Ukraine-based blackened death-doom project Sidus Atrum has unleashed the first single/video, "Коли Земля Кричала (When The Earth Was Screaming)", from its forthcoming album, Розірване Небо (Torn Sky), set for release on 10 May through Kvlt und Kaos Productions on vinyl and digitally.
Sidus Atrum on "Коли Земля Кричала (When The Earth Was Screaming)": "When a person loses their humanity and transforms into a beast that rapes, tortures, and kills everyone in their path, not sparing even kids, the Earth cries out in pain, lamenting the birth of such children and longing to draw them back into its embrace. 'Коли Земля Кричала (When The Earth Was Screaming)' reflects our emotions caused by the events in Bucha, Irpin, Gostomel and other occupied towns and villages of Ukraine. Such terrible things should have no place in this world".
The video's theme, filmed in the summer of 2023 in Hostomel, Irpin and Kozhanka, is war and children, lost lives, stolen childhood and the necessity to continue living amidst war conditions.
Sidus Atrum was formed in 2015 by Yulia Lykhotvor (music, lyrics, vocals), and its debut album, Cold Silence, came out in 2019. In 2021, Sidus Atrum signed with Kvlt und Kaos Productions for the Spiral Of Life sophomore album, released in March 2022. The album was recorded with two guest musicians, Daniel Neagoe (Clouds), who recorded vocals in a duet with Yulia for the song "Rain Brings Your Voice", and bassist Serhii Lykhotvor (Sad Alice Said), who helped with the arrangement and later joined the band. Link

Розірване Небо (Torn Sky) tracklist:
1. Розірване Небо (Torn Sky)
2. Коли Земля Кричала (When The Earth Was Screaming)
3. Сталеві Янголи (Angels Of Steel)
4. Гірше За Ката (Worse Than The Torturer)
5. Чи Поглине Нас Темрява? (Will Darkness Swallow Us?)
6. Пульс Життя (Pulse Of Life)

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"You can see it in social media, in the world, with the wars going on, and I think it's an appropriate title for an album." - Skinny Disco
"We only make an album when we feel genuinely inspired. You can't just say, "OK, I'm going to record a new album", because without inspiration, it would be boring." - Gregor Mackintosh
"I think we longed for a band where we could be there from scratch and form everything the way we want." - Fabienne Erni
"For my sake, I could just stop playing the old stuff, but on the other hand, I know that our fans want it." - Anders Kobro

