Finnish melodic doomers Marianas Rest have released a new lyric video for “Rat in the Wall,” featuring guest vocals from Okko Solanterä of Horizon Ignited. The track appears on the band’s latest studio album, The Bereaved, which was released this past January through Noble Demon.
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Marianas Rest comment on the songwriting process behind the track:
“Rat in the wall was one of those very classic Marianas Rest writing processes. Demoing tons of different melodies, harmonies and instrument-layers and playing around with different ideas. Finally, when the time came to actually finalize the song, it was mostly about picking what combinations of melodies and passages to use to create the right atmosphere. The intro of the song is quite unusual and atypical for us, and it came to be messing around with the feedback knobs on a delay pedal while recording. We thought it sounded cool.”
Vocalist Jaakko Mäntymaa shares insight into the lyrical theme of the song:
“If you have ever tried to save someone from themselves, you probably get what this song is about. Sometimes it can be done, sometimes not. Always worth the effort though.
We wrote the lyrics together with Okko Solanterä (Horizon Ignited, I Am The Night, Slaughterror). We were so much on the same page that the whole process was almost automatic. The struggle is real and I think you hear it in the song.”
Marianas Rest live in Finland:
11.7. Kotka, Dark River Festival
17.7. Laukaa, John Smith Rock Festival
14.8. Tampere, Saarihelvetti
Tracklist:
01. Thank You for the Dance
02. Rat in the Wall
03. Divided
04. Again into the Night
05. Burden
06. Diamonds in the Rough
07. Pity the Living
08. Goodbyes and Good Intentions
09. Tyhjä
10. The Colour of You
Marianas Rest are:
Vocals | Jaakko Mäntymaa
Guitar | Nico Mänttäri
Guitar | Harri Sunila
Bass | Niko Lindman
Keyboard | Aapo Koivisto
Drums | Nico Heininen
Featured photo by Lassi Karhulahti
