Tor-Helge Skei, founding member of Norwegian avant-garde outfit MANES, has announced a debut album from his new collaborative project HOLLISTIK. Chapter I: This Endless Solitude — the first of a planned trilogy — arrives August 14, 2026 via Season of Mist.
Lead single "The Rhythm of Silence" blends trip-hop, industrial rock and rap, featuring vocalists Martyna Halas (Rage of Light), Marita Hellem (Martyra) and French MC Pierre "K-Rip" Ripka, alongside fellow MANES members Tor-Arne Helgesen (drums) and Eivind Fjøseide (guitar). The clip was directed by Gornoss and filmed at Le Moulin des Remparts in France.
The album is available on CD Digipack and 12" vinyl in black and clear/green/purple marbled variants.
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