Dharma Guns have today dropped their new video and single titled ‘Scale of the Universe’, from their second album due out this April. From its opening moments, ‘Scale of the Universe’ positions itself as more than a rock song—it feels like a meditation delivered through amplifiers. Dharma Guns approach the track with an awareness of space, not just musically but emotionally, letting the idea of vastness seep into every note. The video reinforces this intention immediately, framing the band against environments that feel open, cold, and quietly overwhelming. There’s a sense that the song isn’t trying to impress as much as it’s trying to place the listener somewhere between reflection and release.
The music itself walks a careful line between power and restraint. The guitars carry weight without drowning the melody, and the rhythm section drives forward with purpose rather than excess. What stands out is the band’s ability to let moments breathe—allowing pauses, changes in intensity, and subtle shifts to do just as much work as the louder sections. It’s the kind of songwriting that trusts the listener, offering structure without spoon-feeding emotion, and that confidence gives the track staying power beyond its runtime.
Visually, the video mirrors the song’s internal dialogue. Rather than relying on spectacle, it opts for atmosphere: subdued colors, open spaces, and a quiet tension that never fully resolves. The imagery suggests movement without destination, as if the characters within the frame are navigating questions larger than themselves. This restraint works in the video’s favor, making the viewer lean in rather than wait for something explosive to happen. The world feels big, the people feel small, and that contrast is exactly the point.
Vocally and lyrically, the song leans into existential awareness without slipping into melodrama. There’s an honesty in the delivery that feels lived-in, as though the words are being discovered in real time rather than recited. The lyrics acknowledge insignificance without surrendering to it, framing human emotion as something fragile but still meaningful. It’s that balance—between humility and defiance—that gives the song its emotional gravity.
Ultimately, ‘Scale of the Universe’ succeeds because it understands its own scope. Dharma Guns aren’t trying to solve the universe or shout over it; they’re simply responding to it with sound and image. The result is a piece that feels introspective yet accessible, heavy without being oppressive, and thoughtful without becoming distant. It’s a reminder that sometimes the most resonant art doesn’t make us feel bigger—it makes us more aware of where we stand, and why that still matters.
About ‘Scale of the Universe’
Dharma Guns has released the third single from their second album, due out in April 2026. “Scale of the Universe” leans on the band’s familiar strengths: a catchy guitar riff and a singalong chorus. The track is classic Dharma Guns, equally at home in grimy rock bars and on stadium stages.
“It was one of the last songs added to the recording sessions, and maybe that’s why it stands out from the rest. Some pieces had to be forced into place. We added power chords and a one-note rock piano, ditched the original chorus for being too pop, and wrote a couple of ‘woo-ou’ shouts for the backing vocals. And there you have it – the ingredients of a Dharma hit,” says singer-guitarist Pete.
A music video was also released for “Scale of the Universe”, filmed in the wintry Helsinki. As usual, the video was created by the band’s drummer Olli Vartiainen, and marks his eighth video for Dharma Guns.
Lyrically, the song places the absurdity of human life and the difficulty of making choices into perspective as a minor side note on the universe’s timeline. It’s hard not to join in on the refrain: “Everything in the scale of the universe.”Vocally, the track also represents something new for Dharma Guns.”
“When we were recording vocals, our engineer Sammy Aaltonen compared it to Danzig. But that was probably just because of the line ‘hungry as a wolf’,”
Pete laughs before continuing: “As the world seems to get crazier by the minute, it felt necessary to distance myself a bit from the outbursts of warmongering narcissists and climate deniers. On a universal scale, our problems are pretty small, no matter the issue. That doesn’t mean I won’t tackle those same lunatics again on the next song.”
Dharma Guns’ second album will be released in April. The first single from the upcoming album was “King of Action Rock”, released in October, followed by the second single “Devil’s Beat” in November. The band’s debut album Ex-Generation Superstars was released in November 2024.
In support of the new album, Dharma Guns will hit the road on a tour that includes UK dates with Steve Vincent.
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