Panopticon are re-issuing their Roads to the North this April 12th, to celebrate its tenth anniversary. The sixth album from the band, it is the second part of a trilogy, long out of print on vinyl. The re-release will come as a special edition via the Bindrune and Nordvis record labels, featuring new and expanded artwork with liner notes and lyrics for the first time. This edition is limited to 1500 copies, pressed from recut plates for a heavier sound. Keep reading below for more details.
Pre-order Roads to the North Ltd edition re-issue here for North America and here for Europe.
Statement by founder Austin Lunn:
“Roads to the North represented a pivotal change in not only my life, but in Panopticon’s music and trajectory. After leaving our family, friends and home in Kentucky for a brief time where I worked as a brewer and we lived in Norway, we returned home, welcomed our first son into the world and promptly moved to Minnesota where I founded and run a brewery. Many changes occurred in our lives that needed to be reckoned with and processed. Music is the vehicle I choose for such matters.”
“Roads to the North was the sound of a young man, only 31 years old at the time reflecting on changes and growth in life, as the symphony of life plays on regardless of mistakes and broken strings. 2024 will be ten years since its release, and it feels like the right time to bring this album in its entirety to the stage for yet another time of reflection on the simultaneous, incredible beauty and horror of this time we have on earth.”
Roads to the North documents a time of change. A time of saying goodbye to comfort zones, friends, family and moving away from all you’ve known, to a new state to essentially start over. Austin Lunn so skillfully documented this transitional period of his life, with all the emotional and even cultural upheaval he experienced on Roads to the North. The results stand the test of time and we are thrilled to once again share this powerful album with you.
Product Details:
-2LP
-Heavy Jacket w/ 5MM Spine
-Spot Gloss on cover
-10″, 8 Page Booklet
-New and expanded artwork with new liner notes and lyrics for the first time.
-Blue Galaxy vinyl color
-Poly Lined Innersleeves
Panopticon have also announced their Roads Further North 10 years anniversary European tour 2024 with special guest Falls of Rauros, for whom it will be their first ever European appearance. An upcoming European mini-tour will see the band perform the album in its entirety.
May 29: Kollektivet Livet, Stockholm (SE)
May 30: Hulen, Bergen (NO)
May 31: Parkteatret, Oslo (NO)
June 01: Fortress Fest, Scarborough (UK)
Tickets: https://linktr.ee/truepanopticon