SHORES OF NULL Channel the Legend of Maja in Haunting Single "Two Mountains" From New Album "Homesick" Out October 2026
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Rome’s melodic death‑doom innovators Shores of Null have unleashed “Two Mountains,” the third single from their forthcoming album "Homesick," out October 16th, 2026 via Dusktone. The track follows the previously released tracks “Son of the Tide” and “Bleed to Life,” offering yet another emotional and atmospheric record for fans to cherish.
“‘Two Mountains’ is probably the catchiest song we've ever written, and it has all the ingredients to become one of our live staples in the years to come. Its lyrics are inspired by the Legend of Maja… a story about a mother's love and the unbearable pain of loss, but also about memory, belonging and the invisible bond we carry with the places that shaped us,” adds vocalist Davide Straccione.
The single recounts the ancient Abruzzese myth of Maja and her son Hermes, whose deaths became immortalized in the very mountains of the region, Gran Sasso and Majella, a landscape Straccione grew up with and continues to call home. The song’s soaring melodies and emotional weight reflect that connection, transforming folklore into a powerful modern metal narrative.
"Homesick" marks a new milestone for Shores of Null as an immersive, emotionally charged work that expands their sonic universe to follow their acclaimed discography, which includes "Quiescence," "Black Drapes for Tomorrow," "Beyond the Shores," "The Loss of Beauty," and the 2025 split album with Convocation, "Latitudes of Sorrow".
The album’s ten tracks form a cohesive journey through longing, loss, trauma, belonging, and the complicated meaning of “home.” Musically, the record balances melodic death metal, doom, gothic rock, and blackened atmospheres, delivering some of the band’s heaviest moments alongside their most memorable melodies. Produced by Marco “Cinghio” Mastrobuono, "Homesick" features guest appearances by Natalie Koskinen (Shape of Despair), with vocals on "The Numbing Void," and Shaun MacGowan (My Dying Bride), with violin on "Dreaming of a Scar" and "The Numbing Void".
“Homesick is meant to be experienced as a whole… a record that moves through longing, loss, anger, vulnerability, and the need to find a place to belong to. At its core lies the idea of home as something deeply ambiguous: a place of comfort and belonging, but also of fear, pain, and memories we can never fully leave behind,” adds Straccione.
Recommended for fans of Paradise Lost, Amorphis, Swallow the Sun, Katatonia, and Borknagar, "Homesick" is available for pre-order (Vinyl, CD, Digital) at the following links:
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