Wisdom of The Dead

Our 9th studio album tells the story of The Great War, also known as the First World War. Four years of conflict that shook the world and took 4 empires with it to the grave, the consequences of which still echo to this day. The contrast between the brutality of a merciless war, and the heroic sacrifices made by its soldiers is reflected in the songs on this album. The idea for writing this album was born a long time ago, and the different stories we sing about were collected over several years of research, countless tours and with the help of our fantastic fans from around the world. “The Great War” takes us back one hundred years, to what was going to be the War to End all Wars. Today we know better.

One of the prices we pay for human attachment is that we mourn when a loved one dies. Every society has found ways to support and contain the mourner’s grief, from the heavy crape veils of the Victorians to the boisterous wakes of the Irish, from the Jewish custom of shiva to Mexico’s Day of the Dead.