SINISTRO have announced a string of European dates in support of SUBROSA. The Portuguese Fado rockers will join the acclaimed violin doom stoner act on the continent; starting at the Urban Spree in Germany's capital Berlin on September 22 and continuing until the concert at Espace B in Paris, France on the 10th of October.
All currently confirmed SINISTRO shows can be viewed below.
SINISTRO with SUBROSA
22 Sep 16 Berlin (DE) Urban Spree
23 Sep 16 Wroclaw (PL) Asymmetry Festival
24 Sep 16 Praha (CZ) Modra Vopice
25 Sep 16 Wien (AT) Viper Room
26 Sep 16 München (DE) Feierwerk
28 Sep 16 Milano (IT) Lo-Fi
29 Sep 16 Bologna (IT) Freak Out
01 Oct 16 Nijmegen (NL) Merleyn
03 Oct 16 Hamburg (DE) Hafenklang
05 Oct 16 Oslo (NO) Blå
09 Oct 16 Köln (DE) Underground
10 Oct 16 Paris (FR) Espace B
SINISTRO festival dates
20 Aug 16 Porto (PT) Amplifest (+Neurosis et al.)
05 Jul 17 Neskaupstaður (IS) Eistnaflug (exact date tbc)
Dutch major media network VPRO is still streaming audio streaming the celebrated SINISTRO concert at this year's edition of the seminal Roadburn Festival via its cult show 3VOOR12.
You can listen to the performance of the Portuguese ambient doom rockers at the link below.
https://3voor12.vpro.nl/luisterpaal/playerpage.WO_VPRO_3889708.html
SINISTRO have released their latest dark melancholic masterpiece 'Semente' on April 8th. The album continues to be available in various formats from the Season of Mist shop and streaming in full via Bandcamp and YouTube.
Artwork and tracklist of 'Semente' can be viewed below.
Tracklisting
1. Partida
2. Estrada
3. Corpo Presente
4. Semente
5. RelÃquia
6. A Visita
7. Fragmento
Portugal is well known for its fascination with the morbid. Death is part of daily conversation. Its national chant, Fado, is the musical incarnation of melancholy and painful longing called "saudade". And the country's capital Lisbon only wakes up in the darkness of night.
From this unlikely location, SINISTRO emerged as an embodiment of both lush and devastating musical landscapes driven by five individuals from distinct art circles. Their new album 'Semente' ("Seed") is a fascinating exercise in amalgamating this national legacy into dark and fascinating sound. This unique music is quite hard to easily tag and file into a drawer. The mind tries tricks and attempts constructions like LANA DEL REY meets MY DYING BRIDE ' only to drop the idea a minute later.
Looking for points of reference, SINISTRO might at any moment give reason for comparison with MASSIVE ATTACK, ENNIO MORRICONE, BOARDS OF CANADA, HOWARD SHORE, RADIOHEAD, FAITH NO MORE, ANGELO BADALAMENTI, DAVID BOWIE, SWANS, UNWOUND, MOGWAI, and CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX. Yet none of these names dropped here will make sense at another sequence. It is very much up to each listener to determine their own points of reference.
SINISTRO have been cultivating such sonic exploration since writing their self-titled debut album, which was released in 2012 and delivered elegant doom rock combined with a soundtrack like approach that harvested praise from both public and critics alike.
SINISTRO's following effort 'Cidade' (2013) welcomed singer PatrÃcia Andrade on board and went on to explore a massive wall of guitars combined with gritty keyboard layers and an emotional vocal performance. Backed by unanimous critical acclaim, 'Cidade' established SINISTRO as an essential name in the Portuguese music scene.
SINISTRO began composing 'Semente' in 2014. The band added a second guitarist to the fold, who helped push their unique style another step further. Keeping a cinematic feeling in the background, the Portuguese vary from abrasive musical thickness to a perfect sense of stillness, which portrays the urban landscapes of their homeland and its legacy with a strong visual presence. SINISTRO created seven brand new tracks that are bound to appeal to music fans of various genres. Now we shall leave you and kindly ask you to listen carefully to form your own opinion!
Line-up
Patricia Andrade - vocals
Y - guitar
F - bass, keys
R - guitar
P - drums
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