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DAMIEN CAIN Delivers Stories of Dangerous Desires and Impossible Attractions with New Video of “Soul on Fire”!
- The Metallist PR
- Jan 16
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 20
German-born, Ireland-based musician DAMIEN CAIN has released an AI-generated music video for the song “Soul on Fire,” taken from the new album “Standarte,” released on December 12th, 2025.
“Soul on Fire” blends raw, driving rock energy with emotional dual vocals by Kirstin New and Damien Cain. A pounding drum groove, a razor-sharp guitar hook and the explosive chemistry between both singers create a dark, addictive atmosphere that feels straight out of the worlds of Doro Pesch, Amy Lee, Breaking Benjamin, and Within Temptation.
The music video tells the story of a young man wandering through an ancient castle, painting forbidden symbols, crawling through shadows and eventually rising into the air as if consumed by the very fire he evokes. Shirtless, vulnerable, defiant and magnetic. His presence mirrors the lyrics: dangerous desire, impossible attraction, and the burn of a soul that can’t escape.
Watch the video of “Soul on Fire” here:
Stream/download the album “Standarte” here: https://push.fm/fl/standarte
DAMIEN CAIN moved to Ireland in 2020, seeking a reset after years of working across various genres and roles within the European music industry. What he found instead, he says, was “a place where the noise finally faded, and the ideas came back.” That renewed focus became the foundation of “Standarte,” a sweeping blend of modern alt-rock, melodic metal, gothic textures, and cinematic melancholy.
A significant part of the album was mixed at Dublin's renowned Hellfire Studios by Ivan Jackman, whose credits include Hozier's “Take Me to Church,” Sinéad O'Connor and The Dubliners. Cain credits Jackman with helping shape the album's dynamic emotional spectrum: “Ivan understood immediately what I was aiming for: something modern, heavy at times, but rooted in storytelling and atmosphere.”
The album also features a truly international line-up of collaborators. Musicians from Ireland, the UK, Finland, Germany, Argentina, Brazil and the United States contributed guitars, synths, vocals and strings. Despite this global cast, the record feels grounded in Irish creative energy, a mixture of warmth, darkness, restraint and emotional weight that runs through the country's rock and folk heritage.
Cain's musical story stretches back more than 30 years. He first gained attention with his project CAIN, whose gothic-industrial single “Age of Darkness” became a cult hit in the early 2000s. The track sold more than 250,000 copies and received the Impala Diamond Award, marking one of the most significant independent European sales achievements of the era. But despite this success, Cain repeatedly stepped away from the spotlight, resurfacing only when the music “demanded to be made,” as he puts it.
Mixed & Mastered by Ivan Jackman at Hellfire Studios, IE-Dublin (Hozier, Sinéad O’Connor, The Dubliners, Nirvana’s Chad Channing). Artwork by Christin Wilhelm. Logo by Audio-To-Go Publishing. Photo by Peter Smallwood.
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“A blend of warmth, melancholy, restraint and emotional depth.”
Time For Metal
“Vibrant & engaging.”
KCLR FM
“‘Standarte’ is as colorful as the album cover – rocky, gloomy, sometimes veering into nu-metal territory, yet fresh with an Irish touch. What sounds like a musical chameleon turns out to be extremely coherent, harmonious and entertaining.” ORKUS Magazine
“A captivating mix of modern alternative rock, melodic metal, gothic influences and cinematic melancholy.” Luminous Dash
“Atmospheric, varied and emotionally driven – an album that rewards attentive listening.”
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