NEFASTIS Feel the Thrash Intensity of New Single "Stardust"

Rockshots Records announces the release of “Stardust”, the brand new single by Italian symphonic death metal act Nefastis, out now on all digital platforms.

“Stardust” is the second single taken from Nefastis upcoming concept album "Shadows At The Light Of Dawn", an ambitious four-act work conceived as a continuous and immersive listening experience set in a post-apocalyptic world. Positioned within Act III: Alone, the track represents one of the album’s most direct and aggressive moments, offering a sharp contrast to the broader orchestral and progressive framework of the record.

Musically, “Stardust” stands out as the most thrash-driven and straightforward track on the album. Fast, melodic and fiercely aggressive, it delivers a concentrated burst of energy built on razor-sharp riffing, relentless rhythms and a violent yet controlled momentum. While maintaining the band’s symphonic death metal identity, the song strips the arrangement down to its most visceral core, emphasizing speed, impact, and immediacy.

Lyrically, the track portrays a lone individual drifting through the desolation of a dying world, reduced to fragments of memory and matter. “Stardust” embodies the sense of isolation that defines the album’s third act, translating existential emptiness into a raw and uncompromising sonic assault.

Commenting on the song, the band states:

“‘Stardust’ is intentionally more direct and aggressive than the other tracks. We wanted it to hit fast and hard, almost like an instinctive reaction within the album’s narrative. It represents a moment where everything is reduced to violence, speed, and survival.”

Following the atmospheric and story-setting approach of the debut single "Shadow Spell", “Stardust” reveals another facet of "Shadows At The Light Of Dawn", highlighting the dynamic range and compositional depth that define the album. The record unfolds as a single narrative arc where each song functions as a chapter contributing to an overarching emotional and conceptual journey.

“Stardust” further confirms Nefastis evolved artistic vision, blending thrash intensity, death metal aggression, and symphonic elements into a cohesive and distinctive extreme metal statement.

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New album “Shadows At The Light Of Dawn” out March 6th, 2026.

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Track Listing:​

1. Cosmic Silence at the Edge of the New World – 2:50 

2. Shadow Spell – 4:30 

3. Seduced by the Beauty of the Darkness – 5:05 

4. Absence of Illumination – 2:52 

5. Tears of the Past – 4:29 

6. Vortex of Light – 5:09 

7. Lights of Dawn – 3:43 

8. Alone Again – 5:57 

9. Stardust – 5:05 

10. Blackened Vision – 2:45 

11. Collapsing Dream – 8:01 

12. Flowers Swept Away by the Autumn – 5:33