Brazilian funeral doom metallers HellLight have revealed “As Daylight Fades,” a haunting new track featuring the ethereal vocals of Heike Langhans (ex-Draconian), pulled from their forthcoming album We, the Dead, set for release on May 9 via Meuse Music Records. Steeped in mournful melancholy, the song drifts through silent emptiness with lyrics like “we rise and fall – embraced by our despair,” painting a bleak tapestry of loss and desolation.
Since their 1996 inception by guitarist/vocalist Fabio de Paula, HellLight have carved a niche in the doom underground, and this collaboration with Langhans—whose voice adds a ghostly grace—elevates their somber craft. “We’ll take the pain until the end / until all the moons pass over me” echoes over plodding riffs and atmospheric keys, a dirge for the forsaken. The full album promises more of this crushing introspection, with pre-orders live now at Meuse Music Records’ Bandcamp.
Dive into the dark with “As Daylight Fades”—stream it today and brace for We, the Dead’s cold embrace next month.