Danish prog metal quartet Feather Mountain announces third album and share new single and video 'Sigil' • GRIMM Gent

Copenhagen, Denmark-based prog metal quartet Feather Mountain announces its third album ‘A Liminal Step’, which is set for release on November 27th 2025. The album revolves around psychological vulnerability expressed through progressive metal, electronic avant-garde, and inspiration from the world of tarot cards. With the album announcement, the band reveals the album’s third single ‘ Sigil’ alongside a music video created by Amdi Niss-Espinoza aka Hecticmundo, and also announces a release show on November 28th at BETA in Copenhagen, Denmark.

FEATHER MOUNTAIN states on ‘Sigil’:

“We have been very excited to share ‘Sigil’ and its accompanying video with all of you. For us, ‘Sigil’ is a kind of mental grounding exercise in a rapidly changing world, and at the same time, ‘Sigil’ is the next step in our artistic work.

In the world of tarot, “The Fool” is a dreamy character at the beginning of a meaningful journey. In the same way, Feather Mountain takes a musical step into the unknown through A Liminal Step, and the listener is invited to fall with the band into an abyss. An abyss where traumas dominate, and societal structures seem crippling.

Each song is part of the albums’ red thread, and Feather Mountain leads the listener through a musical wilderness in their search for meaning – from the inner glow on Realignment to an emotional armor in Prayer Wall. On the album, an underlying realization emerges, that we are all on a journey toward understanding and self-acceptance, and A Liminal Step becomes a magical antidote in a world full of chaos.

Musically, A Liminal Step is the result of Feather Mountain’s experimentation with genre-blending, where progressive metal elements meet electronic and ambient passages, creating an eclectic and dynamic soundscape. Heavy, off-kilter riffs melt together with passages of vulnerable vocal arrangements on a backdrop of raw synths.

The instrumental reflects the album’s emotional complexity. Lyrically, A Liminal Step revolves around the struggles we have as humans; how we deal with our inner demons, confront our emotions, and try to find hope and meaning in a complex world. Along the way, Feather Mountain explores the experience of being trapped in one’s own reality and questions how we navigate as a society.

FEATHER MOUNTAIN
Artwork by Arie Fasant

‘A Liminal Step’ Track list:
1. Sigil
2. Rope Me In
3. Lantern
4. Realignment
5. Prayer Wall
6. The Grid
7. Sunder
8. The Hedonist

Feather Mountain has previously released Nidus (2019) and To Exit a Maelstrom (2022), and with its fusion of dreamy alternative rock and offbeat metal atmospheres, the band cemented its unique sound. Both albums received praise from critics at home and abroad, including Metal Hammer UK (8/10), Soundmagnet (10/10), and Stormbringer (5/5). Following the release of To Exit a Maelstrom, Feather Mountain performed at events such as Roskilde Festival, Euroblast, and Terneuzen on Fire, and joined VOLA on their Friend of a Phantom Tour in 2024.

On A Liminal Step, Feather Mountain collaborates with producer Johan Emanuel Jørgensen, who was also involved in Nidus and To Exit a Maelstrom. Additionally, A Liminal Step is co-produced by Ingolf Schjødt and Zack Christ, who allow the album to transcend the metal genre through inspiration from electronic avant-garde and the world of pop. A Liminal Step marks a bold, artistic step toward new horizons for Feather Mountain, that challenges with introspective and vulnerable progressive metal.