NIGHTBEARER launch the crushing performance video ‘His Dark Materials‘ as the first single taken from their new full-length “Defiance“. The album is based on a concept inspired by Sir Philip Pullman’s fantasy book trilogy “His Dark Materials”, scheduled for release on June 13, 2025.
The video clip ‘His Dark Materials‘ is available for immediate publication via this link: https://youtu.be/U5Zh5HcyY1k
NIGHTBEARER comment: “The tell-tale title ‘His Dark Materials’ is an excellent representation of what were are about to unleash with our third album ‘Defiance’ in 2025”, vocalist Michael Torka declares. “We hurl ourselves into the millennia-old war against the tyranny of a god who never existed, against his corrupted earthly and celestial vassals. It’s a fight against brutal oppression that is carried out in the name of liberation from superstition. This is the final, relentless battle for freedom!”
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Video created by Robin Trachternach
A brutal war is raging between the forces of ancient superstition and scientific enlightenment: NIGHTBEARER are leading the charge with their crushing third full-length “Defiance“. The German death dealers retain their signature HM-2 chainsaw guitar sound and also maintain their unapologetic love for melodic death metal of the Swedish kind.
“Defiance” marks another step in the evolution of their sound by adding a black passage here and a doom-spiced moment there. The result is an atmospheric album, perfectly suiting its lyrical concept, inspired by the “His Dark Materials” trilogy by Sir Philip Pullman. The lyrics introduce key characters and events, revolving around humanity’s emancipation from religious oppression. NIGHTBEARER engage with the resistance to bring about Enlightenment 2.0.