Vomitory are joining Vader for their live celebration of the Polish death-metallers 40th anniversary. Only a few years after Vomitory themselves celebrated 30 years, they have signed up for an extensive European and UK tour with the influential band. In May, the Swedes dropped All Heads Are Gonna Roll, their first album in over a decade, on Metal Blade. Read below for full tour dates and more.
Vomitory comments: “It is our uttermost pleasure to announce we‘ll be joining across Europe to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the mighty Vader, this upcoming fall. Vader has not only been one of our all time favourites, but also, has inspired us in many ways throughout the career of Vomitory. We look forward to seeing all of you the then and celebrate the release of our new album together!“
Vader, Vomitory, Skaphos, and Warside (20.09.-01.10.) / Aetherian (04.10.-15.10.)
September 20: Barrak – Ostrava CZ
September 21: Zluty Pes Club – Pardubice CZ
September 22: ORWOhaus – Berlin DE
September 23: Stubnitz – Hamburg DE
September 24: Mergener Hof – Trier DE
September 25: Backstage – Munich DE
September 26: Live Music Hall – Weiher DE
September 27: Junkyard – Dortmund DE
September 28: Cacaofabriek – Helmond NL
September 29: Kavka Zappa – Antwerp BE
September 30: Gebr de Nobel – Leiden NL
October 01: Metropool – Hengelo NL
October 03: KK’s Steel Mill – Wolverhampton UK
October 04: Opium – Dublin IE
October 05: Limelight 2 – Belfast UK
October 06: Slay – Glasgow UK
October 07: Rebellion – Manchester UK
October 08: Underworld – London UK
October 10: L’Usine – Geneve CH
October 11: Gaswerk – Seewen CH
October 12: Slaughter Club – Milano IT
October 13: Traffic – Rome IT
October 14: Revolver – San Dona Di Piave IT
October 15: Explosiv – Graz AT
More about Vomitory:
In any serious conversation about death metal the name Vomitory has to come up. Following their inception in 1989, between 1996 and 2011 they dropped eight of the most blistering albums the genre has spewed up, the quartet parting ways in 2013. However, the band’s retirement turned out to be short-lived, returning to stages in 2019 to celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary, and now they drop their first new full-length in twelve years, the monstrous All Heads Are Gonna Roll.
You can find the production videos for “All Heads Are Gonna Roll” and “Raped, Strangled, Sodomized, Dead” (both directed by Marcus Svensson) at: www.metalblade.com/vomitory – where the album can be ordered in the following formats:
– Digipak-CD
– 180g black vinyl
– dim gray marbled vinyl (limited to 700 copies)
– crimson red marbled vinyl (limited to 500 copies)
– clear w/red & white splatter vinyl (limited to 300 copies)
– silver black splatter vinyl (limited to 300 copies)
– red purple splatter vinyl (limited to 300 copies) Sound Pollution exclusive
Boasting the classic Vomitory sound with a few new twists and turns, it is everything their faithful could have hoped for, the band having taken their time before committing to it rather than rushing in. “We weren‘t feeling any pressure, it was rather about making a decision whether we should continue as a band, i.e. release new material, or simply put the band back in the grave again,” explains drummer Tobias Gustafsson. “We wrote a few songs first just for the fun of it, to see if we still ’had it‘, before we made the final decision to continue and make a new full-length album.”
All Heads Are Gonna Roll is best described as “fast, grinding, D-beat, fist-in-your-face death metal”, it features fresh aspects that are uncommon to Vomitory records. “One thing in particular we did was to try to build distinct choruses in the songs, which is something we didn‘t put too much effort into earlier,” explains drummer Tobias Gustafsson. “We have also spent a lot more time working with the backing vocal arrangements, which we certainly think paid off very well. It brings something new to our sound. We have also tried to write more straightforward riffs, like we did in the early 2000s.”
The instruments for the record were tracked in the band‘s rehearsal space, on a mobile studio setup engineered by Mats Lindström, and was self-produced. This allowed them to work at their own pace in the hours that worked for them, rather than having this dictated to them as would be the case if they had rented a studio. “Although we had a lot of flexibility to choose our working hours, it was still crucial to keep the recording schedule as strict as possible, because it was so easy to say ’let‘s do it tomorrow instead‘.” For vocals, they went to Leon Music Studios and engineer Rikard Löfgren, which was where they recorded their last three albums. They brought in good friend Christian Fredriksson (Vulkan) to play some guitar solos, but otherwise it is entirely their own work. With vivid horror movie-inspired artwork – with a hint of anti-religion thrown in for good measure – All Heads Are Gonna Roll really is the whole package for death metal fans, and a stunning return to form after so many years between releases.
All Heads Are Gonna Roll track listing
01 All Heads Are Gonna Roll
02 Decrowned
03 Ode to the Meat Saw
04 The Deepest Tomb
05 Piece by Stinking Piece
06 Raped, Strangled, Sodomized, Dead
07 Dead Man Stalking
08 Disciples of the Damned
09 Dead World
10 Beg for Death
Vomitory line-up:
Erik Rundqvist – vocals/bass
Urban Gustafsson – guitar
Peter Östlund – lead guitar
Tobias Gustafsson – drums
Vomitory discography:
Raped In Their Own Blood (1996)
Redemption (1999)
Revelation Nausea (2001)
Blood Rapture (2002)
Primal Massacre (2004)
Terrorize Brutalize Sodomize (2007)
Carnage Euphoria (2009)
Opus Mortis VIII (2011)
All Heads Are Gonna Roll (2023)
More Vomitory live:
July 29: Stonehenge Festival – Steenwijk NL
August 11: Alcatraz Open Air Festival – Kortrijk NL
August 12: Hellsinki Metal Festival – Helsinki FI
September 9: Meh-Suff! Festival – Hüttikon CH
November 9-12: Mexico Metal Fest – Monterrey MX
December 8: Eindhoven Metal Meeting – Eindhoven NL
May 22-25 2024: Maryland Deathfest – Baltimore MD, U.S.A.
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