German symphonic metal ensemble Coronatus have released "Through The Brightest Blue", the second single and accompanying video from their forthcoming studio album Dreadful Waters, due out on 23 January via Massacre Records.
Where the previously unveiled "The Maelstrom" plunged listeners straight into the album’s darker, more perilous currents, the new single shifts the perspective entirely. "Through The Brightest Blue" opens a rare window of light within Dreadful Waters’ maritime world, guiding the listener into shimmering, sunlit shallows — a fleeting moment of calm and clarity amid an otherwise treacherous oceanic journey.
Musically, the track emerges as the album’s most radiant and uplifting composition. Coronatus weave their signature symphonic metal framework with graceful melodic lines and fluid orchestration, allowing the song to breathe with an almost weightless elegance. At its centre stands mezzo‑soprano Leni Eitrich, whose expressive and technically nuanced performance lends the piece a luminous, near‑ethereal quality.
Lyrically, "Through The Brightest Blue" steps away from the album’s storm‑ridden narratives and instead conjures imagery of serenity, light, and crystalline waters inhabited by graceful sea creatures and mythic presences. This moment of brightness acts as a deliberate emotional counterbalance within Dreadful Waters, underscoring the record’s dynamic storytelling and thematic breadth.
The official video mirrors this shift in tone, visually expanding the song’s sense of openness and wonder while further enriching the album’s maritime universe. You can watch the new video below, and if you missed it, the previously released "The Maelstrom" — along with additional album details — awaits you HERE. Link


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"We're really into oxymorons and that sort of thing. Years and years ago, we came up with this idea—well, we didn't invent it, but we called it "happy sad"." - Matt James
"I always wanted to express my emotions with my music, and this is what I do. And I think true music lovers feel when music is coming from the heart." - Tilo Wolff
"It's a dark album. According to me, it's the darkest yet in our discography. It's also very suggestive, very introverted, less direct, and might be less friendly..." - Daniel Moilanen
"I'm sort of asking questions - where are the heroes? Where's the defiance? Where are the people who oppose this?" - Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill

