Laang? ("Cold") announces the release of their second full-length album Xinteng ?? from Talheim Records on 30 September 2021. Laang ?, a post-black metal band originating in Keelung Taiwan is born from the horrifying experience of the band's frontman??? during a near-death experience when shot. Xinteng ??, meaning "emotional turmoil" and "to love dearly" in Mandarin, is the musical representation of the pain, misery, and terror associated with this trauma and recovery. The music of Laang? combines aggressive non-canonical black metal riffing with melancholic melodies, tortured vocals performed in Mandarin Chinese, dark orchestras, and traditional erhu instrumentation. Their music creates an emotional and tormented soundscape that is haunting, yet captivating. While the band's award-winning debut album Haiyang?? (2019) was based on the terror of being medically dead, Xinteng ?? rather explores the post-traumatic emotional pain of a survivor coming to grips with their own mortality. Through this emotional atmosphere, Laang ? drowns listeners in their immersive sea of torment. Xinteng ?? delivers 8 emotionally-charged tracks that waste no time in immersing listeners in ??'s nightmare. Dark and depressing, yet with a haunting beauty, Laang ?crafts an unforgettable musical experience that will touch the hearts of fans of Harakiri for the Sky, Alcest, Chthonic, White Ward, and Psychonaut 4. Drown in the melancholic nightmare of Laang ? with Xinteng ?? on 30 September 2021.
