On the occasion of the release of “Orphans of the Light”, Blackrain’s eighth studio album, due out on February 27, 2026, the band asserts a clear and fully embraced trajectory, driven by a renewed line-up and a constant determination to move forward. Conceived as a dense, ambitious record, designed for the stage, the album marks a new step in Blackrain’s evolution, with no looking back and no compromises. Bastonne! met with Swan Hellion, the band’s frontman, to discuss the genesis of this new opus, its construction, and the current vision of the quartet.