NEWS: Vajra reimagine classic!

Originally sparked by the practical need to extend a live set New York Progressive Metal act Vajra decided to take on a rendition of the Pink Floyd classic “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun”. They have spent years living inside the composition before committing it to tape, the song evolving through performances into something more immersive with psychedelic textures and ritual-driven intensity with which to honour the people of Pompeii.

Vocalist Annamaria Pinna: “The song feels alive… like a portal. It asked something of us. We realized that to carry it forward, we had to enter its heat. We feel that the song is sacred, and it is still echoing. So are the images. There’s something unfinished in it. Something still moving. My family is from that region. Maybe they were there, or knew of it when it happened. I don’t know. But I feel that story in my cells. If we were going to reinterpret this song, we had to honor the people of Pompeii as fully and honestly as we could.”