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SHORES OF NULL Channel the Legend of Maja in Haunting Single "Two Mountains"
The single recounts the ancient Abruzzese myth of Maja and her son Hermes, whose deaths became immortalized in the very mountains of the region, Gran Sasso and Majella, a landscape Straccione grew up with and continues to call home. The song’s soaring melodies and emotional weight reflect that connection, transforming folklore into a powerful modern metal narrative.
Listen to "Two Mountains":
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/7x3c1hRlTBwWQGP7Oe1TtV
"Homesick" marks a new milestone for Shores of Null as an immersive, emotionally charged work that expands their sonic universe to follow their acclaimed discography, which includes "Quiescence," "Black Drapes for Tomorrow," "Beyond the Shores," "The Loss of Beauty," and the 2025 split album with Convocation, "Latitudes of Sorrow".
The album’s ten tracks form a cohesive journey through longing, loss, trauma, belonging, and the complicated meaning of “home.” Musically, the record balances melodic death metal, doom, gothic rock, and blackened atmospheres, delivering some of the band’s heaviest moments alongside their most memorable melodies. Produced by Marco “Cinghio” Mastrobuono, "Homesick" features guest appearances by Natalie Koskinen (Shape of Despair), with vocals on "The Numbing Void," and Shaun MacGowan (My Dying Bride), with violin on "Dreaming of a Scar" and "The Numbing Void".
“Homesick is meant to be experienced as a whole… a record that moves through longing, loss, anger, vulnerability, and the need to find a place to belong to. At its core lies the idea of home as something deeply ambiguous: a place of comfort and belonging, but also of fear, pain, and memories we can never fully leave behind,” adds Straccione.
Recommended for fans of Paradise Lost, Amorphis, Swallow the Sun, Katatonia, and Borknagar, "Homesick" is available for pre-order (Vinyl, CD, Digital) at the following links:
https://dusktone.bandcamp.com/album/homesick
Music Video - “Bleed to Life” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s825Pn_EOLg
Lyric Video - “Son of the Tide” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7OWUN07V2w
Track Listing:
1. Allies Before Defeat - 4:35
2. Two Mountains - 4:34
3. Bleed to Life - 4:09
4. Homesick - 5:31
5. Son of the Tide - 4:18
6. Dreaming of a Scar - 5:08
7. Society Is the Murderer - 4:30
8. The Numbing Void - 6:18
9. Another Breath - 3:52
10. Disappear - 4:33
Album Length: 47:32
Album and Live Band Line-up:
Davide Straccione - Vocals
Gabriele Giaccari - Guitars
Raffaele Colace - Guitars
Matteo Capozucca - Bass
Emiliano Cantiano - Drums
For more info:
https://www.shoresofnull.com/
https://www.facebook.com/shoresofnull
https://www.instagram.com/shoresofnull
About:
Shores of Null are a Rome‑based metal band known for their seamless blend of blackened intensity, gothic‑doom melancholy, and soaring melodic depth. Since forming in 2013, they’ve built a reputation for immersive, emotionally charged songwriting on acclaimed releases such as Quiescence, Black Drapes for Tomorrow, Beyond the Shores, and The Loss of Beauty, supported by major tours and festival appearances across Europe.
Following their 2025 split, Latitudes of Sorrow, the band now enters a new chapter with Homesick (Dusktone, 2026), their most mature and evocative work yet. Featuring guest contributions from Natalie Koskinen (Shape of Despair) and Shaun MacGowan (My Dying Bride), the album explores nostalgia, absence, and the complex meaning of “home,” reaffirming Shores of Null as one of the leading forces in contemporary melodic death‑doom.
