Third new Hanging Garden single “Signs of Affection” from the band’s upcoming album “Into That Good Night” is here!
The closing track of Hanging Garden’s sixth full-length album “Into That Good Night”, “Signs of Affection” is based on poet & lyricist Elli Leppä’s crushingly melancholic Finnish text “Kiintymyksen eleitä”.
It depicts bittersweet themes of loss, longing, sorrow and death, and of what is meaningful in the end, when there is nothing left. Elli is currently working on an antholgy of poems, “Seisaukset tasaukset”, which is to be released next year.
The text was translated by Toni Toivonen, and interpreted by him and Riikka Hatakka to a composition by Jussi Hämäläinen. The lyric video presents the original lyrics alongside the English translation.
The lyric video was written, directed and shot at the Backwoods estate by Hanging Garden’s keyboardist Nino Hynninen, and edited and colour graded by Toni Toivonen. The tranquil single take shot by a sea shore creates a powerful impression of stillness, absence and departure.
'Into That Good Night' tracklist:
1. Of Love and Curses
2. Fear, Longing, Hope and the Night
3. Into That Good Night
4. Rain
5. Silent Sentinels
6. Anamnesis
7. Navigator
8. Signs of Affection
“Into That Good Night” is set to be released on November 15th and can be pre-ordered here: https://orcd.co/hg_intothatgoodnight
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LINEUP
Mikko Kolari - Guitar
Jussi Hämäläinen - Guitar
Nino Hynninen - Keyboards
Toni Toivonen - Vocals
Jussi Kirves - Bass
Sami Forsstén - Drums
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Hanging Garden was given birth in 2004, playing heavy, doom-oriented metal music. Over a decade, three albums and numerous line-up changes later, the bands style has evolved to a more melodic, contemporary sound. While still retaining strong roots in metal music, Hanging Garden now possesses a versatile, many-layered style of playing, drawing influence and inspiration from music and art far and wide.
First started as a brainchild of Matti Reinola and Ari Nieminen, the band with a complete line-up was put together in 2005. Soon signed by Spikefarm, the band’s first album, Inherit the Eden, was released in 2007, followed by a more post-metal sounding TEOTWAWKI in 2009.
The third album, At Every Door, featuring several line-up changes, was released by Lifeforce Records in 2013. On said album, Nino Hynninen had joined the band playing keyboards, Antti Ruokola had taken the place of Janne Jukarainen in drums, Toni Toivonen had replaced Ari Nieminen on vocals, and Jussi Kirves was recruited as the bassist after Matti Reinola had left the band. Style-wise, the band had taken a significant step away from the classic doom genre on At Every Door, flirting with various styles and genres beyond metal.
The fourth album, to be released in September 2015, titled Blackout Whiteout, takes this change further; the new album has incorporated classical instruments, varying vocal styles, and boasts a many-faced dramatic arc spanning from crushing heaviness to ethereal mellow tunes, and back again.
Just after the completion of Blackout Whiteout, Antti Ruokola leaves the band. Sami Forsstén, known to many of the members from earlier projects, fills the vacant seat.
DISCOGRAPHY
Inherit the Eden - 2007
TEOTWAWKI - 2009
At Every Door - 2013
Blackout Whiteout - 2015
I Am Become - 2017
Into That Good Night - 2019