NEWS: Tribulation share a love of Chris de Burgh?

Currently  supporting legendary Progressive Death Metal pioneers Opeth on their North American tour, Sweden’s Goth Metal maestros Tribulation are themselves preparing to unveil a sixth studio album in “Sub Rosa in Æternum” via Century Media Records on 1st November. They’ve chosen a tale with themes of loss, obsession and the insatiable urge for destruction in “Murder in Red” as the fourth advanced viewing…

Guitarist Adam Zaars comments : “Draped in the velvet of violent cinema Murder in Red is our operatic homage to the beauty of the macabre. Haunting and deadly. With a lot of encouragement from the band, Brendan went full Giallo on the video, conjuring up his inner Argento to create this truly memorable music video filled with references and passion. It was a pleasure working both with him and Damon again!”

Brendan McGowan adds: “There’s no better way to visually embrace Tribulation’s evolution into their new sound than with a music video heavily inspired by 80’s Giallo classics like Blood and Black Lace, Inferno, and of course Suspiria. After hearing the first lyric “I found her by the side of the road/lips still glowing like embers” the entire concept immediately revealed itself – murder is terrifying, but what’s more terrifying than the self and the shadow? Our character hasn’t simply died, she’s “joined the dead”. We were fortunate enough to be able to film at a number of old and allegedly haunted locations in West Virginia with tons of cooperation from the folks in town (The video’s bartender at “The Troubadour” is the owner of the real Troubadour bar). Combining the psychedelic colours, nostalgic VHS footage, and Katrina’s hypnotising and dualistic performance with the cinematic language of 80’s Italian horror perfectly supports the eerie atmosphere of this very cool track by Tribulation. Special thanks to Damón Zurawski who returned to help with band footage and to Sylvia Poehler from The Troubadour in Berkeley Springs.”