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DAMIEN CAIN Portrays The Battle Between Heaven And Hell In The New Video For “The White Line”!
- The Metallist PR
- 56 minutes ago
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German-born, Ireland-based artist DAMIEN CAIN has released a new music video for the song “The White Line,” taken from the album “Standarte” released on December 12th, 2025.
Watch the video of “The White Line”:
“The White Line” is a dark melodic metal journey through a surreal battlefield of the soul - where destruction, demons, and burning cities mirror the chaos humanity leaves behind.
Told in a graphic novel visual style, the video follows the eternal conflict between Cain and a celestial messenger, a fallen path colliding with the final call of Nod. Between visions of ruined landscapes and apocalyptic imagery, the story unfolds like a myth written in fire - until the last confrontation decides the fate of both.
Musically, “The White Line” moves between haunting melodies and powerful metal dynamics, combining a female-fronted gothic vocal style with dark melodic guitar textures; a sound that may resonate with listeners of Evanescence, Warlock, Doro, Within Temptation, and Nightwish.
In the end, the line between Heaven and Hell may be thinner than we think.
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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