The release of the last album「TRUE NORTH」(released on 2016, November 30th) was so overwhelming, following by many National Tours in Japan (ALPHA & OMEGA TOUR, TRUE NORTH ONE-MAN SHOW, THE ROAD TO THE TRUTH NORTH, CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR, TRUE NORTH FESTIVAL), and International Tours through Asia (TRUE NORTH ASIA TOUR 2017 in Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong) and Europe for the first time (TRUE NORTH EUROPE TOUR 2017), that only a year later, a new CD now follows!

CRYSTAL LAKE released a New Single called「APOLLO」on 2017, October 11th!

In this New Single, CRYSTAL LAKE delivers 2 other amazing songs with explosive vocals and instrumentals.

About the songs :

1. APOLLO is the God of prophecy, medicine, music, art, law, beauty and wisdom. Later he also became the god of the sun and light. Apollo 11 was also the name of the spaceflight which landed the first man on the moon.

CRYSTAL LAKE is still majoring in the heavy stuff this time trying to balance the song with a more sensuous part through harmonic vocals and slow main riffs to fit an emotional feeling.

In the Music Video, CRYSTAL LAKE is enshrouded by the galaxy colors which is sequenced in three main features: the red sequence (elliptical galaxies), the blue cloud (blue galaxies, spirals), and the green valley (underpopulated space known of red spirals). The touch of sensuality can be clearly noticed by the sparkle of purple/pink lights.

We can see a big eye at the beginning of the video which can represent the CRYSTAL LAKE‘s worldview; The band members walking and exploring the world around. The Music video ends with Ryo (Vo. CRYSTAL LAKE) who is praying in front of the vastness of the earth and seas.

2. MACHINA is a heavy song expressing the brutal metal from CRYSTAL LAKE’s roots. The theme is about machines and computers surpassing humans, like a battle threatening the current life. Even if it’s a concept from Science Fiction, it became a real issue. The technological singularity offers a new perspective for this artistic challenge.

3. DREAMSCAPE -Omega PhaseOne Remix- Dubstep Remix of the song OMEGA from the album「TRUE NORTH」(released on 2016, November 30th).

CRYSTAL LAKE was Featuring on the song DREAMSCAPE from -DREAMSCAPE EP- of the Australian Bass Music Producer “PhaseOne” (Released on 2017, June 23rd). PhaseOne is one of the most consistent and significant talents to emerge from the Australian Music scene in the last few years, with his distinct sound combining a unique blend of hard-hitting Electronic Bass Music with a Hardcore/Metal fusion. He did collaborations and remixes for Northlane, In Hearts Wake, etc…

Check it out !

「APOLLO」

[CD]

1. APOLLO
2. MACHINA
3. DREAMSCAPE -Omega PhaseOne Remix- 

[DVD]
「TRUE NORTH ONE-MAN 2017」-FINAL SHOW- Tsutaya O-East Tokyo (2017, March 10th) 

1. Alpha
2. Omega
3. Matrix
4. Metro
5. Six Feet Under
6. Waves
7. Prometheus
8. The Fire Inside 

CRYSTAL LAKE「APOLLO」Official Music Video

[REVIEW] 
2017.10.11 
CRYSTAL LAKE  
New Single「APOLLO」
+ 
DVD「TRUE NORTH ONEMAN 2017」
-FINAL SHOW- 
Tsutaya O-East, Tokyo (2017, March 10th)

Review by Gaëlle GEDDA

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