Bloodred - Colors of Pain - CD DIGIPAK

“COLOURS OF PAIN” was once again recorded & produced at Mastersound Studio with Alexander Krull, with guitars and bass recorded at the bands own BLDRD Studios. Mix and Mastering was done by Alex.

On the drums we welcome back Joris Nijenhuis who is once again providing texture and his precise rhythm to the album. And for the first time ever there’s a guest on this record: Þráinn Árni Baldvinsson of Skálmöld has contributed a blistering guitar solo for the song “Mindvirus”. And if you listen closely, you might hear Alex growling somewhere in the background for the first time too …

The artwork was designed by Stefan Heilemann (Heilemania). This time, we deliberately chose a motif that is both striking and haunting. At first glance, it may not be typical of the genre, but that’s exactly the point: to be nonconformist. And at the same time, it should also be eye-catching and provocative.

This time, the lyrics on Colours of Pain became even more personal to me, and it was a conscious decision to go there. Some of these themes have been building up for months and years, shaped by my own life, but also by what I see happening around us. The feeling that everything is accelerating while something in society is hardening at the same time. The sense that the boundaries of what is considered acceptable keep shifting. That people are once again too easily turned into enemies. That truth is treated like something flexible, something you can bend until it fits whatever you need it to be.