TRIVIUM singer and guitarist Matthew Kiichi Heafy, has revealed new single “Kagutsuchi”, featuring a guest bass solo by TRIVIUM’s Paolo Gregoletto, from his long-awaited Black Metal project, IBARAKI. The much-anticipated IBARAKI’s debut album “Rashomon”, was released yesterday (May 6th) via Nuclear Blast. The new single comes with an official music video.
The song is a very important one in the project’s history.
Heafy comments: “ ‘Kagutsuchi’ is the turning point in my relationship to Black Metal. Before crafting this piece, I believed I needed to stick to all the tropes of tradition—I didn’t believe that I was able to attach my name to keep something legitimately Black Metal.
Befriending Ihsahn and having him as a mentor showed me that being true to oneself is far more important than being true to a genre. Ihsahn freed my mind and encouraged the sharpening of the tools needed to begin IBARAKI properly.”
And hes adds: “The very recorded guitar tracks in this final album are actually from 2010/2011. This album is an auditory time-capsule of my journey in creating IBARAKI. ‘Kagutsuchi’ was the first song I wrote after I had begun my tutelage under Ihsahn.”
“Rashomon” track listing:
- Hakanaki Hitsuzen
- Kagutsuchi
- Ibaraki-Dōji
- Jigoku Dayū
- Tamashii No Houkai
- Akumu (Feat. Nergal)
- Komorebi
- Rōnin” (Feat. Gerard Way)
- Susanoo No Mikoto (Feat. Ihsahn)
- Kaizoku
You can watch the official video for “Kagutsuchi” below:
