French Heavy Progressive Metal band have unveiled the official video for the first single “Sufero” taken from their upcoming album “Cairn,” set for release later 2026 via NO FATE Prod.
Watch the official videofor “Sufero” via the YouTube player below:
Parallel Minds will release its new album in just a few weeks and unveils the first chapter of this new era with “Sufero,” the album’s first single.
“Huge thanks to Aurélien Arnoux foir letting us shoot in this wonderful place” – Parallel Minds
“Sufero” is a raw and incendiary track taken from Parallel Minds’ upcoming album “Cairn.” Driven by massive riffs, a pounding rhythm section, and constant tension, the song condenses all the emotional violence and determination that run through the album. Like a cairn — a universal symbol of life, guidance, and transmission across many civilizations — “Sufero” evokes the relentless struggle to build oneself stone by stone, through pain and rage, not only to survive, but to leave a trace, a marker for those who come after us. By blending ethnic and multicultural influences with a fiercely aggressive metal approach, the album gives this fight a timeless and collective dimension. Balancing unfiltered aggression with deep symbolism, “Sufero” strikes like a manifesto: move forward, resist, guide — at all costs.
Cairn – A Heavy Metal journey through suffering, resilience, and creation
With “Cairn,” Parallel Minds delivers its most ambitious and accomplished work to date. This modern Heavy Metal album — dense, sharp, and powerful — blends strength, emotion, and technical mastery to explore a universal theme: the human condition in the face of collective suffering. Conceived as a true sonic and visual journey, “Cairn” benefits from a high-end audio production (although the final mix is not yet 100% completed) and a carefully crafted aesthetic universe. The first music video is already shot, with more to follow soon, extending this immersive experience in which each track becomes a fragment of a larger narrative — another stone added to the structure.
Musically, the album stands out for its versatility:
From sharp, nervous prog metal in the vein of Symphony X on “Sufero,” to the most raw and relentless Thrash inspired by Testament, and epic flights worthy of Blind Guardian. Each song opens a window onto a country, a culture, a people in struggle, hope, and rebirth. Razor-sharp guitars, melodic surges, and majestic orchestrations weave an emotional fresco where rage, beauty, and humanity collide.
At the heart of the album stands the symbol of the cairn: piles of stones left by travelers along their path, a metaphor for self-construction — stone by stone — and for the mark we leave to guide those who follow.
“Cairn” brings together a constellation of artists from across the globe: the tribal and spiritual intensity of Arka’n Asrafokor and Silveira Lakoélé Atalawoè (Togo), alongside major figures from the French Metal scene such as Asylum Pyre, Muhurta, and Stone Horns, resulting in a rare sonic richness.
Between anger, compassion, and transcendence, “Cairn” is far more than an album.
It is a complete sensory experience,
a celebration of human resilience,
and a call to build our own cairns — so we never lose the way.