For the past months, I have lived with an album.
Not merely worked on it – lived with it. What began as a collection of songs gradually became something much more personal: a journey through hope, loss, grief, anger, acceptance, and the search for meaning beyond them all.
I am happy to finally announce that my new Darkwave album, Evanescent Horizons, will be released on July 15th.
Musically, it is a blend of progressive and symphonic metal, enriched by orchestral arrangements, church organ, neoclassical influences, thrash and death metal elements, and a few unexpected detours along the way. At its heart, however, the album asks a simple question: “Are there things whose value remains intact even when they seem to achieve nothing?” That question became the thread connecting all eleven songs.
Evanescent Horizons is, however, not ultimately about loss and grief. It is about refusing to believe that love, kindness, loyalty, and sacrifice are valuable only when they succeed. At its heart lies the conviction that some things possess an intrinsic worth independent of recognition, reward, or outcome. The protagonist loses everything he once believed he needed, yet discovers that love remains meaningful nonetheless. In the end, the album is less a tragedy than a credo: a testament to the belief that some truths—and above all, love itself—endure even when everything else fades away.
Whether many people hear it or only a few, I know that this album represents the most honest expression of what I wanted to say at this point in my life.
I look forward to sharing it with you on July 15th.