Penitent unveil video for ‘Beyond the Whispering Echoes’ ahead of new ‘Melancholia Redux’ album
Penitent
Norwegian darkwave pioneer Penitent exclusively launches the video for “Beyond the Whispering Echoes” on Side-Line. The video marks the first visual preview of the upcoming album “Melancholia Redux”. due May 30, 2025 via The Circle Music. The album reinterprets Penitent’s 1996 Cold Meat Industry debut “Melancholia,” nearly three decades after its initial release.
The new track is also streaming on all major digital platforms. It follows the earlier release of the single “The Path of the Shadows” which also received a video treatment.
“Melancholia Redux” features entirely re-recorded music and rewritten English lyrics, offering a fresh perspective on the earlier material. “Creating the visual counterpart for ‘Beyond the Whispering Echoes’ allowed us to delve deeper into the atmosphere of ‘Melancholia Redux’,” founder Karsten Hamre says. “The video aims to reflect the introspective and melancholic journey of the track, bringing the re-imagined lyrics and music to life in a new dimension.”
The release will be available in several collector-focused formats:
- Digi CD with 12-page booklet (Limited to 500 copies)
- Clear & Black Splatter LP with printed inner sleeve (Limited to 250 copies)
- Red & Turquoise Splatter LP with printed inner sleeve (Limited to 150 copies)
- Luxurious LP/CD box with magnet embossed in gold (Limited to 100 copies)
- Exclusive T-shirt
- Exclusive zip hoodie
Pre-orders are open via The Circle Music website.
This release also marks the beginning of Penitent’s collaboration with The Circle Music. According to the label, additional “Redux” editions of albums such as “The Beauty of Pain,” “As Life Fades Away,” and “Roses by Chaos Spawned” are in development, along with new material.
About Penitent
Penitent was founded in 1994 in Norway by Karsten Hamre as a vehicle to combine poetic expression with dark ambient music.
The debut album, “Melancholia,” was released in 1996 through Cold Meat Industry and established their early sound based on synthesizers, spoken word, and neoclassical elements. Subsequent releases expanded into martial industrial and darker cinematic styles. Over the decades, Hamre has remained the driving creative force, issuing numerous works under the Penitent name and related projects.
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