Tuatha de Danann has released “The Nameless,” their new single and music video. The song will be part of the band's new album, scheduled for release in the first half of 2023.
The music video for “The Nameless” was produced by Raoni Joseph , with filming by Daniel Toli and Simão Domingos . The exterior shots were filmed at the Rotunda in the Minas Gerais town of Ribeirão Vermelho, located in the Campo das Vertentes region.
The song anticipates the release of Tuatha de Danann's next album, the band's eighth full-length studio album, which, according to vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Bruno Maia , contains elements not so common in the band's most recent production, but which in no way distances the elves from the style in which they are pioneers, folk metal.
“It’s a somewhat dark, dramatic, and emotional sound, evoking some influences we’ve had since the band’s beginnings, but which aren’t always identifiable in our music, at least not since the first album and the first two demos, I don’t know. I hear Anathema there, Katatonia , maybe something more modern too, like Ghost , Muse , and Tuatha itself, which, given its age, is sometimes self-referential. It’s a new sprout from an old and strong root. It has all this different stuff for us and it has a lot of what we’ve always done: the Irish and Celtic phrases, themes and instrumentation, the flutes, violins, etc.,” Bruno highlighted.
The lyrics of “The Nameless” address social and historical issues, and are partly inspired by the German philosopher Walter Benjamin and his Theses on the Concept of History . Bruno comments, “In the lyrics, we tried to bring the excluded, dominated, and defeated to the center and focus of the work. For Benjamin, real justice is only possible if there is historical justice and a justice of memory. This song, in terms of vocal melodies, atmosphere, and lyrics, finds its greatest inspiration in some of Benjamin's theses on history.”
The song came with a merchandising kit featuring the cover art, created by Rodrigo Barbieri , and is already available for sale through the band's official website.
“The Nameless”, as well as the upcoming Tuatha de Danann album, are produced by Bruno Maia at Braia Studios in Varginha, Minas Gerais, the band's hometown, and will be released by the veteran label Heavy Metal Rock, the record company that launched the band in 1999.
The current lineup of Tuatha de Danann consists of Bruno Maia (vocals, guitar, Irish flutes, bouzouki and banjo), Giovani Gomes (bass), Raphael Wagner (guitar), Edgard Brito (keyboards), Nathan Viana (violin) and Rafael Delfino (drums).
