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German heavy metal group
INNER AXIS
has released single/video
‘Evil Dead’
Prior to the release of the brand-new album ‘Midnight Forces’ March 22nd, the heavy metal band INNER AXIS from Kiel/Germany released their fifth single, ‘Evil Dead’, together with a video clip.
In keeping with the theme that runs through the album’s lyrics, ‘Evil Dead’ also follows pop culture and movies, in this case the classic of the same name by director Sam Raimi.
A similar setup was chosen for the accompanying music video, but for the official version that has been released with the single, the band decided to do without a band performance and to continue the plot of the video for the single ‘Midnight Hunter’ instead.
The pop artist Merry Chicklit was won over as a guest actress, taking on the role of the ‘Witch’.
After the album release in March, another video clip for the song ‘This Is The Way’ will be released, the title of which already gives an idea of the basic theme that will serve as a template.
German heavy metal band
INNER AXIS
will release album
‘Midnight Forces’
track-list:
I am the Storm
Strike of the Cobra
Midnight Hunter
This is the Way
Evil Dead
Spartan War-Cry
Steelbladed Avenger
Master & Commander
Burn with me
Blade of Glory
With their new album ‘Midnight Forces’, the heavy metal band INNER AXIS from Kiel/North Germany is consistently continuing the path that has already attracted a lot of attention with their two previous singles ‘Steelbladed Avenger’ and ‘Midnight Hunter’ and the corresponding video clips.
The third album following ‘Into The Storm’ (2011) and ‘We Live By The Steel’ (2017) was again mixed and mastered at Pitchblack Studio.
As for the previously released singles, the entire artwork was once again designed by Jan Yrlund (Manowar, Battle Beast, Stratovarius, Testament).
Musically, the band and their new guitarist Nino Helfrich work together even better so much that the ten songs sound very homogeneously and have gained a lot of punch and catchiness.
And yet the band never loses its connection to classic heavy metal.
The tracks are peppered with groovy guitar solos and epic, surging choruses, which can only fully unfold in the interaction between the musical presence and performance, frontman Kai and the audience, at their live shows.
Thematically, the songs have a strong relation to pop and film culture.
Titles like ‘This Is The Way’ (Bounty Hunter, The Mandalorian), ‘Strike Of The Cobra’ (Cobra Kai), ‘Evil Dead’ as well as ‘Spartan War-Cry’ and ‘Master & Commander’ give clear evidence of the lyrical inspiration, without pandering too much to the originals.
These stylistics can also be found in the music videos, some of which tell an independent story.
In addition to the two singles ‘Steelbladed Avenger’ and ‘Midnight Hunter’, which were released as a download and as a 12” double single in 2021, the single ‘Burn With Me’ including a video clip was released as a foretaste at the end of 2023.
‘Master & Commander’ will follow in February 2024 with a video clip as well.
Before the album release in mid-March, ‘Evil Dead’ will be released followed by ‘This Is The Way’, which means that INNER AXIS have filled up the spring time more than extensively.
The album ‘Midnight Forces’ will be released as a 6-page digifile plus poster and as a 12” vinyl on Fastball Music/BOB-MEDIA.