The band’s frontman Dan Reynolds commented on the obvious Thriller influence, “It definitely served as the inspiration for the ‘Bones’ video,” he adds, “I’ve always loved that ‘Thriller’ was both scary and playful. I didn’t know as a kid if I wanted to watch it again or not for fear of the ensuing nightmares, but I always came back for more with my eyes half-closed. The idea of punishing Wall Street with a zombie infection felt like an enjoyable time. And it was.”

The single was set to be released last month, but the massive success of their previous single “Enemy” (which has production credits from GRAMMY-nominated, East Atlanta-based rapper J.I.D) led to a bit of a break while the single amassed its 1.6 BILLION cumulative streams across the planet. Its feature in Riot Games’ series “Arcane” undoubtedly had a hand in this, but pinning the song’s success entirely on this would just be crass… people love Imagine Dragons. The tune is currently sat at No. 5 at Top 40, No. 7 at Hot AC and No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

As mentioned before, the album is due on June 1^st (you can find pre-order information here), which puts the release date slap-bang in the middle of their expansive world tour which will see the band hit stadiums all over the US and European festival circuit. There is, as of yet, 1 UK date on the tour. You can grab tickets for Imagine Dragons at Milton Keynes’ Stadium MK here.

To accompany the sparse gloomy sound, the music video for “Enemy” punctuates slow-moving 2D Gothic-esque visuals with lyrics that fade in to and out from the screen. Wallowing in self-pity, the track battles the ‘enemy’ from within. See the video below.

Produced by Dronicon Films, the music video for “Enemy” follows the same style as their prior music video for “Woven Into Sorrow”, both dark animated adaptations of their bleak sound into visual form. The frontman Mikko Kotamäki has described their previous single “Woven Into Sorrow” as “probably the gloomiest track of the album”, as per NextMosh, with Kotamäki adding “enjoy the misery”. “Enemy” is a clear continuation of this doom and gloom, displaying their pleasure in wallowing in misery.

The music videos for “Enemy” and “Woven Into Sorrow” are to promote their upcoming album Moonflowers, released on the 19th of November. Their eighth album follows on the success of their previous, When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light, which peaked at the No.1 spot in the Finnish charts. Slowly breaking into the American market, their previous two albums have both appeared in top 20 slots in the US Heatseekers Charts.

Comprising of Mikko Kotamaki (vocals), Matti Honkonen (bass), Juuso Raatikainen (drums), Juho Raiha (guitars), and Juha Raivio (guitars), the four-piece death-doom band are long-serving veterans of the genre, pioneering a unique sound within the form.

Upon release, Moonflowers will be available as limited edition deluxe sky blue 3LP and 2CD & Art Print Box Set, limited 2CD Mediabook, Gatefold black 2LP andCD and digital album (including Bonus album), and is available for pre-order on their website here.

They begin touring the day after they release their new album Moonflowers, beginning in Mesa, Arizona. See ticket info here and tour details below.

North America

20/11/2021 – Nile Theater – Mesa, Arizona
21/11 – Launchpad – Albuquerque, New Mexico
22/11- Trees – Dallas, Texas
23/11 – Come and Take it Live! – Austin, Texas
24/11 -Scout Bar – Houston, Texas
26/11 – The Haven – Orlando, Florida
27/11 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, Georgia
28/11 – Metro Gallery – Baltimore, Maryland
29/11 – Dingbatz – Clifton, New Jersey
30/11 – The Monarch – Brooklyn, New York
01/12 – Cafe Campus – Montreal, Quebec
02/12 – La Source de la Martinière – Quebec City, Quebec
03/12 – Velvet Underground – Toronto, Ontario
04/12 – Montage Music Hall – Rochester, New York
05/12 – The Sanctuary – Detroit, Michigan0
6/12 – The Crafthouse – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
07/12 – The Forge – Joliet, Illinois
08/12 – The Crucible – Madison, Wisconsin
09/12 – Cabooze – Minneapolis, Minnesota
10/12 – 1867 Bar, Lincoln, Nebraska
11/12 – Herman’s Hideaway – Denver, Colorado
12/12 – Liquid Joe’s – Salt Lake City, Utah
14/12 – El Corazon – Seattle, Washington
15/12 – Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, British Columbia
16/12 – Bossanova Ballroom – Portland, Oregon
17/12 – DNA Lounge – San Francisco, California
18/12 – Stages – Santa Ana, California
19/12 – Whisky A Go-Go – West Hollywood, California

Europe

24/01/2022 – Backstage (Halle), München, Germany
25/01 – Orto Bar, Ljubljana, Slovenia
26/01 – Legend Club, Milano, Italy
27/01 – Secret Place, Montpellier, France
28/01 – Bóveda, Barcelone, Spain
29/01 – Sala, Caracol, Madrid, Spain
30/01 – Le Rex, Toulouse, France
31/01 – CCO Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
01/02 – Backstage, Paris, France
02/02 – Essigfabrik, Köln, Germany
03/02 – Matrix, Bochum, Germany
04/02 – Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
05/02 – Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden
06/02 – Parkteatret, Oslo, Norway
07/02 – Valand, Götebord, Sweden
08/02 – Headcrash, Hamburg, Germany
09/02 – UT Connewitz, Leipzig, Germany
10/02 – Schüür, Luzern, Switzerland
11/02 – Caves Du Manoir, Martigny, Switzerland
12/02 – Undertown, Meyrin, Switzerland
13/02 – Le Ferrailleur, Nantes, France
14/02 – Underworld, London, UK
15/02 – Slay, Glasgow, UK
16/02 – Limelight 2, Belfast, UK
17/02 – Voodoo Lounge, Dublin, Ireland
18/02 – The Bread Shed, Manchester, UK
19/02 – Het Entrepot, Bruges, Belgium
20/02 – Le Grillen, Colmar, France
21/02 – Universum, Stuttgart, Germany
22/02 – Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany
23/02 – Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands
24/02 – Futurum, Prag, Czech Republic
25/02 – Drizzly Grizzly, Gdansk, Poland
26/02 – Proxima, Warsaw, Poland
27/02 – Hole44, Berlin, Germany