[Cover photo credit to Jack Lue]

Los Angeles–based cinematic Hard Rock band Edge of Paradise have unveiled a new music video for “Martyr (Monster)”, from last year’s album Prophecy. Delving deeper into the band’s sci-fi universe, the narrative-driven video features the first performance of new keyboardist, Alex Nasla, and a second act that reimagines the song as an instrumental, musically expanding upon its initial appearance on Prophecy. 

This instrumental reimagining directly accompanies the release of Hologram and Slaves to Forever, the band’s graphic novel and upcoming audiobook. They deal with “emotional themes of consciousness, control, and humanity in an increasingly digital world.”

Frontwoman Margarita Monet says this about the new video and expanded track:

This song is about realizing you can either surrender to the system that shapes you or reclaim your own identity. Perspective decides whether you’re seen as a martyr or a monster, I believe both live within us. But the power lies in choosing which one you allow to define your reality. The video expands that idea visually, exploring fractured possibilities, perspective, and what it means to stay human in an increasingly artificial and controlled world.

Coming off several North American tours supporting labelmates Delain and Xandria, and Japanese Metal band Lovebites, the band releases the video alongside several festival appearances, including headline performances on February 7 at Fire It Up Festival  in Garden Grove, CA, and April 17 at Hyperspace Metal Fest in Vancouver, BC Canada, as well as a performance at Rock in Rautheim in Braunschweig, DE, with more live dates to be announced soon.