TALIA HOIT: Brand New Video Single "Island of Hope" – Symphonic Metal Be Dark!

The dramatic soundscapes of Talia Hoit, which are overflowing with melancholic and musical heaviness, as well as pathos, address matters of the heart, and embody the exactly right balance between symphonic and metal. Soprano siren and symphonic sorceress Talia has always written poems and composed music as a way of processing all the things happening in her life. “Whatever experience whether good or bad, (...). I found that metaphors and poems were the only way I could really think about or talk about some things that were really emotional”, she sums up. Talia’s newest music video for her captivating single Island of Hope is now available.

She wrote this song after the tragic loss of a friend, trying to imagine what she might have said to him in whatever dark moments he was sinking into. “But any words I could think of seemed too simple and weak. So I used the metaphor of drowning in the ocean of despair, but trying to find and hold onto the hope of the island oasis in the distance”, explains the artist. In the music video we see this theme reflected in the form of an implied back and forth between Talia and the clip’s protagonist, role-playing a what-if scenario with a potentially life-saving outcome, a shimmer of the bright light of hope shining through the depths of emotional darkness, so to speak.
Talia chose a heavy style of music for her songs, artistically emphasizing the deep and emotional topics being addressed. But although this song is dealing with themes of darkness, sadness, and existential crisis, it is also very much about love and hope.

Listen to Island of Hope and see the video here:
https://orcd.co/islandofhope1

Island of Hope is the most recently written song from Talia’s upcoming album Oceans, which will be released November 21, 2024. She has been working with a lot of bands but Oceans is Talia’s first real album release as a solo artist.

The eagerly awaited album features ten atmospherically profound tracks, on which the emerging female symphonic metal vocalist is reaching masterful highs and depths, accompanied by the top-notch studio musicians Mat Plekhanov on guitar (DRAGONY), Roland Navratil on drums (ATROCITY, LEAVES EYES, EDENBRIDGE), and Max Stoner on bass and rhythm guitar. All songs on the album are produced by Frank Pitters (VISIONS OF ATLANTIS, DEEP SUN, EDENBRIDGE) and Talia Hoit, all written by her and all thematically connected to the nautical theme.

Tracklist for Oceans:
1. Castaway
2. Unanchored
3. Ocean
4. Beautiful
5. Stolen
6. Abyss
7. VastDeep
8. Island of Hope
9. Infinity
10. Significance

Oceans is available for pre-order here:
https://orcd.co/oceans3