VOIVOD -New single and video for “Obsolete Beings”, pre sale for ‘The Wake’ now available
Canadian progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD have recently announced a release date of September 21st, 2018 for their upcoming new studio album “The Wake” via Century Media Records worldwide. Now, the band is excited to launch ”The Wake” by presenting you its first single and video (Directed and edited by Eric Massicotte & Pierre Duplessis) for the album’s opening track “Obsolete Beings“.
The album’s standard track-listing reads as follows:
VOIVOD – “The Wake”:
1. Obsolete Beings
2. The End Of Dormancy
3. Orb Confusion
4. Iconspiracy
5. Spherical Perspective
6. Event Horizon
7. Always Moving
8. Sonic Mycelium
Next to a standard jewelcase CD edition and a Digital Album release, “The Wake“ will also be available as limited 2CD Mediabook edition with a bonus disc of 11 tracks featuring the 5 songs off 2016’s “Post Society” EP as well 6 live tracks from 2018’s 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, alternate artwork, an expanded booklet of 32 pages and a set of 3 stickers. This is the track-listing for that edition’s bonus disc:
VOIVOD – “Bonus Disc”
Post Society – EP:
1. Post Society
2. Forever Mountain
3. Fall
4. We Are Connected
5. Silver Machine
Live at 70000 Tons Of Metal Cruise 2018:
6. Inner Combustion (Live 2018)
7. Order Of The Blackguards (Live 2018)
8. Psychic Vacuum (Live 2018)
9. Lost Machine (Live 2018)
10. Fall (Live 2018)
11. Voivod (Live 2018)
The 2LP release of “The Wake” will come on 180gr. vinyl with an etching design on Side D, packaged in a gatefold sleeve and with a double-sided poster. Next to standard black vinyl, the album will also be available in the following limited coloured editions:
Black 2LP: Unlimited
Pink 2LP: 100x copies / CM Webshop Europe
White 2LP: 200x copies / CM Webshop Europe
Red 2LP: 300x copies / CM Distro Europe
Silver 2LP: 200x copies / Nuclear Blast
Golden 2LP: 200x copies / Season Of Mist
Transp. sun yellow 2LP: 100x copies / CM Webshop USA
And last but not least, VOIVOD are also making a collectible 7” EP available on August 31st , for the beginning of their European touring activities and before the album’s street date. The 7” EP for the album track “Always Moving” will feature “Order Of The Blackguards (Live 2018)” as B-Side and is limited to a total of 1000 copies, available in the following editions:
Black 7Inch: 500x copies / CM Distro Europe
Lilac 7Inch: 100x copies / CM Webshop Europe
Clear 7Inch: 200x copies / CM Distro Europe
Transp. red 7Inch: 200x / Band edition on tour
The pre-sale for “The Wake” in its various physical and digital formats and also of the “Always Moving” 7” EP is starting as of today.
VOIVOD’s “The Wake” is the highly anticipated successor to 2013’s “Target Earth” album as well as the 2016 mini-album “Post Society”. The album was recorded and mixed by Francis Perron at RadicArt Recording Studio in Canada and its artwork (as well as the art for the attached singles, to be seen above!) was once again created by VOIVOD drummer Michel “Away” Langevin.
VOIVOD, who are currently celebrating their 35th band-anniversary, will begin a first European touring run in support of “The Wake” with rotating support by Maggot Heart (from 7th until 16th Sept), Nightrage (from 18th until 26th Sept) and Bio-Cancer (from 28th Sept until 20th Oct) on September 7th. Here is a list of all dates:
VOIVOD – European Tour 2018:
07.09.2018 Prague (Czech Republic) – Futurum *
08.09.2018 Poznan (Poland) – U Bazyla *
09.09.2018 Warsaw (Poland) – Hydrozagadka *
10.09.2018 Krakow (Poland) – Kwadrat *
11.09.2018 Bratislava (Slovakia) – Randal Club *
13.09.2018 Cluj-Napoca (Romania) – Flying Circus Pub *
14.09.2018 Belgrade (Serbia) – Elektropionir *
15.09.2018 Budapest (Hungary) – Durer Kert *
16.09.2018 Vienna (Austria) – Szene *
18.09.2018 Bologna (Italy) – Locomotiv **
19.09.2018 Rome (Italy) – Largo **
20.09.2018 Milan (Italy) – Santeria **
21.09.2018 Winterthur (Switzerland) – Gaswerk **
22.09.2018 Seyssinet Pariset (France) – Ilyade **
24.09.2018 Barcelona (Spain) – Boveda **
25.09.2018 Madrid (Spain) – Nazca **
26.09.2018 Porto (Portugal) – Hard Club **
28.09.2018 Marseille (France) – Jas’ Rod ***
29.09.2018 Paris (France) – Petit Bain ***
30.09.2018 Nantes (France) – Ferrailleur ***
02.10.2018 Southampton (UK) – The Joiners ***
03.10.2018 Cardiff (UK) – The Globe ***
04.10.2018 Leeds (UK) – Temple Of Boom ***
05.10.2018 Glasgow (UK) – Cathouse ***
06.10.2018 Manchester (UK) – Rebellion ***
07.10.2018 London (UK) – Underworld ***
09.10.2018 Brussels (Belgium) – Magasin 4 ***
10.10.2018 Amstelveen (The Netherlands) – P60 ***
11.10.2018 Eindhoven (The Netherlands) – Dynamo ***
12.10.2018 Cologne (Germany) – Luxor ***
13.10.2018 Hamburg (Germany) – Logo ***
14.10.2018 Copenhagen (Denmark) – Pumpehuset ***
15.10.2018 Stockholm (Sweden) – Klubb Nalen ***
17.10.2018 Helsinki (Finland) – Tavastia ***
18.10.2018 Tampere (Finland) – Klubi ***
20.10.2018 Oslo (Norway) – John Dee ***
Support bands:
* Maggot Heart (from 7th until 16th Sept)
** Nightrage (from 18th until 26th Sept)
*** Bio-Cancer (from 28th Sept until 20th Oct)
Kill Everything premiere crushing new video
Today Kill Everything have unveiled the second video in support of their forthcoming debut album, Scorched Earth. ‘Laid To Waste’ is a brutal assault on the senses and a perfect example of the inhuman bludgeoning to be found throughout the Scorched Earth album – surely destined to be one of the heaviest releases of this or any other year.
The video is premiering on the Slam Worldwide channel, notorious for promoting the most skull crushing metal around and is sure to whet the appetite of the death obsessed worldwide and you can watch it below:
Scorched Earth will be released on August 17th through Comatose Music and preorders are open now at the label website.
Early media reactions to Kill Everything’s bludgeoning and nihilistic sound are more than positive, with Cranium Radio‘s 10/10 reaction epitomising the views of fans of super heavy sounds – “Love this monster of an album!”
There’s not long to wait now until Scorched Earth is let loose upon the world, but for now head to Slam Worldwide and bathe in the bloody brilliance of ‘Laid To Waste’!
Summit release video/single for “Echoes” & Announce EP Release
Hailing from the far-flung and picturesque landscapes of Australia’s Northern Territory, Metalcore outfit SUMMIT are today releasing their brand new single “Echoes” and announcing their EP “Echoes of Aberration”, out Friday August 31. “Aberration” is defined as “A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected.” SUMMIT are most definitely that. One does not expect music this heavy to come out of the isolation of Darwin! The “Echoes of Aberration” EP will be available for pre-order in all good digital outlets from this coming Monday, July 30.
Bassist Wes Beck says that “This new video and track really is the first taste of the band that we want to show the world. The Video shows the chaos caused by the indulgence of the vices shown in the clip. ‘Echoes’ is a track we are all proud of and can’t wait for everyone to check it out.”
Summit began hitting the ground running in the music realm in late 2016. They started mastering their collective craft by the time the following year came around, and have been manifesting their signature sound since then. Emerging with a high-energy style comprised of harmonizing guitars, dynamic and distorted bass lines, aggressive vocal screams and smoothly robust clean vocals, SUMMIT brings forth a powerful presence with defining musicianship factors that touch on originality and familiarity; reminiscent with their musical influences including industry heavyweights like Northlane, Periphery and Killswitch Engage. The lyrical content for this new EP comes from issues including love, life struggles, relationships, loss from suicide and moving on.
Since gracing the stage, SUMMIT has been booked alongside several national acts including Dream On Dreamer, Tapestry, Polaris and High Tension and more. The band’s first live show was Terrorfest 2017 in Darwin (headlined by Polaris), and then were booked to play Blacken Open Air in Alice Springs (headlined by High Tension).
The “Echoes of Aberration” EP was Mixed & Mastered by Nicholas Page from the well-known band For All Eternity and Produced by Benjamin Masters from Tapestry.
“Echoes of Aberration” will see its release on Friday August 31 and can be pre-ordered from all good digital stores from Monday July 30. The Single “Echoes” will be available for streaming from Friday July 27.
