Marillion - It's 'An hour before it's Dark' for the bands 20th studio album!!!

One of the World's most interesting bands come back with a 20th slice of magic

Marillion share their deep reflection on human interaction in the current global situation with their most upbeat single in many years. The band’s twentiethstudio album 'An hour before it’s Dark' will be released on March 4th, 2022. With 'An hour before it's Dark' Marillion release one of their most upbeat albums of their career while at the same time they once again do not shy away from uncomfortable topics, reflect on their own behaviour and put their finger in the wounds of time.

'Murder Machines' is a song on the album that was born in the challengin times of lockdown and social distancing and has become so much more than just a mirror of our times, more than a song that deals with the precious as well as dark sides of human relationships.

“I tried not to write about the virus. But it’s been so much a part of life for the past two years that it kept creeping in. The terrifying reality that to wrap my arms around my father or mother could ultimately kill them, gave birth to this song. The lyric was then developed to hint at jealousy and heartbreak - the pain of watching the woman you love embrace another man, or the emotional “murder” of the serial adulterer. And, of course, the arms of the superpowers, and the psychopaths who sometimes have their fingers on the triggers. Beware the murder machines...” - Steve Hogarth (Marillion)

Like it's predecessor, 2016's critically acclaimed and chart topping album 'F*** everyone and Run (F.E.A.R.)', 'An hour before it's Dark' was recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios, which also provided the perfect backdrop for the carefully chosen selection of behind the scenes footage in form of a documentary on the making of the album as well as a performance of 'Murder Machines' which will be release together with the album.

Check Out! the Video for 'Murder Machines' Below...