Archive for July 26, 2023

ULCERATE – New Zealand Death Metal Trio Announces North American Headlining Tour This November

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on July 26, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

New Zealand death metal trio ULCERATE will finally make their return to North American soil for a Fall headlining run. The thirteen-date Stare Into Death North America MMXXIII Tour will commence on November 7th in North Hollywood, California and close November 25th in Brooklyn, New York. Support will be provided by Altars.

Comments drummer Jamie Saint Merat, “After three long years of pandemic interruption, we are very proud to finally announce the first shows on North American soil to showcase Stare Into Death And Be Still. Originally booked for 2020, to finally have this come to fruition is nothing short of cathartic. Joining us as special guests are our Australian brothers Altars – together offering a deadly Antipodean assault that will truly be a sight to behold.”

Tickets are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.

ULCERATE w/ Altars – Stare Into Death North America MMXXIII Tour:
11/07/2023 Knitting Factory – North Hollywood, CA
11/08/2023 Neck Of The Woods – San Francisco, CA
11/10/2023 Bossanova Ballroom – Portland, OR
11/11/2023 Alma – Tacoma, WA
11/12/2023 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC
11/16/2023 Reggies – Chicago, IL
11/17/2023 Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
11/18/2023 Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
11/19/2023 Piranha Bar – Montreal, QC
11/21/2023 Middle East – Boston, MA
11/22/2023 Warehouse On Watts – Philadelphia, PA
11/24/2023 Metro – Baltimore, MD
11/25/2023 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY

Stare Into Death And Be Still is available on CD, LP, and digital formats at THIS LOCATION.

Source: EARSPLIT PR

VORTEX Announces Eastern Canadian Tour Dates (QC, ON, NB, PEI)

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on July 26, 2023 by Metal Odyssey

New Album “The Future Remains In Oblivion” Out Now!

Rimouski, Quebec’s Vortex announces they will be hitting the road for show dates across Eastern Canada this coming Fall 2023 in support of their latest album “The Future Remains In Oblivion” released this past June. The band will be touring from the months of September to January performing across Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, and PEI where they will be joined by Aeternam, Serene Dark, Strigampire (2023 Wacken Metal Battle Canada Champions), and Beyond Fiction on select dates.

Vortex‘s third epic concept album is set to aggressive and beautiful orchestral melodic death metal with hints of black metal. Each song on “The Future Remains In Oblivion” is one chapter in their well-written sci-fi tale and there is a build-up in intensity and emotion that goes along with the storyline and the lyrics as you traverse the album. They share their thoughts:

“This is an orchestral death metal album with plenty of heavy riffing and melodies, technical vocals, and epic soloing. Some of the songs are riff-oriented and some others had the orchestra and melodies written before the drums and the guitars. We wrote all the lyrics before the music to make sure that it would fit the feel and emotion of each song/part of the story. When we start writing a song, we know exactly what feeling and emotion we are aiming at, it’s a good way to push ourselves creatively and write thoughtful music.”

Music Video – “First Blood” – https://youtu.be/Wd-yfIfRRzQ

Those familiar with the previous albums will note that they were more on the ambient/dramatic side. The new album’s songs are still melodic/orchestral but much more aggressive and some of them have a black metal influence. Vortex’s goal was to create songs that would have a greater impact on their live shows, and these aggressive songs will work well live. They feel the album is a good combination of aggression/melody, and ugliness/beauty.

Creativity and storytelling are the key tenets of Vortex. Their masterful lyric writing is equally matched with their prowess in devising riffs, and orchestrations. They will transport the listener into a new world and are recommended for fans of Lorna Shore, Dimmu Borgir, and Fleshgod Apocalypse.

Track Listing:

  1. From The Sun (5:24)
  2. Downfall (4:11)
  3. The Fool (3:13)
  4. The Walls (4:32)
  5. Our Possible End (4:23)
  6. First Blood (4:29)
  7. The Future Remains In Oblivion (4:50)
  8. When No More Words Will Be Heard (5:22)
    Album Length: 36:29

“The Future Remains In Oblivion” was released on June 9, 2023, and is available at the following links:

Digital (Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music) – https://linktr.ee/

Source: Asher Media Relations