British Rock Band Empyre unveil the official video for the track “Hit and Run” taken from the upcomingalbum “Relentless” coming March 31, 2023 via Kscope. Watch the video through the YouTube player below:
“Hit and Run” is about returning to somewhere you once knew well, picturing it as if had been frozen in time, then the realisation comes that whilst the place still provokes powerful memories so much has changed over the years that there isn’t much to relate to there anymore. Specifically it’s about Henrik returning to Denmark and a town he lived in called Sønderborg. It’s quite a sad song, but the band felt the sentiment behind it really lent itself to a warm, slightly dreamy, 80s vibe, and that may well be something they want to build on in the future.
Joining the Kscope family, and with new album “Relentless” landing on March 31, 2023, British band Empyre bring their distinctive brand of Dark Rock to a wider audience. The band blend their huge riffs with deeply personal lyrics, brought to life by the impassioned vocals of frontman Henrik Steenholdt.
Bursting straight out of the gates with the title track “Relentless,” the catchy new single has Steenholdt using his emotive lyrics to comment on the ‘survival of the fittest’ attitude in today’s world. Backed by an intense instrumental, the song oozes Empyre’s trademark atmospheric attack, sometimes warm and enveloping, but with a hint of seething and contempt.
Fans of Porcupine Tree, Haken, Green Carnation and even Muse will find much to love in Empyre’s brand of Atmospheric Rock, the dark and introspective edge topped with Steenholdt’s richly recognisable vocal. “Relentless” as an album ranges from “triumphant, chest beating rock” (BBC introducing) to introspective, emotive cuts showing the band’s breadth and proficiency in embracing light and shade.
Since their debut album “Self Aware” in 2019, Empyre have won Classic Rock Magazine’s “Track Of The Week” on three separate occasions, performed sets before legends Eagles, Shinedown and Alter Bridge at Arena Birmingham and been one of very few Rock acts to be featured on “Whispering” Bob Harris’ “Under The Apple Tree” Sessions.
Known for an unflinching work ethic and a darkly self-deprecating sense of humour, with “Relentless,” Empyre have proved they have what it takes to stand out from the crowd and deliver music that offers an engaging, if unsettling mix of melancholy, hope, and hopelessness, often within the same song…..