German ensemble of dread VALBORG has signed with underground indie Lupus Lounge / Prophecy Productions. The self-described "German metal monster" will release its new full-length LP, Endstrand, on April 7. Championed by Celtic Frost / Triptykon architect Tom G. Warrior as "abundantly original and unique " and "a mixture of Bohren und der Club of Gore, early Black Sabbath and Hellhammer", VALBORG creates dense, inventive music that escapes categorization. The trio's blunt, forceful songs are at once raw and primitive yet hold a nihilistic sophistication that forges clouds of nightmarish atmosphere, giving them a narcotic, dreamlike feel that very few bands achieve.
Produced by Markus Siegenhort (Lantlôs), Endstrand is a 13 song end-time vision hosting apparitions of empty beaches, bunkers in the dunes, novel biological phenomenon, washed up artifacts, noise distorted signals and omnipresent whirring, all of which float above the backdrop of VALBORG's utterly barbaric death crunch. Forging "brutal and wasted, yet powerful" music, VALBORG unleashes sound as scorched-earth policy on Endstrand, delivering an immersive mysteriousness and darkness that has earned the group the right to be called one of Europe's most exciting extreme metal bands. "Working with Prophecy now feels natural and good to us," comments VALBORG bassist Jan Buckard. "We're looking forward to a pleasant time together."
Track listing:
1.) Jagen
2.) Blut am Eisen
3.) Orbitalwaffe
4.) Beerdigungsmaschine
5.) Stossfront
6.) Bunkerluft
7.) Geisterwürde
8.) Alter
9.) Plasmabrand
10.) Ave Maria
11.) Atompetze
12.) Strahlung
13.) Exodus
Pre-order Endstrand at this location:
https://us.prophecy.de/artists/valborg/
Follow VALBORG on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/valborgband/
"At their core, they're a death/doom metal band, with oddball gothic overtones that have earned them flattering comparisons to '80s metal tropemakers Celtic Frost and successors Triptykon. But Valborg is also a moving target, and their restlessness has taken them to some strange places...thrilling" - STEREOGUM
