Dååth Join Forces with Cynic’s Paul Masvidal to Cover Air’s “Run” Ahead of Their European Tour
What happens when you take progressive metal act Dååth, mix them up with Cynic’s Paul Masvidal, and then have them cover a song by French electronic duo Air? You get an awfully intriguing piece of music for a Thursday morning, as that’s exactly what happened with their rendition of “Run”.
The band dropped this single just ahead of their upcoming European tour with Rivers of Nihil, Cynic, and Beyond Creation. Given the fact that Masvidal will also be on the road with Dååth, there’s a good chance this song will get played live, too.
Speaking of the track, guitarist Eyal Levi said this cover had been on the band’s docket for a while now.
“Our version of Air’s ‘Run’ has been a long time coming. It’s a creepy, weird song I’ve wanted to cover since I first heard it. Back in 2009, while touring with Cynic, I heard Paul Masvidal’s vocoder vocals every night and knew we needed him on this cover. He agreed, but by the time we started planning, DÅÅTH was on hiatus, and the idea was shelved.
“Fast forward to now: we’re touring with Cynic again on the Aggressive Progressive European tour with Rivers Of Nihil and Beyond Creation. Perfect time to revisit the song, and thankfully, Paul agreed. This is a weird song. If you haven’t heard it, listen to the original, then ours. To do it justice, we needed an unconventional mix that could also go full metal. Gautier Serre, of Igorrr, was the obvious choice. If he can handle Igorrr, he can handle this — and being French, he already knew the song. The result is truly unique. If you’re expecting pure extreme metal, you might be disappointed — and that’s fine, because we do what we want. See you on tour!”
You can check out the track below. Starting tomorrow, the aforementioned European tour will kick off. You can find the full list of dates below.
DÅÅTH w/ Rivers Of Nihil, Cynic, Beyond Creation:
2/28/2025 Essigfabrik – Köln, DE
3/01/2025 Zappa – Antwerp, BE
3/02/2025 La Machine – Paris, FR
3/04/2025 Slay – Glasgow, GB
3/05/2025 Academy – Dublin, IE
3/06/2025 The Fleece – Bristol, GB
3/07/2025 Engine Rooms – Southampton, GB
3/08/2025 Club Academy – Manchester, GB
3/09/2025 Electric Ballroom – London, GB
3/10/2025 XOYO – Birmingham, GB
3/12/2025 Patronaat – Haarlem, NL
3/13/2025 Gruenspan – Hamburg, DE
3/14/2025 Fryshuset Klubben – Stockholm, SE
3/16/2025 Tavastia – Helsinki, FI
3/18/2025 John Dee – Oslo, NO
3/19/2025 Pumpehuset – Copenhagen, DK
3/21/2025 Proxima – Warsaw, PL
3/22/2025 Columbia Theater – Berlin, DE
3/23/2025 Z-Bau – Nürnberg, DE
3/24/2025 Flex – Wien, AT
3/25/2025 Dürer Kert – Budapest, HU
3/26/2025 Backstage – München, DE
3/27/2025 Slaughter Club – Milan, IT
3/28/2025 Kiff – Aarau, CH3/29/2025 Substage – Karlsruhe, DE
