Official press release:
Chthonic, the Taiwanese metal band recognized with its unique signature of performance, is to release an all new album, Battlefields Of Asura, on October 10, the first new music since 2013’s full-length album, Butik.
To tease the album, a secretive promotion plan saw the debut track in new album, “Millennia’s Faith Undone”, remixed and published by five new bands and artists with their own distinctive styles — Elephant Gym, Hom Shenhao, Unfamiliar Friends Party, Bison Country, and Angry Youth, which raised the speculation and attention among fans and people in music industry about the song and the series of remixes. Listen HERE. The speculation even hinted the possibility of renaissance of lyrics in Taiwanese. Days ago, Denise Ho, the iconic Hong Kong singer, published her version of “Millennia’s Faith Undone”, as her first Taiwanese song mixed with the voice of Freddy Lim, the frontman of Chthonic, throughout the song, which has become a hit in Taiwan and Hong Kong. As the talks about the relations between the song and Chthonic continues, the answer finally reveals today that the 60-second preview of original version of “Millenia’s Faith Undone” can be heard below and the full version will be out on September 4.
According to Chthonic, the new album Battlefields Of Asura, depicts the adventure of deities in Taiwan through eleven songs carrying messages about resistance, freedom and fraternity. The journey is full of hostility, adversary, impregnable fortresses and desires but also inspires infinite courage to search for eternal wisdom. Anyone deeply touched by this album will eventually realize that it is the origin of all thrilling epic stories portrayed in the past albums. This album sounds like gods versus devils and fights among evil spirits on the surface; however, everyone can feel the empathy of fury, grief and even strength of resurgence from the lyrics. When asked why the band names the new album Battlefields Of Asura, Doris, the spokesperson of Chthonic, states:
“This album is the prologue of the albums released in the past and was inspired by and dedicated to the activists of Taiwan’s first modern political reform movement back in 1920s.”
Pre-orders on CD & Vinyl are available now! The album marks the first vinyl released by Chthonic since its formation. Pre-order of album box set is also available in Taiwan, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong which includes the album, T-shirt and caps, thematic candle glass, rosary plus 7″ vinyl collaboration single of Chthonic and Denise Ho.
Get yours now at IndieMerch (NA) and Omerch (EU). An exclusive box set is also available at Howling Bull (JP) and Ciongzo (TW, HK, SG),.
Battlefields Of Asura track listing:
1. “Drawing Omnipotence Nigh”
2. “The Silent One’s Torch”
3. “Flames upon the Weeping Winds”
4. “A Crimson Sky’s Command”
5. “Souls of the Revolution”
6. “Taste the Black Tears”
7. “One Thousand Eyes”
8. “Masked Faith”
9. “Carved in Bloodstone”
10. “Millennia’s Faith Undone”
11. “Autopoiesis”
