Vietnamese progressive metalcore act WINDRUNNER are bringing forward their new single ‘Lavender’ along with the announcement of their highly anticipated new full-length ‘Tan’, out worldwide on April 1st 2022 through Famined Records. ‘Lavender’ is now available on various music streaming platforms and its official music video is exclusively premiering on Dreambound YouTube channel.
Staying true to their own description of their sound which they call “melodic groove”, Hanoi-based Windrunner demonstrate through ‘Lavender’ their signature heavy and skillful mix of powerful riffs, heart-pounding percussions, with both scorching screams and moving, ethereal vocals. The track tackles the future world, which is also the main theme of their forthcoming record ‘Tan’.
WINDRUNNER is a Hanoi progressive metalcore band formed in 2015 with 5 members, signed to Famined Records in the U.S. WINDRUNNER has gained success in the area with their unique sounds combining metalcore with Vietnamese traditional instruments, i.e., Dan Tranh (Vietnamese Zither/Harp), and Sao Truc (Bamboo Flute).
In 6 years, WINDRUNNER has released 1 full-length albums, 2 EPs, and 1 latest single released in November, 2019. Since then, WINDRUNNER has actively toured various places in Asia, such as South Korea, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Thailand, and has shared the stage with world leading metal bands, such as As I Lay Dying, Emmure, After The Burial, Attila, Secrets, Benighted, Hiss From The Moat, etc.
WINDRUNNER’s full-length album “MAI”, released in November, 2018, reached 1 million streams on Spotify, ranked high on many iTunes’ 2018 charts: 16th in American metal, 7th in Australian metal, 2nd in UK metal, 1st in Vietnamese rock. EP “SEN”, released in August, 2019, reached more than 1 million streams on Spotify, standing in top 100 in iTunes’ metal chart during its first month.
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