Tuatha de Danann (Celtic folk metal – Brazil) released a lyric video for the song Warrior Queen, as well as the cover image for their next album.
Warrior Queen features Daísa Munhoz (Vandroya) as guest vocalist and is a tribute to all women.
“This song we wrote in praise of all the women, who since their birth have more battles to face, more obstacles to overcome than men and yet, are, many times, diminished and treated as inferior. A hail to all Warrior Queens of the world, from Boudica to the modern simple rural mother.”
The video was illustrated by Carlos Arias, while the video was produced by Raoni Joseph.
The song was taken from the album The Tribes of Witching Souls, which was just released in Europe by Trollzorn Records. You can order it on the label’s web store.
The Tribes of Witching Souls | Tuatha de Danann | Trollzorn Records
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Tuatha de Danann also revealed the cover of their upcoming album, In Nomine Éireann, which will feature eight folk metal versions of traditional Irish songs, as well as two new tracks. The cover was illustrated by Paulo Oliveira with other artwork by Rodrigo Barbieri.
In Nomine Éireann | Tuatha de Danann | Heavy Metal Rock
Vocalist and instrumentalist Bruno Maia talked about the inspiration behind the cover art.
“The art is inspired by Mucha’s Art Nouveau and features a harp carved in a tree being played by a woman who represents a goddess, the mother goddess of Ireland and the Tuatha Dé Danann, Dana or Danú. We see, in fact, three women who symbolize the three faces of the goddess: the virgin, the woman and the elder. The number 3 was sacred to the Celts, the people who inhabited Ireland, because it represents the past, present and future; birth, life and death or life, death and rebirth; the body, the mind and the spirit, among other meanings.
The harp is still a national symbol of Ireland. Can you imagine something cooler than that!? The symbol of a country being a musical instrument? Even more, a musical instrument that denotes struggle!? Resistance to tyranny!? Ireland suffered for many centuries the horrors of colonialism. It was a British colony, and, for a time, harps were banned and burned and many harpists and bards were executed, as they attributed magical and pagan powers to the instrument and many political messages were transmitted through singing accompanied by the harp. It all fits perfectly! Magic, politics and music!”
The album will be released later this month by the Brazilian label Heavy Metal Rock, following a crowdfunding campaign, which you can still contribute to.
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