THE HIRSCH EFFEKT: Announce EP "Solitaer"

German progressive metal 3-piece The Hirsch Effekt have announced their new EP 'SOLITAER' for August […]

March 22, 2022

German progressive metal 3-piece The Hirsch Effekt have announced their new EP 'SOLITAER' for August 26th, 2022.

The social distancing restrictions of the Corona era prompted The Hirsch Effekt to take a radical step: what if you not only recorded by yourself for the next release, but also wrote the songs completely alone? One song per band member. And so came about the concept of SOLITAER, which means "living individually" and thus represents the antonym to gregarious - Social distancing as a songwriting concept. The opinion of the other band members was welcome, but required no necessity and didn't need to influence the work of the respective musicians. In the end three songs were created - all of which showcase typical characteristics, that are part of the The Hirsch Effekt recipe, but do not sound like typical The Hirsch Effekt songs. It not only sounds like an extremely exciting experiment, but also frankly speaking: exceedingly extreme. The SOLITAER EP is rounded off by a band version of the song "Gregaer", which was originally created as an orchestral version.

'SOLITAER' will be released as limited and serially numbered LP Edition incl. black vinyl, Exclusive Napalm Records Shop Edition incl. coloured vinyl, CD Edition incl. both 'SOLITAER' and 'GREGAER' EP's, Stream and Download. Also The Hirsch Effekt's latest vinyl EP 'GREGAER' is now available again as a limited reissue with red coloured LP.

All formats are available for pre-order here: https://thehirscheffekt.lnk.to/solitaer

Tracklist SOLITAER LP:

Side A
PALINGENESIS
NARES

Side B
AMORPHUS
GREGAER (Solitaer Version)

Tracklist SOLITAER / GREGAER CD:

SOLITAER
1 PALINGENESIS
2 NARES
3 AMORPHUS
4 GREGAER - Solitaer Version
GREGAER
5 NATANS - Orchestral Version
6 DOMSTOL - Orchestral Version
7 KOLLAPS - Orchestral Version
8 GREGAER - Orchestral Version

The Hirsch Effekt will be back on the road from June on including festival appearances at UK Tech-Fest and ArcTanGent. Check all dates below.

11.06.22 DE, Rodgau - Open World
30.06.-04.07.22 UK, Newark-on-Trent - UK Tech-Fest
04.-06.08. DE, Elend - Rocken am Brocken
20.08.22 UK, Bristol - ArcTanGent
02.09.22 DE, Bremen - Tower
03.09.22 DE, Erfurt - Engelsburg
08.09.22 DE, Bochum - Rotunde
09.09.22 DE, Saarbrücken - Garage
10.09.22 DE, Augsburg - Soho Stage
11.09.22 CH, Luzern - Sedel
14.09.22 DE, Leipzig - Naumanns
15.09.22 DE, Marburg - KFZ
16.09.22 DE, Siegen - Vortex
17.09.22 DE, Düsseldorf - Tube
21.09.22 DE, Hamburg - Logo
22.09.22 DE, Wiesbaden - Schlachthof
23.09.22 DE, Göttingen - Exil
24.09.22 DE, Braunschweig - Eulenglück
24.02.23 DE, Rostock - M.A.U Club
25.02.23 DE, Kiel - Die Pumpe
01.03.23 DE, Nürnberg - Z-Bau
04.03.23 DE, Stuttgart - JuHa West