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The philosophical concept of "Solastalgia" can best be described as a form of emotional or existential distress caused by negatively perceived environmental change. It is also the name of Heretoir's fourth album. With "Solastalgia", the German purveyors of soaring post metal work their way to their innermost core and deliver what is easily their most vulnerable and accessible record to date. "’Solastalgia’ describes the grief over the loss of the natural world, the environment and our concept of home," the band explains. The very existence of such a term brutally exposes our alienation from this planet – easy prey for these uncompromising analysts of human misery. Heretoir has always been pure emotion. The pain of modern life set to music. And yet the desperate beauty of "Solastalgia" proves to be an unlikely source of comfort. Just two years on from their stunning full-length "Nightsphere", which was followed by headlining tours through Europe and Latin America and appearances at festival A-listers such as Resurrection Fest, Party-San and Summer Breeze, Heretoir are back with another crushing masterclass in melancholy and world-weariness. The world is getting worse and worse, but Heretoir are at the peak of their creativity. Perhaps there is a coincidence between external and internal factors? "Music is a channel for processing daily experiences. Emotions and words have to come out, otherwise our heads would burst. And as corny as it sounds, this band has a kind of cathart
