Guardians of the Void
The announcement
Every musical project is not just a collection of tracks, but a journey full of experiments, doubts, and unexpected discoveries. Our quest for a new, uncompromising sound began in June 2025, when the grand vision for the rock opera Guardians of the Void was born. The literary foundation of the project came together quickly—the text and concept posed no challenges. However, the content demanded a worthy form. The search for that exact, unique sound for the opera stretched on for a long six months. We needed to find a balance between the monumentality of the genre and a fresh, relevant sound.
“Witching Hour”: A Testing Ground for Sonic Experiments
In March 2026, to test the accumulated material and validate our sonic hypotheses under real-world conditions, we launched a parallel process: recording the album Witching Hour. To avoid binding ourselves to the rigid framework of a traditional LP and to maintain maximum creative freedom, we chose a strategy of independent singles. This format allowed us to: keep maximum freedom.
The Finale is Near: “Guardians of the Void” is Coming
Throughout this entire time, we never stopped working on our main brainchild for a single moment. Today, we are thrilled to announce that the rock opera Guardians of the Void is already in its final stages. We are entering the home stretch and will soon present this massive project to you. It will be a monumental canvas, absorbing the finest results of our six-month sonic quest.
Why Do the Ancients Speak Quenya?
When the concept for the rock opera Guardians of the Void was born in June 2025, we immediately faced an unexpected problem. The text was ready in Russian, but as soon as the music took its first shape, it became clear: something felt false. The opera’s plot centers on Ancient entities—the creators of the universe who existed long before humanity. And we asked ourselves: what language should they sing in? English? Russian? Latin? But none of these languages existed back then.
Ancient cosmic entities cannot sound mundane. They needed a language—majestic, melodic, stripped of everyday worldliness, yet absolutely alive. The solution came unexpectedly. Especially for our project, the language was kindly developed by… Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Yes, you understood correctly. We made the decision to completely translate the libretto of Guardians of the Void into Quenya—the High Latin of the Elves, created by the great linguist and writer.
What comes next? The search for sound is a continuous process. While we were creating Guardians and testing ideas on Witching Hour, this whirlwind swept us up so intensely that a complete concept for the next album was born along the way. But that is an entirely different story, and we will begin sharing its details with you this fall.
