Layered Reality Productions premiere the official full lyric video for new album “The First Tragedy Of Klahera” from Dreamwalkers Inc out on their official YouTube channel. The album is out today, November 24, 2023. Watch the video through the YouTube player below:
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“It’s finally out there. “The First Tragedy of Klahera” is now available to the masses. And to celebrate this release, we went above and beyond to bring you this full album length lyric video.
So sit down, relax and join us, as we tell this story of a young girl called KLahera that gets adopted into a small town called Oldstead.“
Listen to the album here:
CD Version: https://dreamwalkersinc.com
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/40lOClU
Apple Music: https://apple.co/40luXm6
About βThe First Tragedy Of Klaheraβ:
Storytellers. Society has had a place for them ever since history has been recorded. And stories can be deeper than one might see on the surface. The simplest of fairytales can hold deeper mean ings and social commentary that takes some time to digest. The upcoming new concept album by Dreamwalkers Inc entitled βThe First Tragedy of Klaheraβ can firmly be placed in that category.
Dreamwalkers Inc creates a melodic blend of Prog Metal & Prog Rock with influences from all over
the musical spectrum. With a studio album (2019βs βFirst Re-Draftβ) and a live album (βA Night At
The Theaterβ in 2020) under their belt, the band returns with this 85+ minute concept album. The
years between 2020 and 2023, obviously riddled with a pandemic and other factors that delayed
matters significantly, was not just spent making this album and surviving however. It was used (and perhaps needed) as a way to grow closer as a band. Letting old members out and new mem bers in to discover the real identity of what DWi really is. The resulting 6 person line-from this process sounds fresh and new. Featuring newcomers Sander van Elferen on Drums & Bjorn van der Ploeg on bass providing the rhythmic backbone of the band. Guitarists Lennert Kemper & Norbert Veenbrink provide the Melodic and Heavy tapestries on top. And the vocals are provided by Tom de Wit & Radina Dimcheva who provided different yet distinct voice colors to the mix.
The band boasts a new life energy and creativity that shines through in the 86 minute runtime of this album. With this release, the band fully sheds itβs origins as βTDWβs backing bandβ and showcases a sound that stands apart from earlier output. The musical side of things is infused with influences from all 6 individuals heard here. Itβs a sound that contains Prog Metal hall marks and identifiers, but also musical colors that go beyond that template because of this new writing process.
The albumβs concept stems from a story written by singer/frontman Tom de Wit which was ad opted into a novel by Janneke Stam (to be released somewhere in the future). The story is a high fantasy / steampunk epic, that details about a girl found in a forest on a dark fated night that is adopted into a small village by a loving couple. The girl is clearly different from everyone in the village and seems to be at odds with everything. It feels like everything she thinks and stands for is βnot normalβ according to the world around her. This leads to a dark conclusion at the end of this record that will be revealed as the songs pass. The story of this girl named Klahera forms the basis of this album. Subjects like social alienation & trying to belong somewhere are present here. But also concepts as justice, how history is written & the influence and interpretation of religion and itβs consequences are touched upon.
Aided by a cast of voice actors known from other work in the Prog Rock sphere, the band has tried
to craft a record that almost plays like a movie from start to finish. The first Tragedy of Klahera
is the first in a set of albums and the story will continue on the next record. With this new body
of music under their belt, Dreamwalkers Inc is excited to get out into the world, play shows and
tell this story to whoever wants to hear it. Because some stories deserve to be told and the band
believes this is one of them.
Pre-Order the album and Purchase Merch here: https://www.dreamwalkersinc.com/shop/
Tracklist:
01. Justice, My Tragedy (8:38)
02. Child of the Bloodmoon (4:36)
03. Oldstead (5:49)
04. Broken Puzzle Piece (6:16)
05. It Lives (5:38)
06. Despicable (5:33)
07. Knowledge From Afar (5:07)
08. Celebrations (7:37)
09. Mother Dearest (13:40)
10. Pushed (4:06)
11. Heroes And Charlatans (4:42)
12. Discovery (3:51)
13. Chain of Consequences (11:14)
Lineup:
Tom de Wit / Lead & Backing Vocals, Synths
Radina Dimcheva / Lead & Backing Vocals
Lennert Kemper / Guitar
Norbert Veenbrink / Guitar
Bjorn van der Ploeg / Bass
Sander van Elferen / Drums
Iris de Boer / Voice of βKlaheraβ
Richard de Geest (My Arrival) / Voice of βSonfred/Elderβ
Rich Gray (Aeon Zen, Annihilator) / Voice of βSyrrusβ
Holly Royle (Disconnected Souls) / Voice of βSyrianaβ
Rania Bailey / Voice of βMegoniaβ