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First single taken from Counting Hours´ sophomore album “The Wishing Tomb“, out on February 23, 2024 via Ardua Music. Preorder: *CD/LP *CD/LP *Digital: Three years after their critically acclaimed debut 'The Will' and almost a quarter of a century after their first endeavour together, RAPTURE'S doom death seminal landmark 'Futile', guitarists Jarno Salomaa and Tomi Ullgrén (both of them also members of funeral doom legends SHAPE OF DESPAIR) are back with their haunting and otherworldly twin-guitar harmonies on the sophomore release of Counting Hours 'The Wishing Tomb'. On yet another surprising expansion of their signature sound, the Finns continue building a set of colossal and unforgettable melodies using unnerving and gazing grooves as the backbone of their compositions, only to be intertwined with the emotional vocals of singer Ilpo Paasela (of THE CHANT fame), culminating in what will be one of the gloomiest yet, oddly enough, most memorable releases of the year. Nine songs of bleakness and hopeless melodies that will be stuck in your minds for the rest of your hopeless true masters of nordic melancholy are back! Band would comment on this first single: ”Storywise there are glimpses of hope in this one. But only glimpses. It tells of a sort of transition from “normal“ existence to a place or phase with no time and a desire to be free in this kind of eternal limbo. Lyrically as an album opener “Timeless Ones“ sets a guideline for the whole album.” ------------------------- LYRICS Shine afar, the empty stars The countless ones With her I fall through all voids Unsung, forlorn Shine, the empty stars The countless ones With her I fall Unsung, forlorn The light in the dark Unveils a death unfound And the lies are over now The light in the dark Unveils a death unfound The false days are nowhere now With sore eyes I dive into the thoughts, the timeless ones With sore eyes She dives into the thoughts, the timeless ones And we saw the trail of stars... The light in the dark Unveils a death unfound And the lies are over now The light in the dark Unveils a death unfound And the false days are nowhere now Shine afar! We're the timeless ones ----------------------- Ilpo Paasela - vocals Jarno Salomaa Petrushevski - electric & acoustic guitars Tomi Ullgren - electric guitars Markus Forsström - bass Sameli Köykkä - drums Recorded at D-Studio, Southcurve studios and Doomcave Engineered by Jarno Hänninen, Jussi Hämäläinen & Jarno Salomaa Petrushevski Mixed and mastered by Jarno Hänninen at D-Studio Lyrics by Ilpo Paasela Music by Jarno Salomaa Petrushevski Arrangements & production by Counting Hours / Jussi Hämäläinen (Southcurve studios) Follow Counting Hours: Facebook: Instagram: Bandcamp: Spotify: Youtube: @CountingHoursOfficial?feature=shared
