Finnish melodic death metal band OMNIUM GATHERUM have unveiled the latest single from their upcoming album, May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way. The track, Walking Ghost Phase, comes with an ’80s-inspired visualizer video and serves as the final preview before the record drops worldwide on November 7, 2025.
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New album May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way out November 7 via Century Media Records.
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Vocalist Jukka Pelkonen explains the meaning behind the new single:
“‘Walking Ghost Phase’ is about addiction in its many forms. It is about dullness defeating passion yet the addiction creating a fixation. It is a zombie-like state where one is forced to go through the destructive pattern repeatedly. Self-deception is one of the key topics in this song… The title is a real term from the Chernobyl disaster, where workers appeared cured after exposure to heavy radiation but soon collapsed and passed away. That is why I linked the ‘Walking Ghost Phase’ state to the idea of addiction.”
Guitarist Markus Vanhala adds:
“This one represents the simpler, straight-forward banger side of the upcoming album; it gets your heads banging and fists pumping. I am really looking forward to playing this one live as it has a feel of an upcoming classic live anthem.”
The album will be available in multiple editions, including:
- Ltd. CD Digipak
- Black LP
- Ltd. white-black marbled LP (500x, Napalm Records / CMDistro / EMP / Levykauppa Äx)
- Ltd. neon yellow LP (300x, Backstage Rockshop + Fans & Bands)
- Standard CD Jewelcase (US version)
- Translucent grape LP (US version, via Night Shift Merch)
- Standard CD Jewelcase (Japanese version)
- Digital album
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