Estonia's Pridian release new single 'DINY' from upcoming album • GRIMM Gent

It has been in the making: Estonia’s metalcore force Pridian are unveiling details for their upcoming album “Venetian Dark” alongside their newest single “DINY”. Their record, which will mark the band’s debut album, is set to be released May 16th, 2025, via Century Media Records and follows Pridian’s 2023 debut EP “Cybergnosis”. With the release of “Venetian Dark”, Pridian show not just their own potential in the international metalcore scene but also why Estonia’s growing metal scene deserves more light in the future.

Vocalist Laur Lindmäe shares about the inspiration for “Venetian Dark”:

„Looking at it on a larger scale, I believe that humanity has lost its connection with nature, the planet, and even itself. We relentlessly exploit every last resource, driven by profit and greed. Our ideologies have grown superficial, and we are becoming less and less empathetic. Even if we end up destroying the Earth, we seem to have this cockroach-like ability to survive. We’ll likely figure out how to launch ourselves into space, discover another planet to inhabit, and start the cycle all over again.”

The band shares the backstory about “DINY”:

“I drove fast. Faster than I should have really. The night pressed in on me, cold and endless, the road disappearing into the blackness ahead. The air outside was freezing, but it couldn’t match the cold that had settled inside me. My thoughts circled around her, over and over. Every streetlight I passed threw her silhouette onto the road, and for a moment, I thought I saw her standing there, waiting for me. My foot pressed harder on the gas, wondering what it would feel like to just keep going— to let everything go. The emptiness inside was worse than the road ahead, and I wasn’t sure if I was trying to outrun it or dive straight into it. She was gone, but not gone enough. And no matter how fast I went, I knew I’d never escape her.”

“Venetian Dark” is now available for pre-order.

Tracklist:

The Downfall of Apathy
Cyanide Dreams
Out For Blood VIDEO
Darker Tides
DINY
Near Dark VIDEO
Ruin
idoldust VIDEO
Void Resonance
Synthetic Salvation
Convoy
Endless

“Venetian Dark” is available in the following formats:
· Standard CD Jewelcase
· Ltd. Blue-black marbled LP

Founded 2018 in Tartu, Estonia, metalcore quartet Pridian channels the intensity of their experiences and emotions into a distinctive sound defined by dark, heavy grooves, commanding vocals, and cinematic melodies enhanced with electronic elements. Their first album, “The Rotten Unknown” (released in 2021 under the name ÆØNS), earned a nomination for “Metal Album of the Year” at the Estonian Music Awards. Building on this success, Pridian released the EP “Cybergnosis” in 2023, and signed with label Century Media Records in September 2024. Now, with the release of “Venetian Dark” as their first full length record as Pridian, the quintet prove their place in the international metalcore scene but also why Estonia’s growing metal scene deserves more light in the future.