Belgian-based atmospheric black/death metal band, Thurisaz, and their label Sleazy Rider Records have set January 24th as the release date for their new CD/DVD, entitled Thurisaz: Live & Acoustic. The video for "Years Of Silence" from the release is now available below.

 

 

The band has the following to say about "Years Of Silence": ""Years of Silence" has been created more than a decade ago, but we only played it live a few times. It was one of the first songs we knew we had to include on the setlist, because a lot of fans worldwide tell us that it is still one of their favorite songs."

The band has the following to say about Thurisaz: Live & Acoustic: "Thurisaz has always been more than just heavy songs with distorted guitars, growls and screams... There has always been a  more softer and emotional side to Thurisaz... Often acoustic songs with mainly clean vocals and emotional lyrics. We never wanted to play those songs live before, because we felt that playing them amongst the heavier songs wouldn't do them justice. But throughout the years we realised that a lot of the fans also appreciate this other side of Thurisaz. That's why, in September 2013, we decided it was time for a new challenge: an acoustic show with all the songs we didn't play before. We didn't want to bring the songs too literally, we wanted to add something special that would raise the songs a few levels. The aim was to bring a total experience, in a cool venue, with live projections, an awesome lightshow and of course additional strings. It was also a chance to pay hommage to the bands that influenced us throughout the years. It took us 9 months of hard work, but in the end we gave birth to something beautiful that made it all worthwhile... "

 

 

Thurisaz: Live & Acoustic tracklisting:

"Symbols"
"Interlude I"
"Years Of Silence"
"Finality" (Woods Of Ypres cover)

"Never To Return"
"A Natural Disaster" (Anathema cover)

"Inner Voices"
"Interlude II"
"Broken"
"Fading Dreams"
"My Kantele" (Amorphis cover)

"Past Perfect"

"A Natural Disaster":

The CD/DVD was recorded and filmed in front of a live audience and with a choir on the 1st of March, 2014 at a sold-out show at GC Forum in Wervik, the band's hometown.

Special Guests:

Els Blieck: vocals

Inge Van De Wiele: violin

Lore Van Loock: violin

Gudrun Bovyn: cello

Filmed by Jo Geysen and Christophe Blomme

Directed and edited by Jo Geysen

Sound recording and mixing by Nik Mettez and Peter Theuwen

Lights by Daan Vermote

Video projections by Jeroen Bille