Black Sea Of Trees unveil their new single 'Servant to the Sun' • GRIMM Gent

Melbourne progressive metal visionaries BLACK SEA OF TREES return with their powerful new single “Servant to the Sun”. Known for blending death metal ferocity with atmospheric folk textures and immersive storytelling, the band now presents one of the most commanding and accessible tracks of their career.

“Servant to the Sun” captures the moment in the album’s narrative where the protagonist fully surrenders to a radiant sun god and embraces a euphoric sense of divine purpose. The song opens with driving rhythms and a strong feeling of forward momentum, evoking the sense of marching toward destiny. Its soaring choruses, confident vocal presence and hypnotic guitar harmonies express both the exhilaration and the blindness that accompany total devotion. A spacious middle section offers a moment of trance-like bliss before the track returns to an authoritative and resolute declaration of faith.

Lyrically, the single explores the dangerous joy that comes from unquestioning belief. The protagonist feels liberated from doubt and burden, convinced that divine selection has granted them enlightenment and purpose.

Musically, “Servant to the Sun” showcases BLACK SEA OF TREES at their most focused and anthemic. The band leans into rhythmic precision, deep commanding vocals and euphoric melodic phrasing that reflects the spiritual high of the character’s transformation. The track draws influence from OPETH, GOJIRA, KATATONIA and CULT OF LUNA while maintaining the distinct identity that has shaped the band’s evolving sound.

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Based out of Melbourne and Victoria in Australia, the progressive metal ensemble composes their music around the narrative of their releases. BLACK SEA OF TREES formed in 2018. The debut album, The Spiritual Beast, materialized in the spring of 2023. The band’s forthcoming sophomore full-length is an exploration of spirituality, folklore and philosophy, with death metal, folk and ambient elements incorporated into the soundscapes. “A Red Dawn” marks the beginning of this next chapter for BLACK SEA OF TREES, introducing this next album’s concept: the protagonist is chosen by god to overthrow an old kingdom in a spiritual revolution. It’s a narrative that is heavily influenced by the Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, Akhenaten and his life’s journey.

BLACK SEA OF TREES bring to life their themes and concepts through dark atmospheric tones, strong full voiced melodies, falsetto and deep growls. With songs ranging from intense 8-minute long walls of sound to 3-minute atmospheric/acoustic passages, BLACK SEA OF TREES draw inspiration from the likes of OPETH, KATATONIA, CULT OF LUNA, RUSSIAN CIRCLES, and KARNIVOOL. A wide array of styles is entwined into the outfit’s distinctive and compelling sound.