Conan Post “Righteous Alliance” Video from Evidence of Immortality
UK crushmasters Conan edge closer to the Aug. 19 release date of their new album, Evidence of Immortality, with the video below. “Righteous Alliance” is the second single to come from Conan‘s fifth full-length — you can see their prior clip for “Levitation Hoax” hear the bottom of this post — and it brings a fresh(ly decayed) eight and a half minutes of outright crush presented wrapped in a video wherein Jon Davis, founding guitarist/vocalist, goes to buy a guitar — quick plug for Sam’s in Chester (not London as I initially thought) — and a cheeky Wayne’s World reference at the end in if-you-know-you-know fashion.
But by the time “Righteous Alliance” is done, you won’t really know anything except that Conan continue to dominate sound with a rare cruelty and that the rawness and dirt that comes through their tones this time is 100 percent owned. It’s theirs. “Righteous Alliance” sounds like it was recorded onto sweat more than a hard drive, and the live footage that makes up most of the video — black and white first, then color and mirrored, etc. — is grainy and a likewise fitting context for the song.
Hey guess what? Conan are really fucking heavy. If you’re saying, “yes we know that,” you’re right. And I’m not taking away from the band’s ethic of consistency. Despite shifts in the rhythm section before they settled on the trio of Davis, bassist/vocalist/producer Chris Fielding and drummer Johnny King (also Dread Sovereign), they’ve always stuck to the central tenet of putting heft first, and that has suited them and allowed them to build a reputation for aural impact that’s nearly unmatched. There’s grit in “Righteous Alliance” though, and with it being longer than prior single “Levitation Hoax,” there’s room for it to flesh out and really tell the listener something about the record from which it comes.
A bit of humor in the clip doesn’t hurt either. I asked Davis what kind of guitar he picks up at Sam’s and he said, “The guitar is made by Tttides guitars (David from Luxembourg). It’s his take on the BC Rich Ironbird, but the body is just slightly smaller,” just in case you’re curious. It certainly seems to get the job done.
Enjoy:
Conan, “Righteous Alliance” official video
Following their much acclaimed 2018 full-length, Existential Void Guardian, and their Live at Freak Valley record released just last year, England’s doom metal masters CONAN strike back again! The trio’s fifth studio album, entitled Evidence of Immortality, drops August 19, 2022 via Napalm Records.
New Album out August 19, 2022 via Napalm Records. Pre-Order HERE: https://www.napalmrecordsamerica.com/conan
“‘Righteous Alliance‘ is another track that we have been playing live,“ guitarist and singer Jon Davis comments. “It is all about war, and the hopelessness of it. However, a hero is coming and just as death is imminent, an unflinching savior enters the fray and the day is saved, for now.
We were keen to include some fan footage from over the years, thankfully they came through so thanks to everyone for being a part of it.”
“Evidence of Immortality was written between December 2019 and late 2021. As such, it has absorbed a lot of the emotions that were flowing through our lives then,” Davis explains. “The lyrics were written on the eve of the war in Ukraine so, naturally, they deal with subjects such as victory and defeat, loss and hope, pain and determination, fear and hatred. Movies such as Conquest, Lord of The Rings, Fire and Ice, Krull, Beast Master and Clash of The Titans once again provided inspiration for the themes of the songs, as we maintain our determination to not write about real-world events. You want to escape? Throw this record on, turn the lights off and turn it up until your fucking ears bleed.”
CONAN live:
12th August – Sonic Blast, Portugal
3rd September – Septembro Negro, Brazil
23rd September – Homme Sauvage, France
14th October – ManorFest, UK
12th November – Tyrant Fest, France
Line up:
Jon Davis – vocals, guitar (2006-present)
Chris Fielding – bass (2013–present)
Johnny King – drums (2017–present)
sam’s is in chester, not london
Saw this and went with it: https://reverb.com/shop/sams-gear-emporium-298