{"id":37825,"date":"2019-04-30T15:55:49","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T05:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=37825"},"modified":"2019-04-30T15:55:49","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T05:55:49","slug":"northlane-announce-new-album-alien-release-new-single-bloodline-australian-national-headline-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2019\/04\/northlane-announce-new-album-alien-release-new-single-bloodline-australian-national-headline-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"NORTHLANE Announce New Album ‘Alien’ & Release New Single ‘Bloodline’. Australian National Headline Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sydney metallers,\u00a0Northlane,<\/strong>\u00a0announce the upcoming release of their fifth studio album,\u00a0Alien<\/em><\/strong>, out August 2 via UNFD.<\/p>\n

For a band that have traditionally focused on wider issues in the outside world,\u00a0Alien<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is easily the most personal statement of their career.\u00a0\u201cI was raised in hell but I made it out,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says Northlane vocalist Marcus Bridge.\u00a0\u201cRaised in a place I shouldn\u2019t have been, and no child should have been. But I\u2019ve been able to break free.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Remarkably, there is hope to be found, particularly on first single,\u00a0Bloodline<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0\u201cBloodline\u00a0<\/strong>was one of the first songs that came about in the writing process for the album. When we were trying to decide what we wanted to write about, we decided early on that we wanted to keep the album pretty personal. I wanted to tell the stories of my upbringing and the ups and downs that come along with that.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says Marcus Bridge.<\/p>\n

He adds,\u00a0\u201cIt talks about that idea of growing up in a broken home despite all odds and what might be expected of someone who grows up like that. You are able to be what people think of you and break out of that spiral, that terrible world. For me, that\u2019s a mix of telling the story simple, but then it also tells some parts of my story in really fine detail. For example, the second verse goes into a lot of moments that I actually remember growing up and these landmarks- all these things I remember seeing. This song is a perfect way to sum up the album and also be the first toe in the water to be able to tell this story.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Once again,\u00a0Northlane\u00a0<\/strong>teamed up with director Jason Eshraghian on the\u00a0Bloodline<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0video, who they\u2019ve been collaborating with since 2014. Jason is best known for his cinematic use of visual effects and layered storytelling. The video follows the abusive relationship between a father and his son. Marcus says, \u201cIt was a pretty clear choice to work with Jason, who has done all our videos since I\u2019ve joined the band.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n