Witherscape, the band which unites Swedish singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Dan Swanö (ex- Edge Of Sanity, Bloodbath, Nightingale, etc.) with fellow Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ragnar Widerberg, is about to release more new music. They will release the new EP The New Tomorrow via Century Media Records on December 8th, 2014. You can find out all about this new release below that will include Witherscape covering Witherscape, sort of.

Succeeding last year's acclaimed debut album The Inheritance, the new EP marks a conceptual and musical bridge between the concept of the debut and their upcoming second album, expected for a late 2015 release. Yes, it's coming!




Here is the EP tracklist:

01. The New Tomorrow (4:42)
02. Defenders Of Creation (4:27)
03. A World Without Heroes (2:36)
04. Out In The Cold (6:35)
05. Dead For Another Day (4:40)

The New Tomorrow contains 5 unreleased songs: A brand new (title) track, 3 cover songs ("Defenders Of Creation" by Warrior, "A World Without Heroes" by KISS and "Out In The Cold" by Judas Priest) and "Dead For Another Day" (an extension of the debut album's "Dead For A Day" single).

Its CD version (10 tracks) will also include special vinyl-mix versions of the same songs as bonus and the digital download version (7 tracks) includes another 2 bonus cover songs ("A Cry For Everyone" by Gentle Giant and "Last Rose Of Summer" by Judas Priest) from the sessions of The Inheritance, which are so far digitally unreleased. The 12" vinyl version of the EP is playable on 45rpm, will be pressed on 180 gr. vinyl and comes either as standard black edition or in limited coloured options.

Dan Swanö commented on the release: "The new track 'The New Tomorrow' is introducing the new main character, 'mannen i vitt' ('The man in white') and the storyline revolves around his quest for the meaning of life and how he wants to make a difference in the world of the forsaken. It is 1950 and he finds this wonderful estate up north and buys it at an auction. He begins the work to turn it into a sanctuary for ones with broken spirits or other disabilities, who need to escape the ever-growing stress of the big city life. The plot will continue on the 2nd full length Witherscape album, which will hopefully be out at the end of 2015.

"The cover versions were chosen because they are songs that resonate with us at their very core, but didn't necessarily have - in our humble opinion - the production or performance to portray their full glory. We gave them the Witherscape treatment and learned a lot from analyzing, performing and recording them. And we will bring that experience with us into the writing for the 2nd album...

"The re-make of 'Dead For A Day' called 'Dead For Another Day' was born out of the idea to let Witherscape make a Witherscape cover and remove all things death and metal to see what it would sound like. We fell in love with the new approach and decided to include it on the EP to show the versatility that can be expected from this band!"

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