June 4 — Evergrey premiered the third single and video from its brand-new album, Theories of Emptiness this week.
The band unveiled the album’s new single, ‘Cold Dreams’ and its video Tuesday. The album’s third single behind ‘Say,’ which the band unveiled last month, and ‘Falling From The Sun,’ which the band also premiered last month, features guest vocal performances from front man Tom Englund’s daughter Salina Englund and from Katatnoia front man Jonas Renske.
Musically speaking, ‘Cold Dreams’ is starkly unlike its predecessors. Where ‘Say’ is very easily liked to works from the likes of Dream Theater and where ‘Falling From The Sun’ is more of a straight forward heavy rock/prog-metal work, ‘Cold Dreams’ is more along the lines of the darker, more contemplative, almost goth sort of sound that Evergrey has crafted on previous albums.
Englund talked about having the guest vocals and the song’s arrangement in a prepared statement that also hinted at the song’s lyrical theme.
“’Cold Dreams’ is probably the darkest piece of music on Theories of Emptiness,” Englund said. “Its somber power is quite overwhelming. It’s a composition that honestly leaves me feeling a bit uneasy. To have Jonas Renkse of Katatonia singing words describing fates that we both encountered makes it even more special and intriguing. Jonas’ unique voice of sadness spreads like a disease and to hear him growl, again, is just f****** great!”
Englund added, “To balance the darkness, we decided to bring in some angelic qualities, and at the time of composing, I couldn’t imagine anything more suiting than my daughter Salina Englund’s voice. We cannot wait to hear what you feel after these 6 minutes and 46 seconds of soul searching. Enjoy!”
In other news, Evergrey also recently announced a tour in support of its new album that is scheduled to launch June 11 in Mexico City, Mexico. The first leg, a South American tour, is scheduled to run through June 23 in Limeira, Brazil. The tour’s second leg, dubbed the “Emptiness Over Scandanavia Tour,” is scheduled to launch Sept. 12 in Goteborg, (also known as Gothenburg) Sweden and to run through Oct. 2 in Kristianstad, Sweden. A series of festival shows are also on the band’s schedule.
The band’s current live schedule is noted below:
EVERGREY Live 2024:
Latin America Tour
11.06.24 MX – Mexico City / Foro Veintiocho
13.06.24 CO – Bogota / Ace of Spades
14.06.24 PE – Lima / Teatro Kantaro
16.06.24 CL – Santiago / Club Chocolate
18.06.24 AR – Buenos Aires / El Teatrito
20.06.24 BR – Brasilia / Toinha
22.06.24 BR – Sao Paulo / Carioca Club
23.06.24 BR – Limeira / Mirage
Emptiness Over Scandinavia
Support: Cyhra
12.09.24 SE – Göteborg / Pustervik
13.09.24 SE – Örebro / Frimis
14.09.24 SE – Stockholm / Naten
15.09.24 NO – Oslo / Parktreatret
17.09.24 DK – Köpenhamn / Pumpehuset
18.09.24 SE – Malmö / Babel
19.09.24 DK – Kolding / Godset
20.09.24 SE – Skövde / Valhall
21.09.24 SE – Helsingborg / The Tivoli
24.09.24 FI – Helsinki / Ääniwalli
25.09.24 FI – Tampere / Olympia
27.09.24 SE – Östersund / Rock Fest
28.09.24 SE – Lulea / Rockfest
30.09.24 SE – Eskilstuna / Lokomotivet
01.10.24 SE – Uppsala / Katalin
02.10.24 SE – Kristianstad / Bilijardkompaniet
Festivals
08.08.24 UK – Catton Park, Derby / Bloodstock Open Air
17.08.24 RO – Caransebes / Gugulan Rock Open Air
31.08.24 GR – Rethymno, Island of Crete / Rethymno Rocks Open Air
02.11.24 NL – Podium Gigant, Apeldoorn / Brainstorm Open Air
07.11.24 CH – Sarnen / Urrock Musik Festival
22.-23.11.24 DE – Weissenhäuser Strand / Metal Hammer Paradise
More information on Evergrey’s new album, video, single, and tour is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
Website: https://evergrey.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Evergrey