Countless Skies - New Dawn (Official Album Stream)

[@Countlessskies]

Our second album 'Glow' is out now through Willowtip Records, check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipLWe2psZrCthZY

[@avengedknot5319]

You know the band is going to be good when they name themselves after a Be'lakor's song. Amazing.

[@LL-zw1dq]

It’s an Insomnium and Be’lakor hybrid

[@mylescrosley6535]

Lol I only clicked this cause of the name. Then read your comment and just knew I stumbled onto something amazing.

[@meta1gear4]

It's like Insomium and Be'Lakor made a new band together.

[@raytsh]

For me it's more like Be'lakor and Omnium Gatherum. :)

[@JeMaCheHi]

I thought the same when I first heard it

[@FMAthreya]

My thoughts exactly, perfect match! Looking forward for more from them. :)

[@gloomygrim8668]

And Noumena!!!!

[@aseem481]

that's exactly what I thought

[@scottmitchell1974]

Wish I had more thumbs to give.

[@xnevertrytocorner293]

Man....i still believe this is one of the top 100 albums of metal history

[@Anonymous-do9gu]

I'll be honest, if you played this for me blindfolded and told me it was a new Insomnium album, I wouldn't know the difference. Definitely sounds great though!

[@adamtheawesomeperson6490]

I clicked this video cuz the artwork caught my eye, then I stayed cuz this music is captivating. Excellent job men!

[@Qcko86]

One of my favorite songs from Be´lakor brought me here. This band is awesome.

[@GirishNohwar]

The Smoke Of Many Fires?

[@Qcko86]

No, Countless skies :)

[@porfirioneto1664]

Be'Lakor also brought me here hehe :)

[@abelbabel8484]

Same story here. Smart move, naming themselves after a song from a band that influenced them.

[@davecrupel2817]

my thoughts exactly, Abel. (:

[@Axl_Ericsson]

I must say this is in my point of view a perfect album. I have never listened to one song without listening to the rest as well, even the album cover is perfect!

[@Nitram916]

Finally something that sounds similar to the style of Be'lakor!

[@ahmedabdelsamad9816]

I see many people commenting about the Insomnium similarity here. Firstly, I am so happy that there are other people in the world that enjoy this music too :D. But also I want to state the point that we basically need to accept that Insomnium is not just a band, they are a school of MDM and its great to see bands following their steps I agree with all people here and just wanted to share this :).

[@AetherianMelodicDeath]

Well done guys! \m/

[@6sentient]

i can tryly claim that you guys and Countless Skies now carry the flag of melodeath. \m/

[@Lil_fang866]

Aetherian

[@elkyrjamalaininen4445]

6sentient no

[@mmaking8664]

u guys rock too

[@fallenhw]

hey guys when the new album coming out?

[@lukasmorn3812]

I love Be'Lakor,... and you guys manage to use their inspiration, mix it with a bit of insomnium, maybe even a bit DT .. and make your own awesome craftwork. Parts of this album, especially Solace, ethereal and return really blew my mind. In parts, the pace is very slow.. but hey, I have loads of faster tracks in my playlist, and since the play at random, having these intense, slower tracks inbetween really just adds to the expeience^^ Thank you for some awesome music!

[@hoood2169]

The guys should be called "Insomnium Gatherum"

[@cassiasouza6144]

Be'Insomnium Gatherum xD

[@dustindisher9890]

+Rita C Souza (baixinha) you seriously come back months later to comment on peoples shit. Please do me a service and get a life, nobody cares what you said first.

[@davecrupel2817]

XD these replies haha

[@anannon8384]

Seriously, most people have enough time to look at the comments section while they listen to their favorite album.

[@Sergey-wg7ne]

Good one! Or, Insomnium Be'laGatherum.

[@fabianmuhlena1237]

Sounds like a mix between my four favorite melodeath-bands: Insomnium, Be'lakor, Omnium Gatherum and Aetherian-that's awesome af

[@albobear]

I can definitely hear some Insomnium influences, which is not exactly a bad thing! Good job guys.

[@jesse9538]

I'd say these guys are right up there at Insomnium's level. The vocals aren't quite what Niilo's are, but it is still amazing. Right up there with them.

[@qwerty123412341000]

Unlike Insomnium, they can pull off the clean vocals. While I'm not a fan of clean vocals in metal generally, I find the Insomnium ones make me cringe. Michael Stanne from DT got the pipes, Insomnium doesn't - and knowing what you have (and haven't) and working within those confines are important.

[@livingaftermidnight]

I fully disagree. Insomnium's cleans are great, IMO.

[@thepunisher236169]

I completely agree. Insomnium is classic, but these guys kick ass. I love them.

[@volimNestea]

Well I don't think Insomnium cleans are neither good nor bad, they're just there and I don't mind them. Stanne is good but has a small vocal range which takes away from having much diversity in his singing. This dude just crushes them both though. Seriously, these are some of the best cleans I've heard in melodeath.

[@juancarlosgonzalezperea3566]

I never had listened this band before......amazing.....congratulations from Spain

[@chaunaitaeblackwolf3058]

I and my metal brother run a heavy metal group on Facebook... he pozted thiz album..tagged me...and, I fell off my chair!!! never heard of you before, totally am grateful of hearing your album... fucking aye!!! kickz azz

[@elkyrjamalaininen4445]

huh

[@madmasterdiablo]

I keep coming back to this album. It's simply amazing. Melodic, hard hitting and moving.

[@raphael-apostolosgougousis3869]

What an amazing journey , very good work , so much potential

[@Karlichou666]

An Insomnium song with a Be'lakor title name ??? I can't believe it !!!

[@Dananth]

and with the band logo of omnium gatherum

[@DoomSiren]

I feel like you're being a little insulting here by insinuating that they everything here is a copy. Influence is not imitation so just take'r easy there with the incorrect assessment.

[@6sentient]

,,Daybreak''.OH MY GOD,THE FEELS

[@Countlessskies]

Check out our brand new single 'Summit', from our upcoming second album 'Glow' releasing 6th November through Willowtip Records: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJamaKuFrq52fq8

[@mmaking8664]

3) Incendium - Release the fire Begin the flames Become the fury The wrath untamed Carry the fear Above the mind Clearing the path That lay entwined Be the change That gifts us freedom Be the reason We savour life Feed the fire Become the rage Burn the ego And live today Hold the light That fills our emptiness Face the dark And burn eternally Between the light and glowing embers Burns the heart of creation A flaming elegance In which I know myself

[@elation2]

'Heroes' slays hard

[@HummingBlackGuy]

I'm now 15 min in, but so far it more or less sounds like a medley of Insomnium and OG riffs. It isn't the most original album, but it still sounds pretty damn good, so keep up the good work :)

[@PaulCashman]

This is great. I have and love "Glow" and now...this. I'll play it on radio in Atlanta GA soon.

[@Lil_fang866]

Daybreak is amazing! holy cow :D great album!!!!!!!!

[@haikkinnen]

Come for the artwork, stay for the beauty of the music

[@SB-1947]

Holy F**king amazing guys. The guitar melody, drums, bass and vocals are all amazing. The cover art is the perfect background to look at while listening.

[@mmaking8664]

6) Waves crash against the strand Her faint voice calls From beneath the depths below Far in to the distance Lights beam out across The vast abyss Lost I fear that I will never find the strength again I feel that I have suffered far too long, I’ve given all I can I was told that there was something more But now I'm filled with doubt, drifting from the shore Cold and still I gaze Up far above Where all I know is gone Senses fade as time stops I give up I Can’t hold on forever Spiralling, dragging deeper down Into the undertow Crushed by its cold embrace In numbing silence, I drift away Tenacious and Majestic Infinite and Absolute Enduring and Composing Constant and Unrelenting Stubborn and Obstinate Beckoning and Beguiling As the storm subsides I feel the sun It seems so far away I strain to stay awake As consciousness Fades I know my time has come

[@ianthehedgehog9327]

Track 6 is named Ethereal by the way

[@simpletranscendduality9496]

That last song was the fucking chocolate covered cherry on top of an absolutely epic set. Buying this for damn sure!

[@HalfBreedMix]

Just got back from these guys' website, I purchased the album and threw in a few extra Euros cause their music is well worth it :-)

[@kisscoop6502]

Finally an English Insomnium/Be'lakor hybrid that is not a direct copy AND appears to have enough ideas to believe in themselves and so hopefully have a future Good luck

[@elliottpaine9259]

Awesome metal! I agree with the comments about who they sound like. I also think Belzebubs is really Insomnium

[@Kefalis2354]

i had to admit it. i fell in love of the wanderer song, its such a beauty song for me, i love the album btw, great work guys. :)

[@waynelindsay5620]

Love this work of art, but....I NEED MORE!

[@no.way.out_]

this band getting better with every new album. i love it!

[@mmaking8664]

4)Solace - Still is the day that marries the shade As eternal night descends Long is the eve that holds no reprieve From a torment without end Beneath a starlit sky, a faint and doleful sigh No wind to carry it beyond this empty realm The light was all but gone when sang this mournful song But not a soul in sight could hear this verse of overwhelming grief Still is the night that holds no respite As the hours turn to years Long is the day undying and grey Where the sun has disappeared "In each of these eyes Lay the answer But time left them blind So now I wander" In the absence of light Where time has lost its place A labyrinth of broken dreams A token of her grace As the fallen leaves Return to paint the path Her final resting place Will shimmer with the stars

[@TimmyTurner421]

I'm feeling the music guys!

[@AuralAzure]

Breaks my heart that this isn't on Spotify, dudes.

[@gloomygrim8668]

Countless are the skies!!!!

[@moreauclement9702]

So Omnium Gatherum changed their band name? No seriously, excellent work, good old MDM \o/

[@lonnytv100]

This album is a sort of journey. Good job!

[@nabuconosor]

What a piece of the disc, i come here to the tshirt to Thrashmetaldoll and... impress! Congratulations for this work, i wait the next!

[@giorgosgosdas8541]

Guys, I love your music!! Reminds me so much of insomnium. Keep making these!

[@kintaro5000]

Oh for sure

[@NickName-th9wf]

Never heard of this band before, but you got a new fan of yours. I was listening to Sylosis when this came up in the suggestions. Now after i finished listening to this, all i can say is Wow Awesome album and great cover art \m/

[@richardradcliffe9289]

Cleetus McFlapJack BHizzle To The Dirty Dizzle that like is for the name

[@alexsharp3481]

You think we will be getting that Sylosis album that we were promised for 2018??

[@voxn]

Thank you for this album, one of the best I've heard this year!

[@IFArakash]

Damn, wish u guys would play at Summer Breeze this year, your sound would be perfect for a medium stage at 1 am to relax and calm down after a festival day ♥

[@TheReliableBeacon]

Sounds incredible and I'm in love with that album cover, good jobs lads!

[@twilightface66]

Daybreak - what a fabulous song !

[@mmaking8664]

2) Heroes- "There were no more wise men; there were no more heroes..." F. Scott Fitzgerald A world familiar in stranger light A rift in sterile order and chaos of the night There are no heroes, there are no wise men We live alone, beware the heinous Afeard, tyrannised Speak not in chorus But tonight we lead the race Come the reason On blinded eyes Call on thunder Release the rain If we should fall We fall for a higher cause One life means nothing In the chaos of the storm from which we're born The sky will fall for all The rain came crashing down on us No pain, no fear. Behold the martyr And between heroes we die alone We live in rage, believe the fearless A veil of false command Propelled by memory We join to fill the night For all of us Our wake will see The shores of Eden In its time Some will fall, some will die So more the calling to fight We feed the fire, we light the flame And between heroes we die as one

[@SrMagmagedon]

I need more of this.

[@ytsync4984]

This is perfect. Everything is perfect. EVERYTHING! The last time I felt the same I came across "Across The Dark". Keep on melodic guys, stay fit \m/

[@mmaking8664]

5)Daybreak- Racing the sun Forever just beyond your grasp Outrun the dark Consuming all within its path Though the weary sun Returns to greet the morn The night is always darkest Before the break of dawn Follow the trail That reaches far from all you've known As the fading light Illuminates the way back home Hold on The night is always darkest before The break of daw

[@tingle3444]

Great new Insomnium album

[@teej1112]

Awesome work guys, can't believe it took this long to find this band

[@fruitfulrevolt]

You guys are really good. You have big things going for you. Daybreak is a song worthy of attention. Kudos.

[@thumper4506]

agreed, daybreak is incredibly good

[@HalfBreedMix]

Went straight to Google Play and added album to wishlist (cause that's the most it would let me do on 7-4-16). Great job guys :-)

[@BDaMonkey]

Sounds like Insomnium. I likey.

[@emmett1365]

These guys are awesome track 5 and 6 yessssssss 🤘🤘🤘🤘 I love the whole album

[@MikeHilton1984]

This is sweet, glad I clicked based on the gorgeous album art and logo... Love Insomnium and can feel the inspiration, great vocals

[@theviking7389]

Thanks guys, Return and the sublime solo is killer, damn it is that good!

[@allenschmucker8323]

Holy crap this is insane....It's like all my favorite meo-death bands blended together into an incredible masterpiece!

[@theheavymetalcowboy]

Fucking goosebumps galore. So proud of you guys. This is gonna go far.

[@kislyakova]

I love KZbin algorithm of recommendation more and more ;) I think I have just made another great discovery to add to my metal list. It's like Insomnium shaking hands with Be´lakor :) Nice!

[@benedictdonald4338]

the guitar here is sublime.....this is great stuff.

[@cmichael7807]

Some of the most epic music of all time.

[@firefist906]

wow the song solace is awesome! just as the rest of the album i guess xD

[@TheRogueDM]

Wow guys, this is really beautiful. I utterly agree, it's like a perfect match between Insomnium and Be'Lakor. I love the guitar tone, it reminds me of Devin Townsend and his epic wash of sound. And the use of acoustics is great. This is my 2nd play through, and I like what you did with the motif at the beginning/end of the album. ;)

[@Shofixti_]

One of my favorites melo death album ever.

[@Ragefire91]

Daybreak is one of my Top Songs EVER just love it

[@leonidpravda]

Amazing album, found on youtube, been listening to it for a few days now

[@anubisu1024]

Best part: 0:00 ~ 44:08

[@zealotmew7776]

this is really good... reminds of fractal gates and perhaps insomniun

[@danielkuttel7867]

Really f..... awesome. Thank you for this great album. Gonna buy it right away

[@betweentwohorizons]

Nice, and finally music where the vocals don't overpower the music. Great job guys!

[@s1lenced]

Daybreak is such an extraordinary song

[@BalajiBhaskar]

Such an awesome album! Why is this not on Spotify yet? Finish the deal already! :D

[@Apprauuuu]

Wow the album just blasted me away! It's so power- and beautiful, just like the perfect motivation song for work which reminds you how beautiful your life is. One of my new MDM favorites. The CD will be ordered soon :)

[@ghoulunathics]

absolutely amazing.

[@mmaking8664]

7. Wanderer 07:03 Hide lyrics The bonds of loss and suffering A burden for the weaker mind Come walk with me on the greater road Through golden paths, to nowhere Leave all of yourself and the world behind I am the wanderer, and I live forever The mind can see what the eyes cannot Our senses have endlessly been fooled We cannot move mountains with a wish But give all we have and ascend the peak Break free You owe no debt today Break free To live the mindful way

[@VulgrimOfficial]

MMA king from the metal-archieves

[@davecrupel2817]

VulgrimOfficial Darklyrics.com

[@ranoljuta3543]

Fine work....seen allready!!!!

[@Nisupalocono]

High quality. Congratulations.

[@ZeDlinG67]

I keep coming back to this, especially for Ethereal

[@heero7yui]

You guys killed in Slaughterpit, Dundee!

[@Dan-Payne]

Discovered this perfection today. Immediately, I went onto your band camp to browse stuff... You're out of shirts in my size you cruel, cruel men.

[@Countlessskies]

Dan Payne restocking very soon! Keep an eye on the Facebook :) cheers

[@Countlessskies]

Dan Payne also, what size are you?

[@Dan-Payne]

Awesome! I normally go for a medium :) It's so cool to have a decent english melodeath band, hopefully I'll catch you live one day :p

[@Countlessskies]

In case you never saw, we have stock of all shirts again now at countlessskies.bandcamp.com :) Cheers

[@BalajiBhaskar]

They should be called Countless Skies. They may have learnt and been inspired by said bands, but their music does have a tone and energy of their own and that requires/deserves its own identity. This album has been amazing! Well done, please come back with more quality music, and fix Spotify. (but yes, the names below are funny).

[@LMTR14]

well they fucking ARE called that

[@meltedcheese1511]

Wow... I've recently been getting into the melodic death metal stuff like Insomnium (pumped for Winter's Gate), Be'lakor and Opeth from Watershed and back. This is another band I'm adding to the list.

[@pariskotsaros]

Check Oracle Moon by Garden Of Shadows..You'll probably like it

[@elkyrjamalaininen4445]

everybody is pumped for winter's gate

[@mmaking8664]

check out omnium gatherum

[@drested1793]

I thought Winter’s Gate was a let down.

[@hajniufo9000]

Szeretem. ❤🤘

[@minecraftvideoguy1]

Added you guys to my playlist this blew my mind a great future is ahead :) love the album

[@ObrnenaAndulka]

I can't help but wonder if they're named after the Be'Lakor song.

[@fadyshalhoub9603]

They are !

[@Nymik]

Be'lakor are now signed to Napalm actually

[@davecrupel2817]

Nymik so they finally got a record label..... Knowing Napalm, im sure Be'lakor will get all the time they need to keep their talent.

[@dethmatrix]

First time I've heard any of your music, Good Job Guys!

[@TheBittersweetFox]

This is golden.

[@TheBittersweetFox]

I dont know how I am discovering them only in 2023. I am big fan of these sounds.

[@jackattack4851]

The whole album is amazing!

[@CobaltLobo]

loving the insomnium belakor vibes!

[@GeorgeKharaishvili]

Well, I saw some comments about influences, and firstly, when you listen several bands and they all play MDM, you might find some similarities, secondly, influence at this stage is not bad, I guess it is helpful and provides some "guidance", and third, the influence is not overwhelming and I can very well "hear" the band itself. Anyway, great album, looking forward to next one.

[@davecrupel2817]

oh there is HUGE influence in this album. But it is in no way a bad thing. At least not with this band. This is influence done right :D

[@soullessSiIence]

When a band sounds exactly like other one (Insomnium) it really subtracts a lot of merit for the artists. Sounds literally like an Insomnium tribute band. Not original at all

[@redduskironsky1058]

@@soullessSiIence this can be said strongly about way too many good bands out there then...mainly, "tribute" to Dark Tranquility and the likes of them. When a band sets a record, many many of the upcoming will have a really similar sound to the first bands that exploded in said genre (Insomnium and Be'lakor may have not been the first, but the most well known through this decade), and so then...what's there to do? You either spend years and years trying not to sound anything like someone else, or simply go with the flow and get appreciated by the crowd or torn apart. They may sound very similar, but I can definitely hear different things that set them apart, for example, the most obvious one is the clean vocal use. Now, let me take an actual band that flew way too close to the sun and tried to emulate the sun's brightness. A great example of "inspiration" done wrong, borderline cashing into the success of the sound of a band, is Atavistia, or...Canadian Wintersun. While some people, including myself, can appreciate that the sound, while excessively inspired, sounds good, nobody can deny that unlike Countless Skies, Insomnium and Be'lakor, Atavistia makes little to no effort in mimicking Wintersun, reason why too many people have mixed feelings of whether to like them or not, and some take them in just cause Wintersun has been on dead mode.

[@william3onfire]

Impressive, loved all the songs!

[@user-ld4il3es6q]

альбом весьма хорош, при такой конкуренции обширной! залипли уши мои на нем ,уже неделю гоняю его!!

[@thepunisher236169]

Beautiful.