Marillion premiere 'Be Hard On Yourself' from new album 'An Hour Before It's Dark'
Cast your ears on the nine-and-a-half-minute epic
by Scott Colothan
Marillion. Credit: Press
Progressive rock icons Marillion will release their new studio album 'An Hour Before It's Dark' on Friday 4th March 2022 via earMUSIC.
Just like its predecessor, September 2016's Top 5 album 'F--- Everyone and Run (F E A R)', 'An Hour Before It's Dark' was recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios near Bath.
Singer Steve 'h' Hogarth says that although the album deals with many weighty issues, 'An Hour Before It's Dark' is ultimately an upbeat record.
"Despite the seemingly bleak contemplations across this album - the virus, our mortality, medical science, care, AND Leonard Cohen (ha ha) - the overall feeling of the music is surprisingly upbeat," says Hogarth.
"I think the band are as on form as they ever were really, and the addition of Choir Noir has added another new soul and colour to things."
As a tantalising taster for the album, Marillion have premiered the nine-and-a-half-minute epic 'Be Hard On Yourself'. Cast your ears on the track below.
Listen to Marillion's 'Be Hard On Yourself':
Released alongside the album, Marillion also filmed a behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of 'An Hour Before It's Dark' at Real World Studios alongside a live performance of the fourth track 'Murder Machines.'
Available to pre-order RIGHT HERE, 'An Hour Before It's Dark' is released on the following formats - CD+DVD Digipak, CD Digipak, Jewelbox CD, Blu-ray Softbox, 2LP Gatefold and Ltd. Coloured 2LP (Orange).
Marillion are current in the middle of The Light At The End Of The Tunnel Tour across the UK and they continue the trek in Cambridge on Saturday night (20th September).
