Íkaros is a new Air Metal album that chronicles the mythological tragedy of Daedalus and his son, Icarus. Through 12 distinct tracks, the album takes listeners on an auditory and emotional journey using 12 different musical modes—beginning with the seven traditional diatonic scales and descending into five unusual variations of the harmonic and melodic minor scales.
The narrative arcs from the triumphant heights of earthly creation and the oppressive weight of imprisonment, to the ethereal, anti-gravity euphoria of human flight. As Icarus’s hubris takes hold, the music shifts into blistering, heat-soaked dissonance and chaotic math-metal, mirroring his terrifying freefall. The album ultimately resolves into a heavy, suffocating submerged doom and a final, bitter acoustic lament. Blending sweeping symphonic layers, high-altitude blast beats, ancient Greek instrumentation, and soaring dual power-vocals, Íkaros is a visceral exploration of human ambition, paternal grief, and the unforgiving laws of nature.