Malta -based melodic metallers Weeping Silence have released their brand new single “The Collector”. This captivating track sets the stage for their highly anticipated album, “Isles of Lore”, scheduled to be released on November 24 on ViciSolum Productions. The track is accompanied by a music video, which you can watch here:
Drawing inspiration by the Maltese Folklore character “Ċensa l-Mewt”, a female entity who collects souls at the end of one’s life, Weeping Silence skillfully intertwines the weighty theme with their signature musical prowess. This personification of mortality takes the form of a deaf and blind, old lady wearing an “għonnella” (a Maltese, traditional, women’s head dress) and is only visible to those close to dying. The name “Ċensa” is derived from the noun “ċens” (meaning ground rent) – implying a collection of debt due.
Although the song is one of the more accessible and catchy tracks from the album “Isles of Lore”, it actually explores the weighty theme of existential dread and the paradoxical fear of death. In the chorus, Ċensa l-Mewt muses about how, despite all the complaining, humanity still latches onto life and attempts to postpone death at all costs.
“Isle of Lore” track listing:
01. The Watcher on the Walls
02. Serpentine
03. The Collector
04. The Beast and the Harrow
05. Interlude
06. Engulfer
07. Where Giants Roamed
08. A Silent Curse
09. The Legend of Matteo Falzon
