRE-ORDER<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yy5jbcrp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yy5jbcrp\">LP (BLACK VINYL, INSERT &amp; DOWNLOAD CODE) PRE-ORDER<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wish to Leave was recorded from July to November 2020 in Leipzig under the careful eye of engineer\/producer Max Herrmann; V. Santura of Dark Fortress and Triptykon fame mastered the album. The six songs found herein are interwoven with melody and darkness with stripped-down guitars and greater emphasis on vocals as well as the rhythmic aspects of Lunar Shadow, who are completed by vocalist Robert R\u00f6ttig, second guitarist K. Hamacher, bassist S. Hamacher and drummer J. Zehner. It is an album sure to intrigue and puzzle \u2014 while several Lunar Shadow sonic trademarks remain in place, Wish to Leave represents a new direction sound borne out of artistic restlessness and ceaseless creativity from Birbaum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wish to Leave album title is an abstract token of escapism. It describes the vague longing Birbaum sometimes has \u2014 a wish to leave everything behind him, namely, love and friendship. It is an all-encompassing title, tying together Birbaum\u2019s idea that Wish to Leave is Lunar Shadow\u2019s \u201cbig city album.\u201d Indeed, a lot of the lyrics were inspired by Birbaum\u2019s late-night walks home in Leipzig \u2014 dark alleys, concrete, the sound of boots clicking against the sidewalk, the gutter, dirt and broken glass all served as the backdrop for his lyrical ideas. Like The Smokeless Fires, Wish to Leave explores themes of love and the complexity of relationships. Acclaimed author Robert E. Howard is again used as inspiration \u2014 his stories The Screaming Skull of Silence and The Striking of the Gong served as the lyrical foundation for \u201cAnd Silence Screamed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new, bold frontier from one of Germany\u2019s most intriguing acts! 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