{"id":95145,"date":"2022-08-20T12:28:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T17:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=95145"},"modified":"2022-08-20T13:06:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T18:06:36","slug":"immortal-guardian-drop-new-single-southern-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=95145","title":{"rendered":"IMMORTAL GUARDIAN &#8211; Drop New Single &#8220;Southern Rain&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">IMMORTAL GUARDIAN released \u201cSouthern Rain,\u201d the latest new song and music video this year from the progressive\/power metal band. The digital single can be heard at all streaming\/download platforms or watch the video here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Immortal Guardian - Southern Rain (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zvjd7wyAn54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>\u201cFor several moments in our history, we have doubted the humane side of humanity. Now, this is the moment we arise to say: ENOUGH! No matter how hard things get, no matter how south things go, we will never back down,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;states singer Carlos Zema.&nbsp;<em>\u201cWe will not race against the races. We will not stand as victims anymore. We will unite and persevere against all the bullets that our families dodge every day. Together as one, we stand against the next bloodstain in our history, at all costs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/immortalguardiancover-scaled.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  data-gnlv=\"hey\" src=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/immortalguardiancover-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95148\" width=\"677\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/immortalguardiancover-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/immortalguardiancover-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/immortalguardiancover-scaled-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/immortalguardiancover-scaled-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/immortalguardiancover-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/immortalguardiancover-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/immortalguardiancover-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/immortalguardiancover-2048x2048.webp 2048w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/immortalguardiancover-1170x1170.webp 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>\u201cSouthern Rain\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;is the third new song the talented and hard-working quartet has released since the spring highlighting their efforts in creating the follow-up to the successful 2021&nbsp;<em>\u2018Psychosomatic\u2019&nbsp;<\/em>album behind \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vFXXsqk__hA\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Ozona<\/u><\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WYTisTY_RfI\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Echoes<\/u><\/a>\u201d forming a basis for their next conceptual piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Psychosomatic\u2019&nbsp;<\/em>has been lauded by Metal Temple for its&nbsp;<em>\u201cmelody and power, two things displayed in a smashing way throughout this album\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;and led Metal Rules to call the group&nbsp;<em>\u201cone of the most interesting bands that have emerged in recent years on the international power metal scene.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;Video clips for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YCdxPLR275A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>the title track<\/u><\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8_27GDBEP6Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>\u201cCandlelight,\u201d<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YvfY7UZHhv8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>\u201cPhobia,\u201d<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;the latter of which featured a guest appearance by Angra guitarist Marcelo Barbosa, have captured the ears of heavy metal fans worldwide, while their videos for \u201cClocks,\u201d \u201cLockdown\u201d and \u201cRead Between The Lines\u201d have earned praise from the likes of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metalsucks.net\/2020\/12\/16\/immortal-guardian-unveil-on-the-nose-lockdown-video-lockdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>MetalSucks<\/u><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/av\/song-premiere\/immortal-guardian-offer-mind-blowing-prog-track-read-between-the-lines-announce-new-album\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Metal Injection<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geargods.net\/news\/immortal-guardian-start-the-countdown-in-this-exclusive-music-video-premiere-for-clocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Gear Gods<\/u><\/a>. CD and digital editions of&nbsp;<em>\u201cPsychosomatic\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;are still available for purchase at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smarturl.com\/immortalguardian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>www.smarturl.com\/immortalguardian<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">After making a splash via their 2018 full-length debut&nbsp;<em>\u201cAge of Revolution\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 which featured its own fair share of creative music videos, including the \u201cArmageddon\u201d-meets-telenovela clip for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metalsucks.net\/2019\/02\/15\/immortal-guardians-new-video-takes-you-on-a-high-flying-cinematic-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>\u201cStardust\u201d<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 and through tours with the likes of Marty Friedman and Exmortus,<strong>&nbsp;IMMORTAL GUARDIAN<\/strong>&nbsp;gathered in Las Vegas at the beginning of 2020 to record their second album. As the spread of COVID-19 and the subsequent pandemic began to ensue, shutdowns around the world began being enforced, resulting in the band completely scrapping the record that they had been working on and writing and creating a new thematic record about their emotions surrounding current events. The resulting \u201cPsychosomatic\u201d was a truly multi-national record, with guitarist\/keyboardist Gabriel Guardian \u2013 known for his uncanny ability to play the two instruments simultaneously \u2013 remaining in Las Vegas, singer Carlos Zema recording his vocals from his home in Brazil, drummer Justin Piedimonte tracking from Montreal and bassist Joshua Lopez recording from<strong>&nbsp;IMMORTAL GUARDIAN<\/strong>\u2018s native Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The newly-released music videos and singles are just a small taste of the new territory that&nbsp;<strong>IMMORTAL GUARDIAN<\/strong>&nbsp;plans to take their sound in 2022. More information on additional new music and touring in 2022 will be revealed in the months to come by M-Theory Audio and at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/igmetal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>www.facebook.com\/igmetal\/<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>IMMORTAL GUARDIAN<\/strong>&nbsp;is:<br \/>Gabriel Guardian \u2013 guitars\/keyboards<br \/>Carlos Zema \u2013 vocals<br \/>Justin Piedimonte \u2013 drums<br \/>Joshua Lopez \u2013 bass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>For more info:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.immortalguardian.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.immortalguardian.net<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/igmetal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.facebook.com\/igmetal<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/immortalguardian.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">immortalguardian.bandcamp.com<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/app.convertkit.com\/campaigns\/9462018\/www.smarturl.com\/immortalguardian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.smarturl.com\/immortalguardian<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IMMORTAL GUARDIAN released \u201cSouthern Rain,\u201d the latest new song and music video this year from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95145"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95274,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95145\/revisions\/95274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/95149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}