Trivium's Matthew Heafy geeft meer details over zijn soloalbum met Ibaraki

Trivium zanger en gitarist Matthew 'Kiichi' Heafy liet eerder al een nummer van zijn soloproject Ibaraki horen, nu geeft hij ook meer details over zijn soloalbum Rashomon. Rashomon komt op 6 mei uit bij Nuclear Blast en zal tien nummers bevatten.

Hij laat ons ook Akumu horen, waarin Nergal van Behemoth een gastrol opneemt.

Dit zegt Heafy erover: "'Akumu' translates to 'nightmare' — and with this piece, I encourage the listener to work to find their interpretations of what they feel from the lyrics, music, and the haunting visuals of the music video," says Kiichi. "I have always been fascinated by Sagazan's 'Transfiguration,' and for years, I have wanted to pay homage to his works with a performance art piece; to finally be able to immerse myself in his style was an intense experience."

He finishes, "Having Nergal guest in this Ihsahn co-written piece allowed me to combine many of my long-time influences; and when I presented with Nergal of the challenge of translating my lyrics into Polish, it brought the song to another level."

Rashomon tracklist:

"Hakanaki Hitsuzen"
"Kagutsuchi"
"Ibaraki-Dōji"
"Jigoku Dayū"
"Tamashii No Houkai"
"Akumu" (Feat. Nergal)
"Komorebi"
"Rōnin" (Feat. Gerard Way)
"Susanoo No Mikoto" (Feat. Ihsahn)
"Kaizoku"