AMENRA - De Evenmens (Official Music Video)

[@relapserecords]

AMENRA’s first release for Relapse Records is at once a departure and a momentous act of deliverance. Stepping outside the run of albums titled Mass I-VI, De Doorn casts a 21-year journey from the heart of Belgium’s crusading hardcore scene to world-renowned, spiritually guided innovators in an enthralling new light. Ritual, remembrance and hard-won rebirth have always been at the heart of Amenra’s colossal, soul-purging approach. Centered around frontman Colin H. Van Eeckhout, but marked out by a transcendent unity of purpose, their albums have acted as totemic, personal marker points, a means to process individual grief as a shared, cathartic experience. Their live shows are acts of incendiary, communal exorcism that reach a cusp of sublime, out-of-body experience. A closely knit collective, they transport you to a febrile state where confrontation of pain, transformation and true healing can occur. Amenra have always been profoundly bound to their hometowns around Flanders, the weight of that area’s war-torn history. The sacrifice and sense of a larger purpose that bridges the fragility of humanity and the pull of an immaculate ideal is carried as an ever-present resonance. No more is this apparent than in the spectacular, commemorative events the band have performed in recent years - to mark ending of the First World War; the band’s 20th anniversary; and the departure of long-time band member Levy Seynaeve. At the SMAK Museum Of Contemporary Art in Ghent’s 19th-century, monument-strewn Citadelpark in May 2019, they offered a communal recognition of loss and letting go. Here, audience members were invited to make their own offerings, placing personal notes of acknowledgment in wooden structures created by Indonesian artist Toni Kanwa Adikusumah, before they were brought out into the park and set alight as an act of recognition and release - a forging of hope from the flames. Written for the purpose of that rite, De Doorn (‘The Thorn’) occupies a place between Amenra’s recorded and live work, less a testimony to the band’s individual bereavements, more an invitation for others to come forward, and to pass through darkness into light. Where the Mass albums have taken the form of solitary struggles whose fearless honesty has aligned itself to the most intrinsically human of chords, the dynamics of De Doorn are as stricken by destiny as ever, but sonically looser. Guided to a lesser extent by the band’s characteristically immense, behind-the-beat traction, it’s more lush, immersive, steeped in sonorous, cathedral-echo ambiences amplified to the point of static-infected instability and carrying passages of deeply intimate spoken-word that feel like being drawn in to the most hallowed of confidences. Its themes of dialogue and the passing of knowledge are echoed in the combined vocals of Colin and Oathbreaker’s Caro Tanghe. Her spectral presence on the opening Ogentroost acts as both counterpoint and complement to Colin’s stricken howl as the song cycles between enervation and helplessly compelled momentum. Their whispered devotions in the following, vast, hallowed atmospheres of De Dood In Bloei leave you feeling as though you’re bearing witness to the most private of conversations. The first Amenra album to be sung entirely in Flemish, De Doorn imparts a universal power by digging deep into local customs. Not just allowing for a greater range of expression through the intimacy, allowances and layers of meaning granted by your native tongue, it takes inspiration from Flemish forms such as Kleinkunst, a folk-based musical wave driven by storytelling, and the passing of wisdom through generations. Yet as with every Amenra release, De Doorn is an act of observance that recognises the path travelled by fully experiencing the moment, as a rite of consummation, reckoning and deliverance. That state of transition is exemplified in the closing Vor Immer, a hushed, plaintively wracked coda that bursts into newborn, world-in-your eyes transfiguration where sheer, sense flooding experience becomes a blazing threshold where rupture and rapture become one. The thorn is the most potent of symbols - in religious terms, a reclamation and an agony as a mark of transformation. It’s the nagging reminder of vulnerability and it’s the violent protector, without which beauty cannot thrive. For the cover of De Doorn, it’s been cast in bronze - a thing of value and a memorial, each band member given their own piece to symbolise their own pain and their belonging to the greater whole. In bronze, it is both nature and something else - a mark of singularity and a portal to a continuity that we all share. As Amenra have acknowledged once more, it’s one that hears our call, even when we feel we are at our most alone.

[@ahrtemisia]

❤

[@Tokhen_]

if you have the chance to see these guys live just don't hesitate its litteraly the best show I ever witness

[@ivonnegarcia4002]

just did for the first time this week and you are not wrong. arcane af.

[@thenayancat8802]

meh

[@felfella69]

I saw them in November 22 in Doornroosje Nijmegen, Netherlands. It was very impressive . Normaly in the Netherlands there is talking in the crowd all concert long, now, no one was talking and in full attendance to the band. Very, very cool and intense band!

[@vanjatanevski962]

@@felfella69 one should never talk during amenra show. and that's a fact!

[@timgutjahr5889]

Saw them yesterday, i expected nothing cause i didnt Really like the records (only had a Short Listen) and they totally blew me away. Such a Great Show.

[@chvaneeckhout7016]

De Evenmens (We zijn even mens) Hoe ik met hart en ziel hier nu kniel En me geef aan jou mijn hart mijn ziel Ik zie ik zoek een god van vlees en bloed Al die mij ontviel zoals een gevallen doek met hart en ziel voor jou viel Hoe ik met hart en ziel voor jou viel en mijn dank aan jou in tranen giet Zie hoe ik de asse, de urne aan je gaf Ik zie ik zoek in stilte mijn eigen graf Ik ben de kilte, de keizer van grote spijt En zie hoe mijn kroon van ijzer mijn huid aan flarden snijdt Ik voelde hoe niemand ons begrijpt en volgde mijn wil, mijn wonder door bliksem en donder door liefde en leed verbonden In evenwicht. En doelgericht. In een oogopslag gekroond heers jij, net als ik, over het verloren woord Verkoren door de Hoeder De moeder, die van ons elk beviel En heers ik in dit vrije huis En heers ik op dit open erf tot ik sterf Ik neem afscheid van dit stervend lichaam, dit stervend hart De dagen zwart Ik verlies me in het vuur elk uur het grote Lijden tegemoet te voet. met jou erbij en ik hou moed Verrezen. De hemel in geprezen. Onze tijd. Samen. De eenzaamheid. Al mijn liefde gegeven. Ik loop het onzichtbaar licht tegemoet. En ik hou moed. Verbrandt die stilte Verbrandt die eenzaamheid En op de as van wat toen was is nu gebouwd ons aller huis Ik vond het in de ogen van mn medemens Klimmend klauwend uit de dieptes reikte het de hand Het maanlicht voor altijd nu in mn huid gebrand Verbonden, schuilend in het huis die eeuwig warmte gaf Nu hier in deze nacht Ik had het niet verwacht Ook hier in deze nacht Ik had het niet verwacht Ik zie je in de ogen van mn medemens en laat daar zo mn hart mn huis nu even onbemand Zoals de ziener zoekend tracht en zo zijn pijn verzacht Ik had je niet verwacht Ons aller huis Het houten kruis De verkoolde kelk De moedermelk Zie hoe met hart en ziel ik hier nu kniel en jouw grote Pijn laat niemand zijn

[@Echo_III]

Thanks Colin! - Kima M.

[@viviangundlach9518]

Prachtig 🖤

[@galinilin]

That dark atmosphere combined with your clean vocals.. That feels like kind of a dark heaven, love your music!

[@sseldnemaerd]

Just when I thought 5 hour repeat was enough.

[@rogerp1582]

boss

[@noahbrandt2959]

I have been to the acoustic show in Berlin on 6.12.2024 at the Passionskirche. Brooooo it was such a nice atmosphere, everyone was listening to the voice of colin and the sound of amenra

[@Ἰουστίνος-Μίλλερ]

Not only amazing live, but Colin sold the merch and thanked each one of us as we bought our items. Was in a small crappy venue in Texas, but to me it was magical.

[@MrHMS91]

he is an incredibly kind guy! I had the pleasure to hang out with Amenra in 2020 in Moscow. I was FC at the karaoke bar where band hung out after the show which I visited the previous evening. The show was one of the most impressive in my life, if you have the opportunity to visit their show - do it! But the guys impressed me so much more, I also caught the magical vibe while hanging out with the band and talking about different things with Matthew and Colin, such an incredible moment of my life! Colin struck me with his openness and sincerity, which is very unusual for a musician in personal communication - I had the opportunity to communicate with many famous musicians and there is always a feeling of distance between you. But Colin is completely on the same level with you, without any barriers, without any distance. Extraordinarily open guy and an incredible vocalist and performer, hope to see him and Amenra again and wish you to!

[@deno7343]

@@MrHMS91 , that's genuine Colin for you...

[@fukutamoriyama9104]

Amenra’s songs are totally heavy and suffocating yet at the same time they give me the feeling of hope and merciful salvation. It’s like seeing a dim thread of light in the pitch black tunnel

[@ckokomo808]

Same here. I can listen in dark times and listen during lighter times. It always seems to resonate.

[@frankster666metal]

Well spoken

[@AngelaFontao]

Ditto.

[@raduandreibuzoianu4211]

Yes.

[@TheZippyMark]

I think that's a really good analogy for their sound (y)

[@TheBloodyDrummer666]

They know we can see our own tears during the black screens on our reflecting phones screens. They know it, they play with it.

[@yvinhobrazil]

It Hurts, It calms, It recognises the primal need of feeling pain to feel love

[@cc-sb1is]

Beautifully said. 🖤

[@lukagiorgadze4768]

video:10/10 music:10/10 song as always: 10/10 An example of perfection

[@__-qq8rx]

That was a flat out religious experience.... I felt it through and through.

[@chadkelham5034]

Amenra IS an experience.

[@robertaprado87]

how much pain, how much light ... your voice has never been so loud! breathtaking .. thank you, Amenra.

[@rafael-bfr]

Foda demais

[@saralela9571]

❤

[@ohyeahoOvV]

Bão demais

[@ohyeahoOvV]

Her voice gives me goosebumps

[@henriquelima7958]

@@rafael-bfr so queria entender a letra, se ao menos fosse em ingles seria melhor, mas essa dai no google tradutor n traduz direito kk

[@juliancesararellano3186]

I listen to the drop at 5:20 almost 100 times a day

[@ruudnefkens7664]

Mijn Hoogte punt op Rock Werchter . Geen woorden voor zo goed!!!

[@morbe5276]

im a germanic linguist, and flemish was little known in my mind before this album, now i find myself chanting in my chair: "Ik vond het in de ogen van m'n medemens Klimmend, klauwend uit de dieptes, reikte het de hand Het maanlicht voor altijd nu in m'n huid gebrand Verbonden, schuilend in het huis die eeuwig warmte gaf" i mean just beautiful, native germanic dialect, in a place i dont often study. HET MANNLICHT VOOR ALTIJD NU IN M'N HUID GEBRANDDDDD thank you a thousand times amenra!

[@markcerundolo7898]

My god. What did I just find. This. Is. Insane.

[@legalizexit]

thanks amena for change mi life! I´ll never forget that first concert that blow my mind, bring me to sucha. nice state of mind

[@Hammersmashed68]

If someone asked me who my favourite band currently is, it would be Amenra. There's no one like them. Their music is brilliant, haunting, bold, and their artistic vision is like no other. I can't explain how much they mean to me.

[@calamityleo]

thats the best for eternal life.

[@supersonic-ug3yy]

Une tuerie auditive !

[@sopiuzzi]

weird how I feel so safe in the deep darkness this music creates

[@Ellier215]

Yes!!!!! Safe is a good word to use.

[@TuhanRock]

ALBUM OF THE YEAR IS COMING.

[@eternalne2327]

WITHOUT A DOUBT

[@zigah6729]

@@eternalne2327 FOR SURE

[@centralnysasquatch37dogman69]

Hopefully coming to the Wilds of the Northeast soon live ahhh

[@svobodasimon1185]

just for the vocals i cannot stand it. rest very boring too. personal taste for sure. love relapse and lots of metal punk hc old school mainly from all over the planet but this not really my stuff

[@piotrganicz2578]

I WAITING FOR ANOTHER ALBUM .......OF THE YEAR......NEUROSIS......

[@Bleff3000]

woke up, had coffee, made breakfast for my wife and her friend. They went out, I began writing cause that's my job, took a break to listen to this song, cried intensely for half the song, got back to work.

[@GunP1ay0]

damn it hits huh

[@sinamahani4713]

responsible usage.

[@fmdof]

ive been listening to Amenra since Mass IIII came out. My wife didn't get it. She saw them live in 2019. Afterwards, she's like, I get it now. They're more than just music. I'd love to see a full headlined Amenra show some day.

[@ckokomo808]

Cool to hear. I’ve been taking my fiancé to concerts (before Covid) to allow her to feel the energy of Metal. Haven’t seen Amenra live but Cult of Luna were like that, even for me.

[@patogordotube]

Something similar happened to me: I've been a fan of Amenra for a long time, but my wife didn't like them that much. Before the pandemic, we had the opportunity to see them live and also to meet Colin and talk for a few minutes with him. Not only was it the best live experience we've ever had, but we met the amazing human being behind the band. In the words of my wife, she did not "become a fan" of Amenra, she "converted" to Amenra. You are right: They are more than just music.

[@GerryMep]

Saw them live once and it changed my opinion about them totally! First I loved the power of the music afterwards I loved the emotion of the whole experience! A new kind of music!

[@ckokomo808]

@@GerryMep That was kinda like my fiancé and metal in general. She tolerated but once she went to a Cult of Luna show, she GOT it- the power, emotion, depth, rawness, etc.

[@orbsis6686]

Happend all the same here.. same story bro!

[@vinyldiary6664]

This is my church...Purify my soul Amenra.

[@glodonnell]

Caro Tanghe's vocals ties this together beautifully

[@SoadEgo]

So good to hear new Stuff with her. Awesome Song

[@jbasti227]

Ik I recognized that voice. Oathbreaker is amazing.

[@userphilman]

just discovered this because they did Malakai Black's theme for AEW. this stuff is grim and i love it.

[@cbpunk8366]

What's the title for blacks theme;???

[@baddbabylon]

@@cbpunk8366 Ogentroost

[@neonfox3]

dude, same! I've loved metal and wrestling practically my whole life and I've never heard these guys until now. they're awesome!

[@jbasti227]

Same. I had this album saved when it came out since I’ve always heard good things about these guys but when Black used the opening song as his entrance a few weeks later, ik I had to finally check it out. Now I love it.

[@AnEdenXES]

If you love AMENRA, Listen Mass III

[@javinnathoo9266]

Cant understand any lyrics, but mannnnn,what a BANGER of a song...

[@robina.806]

No music in the world can move me like Amenra... Everything they did before was already incredible but this is on a never heard before level. Love you guys so much.

[@ierosgr]

The psalmody at 5:28 and afterwards it is just epic .... if there was a nominee award for a metapocalyptic movie intro, this song would have serious votes as the top track for that.......................just one my best drone-sludge-crust bands ever!!!!

[@voyagerexpress]

I'll never forget discovering Amenra about a year ago. Saw a thumbnail in my KZbin algorithm for years and never clicked it. Fool of a took I was! Been listening to heavy music for well over 10 years now and there are very few singers who can make people feel what this singer and band make them feel!

[@skyWalk02470]

Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

[@ankigonzalez]

This band is bigger than life!

[@waleedmorgan9846]

Always pushing boundaries, always promising sonic excellence. Genuine, close to the heart. Thank you Amenra! Looking forward to De Doorn.

[@BPR2799]

^ What this guy said ;)))

[@norabacca3122]

Felicitaciones mis queridos Amenra. Jamás defraudan, tiene un lugar eterno en mi corazón. Cada dolor que nos acoge en este momento de encierro, es sentir una expiación en el alma al escucharlos.

[@sepiarain]

Like a Lars Von Trier nightmare sequence... beautiful visuals. Music is just caustic shimmering perfect agony.

[@JorgJanssens]

Wat een tekst, wat een nummer. Het grijpt naar de keel, het slijpt in het hart. 🖤

[@meeratne]

So, yeah, one of the best bands ever. God I love these guys!

[@amiralikhosrovaan]

My soul is ascending...

[@stephaniemand]

I started this track and immediately a poem came to me. I am thankful for this wave of inspiration, there was no resistance in my writing, all words were flowing out of my consciousness. The song made it happen for me.

[@alejandroyanezarias503]

SUBLIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dulcharn]

With every album, with every tune, Amenra rips out the soul and shows it to itself. Soul: "Here, this is you. Now do you see? Is it clear enough?" This is where the balance of melody and heaviness find resonance. The soul will see that it is very clear, at the right moment. I am atheist, but that doesn't mean I don't feel spirituality. Something can be beautiful without needing a deity. This music is spiritually beautiful.

[@godscoldhands77]

most intense. most painful. most beautiful. without any doubt album of the year.!!!

[@negativity666]

This is a MASTERPIECE!!! Beautiful instrumental, agonizing and suffered vocals, and that ending? Blown away

[@a.e.neumann8949]

You are beautyful! See you in Hannover!

[@igortourinho229]

Let's gooooooooooooooooo! I'm ready.

[@__-qq8rx]

Neurosis brought me here.... to my knees... Just unbelievable... WTF have been... but I know where I am going now.

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Amazing song and video.

[@johanjohan5584]

The riff is amazing, dark and solemn. Vocals gnarly af, totally on point

[@notmynameX]

it sounds like Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams (Now you cannot un hear it, sorry)

[@johanjohan5584]

@@notmynameX 🤣 didn't think about it, sounds similar for real tho

[@Griuofficial]

Wow, breathtaking

[@jamesstaggs4160]

I just love that higher pitched vocal style that isn't the "black metal" Saturday morning cartoon Skeletor's evil henchman type of vocal. It's what gave The Acres/The Ache that nightmares inducing vibe.

[@mike_likes_sludge]

Post-doom (if there is such a thing) is the new black. Horns up!

[@erikgreenaway8645]

How, how how, can they keep doing this to me. Every song gives chills! This is so good.

[@thomasrotten2446]

Just came from work exhausted and Amenra released a new track since 2017 (I don't count the acoustic stuff although I like them). Today is a good day.

[@GeneralGrausam]

Thank you Amenra. Pure Depth...

[@arnoldnoise]

Always going beyond perfection. I was so fortunate to seen them live before the pandemic. Also met Collin who is a really nice and humble guy.

[@blackhole3053]

he is humble and a real nice person.

[@stephaneficara4501]

Ok wow. Caro Tanghe is just by my favorite female singers (with Julie Christmas), I've been loving Oathbreaker since their first s/t blackened crust demo, and Amenra since Mass III. If she appears on the whole album, that's even cool if the world collapses, we'll have the soundtrack to witness it. Respect and love, guys & girls. And thanks for the music.

[@a.d.m.w.3756]

Caro Tanghe from Oathbreaker!

[@thejuggernaut6789]

Saw she was on this album and immediately pre-ordered it... holy SHIT

[@a.d.m.w.3756]

@@thejuggernaut6789 Saw she was on this album and immediately clicked the link

[@UnclePhillyMyAss]

@@thejuggernaut6789 Shes on this track

[@Echo_III]

@@UnclePhillyMyAss on whole album also. At least she's listed on the back cover

[@DrVoeller]

Jesus. These vocals knocked me on my ass. Beautiful.

[@TheKinchaos]

This song is power full.

[@miguelcantos2350]

So much Energy it's insane !!! best band of the last decade by a long way , Thank you Amenra for the journey.

[@francescomalagoli2467]

Viva los Coruñeses fans de Amenra

[@miguelcantos2350]

@@francescomalagoli2467 de Vilagarcia non Coruñés!! Forza Depor!!

[@jaroque9967]

BEAUTIFUL

[@bvonkemp]

Oh man this hurts so good ...

[@ilar_xyz]

wow, hats off to whoever animated and rendered this. amazing textures

[@chvaneeckhout7016]

all credit goes to our brother in arms Dehn Sora.

[@SamS-sn4uu]

Amazing

[@Enkifer]

Gloomy, haunting, atmospheric and heavy. Cheerz from Brazil.

[@MOROVALERIA]

Great!!!!! Saludos desde Bariloche, Patagonia Argentina

[@TheDymeR]

I saw them at Brutal Assault this year. Absolutely hypnotizing performance.

[@maskito4256]

Amazing Amenra.

[@SharDarksoul]

This is such a beautiful song.

[@naydrille]

super decouverte de cette superbe musique

[@kameidi-luxembourgsfinestm5626]

The Pain is real 🖤

[@brunolenaerts6808]

Dit komt binnen...door merg en been...wat een nummer....

[@cresspooo]

Awesome 👏👏👏👏👏

[@MaitreKuza]

I needed that to let everything out. Fuck I need concerts, I swear I'm becoming insane without that. Thanks, amenra, thanks to all artists.

[@barbaramajastaroszczyk2024]

I feel ya. I crave an Amenra concert in particular, to cleanse my soul from SO MUCH SHIT I went through the past 1-2 years. Nothing more cathartic than Amenra live.

[@AngelaFontao]

Same here.

[@blackhole3053]

me too. live concerts online are ok.... but im going nuts without real shows

[@Herpusderpus]

God damn, ALL the goosebumps. These guys always deliver. Stoked for more!

[@1000pupu]

Someone that i loved so much passed away... This thing heal the wound

[@abigailcoulson6034]

Sorry for your loss, it is the worst pain, but yes Amenra is the perfect healer through catharsism

[@chvaneeckhout7016]

.:

[@lienardable]

BRILLIANT (in the dark)

[@nicolastolstoi7604]

So pure....

[@WDCire]

OMG!!! That's so deep and dark. Amenra is the best!!!!

[@adamujhelyi4340]

hard to believe they keep outdoing themselves! amazing!

[@collinmcgukin4326]

UGH 🖤 I hope they never ever stop!

[@vinylistik]

Absolutely amazing. I'm in tears right now...

[@mekarekhaiman]

Holy hack!! Goosebumps from the first second Powerful track, great video.

[@SteliosFish]

Amenra tormenting us before the final retaliation! +Another sick visualization by Sora!

[@DAN22941]

the hair stands on my arms, healing deep emotions... thank you Amenra.

[@valentin3448]

I feel so much love for this music. It's incredible. And this video is great. It represents perfectly what happened to my body when I was laying on my rooftop at night looking at the stars and listening to this song. I feel pain but in a good way, as a sign that I'm alive. I really loved the albums before. But I can see so much progress they made. The cleansing part is so enlightened. The screams are so painful. The composition is great. It really feels like it has to be exactly that way. Thanks so much, I love you

[@patrickjoseph9516]

Same here. I dig em

[@noizeemachin3]

God talks to me when i listen Amenra

[@luboskosak]

VOCAL OF CIRCULAR SAW 👌🏻

[@BaronVonDuvel]

Dit... is een meesterwerk.

[@MrDikketet]

6:46 and beyond is so insanely epic

[@thanos4metal]

Amenra keeps delivering!! Great work once again!! Can't wait to see you live again,visit Greece asap please!!

[@vagelischatzopoulos5706]

cant wait also. I hope they come from the new year

[@kyriakos7179]

ΑΓΑΠΑΜΕ Elina Kemanidi ❤

[@sloggothband]

The vision in the video is terrifying, like vanta black spikes in your soul. Everyone really should experience this.

[@christophermatthews8852]

This fucking crushes. Amenra continues to fill the void that the dissolution of ISIS left. Side note: Fuck youtube for putting ads in the middle of art. They should be ashamed.

[@seanhollon]

Not sure if they can replace isis but absent in body is great

[@matromero1919]

I think Cult of Luna fill that more than Amenra but yeah ❤❤❤🤘 Agree

[@acidalex4668]

That my man is the label's decision unfortunately aha but I agree 100% with you

[@TheDarkWarlords]

I thank malakai black for bringing me to this band.

[@mynskh]

the real star here is dehn sora though

[@leeleeleelee420]

i felt a sense of pride when i preordered this. thank you for your art. thank you relapse for facilitating that. how many of you have seen AMENRA perform live??? Comment Below! :)

[@colin2507]

Twice, but only opening for other bands (with Converge for Neurosis, with Voivod for Yob).

[@surbjornminski]

45x since 2006.. and 3 tickets remaining......

[@leeleeleelee420]

@@surbjornminski thats amazing and very admirable. color me green with envy

[@leeleeleelee420]

@@colin2507 sounds like some awesome experiences overall. i had the pleasure of being in the room when they headlined st vitus in brooklyn a few years back. a cathartic, liturgical presence was felt by all.

[@watchmyplaylist6673]

stunning

[@krazykracker7706]

ALL HAIL AMENRA

[@united_metalheads]

I'm out of words Amenra, you're amazing!!