RED CAIN's New Scorching Single "Firestarter" Takes Inspiration From Roleplaying Game "Elden Ring"
L-R: Taylor Gibson (Drums), Oman Costa (Guitar), Samuel Ridout (Guitar), Evgeniy Zayarny (Vocals)
Photo Credit Zak Kelly
A year after their break-out third album, 2023's “NÄE'BLISS”, which had its single "Fisher King" nominated by Calgary's YYC Music Awards for "Metal Recording of The Year", power prog storytellers RED CAIN return in 2024 with their first taste of new music.
Entitled "Firestarter", this first single of 2024 is loosely based on the lore of the action role-playing game "Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree". The band spent a lot of their time this year playing this fantastic release. Elden Ring is not only a brilliant game and a visual masterpiece, but also a storytelling phenomenon that deliberately has lore gaps to let fans and players create their own stories and interpretations of the lore. This strongly resonates with Red Cain's approach as musicians, as they always write music for their fans to read in unique ways and weave into their mythology.
"Firestarter" is also a new statement for Red Cain, as they continue to embrace a modern sound and reinvent their songwriting. You will hear a lot more groove and synth backing on this one, along with the same anthemic hooks, technical riffs, and vocal layering they are known for.
Listen to "Firestarter" at the following links:
Lyric Video - https://youtu.be/aKnOVyjRT6o
Spotify - https://spoti.fi/4e4bFap
Bandcamp - https://redcain.bandcamp.com
Red Cain, from Calgary, Canada is a modern progressive metal project with Eastern European roots. They have been making waves since their first release in 2016, with award-winning music videos and concept albums “Kindred: Act I”, “Kindred: Act II” and "NÄE'BLISS". The albums contained a ton of genre inspirations, from gothic rock to ambient electronica, power, black, and death metal, and were universally lauded for their inventiveness, variety, and strong conceptual content. They continue this momentum with forthcoming releases.
Red Cain is:
Evgeniy Zayarny – Vocals
Samuel Ridout – Guitar
Oman Costa – Guitar
Taylor Gibson - Drums
For more info: Redcain.ca | Facebook.com/redcainofficial | Instagram.com/redcainarmy
"NAE’ BLISS is a fine example of world-class Metal. With every album they grow in statue and status they can stand shoulder to shoulder with the titans of the genre." - Metal-Rules (2023 - NÄE'BLISS)
"Red Cain continue their evolutionary path with NÄ̈E’BLISS, taking us all on a fantastic and metallic journey that will surely help them carve their name even deeper into the metal scene worldwide." - The Headbanging Moose (2023 - NÄE'BLISS)
"they come up with elements of melodeath, symphonic-, prog- and powermetal, melted together by the expressive vocal performance of singer Evgeniy Zayarny, who convinces with his full tone and an impressive range... “Näe’bliss” is well written, varied and dynamic, telling the stories about a common “good” against an “evil” antagonist in a great way." - The Prog Space (2023 - NÄE'BLISS)
"What a masterpiece! In my last review, I gave my first 10/10 and called it my album of the year. That place has already been overtaken." - Musipedia of Metal (2023 - NÄE'BLISS)
"Canadians Red Cain took on the mammoth task of turning Robert Jordan's works of the Wheel of Time series into an album... Needless to say the Power Prog band delivers an ambitious album filled with twists and turns that will keep you on your toes!" - Belgian Jasper (2023 - NÄE'BLISS)
"Red Cain has made by far the best Wheel Of Time-related piece of art that I’ve seen or heard since before November 18, 2021. Sour grapes aside, this is some energetic power metal worthy of the source material." - Metal Utopia (2023 - NÄE'BLISS)
"Red Cain combine with clean singing and growling vocals on opener “Fisher King.” Much of Nae Bliss has a fresh modern sound (“Blight” and the gothic “The Great Hunt”) and some modern groove (“Sightblinder”)... The modern metal here reminds me of Iced Earth and Nevermore which has some excellent clean vocals. " - Transcending the Mundane (2023 - NÄE'BLISS)
"this is an album to explore if you tend to enjoy a more theatrical and bombastic variety of progressive metal." - Progressor (2023 - NÄE'BLISS)
"If you're into the symphonic side of metal, then this is a must have album." - Smorg Magazine (2023 - NÄE'BLISS)
"As such Red Cain uses Näe’bliss to showcase the slickest noodling and power grooving of their career... Red Cain hasn’t yet made an album for the ages in this modern expression of classic prog/power exuberance, but each record thus far has swung for the fences and landed in good graces—stop sitting around and spin some Red Cain!" - Angry Metal Guy (2023 - NÄE'BLISS)
"you’ll still feel the mighty pull of Power Metal all over the record. But the progressive parts now start to encroach on soundscapes bands like Haken or Caligula’s Horse3) usually usurp. And that leaves us with an uncannily savvy power prog mix with an unholy urge for unusual extreme metal undercurrents on full display. And that led – yet again – to overheated turntables over at the RMR office tower. Red Cain are back and in full swing yet again, feisty as ever. And as well they should be. So, where’s that bookshop? Robert Jordan’s fantasy lore’s beckoning us." - Rock Music Raider (2023 - NÄE'BLISS)
"With Näe’bliss, Red Cain has created their own progressive metal epic fantasy that is fuelled with blast beats, howling guitars, wailing vocals, and rumbling bass. The intricate lyrics tell their own tales and have captured the essence of the adversaries and nemesis of the story. Perhaps for me, storyline aside, is the wonderful vocal dynamic between Evgeniy Zayarny and Kalie Yan and how they play off each other in a beautiful tit for tat of clean versus harsh and singing versus operatic as if they were the protagonist and antagonist. Let the chaos reign supreme, crank Näe’bliss to 11." - Amplify The Noise (2023 - NÄE'BLISS)
"“Fisher King,” is a monstrous opening, a song that tempts the deliverance and brings the power of brilliance and chaos of the whirlwind.... “Fires of Heaven,” is bombastic, powerful, enchanting and downright haunting. A song that smashes through everything." - The Median Man (2023 - NÄE'BLISS)
