Like a phoenix undead, Brooklyn based black/doom/sludge trio Unearthly Trance has returned! After putting the band on ice in 2012, Darren Verni, Ryan Lipynsky and Jay Newman have decided to resurrect and start playing together once again. The band is already currently writing new music for what will be their sixth full-length album and fourth for Relapse Records.
2015 has shown sparks of life already for the band with the 2xCD release of Ouroboros; a compilation of hard to find songs, vinyl only releases and a few unreleased gems from years past. This collection was released on Throne Records and is available at this location.
In the past Unearthly Trance has shared the stage with the heaviest bands on the planet including The Melvins, Sleep, Electric Wizard, High On Fire, Autopsy and Morbid Angel to name a few. Now Unearthly Trance have announced their first performances in over three years with a few NYC area shows booked in May and July with support from Samothrace, Primitive Man and Churchburn. A series of Northeast dates are also in the works for August as well as a soon to be announced Fest in California this November. A complete listing of confirmed dates is available below.
Although Unearthly Trance became inactive in 2012, the three members were still active and releasing monolithic death/doom records under the banner of Serpentine Path which includes Tim Bagshaw (Ramesses, Electric Wizard) and Stephen Flam (Winter). Serpentine Path will be performing at this year's Maryland Death Fest 2015 in Baltimore on May 23rd. Lipynsky and Newman also have a new project called Humanless and Lipynsky also keeps busy with Black Metal band The Howling WInd and newer band Force & Fire. Newman has also appeared on the debut recording from Kaiju Daisenso and Verni also pounds the drums for The Sheltering Sky.
Stay tuned for more news on Unearthly Trance including a new merch store (https://unearthlytrance.merchdirect.com/) and a new blog for future info https://unearthly-trance.blogspot.com/
Unearthly Trance Tour Dates:
May 24th 2015 @ Saint Vitus - Brooklyn, NY W/ Samothrace, Trenchgrinder and Beefrot
July 17th 2015 @ The Acheron - Brooklyn, NY W/ Churchburn and Belus
July 21st 2015 @ Sinclairs -Babylon, NY W/ Primitive Man, Opium Lord, Mother Brain, Afterbirth + more
About Unearthly Trance:
Hailing from Long Island/Brooklyn New York, Unearthly Trance was created in 2000 by founding members Ryan Lipynsky [Guitar and Vocals] and Jay Newman [Bass]. After releasing a debut 7" on Southern Lord Records, Darren Verni joined the fold on drums and solidified the band as the loudest and most original blackened doom power trio from Brooklyn.
Unearthly Trance released two critically acclaimed albums with Lee Dorrian's Doom Coven Rise Above Records. In 2003, the debut "Season Of Seance, Science Of Silence" exhibited extreme bleak doom and harsh black metal vocals with the occasional flair for experiment that was mixed by Stephen O'Malley [Sunn, Khanate, Burning Witch]. The follow up "In The Red", is when U.T. truly found their sonic identity. They joined forces with producer Sanford Parker in Chicago and established the sound and future Unearthly Trance to come.
In 2006, Unearthly Trance signed with Relapse Records and released their third full-length "The Trident". This album featured a more varying degree of tempos, textures, and mood and really shows the bands strength of well crafted song writing. Once again recording with trusted engineer Sanford Parker, the band also had the opportunity to record at Steve Albini's famous recording studio Electrical Audio.
With the intent of honing their craft and taking their sound further, 2008's "Electrocution" shows Unearthly Trance at their most progressive and bravely traveling from yet experimenting within their harsh doom/sludge foundation. As always, Parker expertly captured the sound of the band who were at the heights of its vigor and explosiveness.
Things took on a new vibe and tone with "V" in 2010. This showed the band recording and mixing on its own with bassist Jay Newman at the helm in their home of New York City. With "V" the trio came full circle; combining the expansive leanings of "Electrocution" and "The Trident" with the sparing, brooding doom of their earliest works.
Unearthly Trance has had an extensive career of touring and playing shows with legendary and acclaimed acts such as Electric Wizard, The Melvins, High On Fire, Grief, Sunn, Pelican, Sleep, Morbid Angel, Floor, Autopsy, Ramesses, Suma and many more.
Unearthly Trance decided to call it a day June 6th 2012!
But thankfully after some well needed rest and reflection, the band has returned in 2015 to once again summon the beast ! Shortly before the return, Unearthly Trance released a 2xcd collection of vinyl only songs from the past on Throne Records fittingly titled "Ouroboros". Now back and once again in the rehearsal laboratory, the band is firing on all cylinders and has already planned live outings and has begun writing new material for album number six. Expect nothing but the most soul crushing occult doomed metal from the deepest depths and beyond.
"!there's a strong intellectual, occult strain, a heavy sense of End Times running through it. It's ballsy, punk, urban, hallucinatory, and exploratory - while maintaining a grounded no-bullshit precision." - NoEcho.net
