Revocation has shared the first single and video from their upcoming new album The Outer Ones, on September 28 via Metal Blade Records. Watch the video to the track ‘Of Unworldly Origin’ directed by David Brodsky.
Frontman Dave Davidson commented on the album:
“I knew that I wanted to go in a darker direction, and this is our most death metal album to date.”.
“Sometimes when death metal bands go down the prog route, they lose some of that edge, but we wanted to keep the aggression at the forefront of what we do while still pushing our boundaries.”
Moving away from the societal and historical themes that informed “Great Is Our Sin”, this time Davidson has immersed himself in the fantastic, evoking one of the great writers of the sci-fi/horror genre.
“The title is my ode to H.P. Lovecraft and the entities of pure cosmic horror that rule that universe he created. Since the new music we were writing was so evil and spacey in sections, it seemed to be the right title to fit the overall vibe. But while the lyrical content is largely influenced by such writings, in every allegory there is, of course, some reflection of the real world, so I enjoy writing in a way that could have one overlaying meaning and then another deeper, symbolic meaning as well.”
The Outer Ones track listing:
01. Of Unworldly Origin
02. That Which Consumes All Things
03. Blood Atonement
04. Fathomless Catacombs
05. The Outer Ones
06. Vanitas
07. Ex Nihilo
08. Luciferous
09. A Starless Darkness
This September/October, Revocation will head out on the road for its first North American headlining tour in several years, with Exhumed, Rivers Of Nihil and Yautja as support.
Revocation is:
David Davidson – Guitars / Vocals
Dan Gargiulo – Guitars / Vocals
Brett Bamberger – Bass / Vocals
Ash Pearson – Drums
Revocation w/ Exhumed, Rivers Of Nihil, Yautja:
9/17/2018 Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD
9/18/2018 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA
9/19/2018 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
9/21/2018 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
9/22/2018 Come & Take It Live – Austin, TX
9/23/2018 Rail Club – Ft Worth, TX
9/24/2018 The Vanguard – Tulsa, OK
9/26/2018 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
9/27/2018 Club Red – Phoenix, AZ
9/28/2018 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
9/29/2018 Union- Los Angeles, CA
9/30/2018 Phoenix Theatre – Petaluma, CA
10/01/2018 Holy Diver – Sacramento, CA
10/03/2018 Astoria – Vancouver, BC **
10/04/2018 The Pin – Spokane, WA
10/05/2018 Highline – Seattle, WA
10/06/2018 Analog – Portland, OR
10/07/2018 Shredder – Boise, ID
10/09/2018 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
10/10/2018 Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
10/11/2018 Amsterdam Bar & Grill – Minneapolis, MN
10/12/2018 Reggies -Chicago, IL
10/13/2018 The Outpost – Kent, OH
10/14/2018 Loving Touch – Detroit, MI
10/15/2018 Hard Luck – Toronto, ON **
10/16/2018 Mavericks – Ottawa, ON **
10/17/2018 Les Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC **
10/18/2018 Le Poisson Rouge – New York, NY
10/19/2018 Voltage Lounge – Philadelphia, PA
10/20/2018 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
** No Exhumed