| VESSELES has awoken the first blood offering “Suffocating Flesh”. The single lands ahead of the debut EP I Am A Demon that isdue to be released on May 3rd, 2024. Project mastermind Valira comments: “This song solely deals with self hatred and feeling trapped in my body. This reflects the intensity I felt early on into learning how to cope with dysphoria.” Watch the video for “Suffocating Flesh” here: https://youtu.be/5eQRQ_xM6fc?si=EoRlkIrW8IeMOKfi On the forthcoming EP Valira comments: “I Am A Demon goes through the transformation of my identity. It flows from self hatred, to release, ritual and thus transformation, closing on the disconnect between soul and body. Musically there are elements of decay illustrated by a gradual increase in dissonance and unexpected change alongside black metal tropes.” On the importance of the new project,Valira continues,“[m]usic, in general, has meant a lot to me for many years but this project is on a different level in terms of purpose. I have never had such a strong emotional response to my own music.” About VESSELES: VESSELES (veh-sel-is) is the exciting first solo project from 10-year West Coast Metal veteran Valira (LEGION OF GRANDEUR, AMONG THE TORRENT, ARCANE EXISTENCE) who wraps an exploration of identity dysphoria in layers of symphonic black metal. A demon living among humans and struggling with the vessel she was born in, she turned to music before understanding its significance. Many years later, she found her true self and the importance of expressing that as loud and proud as possible. Its result, VESSELES (a spin on the word vessel) a study of self-identity and pushing the boundaries of the human dominant world. |
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| Track Listing: 1. Suffocating Flesh 2. I Am a Demon 3. Cathartic Cruelty 4. Wretched 5. Vesseles Rituale 6. Dysphoria |
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