Australian metallers Circles end 2012 with early Christmas present for fans
CIRCLES have released their stunning new music video for the track "Another Me", as well as a free download of the track, both of which are premiering now exclusively at MetalHammer.com.
The track, which received its debut airplay on BBC Radio 1's Rockshow last week, is the band's first single and video from their as yet un named forthcoming debut album, due for release via Basick Records in Spring 2013.
Watch the video for "Another Me" now on MetalHammer.com and don't forget to grab your free track download!
Vocalist PERRY KAKRIDAS comments on the new track: "This song marks a new, yet familiar direction for Circles. Another Me, may be one of the heaviest songs that we've written to date. However, as always we've managed to produce a stark contrast to this, with our melodies. I'm proud of this song and the story that goes with it. To me, it signifies a rebirth for me as a member of Circles, as a musician and as a person. Simply put, there is another me."
The video for "Another Me" was filmed by director DAVE HUNTER, who is also the bands drummer. DAVE explains about the video concept:
"This video was a different experience for us, because we hadn't tackled a storyline element before. The story came from an idea for a short film I was working on a few years back. After some tweaking with the guys, it all fell into place quite nicely. Especially with the lyrical content of the song.
In true Circles form everything was produced in house. I filmed and edited the video (except for the shots of me actually playing) and Ted Furuhashi, Circles guitarist, recorded/mixed and mastered the track, as he will be doing for the album. We even got a good friend of ours to make the masks from scratch."
CIRCLES have been hard at work promoting their brand of Australian metal worldwide, basking in worldwide press attention since the release of their critically acclaimed debut EP 'The Compass' in May 2011. Their videos for 'Clouds are Gathering' and 'Eye Embedded' have premiered internationally on the American metal channel Metal Injection in the USA and Metal Hammer Magazine and Scuzz TV in Europe with both videos subsequently reaching the No.1 spot on Scuzz TV, their EP and single reached No.1 and No.5 on the Australian Metal iTunes chart simultaneously, sweeping the review boards worldwide with praise and picking up airplay worldwide including regular national airplay on BBC Radio 1 in the UK and TripleJ in Australia. Throughout 2012 the band have been on the road touring across their homeland of Australia, whilst also creating and writing much of their new material. The result is a debut album that is set to take the band into previously unchartered waters with a fresh sound that is uniquely Circles. Mixing up cutting edge production techniques and innovative progressive metal that pushes the boundaries of the listeners experience, the album is dripping with melody throughout, with hidden elements of electronica, topped off with some of the finest vocal delivery since Mike Patton's lungs arrived on the musical landscape.
The band has a final message for fans: 'Merry Christmas to all you Circles fans out there, we wanted to end the year on a high with a special gift for everyone who has supported us so far and we hope to be seeing you all real soon....literally!"
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