The wait is finally over as this week, as Neurosis release their long awaited tenth studio album via Neurot Recordings to audiences worldwide. Honor Found In Decay will reaffirm to the planet why NEUROSIS remain one of the most important heavy acts in existence.
Check for it at your local record store, digitally on places like iTunes, our store at store.neurotrecordings.com ... and more.
In just two short weeks, NEUROSIS will converge in their point of origin, Oakland, California, for a special record release performance with support from Voivod and YOB. Tickets are still available here.
Then they’ll cross the Atlantic for two special UK performances, first at ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas curated by Steve Albini’s band Shellac, followed by a concert in London with the mighty Godflesh:
1 December ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas - Camber Sands Holiday Camp, England [info]
2 December HMV Forum - London, w/ Godflesh [info]
Additional live performances will continue to be announced in the months ahead.
West Coast transcendentalists, IDES OF GEMINI, recently returned from a near month-long run of European dates in support of their monumental Constantinople full-length released via Neurot Recordings earlier this year.
Relays guitarist/backing vocalist J. Bennett of the journey: “After a month of playing the various clubs, halls, pubs, squats and glorified toilets of Europe, we’re back. I think it’s safe to say that IDES OF GEMINI will never be the same. And neither will Europe, for that matter. We did something to the place, and it did something to us. There was an exchange of energy and fluids. Not with all of Europe, obviously. Just the countries we visited: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, England and the Czech Republic. Am I forgetting someplace? I hope not. I mean, how could I? The audiences were fantastic. The bands we played with were ace. The food and drink were spectacular. Even the border police were sort of cordial while they rifled through our personal belongings. We’d like to thank everyone who came to see us play and everyone who made the tour possible, especially those who put their faith in IDES OF GEMINI to deliver a night of music that was hopefully worth paying to see. We can’t wait to do it again.”
In related news, check out an exclusive interview with Bennett courtesy of Scion AV below, or also through Earsplit PR.
Constantinople was released stateside via Neurot Recordings late this past Spring and continues to reap praise domestically and abroad. The offering was commended by Outburn in an 8/10 review for its "depressing dynamics topped by ethereal wonderment," and called "...a dirg-y doom crawl of an album..." by Decibel. Pitchfork dubbed it, "darkly beautiful," while MetalSucks added, "Their accretion of small musical gestures inverts metal’s normal use of space. They imply terror without ever exposing it. Each song is an accumulation of outlines, a sort of sonic daguerreotype."
AMENRA are preparing for the worldwide disbursement of their newest studio full-length Mass V on 26 November via Neurot Recordings and today they share first track from it, the album opener,"Dearborn and Buried" - our first listen to a complete song from the album, and our first glimpse at the lyrics...
We are also proud to share the cover art of the LP version of the album HERE(Photo credit Stefaan Temmerman) which will differ from the CD version, containing different artwork, additional sounds and alternative mixes, by Billy Anderson and mastered by James Plotkin (Khanate, Scorn, working with SUNN0))), Earth, Isis and more...). This album version is available as pre-order from 12 November on www.soulslayer.net, where you can also pick up a copy of their DVD Mass III.
Don't forget to check out these three short tour documentaries, filmed and artistically presented by Jeroen Mylle, captured on the road with the band over recent months and catch AMENRA on the road soon: - AMENRA I. from daydreams on the road there is no waking - http://youtu.be/Om90RlaaqyU - AMENRA II. you stand now alone - http://youtu.be/69AU4TBffK8 - AMENRA III. a change of light - http://youtu.be/vi99bx-l2I4
AMENRA Live And Festival Performances:
10/27/2012 – Porto, Portugal – Hard Club@ Amplifest [info]
11/03/2012 – Leeds, UK – Leeds University Union @ Damnation Festival [info]
12/01/2012 – Utrecht, NL – Db’s @ Le Guess Who Festival [info]
12/22/2012 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique *record release show [info]
2/10/2013 – Kortrijk, Belgium – De Kreun [info]
4/19/2013 – Tilburg, Netherlands – Patronaat Church @ Roadburn Festival [info]
5/04/2013 – Wroclaw, Poland – Klub Firlej @ Asymmetry Festival [info]
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Since their 1999 inception, AMENRA have infiltrated underground music communities with their grand style of organic sludge/doom metal through a plethora of LPs, EPs, and splits with Hessian, TBHR, Oathbreaker and others, through a variety of independent labels including Anvil Of Fury, Sound Devastation, Hypertension and their own Church of Ra imprint. Intense touring and festival appearances across Europe and beyond helped these diverse recordings transform into the live setting, captivating visual effects always an imperative element of the band’s on-stage dominance. Neurot announced AMENRA’s induction into their clan in July of 2011, which was followed directly by the band’s second European tour in support of the mighty Neurosis, the bond between both parties strengthening. Last November the members of AMENRA wandered through the countries neighboring Belgium in search of the perfect inspiration for their next studio opus. The journey led them to the village of Wissant in North France, where upon discovering vast lands still decimated by and littered with carnage from World War II battles invoked the proper stimulation the band needed to create Mass V. In May the band entered the expansive La Chapelle Studio to create Mass V, assisted by engineer Billy Anderson (Eyehategod, Neurosis, Melvins, Sleep, Swans, etc.) to bring their sonic attack to its most crushing. With possibly their most inspired material to date in hand, brandishing forty minutes of material through four movements, they utilized the photography of Stefaan Temmerman and the talents of Webecameaware for the layout, AMENRA completed their vision and are preparing for the world to hear this sonic tour de force.
With just two weeks to go before NEUROSIS release their long-awaited tenth studio album via Neurot Recordings, preorders are now available for the new Honor Found In Decay CD. Both the standard jewel case CD and limited edition Stoughton gatefold sleeve CD versions of the disc are available along with poster and shirt packages, direct from the Neurosis / Neurot Recordings store here.
The LP version of Honor Found In Decay is still in production. Neurot and Relapse are anticipating a completion date in late 2012/early 2013, with specific details to be announced as soon as they are available.
Fans can stream the album’s opening track “We All Rage In Gold” via VICE Magazine’s music channel, Noisey, and the second track “At The Well,” is being broadcast by National Public Radio,
A trailer for the album using imagery shot and created by the band’s own visual artist, Josh Graham, and edited together by video architect, Kenneth Thomas, who directed their 2007 Given To The Rising documentary, is also available at Neurot Recordings’ YouTube page. For the first time in the band’s history, intimate details of the handcrafted cover artwork have been made publicly available, allowing the installation to be viewed in motion, not just still photographs, all joined by personal commentary from Scott Kelly and Steve Von Till on the creation of Honor Found In Decay.
Directly following the unveiling of Honor Found In Decay, NEUROSIS will converge in their point of origin, Oakland, California, for a record release performance with support from Voivod and YOB. Two weeks later they’ll cross the Atlantic for two special UK performances, first at ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas curated by Steve Albini’s band Shellac, followed by a concert in London with the mighty Godflesh. Additional live performances will continue to be announced in the months ahead.
Confirmed NEUROSIS Live Performances:
11/17/2012 Fox Theater – Oakland, CA *Honor Found In Decay release show w/ Voivod, YOB [info]
11/30-12/02/2012 ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas – Camber Sands Holiday Camp, England [info]
12/02/2012 HMV Forum – London, England w/ Godflesh [info]
Belgium’s renowned sludge ministers AMENRA are preparing for the worldwide disbursement of their newest studio full-length Mass V this Autumn, their first for Neurot Recordings.
Since their 1999 inception, AMENRA have infiltrated underground music communities with their grand style of organic sludge/doom metal through a plethora of LPs, EPs, and splits with Hessian, TBHR, Oathbreaker and others, through a variety of independent labels including Anvil Of Fury, Sound Devastation, Hypertension and their own Church of Ra imprint. Intense touring and festival appearances across Europe and beyond helped these diverse recordings transform into the live setting, captivating visual effects always an imperative element of the band’s on-stage dominance.
Neurot announced AMENRA’sinduction into their clan in July of 2011, which was followed directly by the band’s second European tour in support of the mighty Neurosis, the bond between both parties strengthening. Last November the members of AMENRA wandered through the countries neighboring Belgium in search of the perfect inspiration for their next studio opus. The journey led them to the village of Wissant in North France, where upon discovering vast lands still decimated by and littered with carnage from World War II battles invoked the proper stimulation the band needed to create Mass V.
In May the band entered the expansive La Chapelle Studio to create Mass V,assisted by engineer Billy Anderson (Eyehategod, Neurosis, Melvins, Sleep, Swans, etc.) to bring their sonic attack to its most crushing. With possibly their most inspired material to date in hand, brandishing forty minutes of material through four movements, they utilized the photography of Stefaan Temmerman and the talents of Webecameaware for the layout, AMENRA completed their vision and are preparing for the world to hear this sonic tour de force.
Mass V will be released in Europe on November 26th and in North America on November 27th, amidst an ongoing string of tour and festival performances continually being booked across Europe for the coming months, including Amplifest, Damnation and Le Guess Who festivals before the year’s end, and already confirming sets at Roadburn and Asymmetry next year. AMENRA have also announced that the record release show for Mass V on December 22nd – an anticipated event which sold out in record time as soon as it was announced – will now be broadcast live online for their fans across the globe not able to attend the event. More details of this can be found HERE. The band have just confirmed a show on February 10th at De Kreun in Kortrijk, Belgium, so fans who missed out on tickets for the release show will be given another chance to see them. Show info is available HERE.
AMENRA have also just posted three short tour documentaries, filmed and artistically presented by Jeroen Mylle, captured on the road with the band over recent months. View all three mini-films below.
AMENRA Live And Festival Performances:
10/27/2012 Hard Club – Porto, Portugal @ Amplifest [info]
11/03/2012 Leeds University Union – Leeds, UK @ Damnation Festival [info]
12/01/2012 Db’s – Utrecht, NL @ Le Guess Who Festival [info]
12/22/2012 Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, Belgium *record release show [info]
2/10/20102 De Kreun – Kortrijk, Belgium [info]
4/19/2013 Patronaat Church – Tilburg, Netherlands @ Roadburn Festival [info]
5/05/2013 Klub Firlej – Wroclaw, Poland @ Asymmetry Festival [info]
AMENRA will be re-releasing their Mass III DVD this month through their online store.
Preorder your copy NOW.
“We All Rage In Gold,” the immense opening track to NEUROSIS’ anticipated Honor Found In Decay opus, is now streaming exclusively via Noisey, VICE's music channel. The six-and-a-half minute behemoth bears some of the most ethereal, organic resonance, as well as some of the most glacial, signature NEUROSIS riffs found on the new album.
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Stream “We All Rage In Gold” via Noisey AT THIS LOCATION. ______________________
The second track from Honor Found In Decay, “At The Well,” is being broadcast exclusively by National Public Radio, and a detailed trailer created by NEUROSIS’ visual artist Josh Graham and edited by video architect Kenneth Thomas is flowing at Neurot Recordings' YouTube page.
The standard jewel case CD, limited edition Stoughton gatefold sleeve CD and digital download versions of Honor Found In Decay will be released on the band’s Neurot Recordings in time for Samhain, in Germany October 26th, throughout the rest of Europe October 29th, and in North America on October 30th. NEUROSIS’ previous label home Relapse Records will be handling the 2xLP vinyl edition of the album.
Directly following the unveiling of Honor Found In Decay, NEUROSIS will converge in their point of origin, Oakland, California, for a singular record release performance with support from Voivod and YOB. Two weeks later they’ll cross the Atlantic for two special UK performances, first at ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas curated by Steve Albini’s band Shellac, followed by a concert in London with the mighty Godflesh. Additional live performances will continue to be announced in the months ahead.
NEUROSIS Confirmed Performances:
11/17/2012 Fox Theater – Oakland, CA *Honor Found In Decay release show w/ Voivod, YOB [info]
11/30-12/02/2012 ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas – Camber Sands Holiday Camp, England [info]
12/02/2012 HMV Forum – London, England w/ Godflesh [info]
The almighty Ufomammut will today embark on their European tour promoting the monolithic new album ORO which was released onNeurot Recordings in two parts this year, the second installment, Opus Alter has just been released in September. The limited edition 2xLP version of ORO: Opus Alter -- hand-screened by some of Ufomammut's own through their unified works with Malleus Art Labs, and in conjunction with their Supernatural Cat Records label in Italy – can now be purchased directly through Supernatural Cat or Neurot Recordings. Speaking of their own label, joining them for the most part on tour will be Incoming Cerebral Overdrive who themselves have recent new material on Supernatural Cat.
To give audiences a taster of what to expect from these shows, Ufomammut have today unleashed previously unreleased unique live footage which you can check it out now on Youtube and as a reminder, you can watch all the accompanying videos for their album tracks also on the Malleus/Supernatural Cat Youtube channel.
Here are the full tour dates:
ORO TOUR Supported by ICO 02. A – Lustenau, Culture Factor Y
03. D – Wurzburg, Cafè Cairo
04. D – Leipzig, UT Connewitz
05. D – Berlin, Bi Nuu
06. SWE – Goteborg, Truckstop Alaska
07. SWE – Stockholm, The Liffey
09. FI – Turku , Klubi
10. FI – Tampere, Klubi
11. FI – Helsinki, Kuudes Linja
13. NOR – Oslo, Betong
14. DK – Copenaghen, Loppen
15. D – Kiel, Alte Meierei
16. D – Koln, Underground
17. NL – Tilburg, 013
18. B – Kortrijk, De Kreun
19. NL – Utrecht, Ekko
21. UK – Birmingham, Supersonic Festival (no ICO)
23. F – Paris, Glazart
24. F – Poitiers, Le Comforte Moderne
25. F – Bordeaux, Heretic club (no ICO)
28. P – Porto – Amplifest (Hard Club) – (no ICO)
29. E – Madrid – Rock Palace (no ICO)
31. F – Toulouse – Le Dynamo (no ICO)
AMENRA are preparing for the worldwide disbursement of their newest studio full-length Mass V on 26 November via Neurot Recordings and today they share first track from it, the album opener,
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