BLOOD INCANTATION - neuer Song "The Stargate" + Kurzfilm
Blood Incantation haben endlich einen neuen Song von ihrem kommenden Album Absolute Elsewhere veröffentlicht, das am kommenden Freitag über Century Media erscheint.
Der erste Teil, „The Stargate“, ist seit Freitag in voller Länge bei allen digitalen Plattformen erhältlich und wird von einem außergewöhnlichen Kurzfilm begleitet: „The Stargate“, bei dem der preisgekrönte Kameramann Michael Ragen (Guillermo del Toros „Cabinet of Curiosities: The Viewing“) Regie führte und bei dem Chris Parks (The Fountain) faszinierende analoge Effekte einsetzte.
„The Stargate“ Seite 1: Eine gewaltige Sturmfront beschwört das Vertraute herauf, bevor eine große kosmische Wandlung eintritt und den Weg für eine spirituelle Erfahrung ebnet, die von Thorsten Quaeschning von Tangerine Dream auf Synthesizern auf Tablet 2 des Liedes begleitet wird. Musikalisch ebenso heftig wie meditativ, mit subtilen gesprochenen Passagen, die zwischen Nicklas Malmqvists (Hällas) Synthesizer-Tasten und Mellotron-Streichern hin und her huschen und sowohl moderne als auch traditionelle Elemente aufgreifen, und das alles wird durch Arthur Rizks kraftvoll dynamischen Mix präzise in Szene gesetzt. Blood Incantation verlassen die für den Extreme Metal so typische traditionelle Herangehensweise und bahnen sich ihren Weg zu einem „Genre of One“. „The Stargate“intoniert die Trennung des Bewusstseins selbst, rast durch das Stargate in Richtung einer Samsara-ähnlichen Reinkarnation, unterbrochen von gelegentlichem Fauchen von Sijjin/ex-Necros Christos-Frontmann Malte Gericke.
Der Kurzfilm „Stargate“ ist anders als alles, was ihr bisher erlebt habt. Er erzählt die Geschichte eines mysteriösen Artefakts und seiner Opfer in einer halluzinatorischen Synthese aus Science-Fiction und Horror. In einer surrealen Geschichte über urzeitliche magische Blutrituale, interdimensionale Reisen und groteske, nicht von dieser Welt stammende Technologie, die im finsteren Mittelalter beginnt und in die Weiten des Weltalls führt, verschmelzen bildgewaltige und unheimliche Szenen zu einer verstörenden Atmosphäre.
BLOOD INCANTATION - The Stargate (Official Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N4rLtjPzH0
Absolute Elsewhere Tracklist:
1. The Stargate (20:20)
2. The Message (23:23)
Blood Incantation Lineup:
Paul Riedl - Guitars, Vocals
Isaac Faulk - Drums
Morris Kolontyrsky - Guitars
Jeff Barrett - Fretless Bass
https://www.bloodincantation.org
Blood Incantation’s highly anticipated forthcoming album "Absolute Elsewhere" sees its release October 4 via Century Media. Hovering at nearly 45 minutes, their longest full length recording yet, the album’s two sprawling movements – "The Stargate" and "The Message" – are as confounding as they are engaging, exponentially expanding upon the formulas laid down by their scene-shattering debut Starspawn (2016) and landmark follow up Hidden History of the Human Race (2019).
As Blood Incantation’s Paul Riedl tells, “‘Absolute Elsewhere’ is our most potent audial extract/musical trip yet; like the soundtrack to a Herzog-style Sci-Fi epic about the history of/battle for human consciousness itself, via a 70s Prog album played by a 90s Death Metal band from the future.” For inspiration, the group looked to the mid-70’s progressive rock collective, Absolute Elsewhere (best known as a celestial stopover for King Crimson drummer, Bill Bruford) as the album’s namesake. For the uninitiated, Absolute Elsewhere’s obscure 1976 album, In Search of Ancient Gods, was constructed as a musical accompaniment to the works of Chariots of the Gods author, Erich Von Daniken, and his theories of non-terrestrial humanoid prompts towards mankind’s evolution. The subject matter of which should serve as no surprise to anyone familiar with Blood Incantation’s cosmically philosophical leanings. But make no mistake, the four musicians working under the Blood Incantation banner for the past decade – guitarist and vocalist Paul Riedl, drummer Isaac Faulk, guitarist Morris Kolontyrsky and bassist Jeff Barrett – have successfully left the microgravity of genre behind and are re-writing the Rosetta Stone of extreme music with a new language entirely. Demonstrations like their 2022 all-synth show or 2024’s Roadburn Festival headlining appearance where they played back-to-back death metal and ambient made it clear: Blood Incantation have honed their abilities to go boldly where few bands have gone before, and reveal no signs of slowing down.
"Absolute Elsewhere"’s release comes alongside a 73 minute feature film All Gates Open: In Search Of Absolute Elsewhere which tells the story of their time in Berlin during the summer of 2023, while recording at the legendary Hansa Studios. It will be available on Blu-Ray with the album's deluxe mediabook package and will also include the documentary’s original soundtrack, All Gates Open (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) which includes 60 minutes of exclusive new music distinct from the new album. This special edition will also include Blood Incantation’s 2023 maxi-single, "Luminescent Bridge” for the first time ever on CD, and of course, Absolute Elsewhere in both standard and Dolby Atmos / 5.1 mixes, alongside exclusive liner notes, exclusive interviews, behind the scenes photos and a forward by Ross Dolan of Immolation.
To pre-order / pre-save and for more info on formats worldwide, go here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t7V21rm15ok
Watch / Share All Gates Open: In Search Of Absolute Elsewhere - Official Documentary Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHsATSszsrE
Blood Incantation Absolute Elsetour Dates:
Oct 04: Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater * (Record Release Show)
Nov 07: Portland, OR - Hawthorne ~
Nov 08: Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw ~
Nov 09: Seattle, WA - Substation ~
Nov 11: Berkeley, CA - Cornerstone ~
Nov 12: Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theater ~
Nov 13: Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole ~
Nov 15: Austin, TX - Come and Take It ~
Nov 16: Dallas, TX - Echo ~
Nov 18: Atlanta, GA - Masquerade ~
Nov 19: Tampa. FL - The Orpheum ~
Nov 21: Asheville, NC - Orange Peel ~
Nov 22: Richmond, VA - Canal Club ~
Nov 23: Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage ~
Nov 25: Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts ~
Nov 26: Brooklyn, NY - (Absolute) Elsewhere ~
Nov 27: Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall ~
Nov 29: Montreal, QC - Fairmount ~
Nov 30: Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace ~
Dec 01: Detroit, MI - Magic Stick ~
Dec 03: Chicago, IL - Metro ~
Dec 04: Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line ~
Dec 05: Omaha, NE - Bourbon Theater ~
* w/ Steve Roach
~ w/ Midwife
Quelle: Oktober Promotion