The continuing waterfall release of singles from Cinematic DJent pioneers Vanitas over the past twelve months has seen the Birmingham based quintet push their borders and boundaries in all directions. From the melodic Progressive Metal leanings of the epic romance of “Between Lune and Eden” to the newly found harsh unclean vocals of “Grey Morality“, they’ve offered
The meteoritic rise of Cinematic DJent pioneers Vanitas over the past couple of years has been phenomenal and so they’ve taken a moment to look back at their adventures from the past year with a feature length documentary. A classic blend of live footage, snippets from their recent singles and commentary, it’s best served with
Golden syrup and red food dye are used to make sickly sweet fake blood as Midlands Cinematic DJent pioneers Vanitas take us behind the scenes of the music video Dark North Media helped them create for new single “Grey Morality“. A powerhouse cut with more unclean vocals than they’ve used previously, you can bet your
After the success they had in 2023 you could be forgiven for thinking that rising Cinematic DJent pioneers Vanitas would rest on their laurels and shoehorn in as many shows as humanly possible before returning the the studio. Instead however the Birmingham based quintet have other ideas and are showing no signs of slowing down, keen
2023 was an incredible year for Cinematic DJent pioneers Vanitas for so many reasons, from four very well received waterfall released singles to sharing some larger stages and a run to the Metal 2 The Masses final for a chance to play Bloodstock. The second part of a creature double feature of interviews with them
It may sound like a cliché but rising like a phoenix from the ashes of Verb The Noun and Aramantus with a mutual love of vast spanning JRPG soundtracks Vanitas coined their own genre with their sound when they appeared on the scene in 2022. After releasing their self titled debut EP the Birmingham based Cinematic DJent
2023 was a phenomenal year for Metal Noise and another record breaking one, so it’s time we said a HUGE thank you to an awful lot of people who make it all possible. It has always been all about the bands first and foremost. Without them making the soundtrack to our lives there would be
Like a boomerang every year our listmania awards season between Christmas and New Year comes around again and after six years the question “when will it stop?” is one that can only be answered with “how long is a piece of string?“. So now that the hangover and the Bailey’s is gone (other Irish cream
In celebration of the release of Sonic Dream Team, Vanitas have chosen to cover “I’m Here” from the Sonic Frontiers soundtrack, paying homage to their love of video games and the JRPG soundtracks that lead them coin the term cinematic DJent. The genre pioneers have been steadily building their momentum with the waterfall release of
The camera behind the camera of Dark North Media (Trendkill) has been put to great use as Vanitas tell a story of family betrayal with latest single “Secrets“, which has been given the indulgence of a behind the scenes featurette. The Birmingham based five piece coined the sub-genre of Cinematic DJent with their self titled
