Another Now Announce Debut Album ‘OMNI’, Release New Single ‘Parallax’

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Dutch metallers Another Now have announced their debut full-length. Alongside the announcement the band unveiled a new track and lead single ‘Parallax’.

The new album was produced and mixed by the band’s own Rik Bosmans (bass, vocals & production) and mastered by Darius van Helfteren (Noisia, Epica, De Staat).

The album will touch on themes and concepts of mental health, a subject that is close to vocalist Stef Rikken’s heart, working as a social worker in mental health care.

“It’s heartbreaking to witness the suffering of people struggling. There is a lot of stigma and misconceptions about mental health issues in our society” remarks Rikken. “Everything is portrayed black and white, while things are certainly much more complex.”

With their first record, the band hopes to manifest a mind-shift in their audience and beyond, aiming to counteract the stigmatization of psychological problems and creating more understanding and empathy. With the pandemic in full effect, these topics have become more relatable to a larger part of society as a global experience. “It is time we reshape our vision towards mental health by showing more understanding and empathy…”

The lead single of the album, tells the story of an autistic protagonist, struggling to find healthy patterns in a world of chaos, not fitting in and searching for acceptance. It expresses the pains of feeling different and stigmatized while being excluded from the rest of society in a world that’s overwhelming.

Check out ‘Parallax’ here:

Talking about the track Rikken said “Parallax is about how people can perceive things from different viewpoints, as well as the urge to escape reality while being trapped in a dark place of your own. The longer you’re away from reality, the harder it gets to jump back in. It is about understanding your inner self with all the desires and flaws you have as a person.”

‘OMNI’ TRACKLISTING
1 .Parallax
2. Cascade (feat Xavier Kleuters)
3. Trojan
4. Colors
5. Program (feat Alan Grnja)
6. Vapours
7. Decisions (feat Sem Pisarahu)
8. Hollow
9. Outflow
10. Laika
11. We Died At Least A Thousand Times (feat Julia Rose)