Colorado power metal storytellers Siege Perilous have released the brand new lyric video for “Shattered Mirage,” the latest single from their debut full length concept album “Becoming the Dragon,” which was released this past March 2026. The track marks one of the album’s darkest and most atmospheric chapters, plunging listeners into a desert of glass, death, and prophecy.
“Shattered Mirage” follows the protagonist’s harrowing journey through the Crystalline Dunes, an otherworldly wasteland where lightning struck sands fuse into glass, entombing the fallen. It serves as the turning point where the hero abandons the world he once knew and confronts visions of fate, mortality, and the cost of destiny. The track’s layered vocal approach evokes echoes of Blind Guardian’s Hansi Kürsch while maintaining vocalist Shaughnessy McDaniel’s distinct tone.
“Does the hero see his future? His past? Or simply the inevitability of death? This song delves into a dark and heavy sound… His caravan is ambushed in a desert where the sands are constantly being struck by lightning, forming dunes of glass and encapsulating the bodies of the slain”. adds the band.
The new lyric video arrives as the Siege Perilous continues rolling out singles from “Becoming the Dragon,” following the previously released “As the Dragon Falls” featuring Fabio Lione (Rhapsody, Angra) and the title track video “Becoming the Dragon.”
Forged in the fires of fantasy and history, Siege Perilous is a Colorado based power metal band dedicated to crafting epic, cinematic, story driven music. The band was founded by Shaughnessy McDaniel (vocals), Scott Hancock (guitar), and Mark Girard (drums) after years of camaraderie in the same LARP community. Inspired by Unleash the Archers’ 2021 Denver performance, they set out to create their own mythic soundscape. They soon recruited Eric Fischer (bass) of the Celtic folk band The Stubby Shillelaghs and, in 2024, welcomed Ryan Flanagan to complete the lineup.
Their debut full-length, “Becoming the Dragon,” is a ten track narrative concept album chronicling the rise, fall, and transformation of the Child of Prophecy, a hero who ultimately must “embrace his destiny to fight the one who made it”. Each track represents a major story beat, crafted collaboratively by all five members. The album also features guest performances from Fabio Lione (Rhapsody, Angra) and Kristin Starkey (Twilight Force, Temperance), both of whom have been major inspirations to the band.
Crafting music that is epic, melodic, powerful, cinematic, and story driven. Every song is designed as a chapter in a larger saga. The band is recommended for fans of Manowar, Iron Maiden, Sabaton, Blind Guardian, Rhapsody, and Avantasia.
“Becoming the Dragon” (released March 27th) is available via Crunchtronic Records on all digital platforms, along with physical CD and Vinyl.
