{"id":13063,"date":"2025-05-23T12:02:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=13063"},"modified":"2025-05-23T12:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:03:23","slug":"penitent-unveil-new-video-beyond-the-whispering-echoes-ahead-of-melancholia-redux-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=13063","title":{"rendered":"Penitent unveil new video &#8220;Beyond the Whispering Echoes&#8221; ahead of &#8220;Melancholia Redux&#8221; release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BEYOND-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13064\" style=\"width:567px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BEYOND-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BEYOND-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BEYOND-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BEYOND-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BEYOND.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Norwegian darkwave pioneers\u00a0<strong>Penitent<\/strong>\u00a0have released a new video for their track, &#8220;<em><strong>Beyond the Whispering Echoes<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;, as the band prepares for the\u00a0anticipated release of &#8220;<em><strong>Melancholia Redux<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;, a profound re-imagining of their 1996\u00a0<strong>Cold Meat<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Industry<\/strong>\u00a0debut, &#8220;<em><strong>Melancholia<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Penitent - Beyond the Whispering Echoes (The Circle Music)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5oZv7_KMhcM?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><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeyond the Whispering Echoes\u201d is now also streaming via all digital platforms, along with the single and video for \u201cThe Path of the Shadows\u201d&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/3-nation.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=956507e30a2064b84227255fe&amp;id=bca041e897&amp;e=fa316e88f7\">(YouTube)<\/a><br><br>Set for release on 30 May 2025 via&nbsp;<strong>The Circle<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Music<\/strong>, &#8220;Melancholia Redux&#8221; is far more than a simple re-recording. Almost every element has been transformed, featuring entirely re-recorded music and rewritten English lyrics, offering fans a fresh and intense perspective on this seminal work.<br><br>Regarding the new video,&nbsp;<strong>Karsten Hamre<\/strong>&nbsp;commented, &#8220;<em>Creating the visual counterpart for &#8216;Beyond the Whispering Echoes&#8217; allowed us to delve deeper into the atmosphere of &#8216;Melancholia Redux&#8217;. The video aims to reflect the introspective and melancholic journey of the track, bringing the re-imagined lyrics and music to life in a new dimension<\/em>.&#8221;<br><br>&#8220;Melancholia Redux&#8221; will be available in a variety of exclusive formats, designed to appeal to collectors and audiophiles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Digi CD with 12-page booklet: (Limited to 500 copies)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clear &amp; Black Splatter LP with Printed Inner Sleeve: (Limited to 250 copies)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Red &amp; Turquoise Splatter LP with Printed Inner Sleeve: (Limited to 150 copies)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luxurious LP\/CD Box with Magnet Embossed in Gold: (Limited to 100 copies)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exclusive T-shirt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exclusive Zip Hoodie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As previously announced, the release of &#8220;Melancholia Redux&#8221; marks the beginning of Penitent\u2019s collaboration with The Circle Music. Plans are already in motion for further &#8220;Redux&#8221; versions of their extensive back catalogue, including &#8220;The Beauty of Pain&#8221;, &#8220;As Life Fades Away&#8221;, and &#8220;Roses by Chaos Spawned&#8221;, alongside exciting new, never-before-released material.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For over three decades, Karsten Hamre, the heart and soul of Penitent, has consistently crafted dark and eerie melodies to accompany his introspective poetry. His unique personal journey has fuelled a creative output that feels revitalised, like a complete restart, with plans for re-recorded back catalogue material and new compositions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Penitent has been a significant name in dark music since the early 1990s, exploring themes of loss, pain, and melancholy through their distinctive musical art. Founded by Karsten Hamre in 1994 to combine his &#8220;mad poetry&#8221; with music, the band released their debut album &#8220;Melancholia&#8221; in 1996 on Cold Meat Industry, quickly establishing their unique sound of sad and somber synth music with spoken word. Over the years, Penitent has evolved, incorporating elements of neo-classical, martial industrial, and more, always driven by Hamre&#8217;s artistic vision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pre-order now via The Circle Music<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/3-nation.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=956507e30a2064b84227255fe&amp;id=e222155270&amp;e=fa316e88f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/thecirclemusic.gr\/product-category\/the-circle-releases\/?filter_artist-name=penitent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norwegian darkwave pioneers\u00a0Penitent\u00a0have released a new video for their track, &#8220;Beyond the Whispering Echoes&#8220;, as the band prepares for the\u00a0anticipated release of &#8220;Melancholia Redux&#8220;, a profound re-imagining of their 1996\u00a0Cold Meat\u00a0Industry\u00a0debut, &#8220;Melancholia&#8220;. \u201cBeyond the Whispering Echoes\u201d is now also streaming via all digital platforms, along with the single and video for \u201cThe Path of the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=13063\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Penitent unveil new video &#8220;Beyond the Whispering Echoes&#8221; ahead of &#8220;Melancholia Redux&#8221; release<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13063"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13067,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13063\/revisions\/13067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}