The companion feature film shares the physical package with IATT's album on Etheric Realms of the Night Deluxe Edition, available now as a two-disc CD + DVD set. The Philadelphia progressive extreme metal band's album is out via Black Lion Records; the deluxe physical edition is co-released with InViMa Records.
Rhythm guitarist and orchestral arranger Alec Pezzano describes the pairing as the realization of a project conceived around music, imagery and storytelling.
Pezzano says: "From the very beginning, we envisioned Etheric Realms of the Night as more than just an album. We wanted to create an intensely immersive experience that explored music, imagery, and storytelling as cohesive parts of something greater. Bringing the album and the companion film together in this deluxe edition feels like the true realization of that vision. We're incredibly proud of what we've created with ERotN, and we're excited to give fans the opportunity to experience the project in its entirety, in a physical format they can hold and continue to revisit."
Presented as a modern Greek tragedy, the visual narrative follows a woman caught between the tangible world and the dream realm. Her search for refuge from waking reality leads to perpetual sleep and death. The album explores surrender and transformation, with orchestral elements and unusual instrumentation designed to accompany that story.
The limited edition comes in a trifold digipak containing the full album on CD and the full feature film on DVD. A 12-page lyric book includes artwork and stills from the film, while a QR code provides access to a complimentary 4K UHD download of the complete movie.
Formed in 2008, IATT combines blackened aggression and technical playing with intricate guitars, dynamic rhythms and orchestral textures. The band's conceptual approach uses recurring musical themes, symbolic instrumentation and carefully shaped pacing to explore consciousness, identity and the relationship between reality and inner worlds.
Earlier records Nomenclature and Magnum Opus form part of that background. The band's musical vocabulary includes jazz-influenced phrasing, classical-inspired orchestration and atmospheric passages alongside heavy riffing and forceful vocals. Connected visual works extend those musical narratives, reflecting IATT's approach to sound, story and imagery as parts of a complete project.
The lineup consists of Jay Briscoe on bass and vocals, Joe Cantamessa on lead guitar, Alec Pezzano on rhythm guitar and orchestral arrangements, and Paul Cole on percussion.
Disc 1 — CD
- Drift Away — 6:39
- To Lie Beneath — 9:12
- Somniphobia — 6:03
- Pavor Nocturnus — 7:22
- Quietus — 7:18
- Walk Amongst — 8:06
- Hypnos — 3:38
Disc 2 — DVD: the full feature film.
