{"id":1984411,"date":"2025-08-28T11:11:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T11:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1984411"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:11:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T11:11:17","slug":"norwegian-proggers-gazpacho-share-video-for-8-ball-their-first-new-music-for-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/norwegian-proggers-gazpacho-share-video-for-8-ball-their-first-new-music-for-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian proggers Gazpacho share video for 8-Ball, their first new music for five years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"07f379c0-c282-4f22-ac51-15ca71abd456\">Norwegian proggers <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/news\/gazpacho-finish-writing-new-album\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/news\/gazpacho-finish-writing-new-album\">Gazpacho<\/a> have shared their first new music for five years with a video for their brand new single, <em>8-Ball<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>It heralds the arrival of <em>Magic 8-Ball<\/em>, the first new Gazpacho album since 2020&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/the-best-prog-albums-are-the-ones-that-take-a-long-time-to-get-into-how-gazpacho-made-fireworker\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/the-best-prog-albums-are-the-ones-that-take-a-long-time-to-get-into-how-gazpacho-made-fireworker\"><em>Fireworker<\/em><\/a>. In keeping with the band&#8217;s conceptual nature, the new album, which takes its title from the famous children&#8217;s 8-ball toy, used for supposed fortune telling or seeking advice, deals with the idea of fate. How it moves without warning, and how the choices we make can slowly strip away who we thought we were.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-base\"\/>\n<p id=\"07f379c0-c282-4f22-ac51-15ca71abd456-2\">The band have also shared this cryptic statement to accompany Matt Vickerstaff&#8217;s new video.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n<span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;We removed God and left nothing to replace him. We started believing in the void, handing everything over to chance.<\/p>\n<p><em>Magic 8 Ball<\/em> is about someone who gambles everything, believing that eventually everyone gets their break.<\/p>\n<p>That the universe is fair if you just wait long enough.<\/p>\n<p>But the break never comes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-rXAkRmnmKdGnG6zJ5YbeGM\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-rXAkRmnmKdGnG6zJ5YbeGM slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He loses everything and is left with the realisation that it was never fate, only his own choices. His responsibility. His idea.<\/p>\n<p>We didn\u2019t become more rational.<\/p>\n<p>We just found new things to believe in and built a new magical reality to replace the one we tore down.<\/p>\n<p>Stocks. Crypto. Luck.<\/p>\n<p>Magical ideas pretending to be modern.<\/p>\n<p>The video, created by the insanely talented Matt Peaceville, is a found recruitment tape from The Cult of Infinity, who worship chance itself.<\/p>\n<p>To them, the Magic 8 Ball is divine because of its emptiness.<\/p>\n<p>No thoughts. No mercy. Just pure, sacred random.<\/p>\n<p>The 8 isn\u2019t a number. It\u2019s infinity.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve just been looking at it sideways.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Magic 8-Ball <\/em>will be released on sparkle vinyl, black vinyl, CD and as a digital release. You can see the new album art and tracklisting below.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/gazpacho.lnk.to\/magic_8_ball\" data-url=\"https:\/\/gazpacho.lnk.to\/magic_8_ball\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">Pre-order <em>Magic 8-Ball<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video youtube-facade\" data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"veN_OVvNm3s\">\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\">\n<div class=\"watch-on-iframe-veN_OVvNm3s\" data-yt-video-token=\"veN_OVvNm3s\" title=\"Gazpacho - 8-Ball - Official Lyric Video (taken from 'Magic 8-Ball') - YouTube\">\n<span class=\"youtube-video-title\">Gazpacho &#8211; 8-Ball &#8211; Official Lyric Video (taken from &#8216;Magic 8-Ball&#8217;) &#8211; YouTube<\/span><br \/>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"play-button\" viewbox=\"0 0 234.67 165.33\"><path fill=\"red\" d=\"M229.763 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