MASTER MASSIVE (Heavy Metal – Sweden 🇸🇪) – Release new single & music video “Jonah And The Whale” – Taken from the new studio album, called “White Shadows”, due out on July 10, 2026 via Fireflash Records #mastermassive #heavymetal

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“This song was made to be uptempo and lighthearted, with many key changes and time-signature shifts. Easy to listen to, but difficult to play. I think I sang the phrase “Jonah and the whale” the very first time I tried out the chorus melody. It felt right, so why not make a song out of it? I had no intention of doing an interpretation of the biblical Jonah – this is my own fantasy. The lyrics shift between a playful side and a serious one, and the conclusion almost makes it feel like a true story. When Tony joined, I reworked the melodies in the second verse to give the song more variety. I really pushed the boundaries there, but I knew Tony would handle it. Contributions like that are what make Tony so unique. He has the technique and musical understanding to be given almost anything. The final choir section at the end was already in the demo version, and I sang that myself, but I let Viktor add the top harmony, which turned out to be a perfect fit.” (Jan Strandh, Master Massive)

 

Under exclusive license from Master Massive
(C) Fireflash Records
(P) Master Massive 2026

Music by: Jan Strandh, Max Warnby
Lyrics by: Jan Strandh

Published by: Copyright Control

ISRC Code (Music): DE1QW2610453
EAN: 4069977321156

Produced by: Jan Strandh
Co-Produced by: Max Warnby
Engineered by Per Mårten Hellberg
Mix & Master by: Plec at Panic Room

Video by Exit Stage Left

Excerpts from “The Sea Beast” (1926) by Millard Webb
Excerpts from “Moby Dick” (1930) by Lloyd Bacon

Swedish cult act MASTER MASSIVE will release a new studio album, called „White Shadows“, out on July 10th through Fireflash Records. The album is a pure and epic heavy metal gem, and unites traditional metal with progressive and doom elements.

Today, MASTER MASSIVE release their new and third single, along with a music video for the song “Jonah And The Whale“

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/D0Zk2Cbtl1I

Stream/Download here: https://save-it.cc/fireflash/jonah-and-the-whale

Get it on Bandcamp: https://ff-mastermassive.bandcamp.com/track/jonah-and-the-whale

“This song was made to be uptempo and lighthearted, with many key changes and time-signature shifts. Easy to listen to, but difficult to play. I think I sang the phrase “Jonah and the whale” the very first time I tried out the chorus melody. It felt right, so why not make a song out of it? I had no intention of doing an interpretation of the biblical Jonah—this is my own fantasy. The lyrics shift between a playful side and a serious one, and the conclusion almost makes it feel like a true story. When Tony joined, I reworked the melodies in the second verse to give the song more variety. I really pushed the boundaries there, but I knew Tony would handle it. Contributions like that are what make Tony so unique. He has the technique and musical understanding to be given almost anything. The final choir section at the end was already in the demo version, and I sang that myself, but I let Viktor add the top harmony, which turned out to be a perfect fit.”, comments lead guitar player Jan Strandh.

Pre-order “White Shadows” here: https://save-it.cc/fireflash/white-shadows

Order at Bandcamp: https://ff-mastermassive.bandcamp.com/album/white-shadows

The sound of MASTER MASSIVE is unique. You can hear MERCYFUL FATE, but also CANDLEMASS and early FATES WARNING and QUEENSRYCHE. „I’ve listened a lot to those bands, especially Mercyful Fate („Melissa“ and „Don’t Break The Oath“), and later also Fates Warning („Awaken The Guardian“). Originally, I come from the symphonic rock tradition, with bands like Queen, Genesis, Jethro Tull, and Black Sabbath. My playing style comes exclusively from the guitarists in these bands“, adds Strandh.

There is a lot to discover in „White Shadows“. It is an album that is timeless, that needs full attention and will once in the future be named along with many classics. „We had big ambitions for the album. We decided that there shouldn’t be a single weak song or meaningless note. Even so, it surpassed our expectations. One of the feelings we wanted to capture in our sound was a natural groove, the kind you hear in older artists and in classical music. To achieve this, we chose to make a record entirely without a click track. Johan was the perfect drummer for the challenge, and once everyone who plays and sings on the album had added their parts, the result became far more fluid, alive, and dynamic than we could have imagined.“

Also check out the previous two singles:

“Blood On The Floor“ – video: https://youtu.be/4tEFXi_0QEw

“Islands and Bells” – video: https://youtu.be/3s72-UtPP_Y

 Track List:

1. Noah’s Cross
2. Islands And Bells
3. Jonah And The Whale
4. Blood On The Floor
5. Tantrum Rebellion
6. Silver Bullet
7. White Shadows

MASTER MASSIVE are:

Tony Niva – lead vocals

Marcus ”Masken” Karlsson – lead vocals

Viktor Gustafsson – lead vocals

Jan Strandh – lead guitar and vocals

Max Warnby – bass guitar

Johan Hautajärvi – drums

MASTER MASSIVE online:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mastermassiveband

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mastermassiveband/