Vastum
From:
San Francisco,
CA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Vastum News
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Vastum Returns After Four-Year Hiatus
After a four-year hiatus, death metal outfit Vastum returns with a new album titled "Inward To Gethsemane," set to be released on November 10th. They've also unveiled a new single called "Indwelling Archon," which is currently available for streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.
Vastum's vocalist, Daniel Butler, commented on the single, describing it as "a song about birth and loneliness in the pleroma".
"Inward To Gethsemane" was meticulously crafted, mixed, and recorded by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studios (known for his work with bands like Acephalix, Ulthar, and Necrot). The mastering was handled by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (notable for his work with Obituary, Mournful Congregation, and Year Of The Knife). The album's artwork, once again, was created by Butler himself, with photography by Chris Johnston and layout by Dan Fried.
Dream Unending Premiere New Song "Secret Grief"
Atmospheric death/doom metal band Dream Unending - featuring guitarist Derrick Vella (Tomb Mold, Outer Heaven) and multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Justin DeTore (Innumerable Forms, Sumerlands) - return less than one year after their debut album with a new single "Secret Grief". The track is off the upcoming new studio album "Song Of Salvation", due out on November 11th, 2022 via 20 Buck Spin.
Singer Phil Swanson (ex-Sumerlands) and trumpet player Leila Abdul-Rauf (Hammers Of Misfortune, Vastum) guest on that particular track. The new full-length also features guest appearances from Max Klebanoff (Tomb Mold), McKenna Rae (Revelry), and Richard Poe.
Acephalix Premiere New Song "Abyssal"
Acephalix return with their first new record in five years named "Theothanatology", and a first advance track off it titled "Abyssal". The album was produced by Greg Wilkinson (Fetid, Vastum, Ulthar, Undergang), and will be released on September 30th, 2022 via 20 Buckspin.
Acephalix are: More...
Vastum Premiere New Song "Reveries in Autophagia"
Vastum premiere a new song entitled "Reveries in Autophagia", taken from their upcoming new album "Orificial Purge", which will be released on October 25th by 20 Buck Spin.
Check out now "Reveries in Autophagia" below.
Vastum Announces "Eight Days Of Death" Tour
San Francisco death metal horde Vastum has declared an impending late winter invasion of Europe, announcing a string of tour dates surrounding the band's performance at The Netherlands Death Fest.
The announcement is joined by news of label home 20 Buck Spin's plans to reissue primal debut album, "Carnal Law," which has been out-of-print on vinyl since its 2011 release. "Carnal Law" was issued originally on vinyl by Deific Mourning / Contagion Releasing in 2011 in a one-time limited version of 500 copies. Those disappeared and the album has since been unavailable on vinyl for the last four or five years. More...
Vastum Announces Fall Shows
Following an utterly destructive set at the maiden edition of Migration Fest in Olympia last week, San Francisco death faction Vastum has declared an upcoming run of Fall tour dates surrounding their set at this year's California Deathfest.
Vastum will join Demilich and Hooded Menace on a seven-city attack on the West Coast beginning on October 16th when all three acts take part in the annual California Deathfest in Oakland. Following the festival, the trek will lead Vastum and tour mates through San Diego, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, and more, with the final details to be confirmed in the days ahead.
10/16/2016 Oakland Metro - Oakland, CA @ California Deathfest
10/18/2016 The Merrow - San Diego, CA
10/19/2016 Complex - Los Angeles, CA
10/20/2016 TBA
10/21/2016 The Raven - Portland, OR
10/22/2016 Highline - Seattle, WA
10/23/2016 The Red Room - Vancouver, BC More...
Migration Fest 2016 Announced
20 Buck Spin and Gilead Media will join forces in Summer 2016 to present the inaugural Migration Festival in Olympia, Washington. Jointly conceived by the two labels, Migration Fest will primarily showcase bands from each label's roster, as well as select other affiliated and respected artists.
The festival is set to take place at the historic Capitol Theater in downtown Olympia on August 12th, 13th, and 14th. Confirmed bands include Auroch, The Body & Krieg collaborative performance, Christian Mistress, Dead To A Dying World, False, Fórn, Full Of Hell, Khemmis, Kowloon Walled City, Krallice, Mutilation Rites, Nightfell, Obsequiae, Pale Chalice, Thou, Vastum, Vhol, And Yellow Eyes.
Approximately six additional bands, including some headliners, will be announced later. There will also be separate after-shows to occur at a smaller local venue. Ticket information, including price and on-sale date, will be announced in the near future.
20 Buck Spin founder David Adelson comments: "I'd heard Adam (Bartlett, Gilead Media boss) was thinking of coming West to do the next iteration of Gilead Fest. I'd been thinking of doing something similar myself for years but never had, and so suggested we join up and do something together. Adam was immediately receptive and the idea for Migration Festival was born right then. Olympia felt right since I'm already based here, and because of its small size and walkability this is a great place to have it, both for locals, and for out-of-towers.
Says Adam Bartlett, "After two successful installments of my own Gilead Fest in this small Wisconsin town it seemed like the time was right to branch out and try something different. The idea to work with Dave and his label on a collaborative event makes perfect sense given our similar music backgrounds and diverse, but complimentary label families. And Olympia serves as the perfect central location for this type of festival." More...
Atrament Premieres New Song "No Beyond"
Bay Area blackened d-beat outfit Atrament - featuring former and current members of bands like Abstracter, Vastum, Necrot, and Moral Void - premieres a new song entitled "No Beyond", taken from the upcoming debut LP "Eternal Downfall", which will be out in stores March 4 via Sentient Ruin Laboratories (digital), Broken Limbs (USA vinyl), and Argento Records (EU vinyl).
Check out now "No Beyond" below.
The track list for Eternal Downfall is as follows: More...
Vastum Streams Full New Album
Vastum's catastrophically damaging third album, "Hole Below," is out today via 20 Buck Spin, and now a full stream can be heard below. Vastum also also just kicked off a new round of tour dates, with these shows remaining:
11/06/2015 The Sidebar - Baltimore, MD w/ Ilsa, Genocide Pact, Castle Freak, Bestial Evil
11/07/2015 Strange Matter - Richmond, VA w/ Locusta, Vorator, Left Cross
11/08/2015 The Farm - Philadelphia, PA matinee show w/ Trenchgrinder, Repellers More...
Vastum Streaming "Amniosis"
Ravaging everything in its path, Vastum "Amniosis" comes marauding forth today ahead of the street date for band's third LP, "Hole Below," due out next week as the band embarks on a first East Coast U.S. tour with Four Days Of Sodom. Check out "Amniosis" below, along wnith a list of upcoming live shows.
New album "Hole Below" sees release next Friday, November 6 on digital platforms and CD through 20 Buck Spin and on cassette via Sentient Ruin Laboratories. The LP will follow in December via 20 Buck Spin.
11/05/2015 The Acheron - Brooklyn, NY w/ Trenchgrinder, Infernal Stronghold, Coagula
11/06/2015 The Sidebar - Baltimore, MD w/ Ilsa, Genocide Pact, Castle Freak, Bestial Evil
11/07/2015 Strange Matter - Richmond, VA w/ Locusta, Vorator, Left Cross
11/08/2015 The Farm - Philadelphia, PA matinee show w/ Trenchgrinder, Repellers More...
Vastum Reveals An "Empty Breast"
The street date for Vastum's demanding third LP, "Hole Below," grows ever closer, and the album is now just over two weeks from pillaging its way into the public domain via 20 Buck Spin.
In advance of the release, check out the suffocating "Empty Breast" below. Vastum also declares that in addition to 20 Buck Spin's releases of "Hole Below" on digital, CD and LP platforms, Sentient Ruin Laboratories will be issuing a cassette run of the record.
The tape will feature the same cover art as the other formats, created by vocalist Daniel Butler, with a new layout by Stephen Wilson, and will see release on the same day as the CD and digital, Friday, November 6, while the LP will be issued in December. More...
Vastum Streaming "Sodomitic Malevolence"
The depraved San Francisco death metal quintet Vastum today releases first single "Sodomitic Malevolence," which opens the "Hole Below" LP.
20 Buck Spin will open the gateway to the "Hole Below" initially on CD and digital formats on November 6, 2015 with the LP to follow in December.
Directly in conjunction with the release of the album, Vastum will traverse the country to embark on a very first run of East Coast U.S/ tour dates, with four cities on the slab:
11/05/2015 The Acheron - Brooklyn, NY
11/06/2015 The Sidebar - Baltimore, MD w/ Ilsa
11/07/2015 Strange Matter - Richmond, VA
11/08/2015 Second Empire - Philadelphia, PA More...
Vastum Announces New Album
Through the verbose horror of first two LPs -- 2011's "Carnal Law" and 2013's "Patricidal Lust" -- San Francisco's Vastum sadistically carved a jagged dripping wound into an increasingly reductive American death metal scene.
New album "Hole Below" was crushingly recorded at Earhammer Studios in Oakland and mastered at Audiosiege by Brad Boatright, while the art was created by vocalist Daniel Butler. 20 Buck Spin -- also responsible for the release of the band's prior two albums -- will present "Hole Below" on CD and digital formats this coming November 6, 2015. An LP edition will follow in December.
Fans of Bolt Thrower, Grave, Death, Asphyx, Shroud Of The Heretic, Cruciamentum and the like are hereby on notice.
Vastum will also strike with new tour dates in support of "Hole Below," including the band's debut East Coast performances which are being slabbed for early November. Stand by for tour specifics in the coming days. The album's track listing is:
1. Sodomitic Malevolence
2. Amniosis
3. In Sickness And In Death
4. Intrusions
5. Hole Below (A Dream Of Ritual Abuse)
6. Empty Breast
Vastum Streaming "Patricidal Lust" LP
Vastum's sophomore LP, "Patricidal Lust," is now streaming in its entirety, as the vicious maelstrom of conceptual debauchery and drop-tuned whiplash is about to infiltrate the public in less than a week via 20 Buck Spin. Listen to the release below, courtesy of InvisibleOranges.com.
On Tuesday, November 12th, 20 Buck Spin will unload "Patricidal Lust" on multiple formats, including digital, CD, and an LP edition bearing alternate artwork by vocalist Daniel Butler available in several color schemes/CD-inclusive packages. More...
Vastum Streaming New Song
With second LP, "Patricidal Lust," ready to be discharged via 20 Buck Spin next month, today Pitchfork.com penetrates the public with the first new load of grueling death from San Franciscan horde Vastum. Check out the song "3 AM In Agony" at this location.
"Patricial Lust" will see CD and digital release November 12th, with a vinyl edition, bearing alternate artwork, to follow soon after. The track listing is as follows:
1. Seasons in the Claustrum (The Libidinal Spring)
2. Enigma Of Disgust
3. 3 AM In Agony
4. Incel
5. Patricidal Lust
6. Repulsive Arousal
Vastum Announces New Album Release
Following a seemingly silent stretch over the past few months, Vastum is preparing to discharge an atrocious sophomore LP this Autumn.
"Patricial Lust" will see CD and digital release November 12th, with a vinyl edition, bearing alternate artwork, to follow soon after The track listing is as follows:
2. Enigma Of Disgust
3. 3 A.M. In Agony
4. Incel
5. Patricidal Lust
6. Repulsive Arousal More...
Vastum Posts "Carnal Law" Release Online
BrooklynVegan.com is currently streaming Vastum's entire debut release "Carnal Law" online. The album will be available for fans to check out here from now through the official release via 20 Buck Spin on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011.
The track listing is as follows:
1. Primal Seduction
2. Re-Member
3. Carnal Law
4. Devoid
5. Umbra Interna
6. Spirit Abused
Vastum also recently announced new upcoming live shows in Portland and Seattle, with details available at this location.
Vastum Announces New Live Shows
Bay Area horde Vastum, which recently posted a new song online titled "Primal Seduction," is on the warpath to bring its brutalizing debut full-length, "Carnal Law," to the masses. The album is set for release via 20 Buck Spin on May 31st. Vastum has now confirmed more live actions throughout the Bay Area and Pacific Northwest over the coming weeks, with more tour plans in the works to be announced shortly. Footage of the band performing live can be found below.
Currently confirmed dates are as follows:
5/18/2011 Elbo Room – San Francisco, CA w/ Inquisition, Necrite
7/01/2011 The Know – Portland, OR w/ Atriarch, Murderess
7/02/2011 Black Lodge – Seattle, WA w/ Ritual Necromancy, Anhedonist, Countdown to Armageddon
7/03/2011 Saratoga – Portland, OR w/ Knelt Rote, Negative Queen
Vastum Streaming New Song "Primal Seduction"
San Francisco metal act Vastum is set to release the "Carnal Law" album on May 31st, 2011. The band is now streaming the opening track from the album, titled "Primal Seduction," through Stereogum.com. To check out the song, head over to this location. Black and white 8mm camera footage of the band performing live can also be viewed below.