Danish Progressive Doom Metal ensemble Alkymist will release its third album “UnnDerr” on November 15th 2024 via Indisciplinarian. Watch the video for the newest single “The Scent” through the YouTube player below:
Watch the video for the first single “Digging A Grave“: https://bit.ly/4eeA4dT
In a large soundproof basement in Copenhagen, Alkymist, one of Denmark’s most distinctive Metal bands, set up their own studio and worked non-stop for three years on their enigmatic third album “UnnDerr.” In the meantime, the band has recorded the album themselves, dropped the recordings, changed drummer and recorded the final album with producer Lasse Ballade (Orm, Solbrud, Konvent, Night Fever) as on previous albums.
In 2018, Alkymist released their critically acclaimed, self-titled debut album. The band played the same year e.g. at the Danish music industry’s SPOT Festival and the following year at Roskilde Festival. Expectations were high and the heavy artillery had moved into position for the release of the sequel “Sanctuary” in the spring of 2020. But a well-known pandemic shut down all plans. Instead, Alkymist chose to spend energy on improving their recording possibilities in the rehearsal room in Copenhagen and proclaimed shortly after the release of “Sanctuary” that they were working on new material. That was almost four years ago.
On their debut album Alkymist‘s focus was on finding their own expression. With “Sanctuary,” it was about further developing the sound and the special symbiosis in the music. And now on “UnnDerr,” Alkymist brings all the elements to a boil and explores what happens if the accelerator is stepped on a little further. Musically, the third album embraces musically more broadly and comes off as more direct with its distinct use of melody and groove, while the progressive and atmospheric elements are intact.
“UnnDerr” dives down into the ambiguity of what is above the surface and what lurks below… what is seen and what is hidden away, but is still messing around in the subconscious. Nothing’s normal in the Alkymist auspices… what happens if it’s all manipulated? Letters as symbols… what if you take the symbolism and look at the other side… does it start to mean something else? What kind of messages do you get and where does it lead you? With the music, Alkymist questions everything we believe, see and hear.
Tracklist:
01. The Scent
02. Digging A Grave
03. UnnDerr
04. Light Of A Lost Star
05. My Sick Part
06. Fire In My Eyes
07. Masters Of Disguise
