The Awakening - Through The Veil
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.
Ashton Nyte is a core contributor to LA-based supergroup Beauty In Chaos, involved with every album released to date, including the latest 'Dancing With Angels' and 'Signs in the Heavens Reality Upside Down'. Nyte has also collaborated with members of The Cure, The Mission, Tricky, Peter Murphy's band and All About Eve.
'Through The Veil' is out now, as well as 'The Awakening' album, which can be ordered directly from the artist on vinyl, CD, digitally and limited-edition formats. Both releases can be found on Spotify and other fine digital platforms.
