Swedish gothic rock band Scheitan has released a new video to, “A Kiss of Death”, the opening track of the band’s new album, “Wine For a Tormented Soul”, which is out now via The Circle Music.
Scheitan’s Pierre Tornkvist said: “A Kiss of Death is the opening track of the album so it felt suitable to do a video for it. The song itself is as most of Scheitan’s songs these days, a dark story of love, death and all things between.”
The video and album release also coincides with the band’s live slot on Swedish state-controlled radio P4. The song is played on P4 throughout the week of December 15–19, with the band performing it live at the radio studio later today on December 19th.
More details: https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/scheitan-besjunger-doden-slapper-gotisk-rock-pa-svenska
“Wine For a Tormented Soul” features eight tracks, including the band’s previously released singles “Döden är helt underbar” (YouTube), “Carry Me Home” (Spotify, YouTube), “Heaven Tonight” (Spotify, YouTube) and “Love n Death” (Spotify, YouTube).
Pierre shared the inspiration behind the album, “I am very much looking forward to presenting the new Scheitan album to the audience. The title ‘Wine For a Tormented Soul’ comes from what music can mean to people that run into hardship in life. Music is my therapy, it is my best friend in dark times. The last 10 years have been a bumpy road with one of my best friends passing away too early as well as my father leaving us from one day to another.
Some of the songs have been presented to people as singles, with the upcoming album you can hear them in the context of an album, and also listen to them in a non-digital format such as vinyl which I think is the best way to do it. We will try to come out and play these new songs for you as much as we can.“
ORDER “Wine For a Tormented Soul” via The Circle Music: https://thecirclemusic.gr/product-category/the-circle-releases/?filter_artist-name=scheitan
“Wine For a Tormented Soul” tracklisting:
1. A Kiss of Death
2. Heaven Tonight
3. Döden är helt underbar
4. Love n Death
5. Every Little Thing
6. Out of Here
7. Carry Me Home
8. Dream Away
“Wine For a Tormented Soul” follows Scheitan’s 2024 album “Songs for the Gothic People” (The Circle Music) and their return after a 24-year hiatus. Having formed in 1996 by Pierre Törnkvist, Scheitan began with black metal roots but evolved to define their current gothic rock sound and continue to build on their sound. Their previous albums, including 1999’s “Nemesis” (Century Media) have garnered a reputation as hidden gems within the genre.
Scheitan online
Website: https://www.scheitan.se/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scheitanofficial
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/27pumfcMxQX5qxsQ0j2fsd?si=J6iboIKQTB6rq8l3mpzUMA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scheitanmusic/
Bandcamp: https://scheitan.bandcamp.com/releases
Merch store: https://www.swedishmetal.se/category/scheitan
