PlanetMosh Keeping it Metal
GENUS ORDINIS DEI is back with a new metal music video mini-series and full-length concept album entitled The Beginning. Earlier today the band unveiled their Changing Star music video & single via Eclipse Records. Changing Star is the first video episode and single from The Beginning which is scheduled to be released on December 8, 2023 via Eclipse Records.
The album was produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Tommaso Monticelli at Sonitus Studio in Crema, Italy. The video series was directed by Genus Ordinis Dei, and filmed by Steve Saints.
Pre-Save or Pre-Order the album, and follow the video series HERE.
Changing Star introduces a Brother and a Sister character at the dawn of mankind, navigating a beautiful, brutal wilderness scarred with cannibalism and savagery. Visually gorgeous, the wide shots and slow-motion close-ups of the video component are emotionally stunning, while musically, we are provided the beginning of an epic metal symphony featuring a climactic mix of growl and traditional vocals.
| “We decided to shoot the video of this song after listening to the beautiful melody of the track’s chorus and the great feeling of travel that the portamento of the piece gives you. We were looking for a song that perfectly represented the first episode of the series and Changing Star was perfect” says lead vocalist and guitarist Nick K. Guitarist & producer Tommy Monticelli continues, “The video was shot in many locations and travelling with the team for all these kilometres was a real adventure. In particular, shooting the cannibalism scene was a mix of emotions and strong sensations. We literally doused the whole mountain with fake blood, still wondering how the local community, once they got there, didn’t start chasing a serial killer. Ha ha ha! Then the experience on the Pordoi Pass at 3000 meters, shooting half-naked scenes in this lunar landscape was like living an absurd dream. Luckily for us we found mild and sunny days, otherwise we would have suffered the pains of hell from the cold. Providence kisses the bold!“ |
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| The Beginning is the fourth studio album from symphonic death metal band Genus Ordinis Dei, which redefines the way we listen to music and process cinematic theater. In simpler terms, the final product is an exceptional twelve-track album and a stunning set of representative videos called “Episodes,” that directly address the way we use our senses. Interspliced in a clever foreshadowing technique, are images of blood pouring over a stone, advancing like the crooked fingers of some skeletal miscreant, and when the Brother character starts singing, we are startled into the recognition that this is not merely some standard high-quality film, but the vibrant offspring we get from a brilliant, well-produced metal album. Symbolically, the parallel is clear. We are watching exquisite savages at the dawn of existence, who are shockingly similar to us in terms of their passion, physicality, and natural tendencies toward glorified violence. More thematically, Genus Ordinis Dei shows us quite clearly that brutality is the lifeblood of society, as we still so ironically fool ourselves with carefully crafted social constructs. The Beginning is not just music. It is an experience. A red dawn. An awakening. |
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For more information about Genus Ordinis Dei, please visit them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Eclipse Records, and follow them on Spotify, Apple Music, or Deezer.
Be sure to get all the episodes of the new metal series The Beginning on your favourite streaming platform by clicking this LINK.
| The Beginning series schedule August 4 – ‘Changing Star’ (single) August 8 – ‘Changing Star’ (vid episode 1) September 29 – ‘Genesis’ (single) October 3 – ‘Genesis’ (vid episode 2) November 10 – ‘For A New God’ (single) November 14 – ‘For A New God’ (vid episode 3) December 8 – ‘The Beginning’ (full-length ALBUM) December 12 – ‘The Fortress Without Gates’ (vid episode 4) Genus Ordinis Dei discography The Beginning (LP) – 2023 Glare of Deliverance (LP) – 2020 Great Olden Dynasty (LP) – 2017 The Middle (LP) – 2015 Genus Ordinis Dei lineup Nick K (vox & guitars), Tommy Monticelli (guitars & orchestra), Nico Pedrali (drums) |
