Alunah says of the album:
"Embers of Belief" features the first Alunah recordings with vocalist Daisy Savage and continues our long-standing relationship with Heavy Psych Sounds Records. We are both excited and proud to present our contribution to this split release - two brand new studio tracks that give a glimpse into where this new chemistry as a band is taking us creatively, alongside two live recordings which document and acknowledge the incredible job Daisy did in stepping up to tour and promote our previous full-length.
This significant release is part of our “VINGT” celebrations, marking 20 years of Alunah with both new music and festival appearances, including Bloodstock Open Air and Desertfest London. To everyone who’s stood by Birmingham, heavy rock, and doom through the years...this one’s for you!
Samavayo says of the album:
Creativity ... it burns deep inside, demanding to be heard and when it wants out, ist has to get out. So here we are!
Longing, recklessness and hope—three themes that couldn’t be more human or more relevant right now.
Samavayo present three exceptional tracks on their split release with Alunah:
BAVAR is a crushing heavy piece built on the Fibonacci sequence, featuring Persian lyrics inspired by a poem from Siavash Kasraie. It stands as a defiant cry against grief and mortality—the narrator refuses to accept the death of loved ones, clinging instead to love, shared tears, and the breath of life as proof that loss can neither truly be believed nor surrendered to.
Mottainai, the 2nd song takes aim at a reckless, consumption-driven mindset—the relentless pursuit of instant gratification and shortcuts. The song warns that this culture of excess and selfishness will ultimately leave a devastating legacy for future generations.
California Sky is a psychedelic, acoustic ode to Samavayo’s 2025 US tour, captures a paradoxical longing for the American desert landscape. It evokes a sense of spiritual belonging in the vast emptiness of Joshua Tree, while reflecting a deep yet helpless emotional connection to the United States and all its contradictions.
Tracklisting
Alunah - On Blacklow Hill
Alunah - La Pucelle
Alunah - Hazy Jane (Alive '25)
Alunah - Violet Hour/Hunt (Alive '25)
Samavayo - Bavar
Samavayo - Mottainai
Samavayo - California Sky
Alunah Lineup
Daisy Savage - Vocals
Matt Noble - Guitar
Dan Burchmore - Bass
Jake Mason - Drums
Alunah Info
Made In Birmingham, Played Worldwide
"Heavy Rock on their own terms, NO compromise". Alunah have always been very clear on this message over their 20 year history.
Winter 2024 saw vocalist Daisy Savage enter the fold in time for a year of touring and building new dynamics as the band joined the Heavy Psych Sounds Festival across Italy, Switzerland, Greece & the UK alongside playing further headline shows.
Having signed to HPS in 2019 Alunah have continued to evolve and were listed by Metal Hammer in July 2025 as one of the ten most important bands to come out of Birmingham. They have toured with the likes of Paradise Lost, The Obsessed, Nick Oliveri's Mondo Generator and been regulars on the European festival circuit.
"The Brummies may be celebrating 20 years in the business but they still sound as fresh as ever" Devolution Magazine
"The doom metal mainstays have continued the course" Metal Hammer 's Top 10 greatest metal bands from Birmingham
"This iteration of the band has found something special in their chemistry" Red Death Media
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Samavayo Lineup
Behrang Alavi - Vocals / Guitar
Arno Voland - Drums / Vocals / Didgeridoo / Percussions
Andreas Voland - Bass / Guitar / Vocals / Moog
Samavayo Info
All three band members of Samavayo grew up in East-Berlin, in the neighbourhoods Lichtenberg and Friedrichshain. As a 10 year old kid, the singer fled as a political refugee from his home country of Iran to Berlin, Germany. The brothers Andreas and Stephan grew up in East-Berlin.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the city was open, letting in cultural influences from any foreign country. The capital city became a multi-cultural melting pot where a singer from Teheran and two brothers from Berlin started making music. 600 live shows in Europe and overseas followed, including gigs in Brazil, Albania, Greece, Croatia and France.
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Embers Of Belief is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via Heavy Psych Sounds
Thanks to Purple Sage PR for all of the details.
