– August twenty first, 2025 –
“Actual Dream” Video / Single Now Taking part in + Pre-Orders Obtainable
Watch / Stream NINE TREASURES’ “Actual Dream” Video HERE
Chinese language Mongolian progressive metallic outfit 9 Treasures will unleash their Looking for The Absolute full-length on October twenty fourth by way of Steel Blade Information, at the moment unveiling the report’s first single and pre-orders.
Shaped by vocalist/guitarist Askhan in 2010 within the autonomous area of Inside Mongolia in China, NINE TREASURES delivers a novel mixture of heavy metallic and conventional Mongolian instrumentation, using each standard vocals and Mongolian throat singing. Guitars, bass, and drums collide with indigenous string devices together with the balalaika and the morin khuur (horsehead fiddle), leading to a sonic kaleidoscope that follows no set template. Taking part in 100-plus pageant exhibits and headlining gigs per yr in Asia, to audiences of as much as 50,000, and with 4 albums to their identify, NINE TREASURES are on the prime of their proverbial recreation and able to conquer North America. Looking for The Absolute is their first report for Steel Blade, and first LP to have a worldwide launch.
“On Looking for The Absolute, we tried to seize the issues that really excite us deep inside; these unforgettable moments when your thoughts swings extensive open to infinite potentialities,” says Askhan. “You open a brand-new realm for your self, unfamiliar, but extremely thrilling. On the similar time, it’s like an unlimited puzzle, and to finish it, you additionally want calm reflection and meticulous evaluation. That’s why we glance upon it as ‘in search of absolutely the.’“
Photograph by Hattoo
The band takes its identify from a bunch of objects referenced in historical Mongolian poems, and of their music, lyrics, and visuals, the band touches on the mythology and fairy tales of their homeland. However the band’s songs include extra common references, too, explains Askhan, a practising Buddhist. “Lyrically, [title track] ‘Looking for The Absolute’ for instance is about holding onto religion and in search of the final word reality of the universe. That’s one thing I’ve personally been striving for lately so in some ways, this music is a message to myself. A sort of self-encouragement. However I additionally hope it might probably carry power to others, too.”
NINE TREASURES strikes simply from a straight-up headbanging fashion to the extra atmospheric progressive fashion. Guitar-wise, Askhan makes use of a variety of Mongolian taking part in strategies and songwriting logic into his taking part in and is worked up for the “contemporary blood” it provides to the band’s sound. The quintet’s different approaches and common messaging will enable them to tour with any musically progressive band, be it Amon Amarth or Software.
The primary single from Looking for The Absolute is “Actual Dream,” a music written whereas the band was in Los Angeles. “‘Actual Dream’ marked a turning level for the band,” says Askhan, “it felt like entering into a brand new dimension. By this music, we rediscovered our confidence and broke via an extended artistic bottleneck. It actually felt like a rebirth. We explored each doable construction, piecing collectively the right association via infinite trial and error. And ultimately, we acquired precisely what we had envisioned – it was all value it.”
Watch NINE TREASURES‘ “Actual Dream” video HERE.
Looking for The Absolute will likely be launched on CD and digital in addition to vinyl within the following colour variants:
Crimson Galaxy (US – Ltd. 300)
180g Black (EU)
Orange/Crimson/Black Soften (EU – Ltd. 200)
Discover pre-orders at: metalblade.com/ninetreasures
Looking for The Absolute Monitor Itemizing:
01. Till Now
02. Indecision
03. Yellow-Black Storm
04. Metal Falcon
05. Actual Dream
06. The Final Evolution
07. Simply Like You
08. Lonely Previous Horse
09. Looking for the Absolute
NINE TREASURES:
Askhan – guitars, vocals, balalaika, tovshuur
Orgil – bass, backing vocals
Saina – balalaika, backing vocals, guitars
Namra – drums
Nars – morin khuur, backing vocals
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