Cainites have released a video for "Darkness Awaits", first single taken from the debut album "Revenant" to be released on June 21 by Scarlet Records.

Deprivation of light and faith: an endless life to be lived in a world of darkness only. The Orthodox vampire priest still remembers the first victim killed, as if it was his first love, and that infinite thirst that steals the souls. In a final moment of clarity he asks God to stop him from this carnage.

Cainites is the name of the new melodic death metal duo risen from the ashes of the Italian gothic-doom masters Motus Tenebrae and founded by Andrea Falaschi aka Frater Orion (Deathless Legacy), on vocals, drums and keyboards, and Daniele Ciranna, on guitar and bass.

Through their dark, gloomy melodic death metal – heavily influenced by the British and Scandinavian masters with a creepy Mediterranean twist too – Cainites create their own mystique, portraying the bloody mark they have to carry.

Revenant is a concept album about an old Orthodox priest who became a vampire against his will. A controversial, cruel and yet fascinating character, oscillating between a sense of abandonment by the divine and the manifestation of a faith that is still present, with continuous pleas to God to stop him from his relentless bloodshed – yearning for a redemption that cannot be reached.

Revenant will be released in the following formats:
- jewel case CD
- digital

Tracklisting:

“Darkness Awaits”
“Theotokos”
“Vampire God”
“God’s Wrath”
“We Lost Our Sanctity”
“Forgive Our Sins”
“Cainites”
“Embrace”
“Forsaken”
“Redemption”

"Darkness Awaits" video:

Cainites:
Andrea Falaschi (aka Frater Orion) - vocals, drums, keyboards
Daniele Ciranna - guitar, bass

(Photo – Frater Orion)