We’re excited to share a new track from our album Arctic Moon — ‘Saviours Are A Dangerous Thing’ — released today as a full promo video. It was the final song written for the album, and one that holds a lot of weight. As Vox explains:
“I’m especially pleased with how this one came together. The initial idea was brought in by Stephen Rice, and from there, it became a full band collaboration. The melody and lyrics came quickly — influenced by what was unfolding politically at the time. There was chaos, and I couldn’t help but see the parallels with the 1930s — and the implications felt deeply troubling, not just for the country I now live in, but for the Western world as a whole.”
“Arctic Moon” has a good claim to be Chameleons’ best album yet: it has breadth, maturity, sophistication and not a single weak track. Time to stop thinking of them as “coulda been contenders” – they’re back in contention now, with an energy that shames many a younger band.
Chiming, cheering guitars and muscular riffs are filtered through a deep melancholy: this is the sound of summer turning slowly yet ineluctably into autumn. It’s a perfect showcase for Vox’s dissections of twisted, tortured relationships. “I need someone who’s not afraid/Of this dark dynamic we have made,” he sings on the opening track, “Where Are You?”
Since they first emerged in 1981, Chameleons have often been described as the most underrated band of their generation. But now, the release of their fifth studio album could finally bring them the acclaim they deserve. Time has taken its toll on the original line-up, remembered for their three genre-defining 1980s albums and their short-lived early 2000s reformation. However, vocalist, lyricist and bass player Vox Mark Burgess remains at the helm, still accompanied by guitarist Reg Smithies. Second guitarist Stephen Rice, drummer Todd Demma and keyboardist Danny Ashberry complete the squad.
“Arctic Moon” arrives September 2025.
The album will be available from all the usual US and UK/EU outlets.
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