Tension - "Hellflight" (audio)

A sun dries out tonight
Evil's lurking on the edge
Kissing demons, make me proud
We are howling at the moon
There is no turning back
Tonight, it's our night - Hellflight

Our hands release their streams
Energy is running cold
Our hearts release their warmth
Our minds break into dust
Souls burning away
Our love will everlast

Hellflight - We come tonight
Life is out of sight
Hellflight - We burn bright
There's no need to fight!
Hellflight

Our bodies fallin' down
Into unlightened pits
Our hands touching each other
Our eyes become blind
"We" will be eternal!
Our tongues bleeding out

Hellflight - We come tonight
Life is out of sight
Hellflight - We burn bright
There's no need to fight!
Hellflight
Hellflight
We leave tonight
Hellflight

Tension: Γερμανικό heavy metal συγκρότημα, το οποίο δημιουργήθηκε προ εξαετίας και μας παρουσιάζεται κάπως έτσι: «Tension is a Heavy Metal band which is heavily influenced by the sound of the NWOBHM and FWOSHM-era and is inspired by eastern block Heavy Metal madness». Τον Νοέμβριο του 2017 κυκλοφόρησε το ομώνυμο ντεμπούτο τους (ep τεσσάρων τραγουδιών) και πλέον έφθασε η ώρα για το πρώτο full length album. Φέρει τον τίτλο "Decay" κι αναμένεται στα τελειώματα του πρώτου μήνα του νέου έτους...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Dying Victims Productions is proud to present the highly anticipated debut album of Germany’s Tension, Decay, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

Hailing from Leipzig, Germany’s Tension was founded in 2015 by vocalist Maik H. and guitarist Phil. M. during a night of dozens of heavy metal records and unlimited amounts of beer. The band was then rounded out by ex-members of Toxic Beast and Germany’s Prowler.

From the beginning, Tension’s influences were firm: the First Wave of Swedish Heavy Metal (or FWOSWHM), including the likes of Gotham City, Heavy Load, Jackwave, Parasite, Jonah Quizz, Depzon, and Stitch among others; the always-eternal NWOBHM, but particularly Satan, Traitors Gate, Wolf, Ritual, and Lime Light; heavy metal from the Eastern Bloc like Aria, Ossian, Formel I, Omen, and Pokolgép; and different kinds of punk music, but most prominently The Misfits and Discharge.

In other words, the PERFECT type of band for Dying Victims - not surprisingly, Tension released their self-titled debut EP through the label in 2017. Gigs followed with the esteemed likes of Manilla Road, Satan, Pagan Altar, Tokyo Blade, and Alien Force among others. Now, nearly five years since the Tension short-length, Tension unleash their debut album, Decay.

Right from its very first seconds, Decay sparkles with an excitement that’s absolutely addicting and endearingly timeless, running through a virtual jukebox of Old but brimming with the effervescence of Now. It’s pure heavy metal, through and through, with juiced-up hard rock and moody punk subtly integrated, and the power is always in abundance but never overbearing; Tension’s cool & cruising momentum harkens to a lost era of feel over sheer speed.

At the fore are nightsky-ascending lead guitars, whose narrative melodies straddle a fine line between metal classicism and something closer to dark hard rock. And Maik’s clear ‘n’ emotive vocals bespeak bathos and pathos, bravado but tenderness, epic adventures as well as long nights at the bar.

The cassette and CD versions of Decay will include nine tracks, with the self-titled EP added to the latter as bonus tracks. The vinyl version of the album will include eight tracks due to length, with the extra track saved for a split EP to be released later in 2022. In the meantime, no better time to experience the “Higher Power” of Tension’s Decay!»

Band: Tension
Country of origin: Germany
Location: Leipzig, Saxony
Formed in: 2015
Genre: Heavy Metal
Lyrical themes: Occultism, Cosmos, Life & Loss
Years active: 2015-present

Audio: "Hellflight"
Album: "Decay"
Type: Full length
Release date: January 28th, 2022
Label: Dying Victims Productions
Format: CD, Digital

Track listing:
1. Open the Gates
2. Higher Power
3. Hellflight
4. Cosmic Gaze
5. Age of the Stars
6. Black Knights
7. Mooncrusher
8. Mistress
9. Earth Crisis

Band members:
Maik H. - Vocals
Phil M. - Guitar
Clemens R. - Guitar
Conrad N. - Bass
Johnny Z. - Drums