NEWS: THE AWAKENING RELEASES VIDEO AND ANNOUNCES TOUR

GOTHIC ROCK BAND THE AWAKENING RELEASES NEW VIDEO AND ANNOUNCES TOUR.

The gothic rock and dark wave band The Awakening brings us the video "Through The Veil" released on April 15 and found on their latest album "The Awakening" released on October 18, 2024 under the Intervention Arts label.

South African gothic-darkwave act The Awakening presents their new video for 'Through The Veil' - the third from their eponymous 12th album, released via Intervention Arts on vinyl, CD, digitally and various limited-edition formats. This follows 'Mirror Midnight' and 'Haunting', each of which has amassed over one million views.

Now US-based, The Awakening was formed in Johannesburg in the late ’90s as the creative expression of vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Ashton Nyte, who was anointed as "Johannesburg's Bowie" for his widely varying musical styles and theatrical performances. Having morphed over the years, The Awakening's sound incorporates numerous genres, including gothic rock, darkwave, post-punk, electronic rock, folk noir, new wave and more.

"'Through The Veil' tells the story of someone who has left this world but still wants to be near the one they love. I think it is beautifully romantic and relatable in any setting where we are separated from the person we need to be close to," says frontman Ashton Nyte.

Once again, Ashton Nyte created the video in his preferred black-and-white Film Noir format, adding "After the uptempo adventures in the last two videos, I enjoyed approaching this one from a more atmospheric story-teller perspective".

The Awakening has announced additional tour dates for 2025. The 'Haunting Tour 2025' includes headline shows in Germany, France, Canada, the UK and the USA, as well as co-headline performances at the legendary Castle Party in Poland and Brainstorm Fest in the Netherlands. They will also headline the first edition of Glōm Fest, a new pop-up festival, which will take six international acts up the west coast of the US from Los Angeles to Vancouver, Canada.

Joining Ashton Nyte on stage for The Awakening’s tour is long-term guitarist Jeremy Kohnmann (also of London After Midnight), bassist Diego “Ashes” Ibarra (previously Static-X, DevilDriver, currently Wednesday 13) and long-term South African drummer Sevven. The band is also set to tour Mexico and Portugal this year.

TOUR DATES - 'HAUNTING TOUR 2025'

July 08 - Bielefeld, Germany - Movie

July 09 - Berlin, Germany - Maschinenhaus [Kesselhaus in der Kulturbrauerei]

July 10 - Leipzig, Germany - Naumann's Tanzlokal [Felsenkeller]

July 11 - Bolków, Poland - Castle Party Festival (co-headline main stage)

Sep 12 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - Lodge Room (headline Glōm Fest)

Sep 13 - San Francisco, CA, USA - DNA Lounge (headline Glōm Fest)

Sep 19 - Portland, OR, USA - Star Theater (headline Glōm Fest)

Sep 20 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - The Cobalt (headline Glōm Fest)

Oct 24 - Leeds, UK - Belgrave Music Hall (with support from The Royal Ritual)

Oct 26 - London, UK - Bush Hall (with support from The Royal Ritual)

Oct 29 - Angers, France - Joker's (Ashton Nyte solo acoustic)

Oct 30 - Angers, France - Le Chabada

Oct 31 - Paris, France - TBA

Nov 01 - Stuttgart, Germany - TBA

Nov 03 - Hannover, Germany - Café Glocksee

Nov 04 - Hamburg, Germany - Nochtspeicher

Nov 05 - Cologne, Germany - Yard Club [Die Kantine]

Nov 06 - Dortmund, Germany - Pauluskirche (full band acoustic)

Nov 07 - Apeldoorn, The Netherlands - Brainstorm Festival (full band co-headline main stage)

Nov 08 - Apeldoorn, The Netherlands - Brainstorm Festival (full band acoustic headline theater stage)

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