Vulture Industries will be joining Arcturus for a string of European shows this May. The progressive metal meeting will hit the road in Brescia, Italy at the Circolo Colony on the 2nd of May and continue through France, the UK and the Netherlands before finishing in Paris at Divan du Monde on May 10th.
The band comments: "Having a great time sharing stage with Arcturus in Finland we are thrilled to join up with them once more", says frontman Bjørnar Erevik Nilsen. "Not to forget our friends in France and the Netherlands, but adding to the excitement is the fact that it has been a while since we did any shows in UK and Italy. It is high time for a return!"
Please see below for a list of all tour-dates:
02 May 15 - Brescia (IT) Circolo Colony
03 May 15 - Bologna (IT) Locomotiv Club
04 May 15 - Lyon (FR) CCO
05 May 15 - Rennes (FR) Ubu
07 May 15 - London (UK) The Dome
08 May 15 - Apeldoorn (NL) Gigant
09 May 15 - Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg
10 May 15 - Paris (FR) Divan du Monde
Vulture Industries have previously announced further dates. The Norwegians will perform a special show "The Babylon Spiral" with their visual artist Costin Chioreanu in Oslo (NO) on the 2nd of April as part of the Inferno Festival at Kulturhuset. Their progressive metal brothers in spirit, VIRUS will also play. Special signed and designed paper tickets for this event are available directly from the band.
Two concerts in Spain have also been added to the band's roster. The avant-garde-metallers will share stages with progressive supergroup SOEN on April 3rd at Razzmatazz 2 in Barcelona and one day later at the Caracol in Madrid. A list of all other upcoming dates can be viewed below:
02 Apr 15 - Oslo (NO) Kulturhuset (Inferno Festival show with Costin Chioreanu)
03 Apr 15 - Barcelona (ES) Razzmatazz 2 (+Soen)
04 Apr 15 - Madrid (ES) Caracol (+Soen)
14 Aug 15 - Rasnov (RO) Rockstadt Extreme Fest
24 Oct 15 - Volosyanka (UA) Carpathian Alliance
Vulture Industries tour in support of their latest critically acclaimed full-length "The Tower", which was released September 2013 and is still available to be ordered from the Season of Mist shop. Artwork and track listing can be seen below:
1. The Tower
2. Divine - Appalling
3. The Hound
4. Blood on the Trail
5. The Dead Won't Mind
6. A Knife between Us
7. The Pulse of Bliss
8. Sleepwalkers
9. Lost among Liars
10. Blood Don't Eliogabalus (Bonus Track)
The Norwegian coastal city of Bergen is famous for its vibrant Rock and Metal scene. Surrounded by fjords and mountains, this beautiful but rain ridden place would be associated with Black Metal by most people, yet Vulture Industries are of a very different breed. "The Tower" explores dark musical vistas with a unique mixture of progressive, experimental, industrial, doom, extreme and even symphonic elements. This amalgamate of styles may conveniently be dubbed Avant-Garde Metal, which can be further explained by drawing possible comparisons with Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Arcturus, Devin Townsend, Ved Beuns Ende, and The Cult. Starting out as Dead Rose Garden in 1993, they changed members and consequently the band's name to Vulture Industries in 2003. Now the band consists of current and former members of Sulphur, Black Hole Generator, Malice In Wonderland, and Syrach. After two demos "The Sleeper" (2003) and "The Enemy Within" (2004), which captured attention in progressive circles, the EP "The Benevolent Pawn" (2005) was the first official release. It was followed by two full-length albums, namely "The Dystopia Journals" (2007) and "The Malefactor's Bloody Register" (2010). Both releases gained high critical acclaim and praise from the fans alike. With Arcturus in hibernation, VULTURE INDUSTRIES easily claimed the throne of Norwegian dark progressive Metal. Now the band from Bergen takes another step in their steadily climbing career. "The Tower" was recorded at the Conclave & Earshot Studios in Bergen (Enslaved, Audrey Horne, Helheim, Taake) and produced by frontman Bjørnar E. Nilsen. The mixing was excellently handled by ENSLAVED keyboarder Herbrand Larsen and the album was mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Katatonia, Devin Townsend, Ihsahn). "The Tower" is yours to climb!
Line-Up:
Bjørnar Erevik Nilsen: Vocals, Keys & Improvised Percussion
Øvyind Madsen: Guitars & Backing Vocals
Eivind Huse: Guitars & Backing Vocals
Kyrre Teigen: Bass & Backing Vocals
Tor Helge Gjengeda: Drums & Backing Vocals
