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Volur Premiere New Single "Inviolate Grove"
Volur have released a video of the first single taken from their forthcoming full-length "Death Cult", which has been slated for release on November 13th. The track and video of 'Inviolate Grove' tie in with the album's concept that is loosely based on a note by the antique Roman historiographer Tacitus about a ritual of human sacrifice in his book "Germania". 'Inviolate Grove' has been exclusively premiered by official media partner Metal Hammer (UK) here.
The band comment: "This is the first single, 'Inviolate Grove' taken from our forthcoming album 'Death Cult', which will be released on Friday 13th in November", says vocalist Lucas Gadke. "We made the video in collaboration with Sarah Legault, who supplied us with some dark and mysterious footage and Tim O’Reilly. This track, like the other three songs on 'Death Cult', is a variation on a theme, which is inspired by a Germanic ritual that the Roman author Tacitus described. Imagine entering a circle of trees. A priest approaches a veiled idol. The full moon rises, and the priest leads the idol to the water. In the video we see a living idol and the priest, in a different time yet still the same."
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Volur Posts "Breaker Of Skulls"
Toronto-based experimental doom trio Volur will release sophomore album, "Ancestors," on June 2nd via Prophecy Productions. Produced by the band and mixed by Charles Spearin (Broken Social Scene), "Ancestors" is the follow-up to Volur’s debut album "Disir."
In advance of the record's release, today new song "Breaker of Skulls" comes online and can be heard below.
“‘Breaker of Skulls’ is a dark, sludgy slab of doom inspired by the ancient Icelandic warrior poet Egil Skallagrímsson, a man who fought terrible battles across the North Sea," comments the band. "He was at once barbarous and poetic. A man who would commit a brutal act of violence and then recite a beautiful poem immediately after. The song was inspired by his epic poem, ‘The Loss of My Sons'. It moves from a combative, gnarly sludge riff to a bittersweet and almost beautiful conclusion, all the while filled with yearning chromatic movement. The piece finds the band at its most aggressive, and almost its most experiment with disjointed improvised passages paired against bleak heavy doom.”
1. Breaker of Silence
2. Breaker of Skulls
3. Breaker of Oaths
4. Breaker of Famine More...
Volur Streaming "Disir" Album
Toronto-based experimental doom trio Volur will release debut album, "Disir," on June 24th via Prophecy Productions.
Formed in 2013 by Lucas Gadke (Blood Ceremony) and Laura C. Bates (Fresh Snow), Volur aims to "re-awaken the ancient trance," producing music that combines ambient folk and doom metal, while drawing on folk melodies and heathen spirituality.
In advance of the album's release, today the full "Disir" experience comes online and can be heard below.
Volur will join labelmates Germ, Secrets of the Moon, Les Discrets, Helrunar and more at the 2016 Prophecy Fest, set to take place July 29-30 inside Balver Höhle in Balve, Germany. More...
Volur Signs With Prophecy Productions
Toronto-based experimental doom trio Volur has signed to Prophecy Productions (Alcest, Amber Asylum, Arcturus). Formed in 2013 by Lucas Gadke (Blood Ceremony) and Laura C. Bates (Fresh Snow), Volur aims to "re-awaken the ancient trance," producing music that combines ambient folk and doom metal, while drawing on folk melodies and heathen spirituality.
The band's debut album, "Disir," originally released in limited cassette pressings, will be reissued by Prophecy on June 24th with expanded packaging.
With a name derived from "völva," a powerful seeress in Norse folklore, the group builds its sound and slant upon its fascination with by European history, delving deep into the wide array of Germanic myth.
"We are extremely honored and excited to be working with Prophecy Productions as we have been a fan of the label for many years," comments Volur's Gadke. "We could not have found a more perfect match; a supportive, experimental label that has a real connection to its audience. We look forward to recording our first album in the coming months and having our first performance in Europe at the 2016 Prophecy Fest." More...