Birthed in the wet ground and grey skies of the Pacific Northwest, OLD MOON emerge with a singular vision rooted in grief, loss, and emotional reckoning. Today, the band unveil “A Rest To My Name”, the second single and lyric video from their forthcoming debut album ‘Home To Nowhere’, out May 8.
Darker, doomier, and more ominous in tone, “A Rest To My Name” expands OLD MOON’s sonic language. Orchestral passages swell beneath breath-held guitar melodies, weaving melodic death metal and post black metal into a tense, resonant atmosphere. The track draws strong responses for its compositional depth and the maturity of its emotional pacing, offering a striking contrast to the more direct intensity of earlier single “Obsidian”.
“‘A Rest To My Name’ is a song with two meanings,” explains founder Michael Priest. “More so with the ‘final death,’ the last time someone’s name is spoken. It’s written from the perspective of someone already gone, moving from never wanting to be forgotten to acceptance, ending with ‘forget my name and let me rest.’” The song, alongside “Obsidian”, appears on ‘Home To Nowhere’, available on CD, limited smoke-colored vinyl, and digital via M-Theory Audio.