NORTH SEA ECHOES — the duo of vocalist Ray Alder and guitarist Jim Matheos, both of progressive metal pioneers FATES WARNING — have released a video for "I'll Leave A Light On." The track comes from their second album, How To Cast A Shadow, out now on Metal Blade Records.
"'I'll Leave A Light On' is much heavier than anything on Really Good Terrible Things, the first NORTH SEA ECHOES album," says Alder. "It has a darker, melancholic feel that fits well on this record. I loosely based the lyrics on a character from my favorite sci-fi series. I won't say which, but they do use the quote 'out there in the black.'"
The album leans heavier than the 2024 debut, with several songs built around live drums from Dennis Leeflang. "It wasn't necessarily intentional or planned," Matheos notes, "just the way things shaped up and how they emerged this time."
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How To Cast A Shadow is available now on CD and digital via metalblade.com/northseaechoes.