Nebula Nine - The Last Sky Piercer
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NEBULA NINE – THE LAST SKY PIERCER EP LABEL: INDEPENDENT RELEASE RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 28th 2025
In the places where we worked, with such industry and conviction, so sure of the importance of our self-imposed routines, there is stillness. In the places where we played, dancing through the adventures of our imaginations’ conjuring, there is emptiness. Where we celebrated there is silence, where we dreamed there are only ghosts. For a few brief heartbeats it will be beautiful, this quiet kingdom, this abandoned garden. But its future is ash…as ours is the cold and unknown darkness…
Humanity has finally been forced to abandon the planet that has nurtured us, cradled us since our story began. The sun is dying and engulfing the planets that have circled it for untold aeons in all consuming fire. The last hope for our species are the Sky Piercers, ships that will carry us out into the uncharted eternity of the universe. This is the tale told by Sweden’s Nebula Nine across the four tracks of their outstanding debut EP of effervescent, imaginative, progressive rock – The Last Sky Piercer. Beautifully intricate, the music shifts through an array of exquisitely realised moods, drawing on an expansive sonic colour palette to evoke tension, anxiety, loss and wonder, melancholy and awe-inspiring, endless possibilities. The songs entwine, working together to create the greater whole of the EP and its unfolding drama, yet also stand alone as powerful, complete works of individual character. The gentle melodies and tidal drift of ‘Sky Piercer’ with its gathering momentum and sense of import…the shuffling, bustling rhythms of ‘Terminal’ with its nervous energy and quite brilliant technicality and musicality, its aura of strange meetings, beginnings and endings…the propulsive movement of ‘Blood Red Eyes’, its mystery and robust riffs, its metallic edge and cascading notes like a shower of stars…and finally the gentle intimacy of ‘Maroons’, that so slowly transforms into something gloriously emotive, breathtaking and enthralling, before passing on into the night, fading into the distance. The Last Sky Piercer is an astonishing piece of work that will capture the hearts and minds of those who long for music of substance and depth, who love to be carried beyond the boundaries of the mundane world on the wings of melody and creativity.
Immaculately mastered by Hans Olsson (Horisont, Graveyard, Dorrian Sorriaux etc), every word, note and beat of The Last Sky Piercer is allowed to breathe and sing, presenting an array of layers and textures for the listener to explore. Complemented by some classic sci-fi inspired cover art, this EP really is the complete package – a phenomenal achievement. The doors are closing, there’s no more time for regrets and farewells…the future awaits. All aboard The Last Sky Piercer!
Genre: Progressive Rock
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Hampus Pettersson – Bass/Keyboards
Linus Person - Drums
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