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You have been warned by the first band trailer that LETTERS FROM THE COLONY's debut album Vignette (out on February 16th) is the thing you need to own. The progressive extreme metal architects launched their second trailer for their upcoming full length release and unveil the scandalous background of some of their band members - in particular their ex-bassist and current guitarist Johan Jönsegård, who had to quit his position, after it was simply to dangerous for him, before Emil Östberg bravely took his place. Watch the clip with the first impressive live snippets of these Swedes and singer Alexander Backlund discussing the album lyrics and the main target audience while repairing bicycles and waiting for his second Lamborghini: https://youtu.be/b0bktDpFaSA ICYMI: 'Erasing Contrast' music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSanE0Izc70 Trailer #1: https://youtu.be/aotE_43M-nw Vignette is now available for pre-order here: http://nblast.de/LFTCVignette ...

LETTERS FROM THE COLONY RELEASE SURREAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR 'ERASING CONTRAST' FROM THEIR DEBUT ALBUM VIGNETTE On February 16th, prog metal architects LETTERS FROM THE COLONY will guide listeners into their world of math metal, crushing death elements and virtuosic shoegaze, all united in their debut album Vignette. After announcing their signing to Nuclear Blast, a calm before the storm prevailed until now. Today the five young Swedes from Borlänge present the video for their first single 'Erasing Contrast': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSanE0Izc70 Singer Alexander Backlund comments: "We're proud to share the first single off of our debut album 'Vignette'. 'Erasing Contrast' saw it's completion shortly after I joined the band, and is in many ways the song that set this whole thing in motion for us. The lyrics — which were my first musical contribution — are about this sort of phantom self that haunts all of us; our ideal selve...