NEWS: Weightless World look at Pitch Black Rainbows…

After a four year wait, the follow up to 2019’s “The End Of Beginning” from Finnish Melodic Metal quintet Weightless World has been announced for 9th November. An independent release in collaboration of Inverse Records and Ginger Vine Management, it’s been titled “Sleepwalker” with that news conjoined to new single “Pitch Black Rainbow“.

The song’s origin goes back to 2021 when the guitarists Juuso Oinonen and Valtteri Viinikka alongside bass player Tino Kantoluoto were at Viinikka’s cabin in Pihlajavesi and Oinonen presented the unfinished piece. According to Oinonen there was some luck involved with the making of the song since the piece was almost ditched by him. However, after presenting the piece ‘close to nature’ it got some wind under its wings and became alive.

Drummer Kari Rannila:  ‘’Pitch-Black Rainbow is a song that is supposed to calm the vibe and give vocals more space to shine. The atmosphere, vocals and instrumentation still roll in a way that it can’t be described as a traditional ballad but for me, it’s still one of the finest pieces on the new album.’’

Guitarist Valtteri Viinikka adds: “‘the plainness and a feel of space’ was a favorable thing for creating more layers and also getting the vocals in front. And at the end, the producer and mixer Tuomas Kokko provided the final touch as a slight surprise. ‘’The rhythmic sound of a bell heard in verses was a gift from him that after a while of accustoming became a natural part of the song”