Chthonic is back with their first new single in two years “Endless Aeons”, alongside a beautifully cinematic music video directed by Birdy Wei-Ting Hung.
The video acts as a continuation of the plot found in Chthonic‘s “Defenders Of Bu Tik Palace”, “KAORU”, “Millenia’s Faith Undone” and “Pattonkan” videos, and features characters who died in the 228 uprising and massacre in 1947. So a pretty uplifting concept for your Monday morning.
“Chthonic‘s music is always about reincarnation and catastrophe — it’s very religious,” said Chthonic lead vocalist Freddy Lim.
“In the past, our works told Taiwan’s ever-reincarnating catastrophes. When I discovered that actually someone close in my family is a victim of one of these catastrophes, it became personal, and started writing ‘Endless Aeons’ and other songs.
“When will these catastrophes be over? If we could start our lives all over again, would it be possible for us to be without remorse? This song is a question, and the answer.”
Chthonic guitarist Jesse Liu, the song’s co-writer, added: “This is a song that sounds complicated, but actually simplistic. Answering a complicated question with simple words, this is how the song is supposed to be.”
No word on if we’re getting a follow-up to Chthonic‘s 2018 record Battlefields of Asura anytime soon, but here’s hoping.
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