Offering up a progressive symphonic sound, Victoria K‘s new album, Kore, was specifically written to provide a full orchestral experience that drives people through a sonic journey of growth and grandeur.

Says the band on the new release: “We wanted to take a new approach with this record and to grow our sound and bring something new to Victoria K. Incorporating sounds from our vocalist’s ethnic culture and heritage is something we are so extremely proud of! A concept album is something we really wanted to explore, and we are so excited to bring you this ancient story and create a sonic experience and journey for all our listeners. We cannot wait to share this new stage of Victoria K!”

A concept record, Kore explores modern-day issues through the Homeric Hymn to Demeter (the story of Persephone). Victoria K conceptualised the idea for the album with her producer Lee Bradshaw and then spent many months researching and analysing the hymn, even meeting with experts of the Homeric Hymns from Greece. The story was then broken up into its different parts where vocalist Victoria Knight wrote the lyrics and developed the melodies for each section of the tale, exploring the myth from a modern perspective.

The tracks were written specifically to encapsulate the various sections of the Homeric Hymn to Demeter and tell the story chronologically through each song and the music grows in intensity throughout the record capturing the emotional state of Persephone and other characters as the story progresses.

The various instruments were then written by Victoria around the lyrics and further enhanced and developed through the production process. Lee Bradshaw then finalised the songs by writing orchestral scores for each song, which were recorded live in Europe, before the final mixing and mastering.

Kore will be released by Rockshots Records on October 14th.