HEALTH share ferocious ‘Crimson Moon’ anthem ‘Rite of Desolation’ – listen exclusively on NME

Dark fantasy game Crimson Moon is out now (September 1) and HEALTH have shared their crushingly heavy contribution to the game’s soundtrack exclusively on NME – check it out below.

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Crimson Moon is “a gothic high renaissance action-adventure RPG built around intense, replayable missions” from indie studio ProbablyMonsters. Players take on the role of a Nephilim, a ruthless human-angel hybrid forged to defend humanity, before being immersed in “a blood-soaked power fantasy.”.

The game’s original soundtrack has been composed by ProbablyMonsters’ Christopher Wilson but he teamed up with some rock legends to create the music for Crimson Moon’s boss fights, with HEALTH, Ice Nine Kills’ Ricky Armellino, Periphery’s Misha Mansoor and metal YouTuber Jared Dines all contributing to the score.

To celebrate the game’s release, you can check out HEALTH’s Crimson Moon anthem ‘Rite Of Desolation’ below which also features contributions from Ice Nine Kills’ guitarist Ricky Armellino.

According to Johnny Health, the band were inspired by the “aesthetic palette” of Crimson Moon for ‘Rite Of Desolation’ but also took influence from Souls games and boss fights.

HEALTH previously contributed songs to Max Payne 3, Cyberpunk 2077 and GTA Online: Arena War. The secret to a great gaming anthem, according to Johnny Health, is emotion.

Crimson Moon is out now for PC, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5.

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