Nu er zangers bijkomen, trekken de mannen van Wyatt E. nog meer de kaart van (midden) oosterse sferen. Drone wordt op deze nieuwe single zo goed als achterwege gelaten, al blijven de doom-invloeden wel bewaard. Een bezwerende, repetitieve sitar riff legt samen met de zang de fundamenten voor deze trippy song. Dat er nu twee drummers aan de slag zijn, zorgt voor extra dynamiek. Héél knap ook hoe de video alles visueel passend capteert.
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An exquisite oriental-sounding voyage through distant lands and times, "The Diviner’s Prayer to the Gods of the Night" is Wyatt E.'s first collaboration with Iranian vocalist Nina Saeidi of London-based doom band Lowen, whose recent album “Do Not Go To War With The Demons of Mazandaran” has made a significant impact on the metal scene. Saeidi brings her unique style to this track, singing in Akkadian and merging her cultural and musical roots with Wyatt E.’s sound.
About the song theme: “The Diviner’s Prayer to the Gods of the Night is an ancient Babylonian poem used in night divination, a rare practice as most rituals were performed during the day when the main gods were believed to be awake. At night, the diviner had to appeal to distant constellations, guardians in the darkness, since the doors of heaven were shut. This ancient Akkadian poem, written in cuneiform script, embodies humanity’s urge to glimpse the future to overcome a bleak present, symbolized by the faint hope of distant stars.”
