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Noctambulist – Unveil “Gevoelsmens” Single Off Upcoming Album

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , , on January 20, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Streaming now via Veil of Sound!

New album “Noctambulist II: De Droom” to be released 7 February 2025 via These Hands Melt. Pre-order now!

Dutch blackgaze band Noctambulist have unveiled the third single, “Gevoelsmens”, off their upcoming album Noctambulist II: De Droom.

The track was premiered via Veil of Sound: https://veilofsound.com/2025/01/19/Song_Premiere-Noctambulist-Gevoelsmens.html

“Gevoelsmens is a song about nostalgia and living in the past. It invokes the fear of being past one’s prime while at the same time maintaining some hopeful optimism,” explained the band. 

“Gevoelsmens” will be available on all streaming services on 21 January 2025. Pre-save here. 

The new album “Noctambulist II: De Droom” will be released on 7 February 2025 in CD, vinyl and digital formats via These Hands Melt. Recorded in Tilburg between February and April 2023 at Catacomben Studios, De Droom sees Noctambulist diving deeper into post-punk and shoegaze influences while retaining the fierceness of their debut record Elegiëen.

“Gevoelsmens” single artwork

Noctambulist II: De Droom can be pre-ordered via These Hands Melt: https://lnk.to/noctambulist 

What sets De Droom apart from the first record is that the writing was done with the entire band on board whereas full song ideas used to be presented by a few members. The songs this time around are just that, songs.

While De Droom is not a concept album most songs reflect on the beauty of a mediocre co-habitual existence while also struggling with the seemingly impossible dream of home ownership. The album cover features a bedroom of a derelict villa, reflecting the themes of hope, failure and heartbreak present on the album.

Noctambulist are:
J.D. Kaye – Vocals & Guitar
Stef Heesakkers – Guitar
Tristan Tabbers – Guitar
Sam C.A. – Bass
Mitchell Scheerder – Drums

Noctambulist are an atmospheric post-black metal outfit from Tilburg, the Netherlands. Formed in 2015 between housemates J.D. Kaye, Sam C.A. and Mitchell Scheerder, they set out to create a hard-hitting, melancholic style of black metal that draws inspiration from other genres such as post-rock, shoegaze, new wave and post-punk. 

Noctambulist stand for contrasts. Serotonin summits and strung-out canyons. The empty and the grandiose. The beautiful and the appalling.

After defining their sound and completing the lineup with guitarists Tristan Tabbers and Stef Heesakkers they released their full-length debut Noctambulist I: Elegieën via Northern Silence Productions. Their second album Noctambulist II: De Droom will be released through These Hands Melt in February 2025.

The band previously released the singles “Lichteter” and “Aderlater” in support of their upcoming album.

Noctambulist online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Noctambulistband
Bandcamp: https://noctambulistofficial.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1k7JWDTAwZRGoGg9rCxU2o?si=OOXFdQs2SP-w1u4S4l2duA

These Hands Melt online:
Website / shop: https://thesehandsmelt.shop/

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Dutch Blackgaze Act Noctambulist Signs To These Hands Melt; Releases New Single

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music with tags , , , on October 16, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

“Aderlater”, first single off upcoming album, streaming now

Rome, Italy; 16 October 2024: Dutch blackgaze band Noctambulist have signed to These Hands Melt for the release of their second full-length album. To get a first taste of the upcoming album, the band released the first single entitled “Aderlater”. 

Listen to “Aderlater” here: https://song.link/aderlater

“We wrote the track Aderlater with the full band after J.D. and Stef came up with some chords that went nowhere,” said the band. “We were all listening to a lot of post-punk and new wave and most of us attended concerts by The Cure around the time.”

“If I recall correctly Mitch came up with the intro drum pattern and we changed the 6/8 we had to a 4/4 beat and wrote basically the entire song on the spot. The lead in the chorus came from Tristan from another old composition we never finished. It all fell into place, so to speak.”

“Lyrically the song deals with laying bare uncomfortable and personal feelings for the sake of music. It is, in a way, an ode to insecurity.”

“Aderlater” single artwork by Sandro Dal-Magro

Noctambulist are an atmospheric post-black metal outfit from Tilburg, the Netherlands. Formed in 2015 between housemates J.D. Kaye, Sam C.A. and Mitchell Scheerder, they set out to create a hard-hitting, melancholic style of black metal that draws inspiration from other genres such as post-rock, shoegaze, new wave and post-punk. 

Noctambulist stand for contrasts. Serotonin summits and strung-out canyons. The empty and the grandiose. The beautiful and the appalling.

After defining their sound and completing the lineup with guitarists Tristan Tabbers and Stef Heesakkers they released their full-length debut Noctambulist I: Elegieën via Northern Silence Productions. Their second album will be released through These Hands Melt, with more information to be unveiled soon.  

Noctambulist are:
J.D. Kaye – Vocals & Guitar
Stef Heesakkers – Guitar
Tristan Tabbers – Guitar
Sam C.A. – Bass
Mitchell Scheerder – Drums

Noctambulist online:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noctambulistofficial/
Bandcamp: https://noctambulistofficial.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1k7JWDTAwZRGoGg9rCxU2o?si=OOXFdQs2SP-w1u4S4l2duA

These Hands Melt online:
Website / shop: https://thesehandsmelt.shop/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/these.hands.melt
Bandcamp: https://thesehandsmelt.bandcamp.com/music
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheseHandsMeltOfficial

Source: 3nation / Dominic Athanassiou

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