Black Spikes have signed with Napalm Records. The Lithuanian blackened progressive metal band will release their new conceptual album, Ydos, on August 28th through the label.
A video for the track “Aurea” is now streaming online.
The band shared the following:
The funny thing is that while celebrating the release of our single ‘Imperatore,’ we were actually discussing and even researching what it takes for a band to be signed by Napalm Records. Coming from a small country with a tiny metal scene and performing in our native language, we concluded we didn’t stand a chance and decided not to bother reaching out. A week later we were contacted by Napalm Records ourselves — and at first, we honestly thought it was a scam. But here we are, incredibly excited and looking forward to where this beautiful cooperation will take us.
‘Ydos’ is a conceptual album — a dark fairytale about human vices. The idea was there from the very beginning and guided the entire songwriting process. Each vice has its own name and story, and many songs will be brought to life through music videos where these vices take shape. It was our first time creating a conceptual album, and we really enjoyed starting with an idea and expressing it through music.
Aurea’ is the name we chose for the vice of pride. It grows within us when we are young and beautiful but becomes painful when time passes and that beauty fades. The song is released together with a music video filmed in the stunning Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology.
03/25 Glasgow, UK @ Slay
03/26 Newcastle, UK @ Anarchy Brew
03/27 Manchester, UK @ Club Academy
03/28 London, UK @ O2 Academy Islington
03/29 Bristol, UK @ Fleece
03/30 Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute
03/31 Southampton, UK @ The 1865
04/01 Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
04/03 Kortrijk, BE @ Dvg Club
04/04 Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
04/05 Oberndorf Am Neckar, DE @ Easter Cross (no Black Spikes)
04/07 Essen, DE @ Turock
04/08 Weinheim, DE @ Cafe Central
04/09 Paris, FR @ La Machine
04/10 Lyon, FR @ La Rayonne
04/11 Barcelona, ES @ Salamandra
04/12 Madrid, ES @ Mon
04/14 Toulouse, FR @ Metronum
04/15 Milan, IT @ Legend Club
04/16 Zurich, CH @ Dynamo Saal
04/17 Lindau, DE @ Club Vaudeville
04/18 Munich, DE @ Backstage Halle
04/19 Budapest, HU @ Barba Negra (Blue Stage)
04/20 Vienna, AT @ Szene
04/22 Warsaw, PL @ Hybrydy
04/23 Hamburg, DE @ Bahnhof Pauli
04/24 Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset
04/25 Stockholm, SE @ Kollektivet Livet
04/28 Helsinki, FI @ Ääniwalli
04/30 Kopervik, NO @ Karmøygeddon Metal Fest (no Butcher Babies)
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