Canadian post black metallers NUMENOREAN have teamed up with Revolver Magazine to release a deeply personal spoken word poem and accompanying video, which addresses guitarist/vocalist Roger LeBlanc’s battles with addiction and road to sobriety. The piece and video can be seen below.
Watch the video HERE.
Speaking of the poem, LeBlanc shares:
“Confrontation. Liberation.
The one aspect that I cherish more than any other being apart of this band is the ability to suffer together. The idea that we are working in the same emotional landscape but with the freedom to explore our material individually. Creating music in Numenorean is like having a conversation with your friends but without words. The power of intimacy through creativity and the healing power that it in turn grants.
For me ‘Adore’ was about realising my issues with addiction. Perhaps not directly in the moment, but looking back at everything flowing out of me, it was a definite cry for help from within me. This piece of spoken word represents that moment in my life when I knew I had to choose between what was really important to me in this life. The answer is easy.
Now, after eight months clean I feel I’ve reached that moment that every person who creates and suffers from addiction comes face to face with. Who am I without these substances? Am I still able to create without being intoxicated? Will I lose all my creativity in exchange for personal health and clarity? I don’t think I’ll ever know the answer to any of these, but ‘Adore’ as a whole, for me at least, will always embody that battle I had and will continue to face. One lyric from this album that will always stand out as a through line for me is in the title track…
“You can’t destroy me.”
NUMENOREAN have unveiled the cover artwork of ‘Adore’, which has been created by Luca Pierro. The artwork can be found below, together with the tracklist.
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‘Adore’ is set for worldwide release on April 12 and can still be pre-ordered in the Season of Mist shop.
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