Track By Tracks: Meteora - Dissonance (2026)

1. Darkest Light (Atilla):

It is one of my favourite songs to perform. It tells the story of a couple in a can’t live with you, can’t live without you relationship, and it is always fun acting the part, like in a musical. First, the piano parts of the chorus were written. I was in the Gothic ¾ mood, imagining a mad pianist at the top of a dark tower just slamming it in the pouring rain. Then the verse comes in, the soft singing of a lady in a white dress in a big hall of the castle, approached a few seconds later by a vampire or something. It was silly, and it was fun writing it.

2. Shadows of Ignorance (Noémi):

Shadows of Ignorance explores the theme of emotional alienation. The lyrics delve into a state of disconnection in which one becomes estranged not only from one's own feelings but also from the emotions of those around them, losing the ability to truly relate and connect. The song’s main musical idea came from one of our guitarists, Dániel Schreiber, marking our very first collaboration together. Creating this track side by side was an inspiring experience, and I am confident that many more shared songs await us in the future.

3. Dissonance – My Reality pt. IV (Atilla):

This was the last song I wrote for the album. We had the intention for a while to make a song that focuses mainly on Máté’s growls, and after I finished with the music, I felt that this could be the one. It has a really aggressive riff going on in the beginning, the brass doing its big booms of chords, and the strings jumping around on top. The chorus wouldn’t have been right with growls only, and I think Noémi’s vocals are perfect for those places. The lyrics are about the situation when you move on from being hurt and want to help the other, but he is beyond saving.

4. Witch Hunt – Tragedy of Delusion pt. III (Atilla):

Every album, I get to write one epic where I’m not told by the others that it’s too long, complicated, and won’t make a good promo song. So this time I had the New World Symphony from Dvorak going in my head, not realizing what it was the first time, just having the feeling that I knew this melody, and started composing around it. After I had heard a good chunk already done, I showed it to the others, who could tell me where it was familiar. The song goes from the Middle Ages, through the Second World War, to modern day, showcasing how finding scapegoats and common enemies is a very common strategy for leaders to grasp and hold onto power. And in the end, you may never know when it be your turn to be cast on the pyre.