Behind Crimson Eyes Release 'Foreword: Make It Count'

1 November 2017 | 8:36 pm | Staff Writer
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Teaming up with Peter Boghossian in the process.

Behind Crimson Eyes, keeping that tease up. 



Over Facebook recently, the recently reactivated Aussie outfit Behind Crimson Eyes made a lengthy post regarding the nature of their newest release, 'Foreword: Make It Count', saying:

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"It’s been 11 years since we released A Revelation for Despair, and 9 years since we released Self-Titled. A lot has changed in that time; we've experienced the joy of new life entering this world, and the sadness of old life leaving it. We've witnessed the decline of civil discourse and the rise of extremism. And stood idly by as our pale blue dot continues to warm.

It’s over this period we realised just how fleeting and precious the time we have on this earth is. With that in mind, we decided that Behind Crimson Eyes should serve to inspire people to make a positive impact on the world; to improve the happiness and well-being for everyone, now, and in the future.

To achieve these aims, we teamed up with Dr Peter Boghossian -- a philosophy professor at Portland State University in Oregon -- to write a foreword, entitled "Make it count", that embodies these values. It's our hope that the words of Dr Boghossian will inspire people to become more compassionate and introspective.

"Make it count" marks a new beginning for Behind Crimson Eyes; one of purpose and ambition. We believe this will be the most important and heaviest music we have ever written."

If you don't know who Peter Boghossian is, he's an American philosopher, atheist advocate and is the Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Portland State University. Also, as it turns out, has the perfect voice for narration! (There's a pretty interesting video interview with him talking about the film Reasons To Believe, critical thinking, and how we apply our thoughts and beliefs, which you can watch here).

All up, it's a short but interesting little piece and one that hints at a maturer, more purposeful and ambitious Behind Crimson Eyes than their older, dated works and younger, cringy days. Whether that comes to real form when their new music actually drops, remains to be seen, however.

Take a look at this foreword track from BCE - done up by These Wild Eyes - below. The band also teased something called 'Stardust' last month, take a look here.