Norway’s leading Avant-Garde act Vulture Industries return with their brand new album “Ghosts” from the past’ which will see the light of day on June 16, 2023 via Dark Essence Record.
The third and final new single “This Hell is Mine” is now available on all digital Vulture Industries platforms HERE. Purchase and Stream the track on Bandcamp:
Front-man Bjørnar explains: “This track was based on some old lyrics I had written many years ago. Originally made as a praise to the simple and austere toiling the land, at present “This hell is mine” can be seen as a tribute to unyielding resistance against invasion and oppression.“
Pre-orders are still available here: https://darkessencerecords.no/kar255-vulture-industries-ghosts-from-the-past/
Vulture Industries have previously unveiled the cover artwork, which was created by Kim Holm, and further album details of “Ghosts from the past.”
Tracklist:
Track-list:
1. New Lords of Light [WATCH]
2. Saturn Devouring His Young [LISTEN]
3. This Hell is Mine [LISTEN]
4. Deeper
5. Right Here in the Dark
6. Not by Blood, But by Words
7. Tyrants Weep Alone
“Don’t wake me up please!
Tomorrow is too soon.
Don’t flick the light switch!
Outside is too cruel.
I want to stay right here in the dark!“
“Ghosts from the past” draws a line from childhood spells of dark mystery and a sympathy for the outcast, to a present where monsters hide under your bed. Waiting, not to prey upon the sleeper, but to hide from the monstrosity of the day. Pulling on a wide range of influences; From dust riddled Spaghetti Westerns accompanied by Ennio Morricone, past the monochrome melancholia of apocalyptic Post-Punk, through deep valleys and steep hills shrouded in Progressive Darkness and a Nordic Noir looking to solve the unexplained murder of the truth. Landing on something once described by a fan as “This is how Nick Cave would sound like if he made metal.” Vulture Industries has long since established itself as something singular, yet once familiar, strangely recognisable.
Written and recorded in a period of big changes both in their personal lives and in the world around us, “Ghosts from the past” is somehow a mirror of this. It reflects fear of a world spinning out of control, and a sense of powerlessness in the face of a world order falling apart. Crumbling only to be replaced by old ideas fronted by autocratic warlords with no sight in mind but their own power and legacy.
With a writing and production period starting in 2018 and ending in 2022, the process was their longest haul to date, and for a long time they felt lost and struggling to find a sense of direction. Now, having finished the mix and mastering some months ago, it is with great relief having some distance to the process, that Vulture Industries can state “Ghosts from the past” is their strongest album to date and hope you enjoy what is essentially a piece of their soul.
Lineup:
Tor Helge Gjengedal / Drums and Percussion
Kyrre Teigen / Bass and Vocals
Øyvind Madsen / Guitars
Eivind Huse / Guitars and Vocals
Bjørnar Erevik Nilsen / Vocals, Additional Guitars, Keys, and Percussion
Additional Instrumentation:
Hans Marius Andersen / Trumpet and Saxophone on track 3, 4 and 7
Ine Terese Hogstad / Vocals on track 7
Kyrre Teigen / Keys on track 6
B. E. Nilsen / Accordion on track 6
Tor Helge uses Masterwork cymbals
Kyrre uses Mesa Boogie
Øyvind uses whatever is in front of him
Eivind uses common sense
Bjørnar believes there is nothing common about sense
Recorded and produced: by Vulture Industries in Conclave & Earshot Studios, Bergen
Live shows:
16 Jun – Vaterland, Oslo (NO)
17 Jun – Good Omens, Trondheim (NO)
28/29 Jul – Artmania Festival, Sibiu (RO)