Rising electro-rockers This Burning Age have released their new single Ab Aeterno (From Forever), the closing track from their acclaimed EP Desolation. The epic new song is a hypnotic, intricate epic that moves from beautifully sparse verses into a pounding, widescreen, cathartic rock finale.
Influenced by a wide range of musical heavyweights like Bowie, Nine Inch Nails and Nirvana, This Burning Age make music that demands the attention of your ears, heart and head – aggressive, unpredictable, adventurous alt-metal with lyrics exploring love, sex, death and the human condition that offer no easy answers.
With rave reviews across alternative and metal media, radio support from BBC Introducing and a string of sellout shows in their hometown of rock mecca Birmingham, This Burning Age look set to be making connections and pushing boundaries for years to come.
You can check out the single below!
We managed to catch up with This Burning Age as they talk about the new video, new tour, proudest moment and more!
So how has video of Ab Aeterno (From Forever) gone down so far?
We’re really pleased with the reception so far. Our existing fan-base seems to love it, we’re seeing new fans come into the fold every day since the release and we’ve been lucky enough to have had some great responses from both the UK and US media. All in all, we’re incredibly happy with how it’s been received.
Tell us a little bit about the song (meaning/concept etc).
If you wanted to keep it short and sweet, you might describe the over-arching themes of all four EP’s as “love, sex, death and the human condition”. It’s a lot more than that but you wouldn’t be far off the mark. I’m loathe to pick apart too much of the meaning behind Ab as it came about during a very difficult time in my life. The Japanese have the word “Mono No Aware” (物の哀れ) – it describes the particular sadness or sensitivity regarding the passage of time and the transience of life. At the time I was very focused on the ability to simultaneously experience two diametrically opposed emotions – for example sorrow (some might say desolation) and elation. And that, as you might say, was that.
Would you say this is your favourite track from the Desolation EP?
It could well be my favorite of anything I’ve ever written. I genuinely mean that. At the very least I think it might be the track I’m proudest of.
Who do you most admire in music and why?
At the risk of being accused of shameless band-wagon-jumping, it’s Bowie. Always has been and probably always will be. He was fearless – merging genres, pushing limits, blurring the lines between music and art – absolutely fearless. And Jesus, he could write music to make your heart sing.
What’s it like being supported by BBC Introducing?
To be noticed by someone, anyone, for the music you write is a pretty amazing thing. I’m not seeking validation for what I do (if I wanted that then, let’s face it, I should probably be making music in far more media-friendly genres) but I’d be a barefaced liar if I said being acknowledged by a brand like BBC Introducing, who are such a positive force for showcasing unsigned and self-signed acts, wasn’t utterly fantastic. I hope they continue to like what we do!
What has been the band’s proudest moment to date?
Listening to the final synth fade to silence in the dying seconds of the last track on our soon-to-be-released fourth and final EP, late one night back in September at Monochrome Productions, the studio where we’ve recorded every track in the cycle. The end of four amazing years of work.
Will there be a UK tour soon?
Two in fact. We’re organising two short tours to coincide with the release of EP04 and the final album. So, as they say, watch this space.