WITHERFALL Feat. ICED EARTH, SANCTUARY Members: 'Moment Of Silence' Video

"Moment Of Silence", the new video from WITHERFALL — the U.S. dark melodic metal band featuring Joseph Michael (vocals, SANCTUARY) and Jake Dreyer (guitar, ICED EARTH) — can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's sophomore album, "A Prelude To Sorrow", which will be released on November 2.

Says WITHERFALL: "Like our first single off of 'A Prelude To Sorrow', 'Ode To Despair', 'Moment of Silence' continues on with our dark tale of the last days of WITHERFALL drummer Adam Sagan. This song deals with the anger we felt towards not being able to control what the eventual outcome could be.

"The chorus was the first thing that came during the writing of this song. Joseph had chorus melody and progression written and actually showed it to Adam during the last visit they shared. Though the dark irony was not lost on him, he loved the idea.

"'Moment Of Silence' went through multiple demo iterations before the one that is found on 'A Prelude To Sorrow' was officially arranged and finalized by Jake and Joseph in Florida during the recording of 'The Long Walk Home (December)' in November of 2017.

"In our recent poll, you had asked for a track that is 'violent with a big chorus.' Well, here it is."

On "A Prelude To Sorrow", Michael and Dreyer succeeded in perfectly combining the group's technical proficiency with an appropriate eerie and somber atmosphere, manifesting also in Kristian Wåhlin's majestic cover painting. For mix and mastering, WITHERFALL again worked with Chris "Zeuss" Harris (SANCTUARY, QUEENSRŸCHE, ICED EARTH).

Regarding the follow-up to 2017's "Nocturnes And Requiems", WITHERFALL said: "'A Prelude To Sorrow' is a concept record, though not in the sense that most people have come to know the form. Ours is not a story where each song acts as a chapter. The inspiration lays in the supremely dark reality that was the passing of our drummer and one of our best friends, Adam Sagan.

"These songs are raw emotional reflections, composed in the witching hours under the influence of wine and sorrow, while watching and helping our friend fight and ultimately lose his battle with lymphoma. 'Nocturnes And Requiems' was dedicated to Adam after the fact. 'A Prelude To Sorrow' is written specifically about his and our personal tragedy.

"Like 'Nocturnes and Requiems', the songs have been arranged to still have the peaks and valleys that any great record should. With 'Prelude', these peaks just might be a little steeper and the valleys might be a little deeper, alternating between violence and beauty.

"The titles initials are an acronym for 'Adam Paul Sagan.' He came up with 'Nocturnes And Requiems' so we suppose it is kind of fitting that he also inspired this title. Hope he doesn't come knocking on our door for royalties.

"We hope that this will be a fitting requiem for our friend and talented musician."

"A Prelude To Sorrow" track listing:

01. A Prelude To Sorrow
02. We Are Nothing
03. Moment Of Silence
04. Communion Of The Wicked
05. Maridian's Visitation
06. Shadows
07. Ode To Despair
08. The Call
09. Vintage
10. Epilogue

The album will be released as limited-edition digipak, jewelcase CD (U.S. only),gatefold 2LP plus poster and etching on Side D as well as digital album.

WITHERFALL is:

Jake Dreyer - Guitar
Joseph Michael - Vocals/Keyboards
Anthony Crawford - Bass
Fili Bibiano - Guitar
Steve Bolognese - Drums