Scottish progressive post-metal act Dvne has announced their new record Voidkind for April 19, and is now streaming the first single "Plērōma". will release their new full-length, Voidkind, on April 19th via Metal Blade Records.
"Plērōma is a concept that has appeared in Gnosticism, Greek Philosophy, and Judeo-Christian religions," said Dvne's Victor Vicart of the single. "In Gnosticism, it is the spiritual universe as the abode of God and of the totality of the divine powers and emanations. It is also the ultimate source of transformation.
"'Plērōma' is a key moment of the album narrative where religious followers are consuming the essence of their deity and reach a new sense of awakened existence. It is the first step in their transformation. Musically, it also represents something similar to us, as it is a song that is bringing new elements that we didn’t explore musically until that point."
So is Dvne's new album at all influenced by Frank Herbert's 1965 novel Dune? Nope – it's influenced by 1989 novel Hyperion by Dan Simmonds. "It’s a very dark Sci-Fi book with loads of interesting parts, so you can go really prog with it, but you can also go more violent and animalistic," said Vicart. Further inspirational touchstones include Dark Souls and the Japanese manga series that inspired it, Berserk.
"It’s a very cool, violent, psychedelic, medieval dark fantasy. We wanted to have these kinds of visuals and aesthetics on this album, in this mix-up of things. Even without the vocals we wanted to evoke something, different places and spaces, and take the listener on a journey."
Voidkind is available for pre-order here.
