Iranian Gothic Doom Metal act Shivered has unveiled the official music video for the single “Ruins of Memories” taken from his new concept album, “Chains,” released on November 02, 2025.
Watch the music video for “Ruins of Memories” via the YouTube player below:
Mohammad Maki on the new album “Chains“:
I had this vision of an apocalyptic landscape, where humans hang from chains, a mass suicide marking the end of humanity. Chains became the embodiment of that vision: a collision of fiction and reality, where grief mutates into madness and ultimately leads to destruction. The single ‘Ruins of Memories’ reflects a time when all joy is gone, when the past holds the only good moments, and nothing in the present can bring light anymore.
“Chains” is an 8-track concept album that blurs the line between fiction and reality, exploring the psychological unraveling of a man consumed by grief. As his connection to the world dissolves, he envisions a global end through a chilling act of mass suicide. After taking his own life, his spirit becomes the harbinger of humanity’s downfall, summoning spectral chains that descend as nooses upon every soul on earth. Set against a backdrop of apocalyptic dread and emotional collapse, Chains delivers a bleak and immersive journey into the darkest corners of the human psyche.
Purchase “Chains” on Bandcamp: https://shivered.bandcamp.com/album/chains
Tracklist:
01. The Spiral 07:55
02. Ruins of Memories 06:10
03. Savor the Fade 04:46
04. The Last Winter 08:25
05. Human Parasite 04:47
06. Hanging Bloom 06:41
07. Rebirth in Wrath 04:24
08. Chains 07:29
Lineup:
Mohammad Maki / All Instruments, Vocals, Artwork, Mix and Mastering
Luca Schulte-Kellinghaus / Distortion Guitar Solo on “Human Parasite“
Julie Orwell / Female Vocals on “Hanging Bloom“
Jim Thomas / Spoken Words on “Chains“