Primordial - Exile Amongst The Ruins

Monday, time to introduce "Record Of The Week"

"Exile Amongst the Ruins", is the latest full-length album by Irish metal band PRIMORDIAL.
2018 marks the twenty-seventh year of the band's seminal career, and returning with their ninth full-length, "Exile Amongst the Ruins," they have lost none of their vitality.

Once again building upon their signature sound, the follow up to 2014's "Where Greater Men Have Fallen" is a more raw, "old school sounding" record than its predecessor. Hitting home with what vocalist A.A. Nemtheanga describes as "a direct energy" and wielding an urgency that is undeniable, the Irish quintet once again effortlessly blends elements of Celtic folk and black metal like no one else. Likewise, the evolution of their sound continues to be organic and unforced, ensuring that "Exile Amongst the Ruins" is essential listening for both their long-term faithful and those only now drawn into their world and they are one of the few bands that produce consistent, passionate, and sincere albums and "Exile Amongst the Ruins" is one of the strongest records so far.

"Exile Amongst the Ruins" clocks in at 1hr 5mins, all spread over 8 tunes. The album starts with "Nail Their Tongues", an intro of Sunday church clocks and Celtic acoustic guitar before the rest of the members joins. Fuzzy bass-lines and great played powerfully guitar riffs and Nemtheangas typical vocals to nail the last puzzle piece. "To Hell Or the Hangman" have a wonderful monotone melody that takes you away from the present time with it's galloping guitars and the energy that makes your heart pumping some extra bpm's. "Where Lie the Gods" slows down a bit, a tune where Nemtheangas vocal capacity gets some more space, around the complex atmospheric melody. The title track, "Exile Amongst the Ruins", a brilliant melancholic piece of music, see the video below. "Upon Our Spiritual Deathbed" is a mournful piece of music with soulful lyrics. "Stolen Years" is a beautiful slow and emotional piece with slow and scary shimmering guitars and very touching vocals. "Sunken Lungs" lets loose of the energy again with its rolling drums and the turbulent melody. The album closes up with the longest composition "Last Call", it begins quietly and slow with one laidback guitar and sparse drumming before the cup is overflowing, a strong end to an equally strong album that is well worth the time it might take to let it absorb in.

Sum: PRIMORDIAL have released a masterpiece, an emotional and perfectly crafted album that should get more attention and if I would give out scores then this would be 10/10.

One of the beautiful bundels to get.

PRIMORDIAL will be touring Europe this April, along with MOONSORROW and DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT, see all the dates below.

Today's tune is the title tune from "Exile Amongst the Ruins", the song is a simple story. "A soldier’s fate that has happened around the world many times and will continue to do so. It is set in Ireland about 100 years ago. Nothing more and nothing less. They are the Ghosts. We are the Ruins.” Enjoy!



Upcoming Heathen Crusade Tour with DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT and MOONSORROW

APR 12 THU Der Weg Einer Freiheit Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
APR 13 FRI 013 Tilburg, 06, Netherlands
APR 14 SAT Le Trabendo Paris, France
APR 15 SUN Der Weg Einer Freiheit Bruges, Flemish Region, Belgium
APR 16 MON Der Weg Einer Freiheit London, P5, United Kingdom
APR 17 TUE Kulturfabrik Esch-sur-Alzette Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
APR 18 WED Z7 Konzertfabrik Pratteln, Etr, Switzerland
APR 19 THU Rockfabrik Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg, Germany
APR 20 FRI Der Weg Einer Freiheit Leipzig, Germany
APR 21 SAT Der Weg Einer Freiheit Praha, Czech Republic
APR 22 SUN Collosseum club kosice Kosice, 03, Slovakia
APR 23 MON Der Weg Einer Freiheit Budapest, 05, Hungary
APR 24 TUE Szene Wien, Austria
APR 25 WED Backstage Halle Munich, Germany
APR 26 THU Colos-Saal Aschaffenburg, 02, Germany
APR 27 FRI Der Weg Einer Freiheit Bochum, 07, Germany
APR 28 SAT Hamburg (Altstadt), Germany
MAY 12 SAT Karmoygeddon Festival, Haugesund, Norway
MAY 26 SAT Tivoli Theatre Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
JUN 9 SAT Sweden Rock Festival Norje, Blekinge County, Sweden
AUG 10 FRI FESTIVAL AREA DE LANGE MUNTE Kortrijk, Flemish Region, Belgium
AUG 11 SAT De Lange Munte Courtrai, Belgium
AUG 12 SUN De Lange Munte Courtrai, Belgium

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Dropkick Murphys - State of Massachusetts

American Dropkick Murphys from Boston, USA is out on a world tour. Support during this tour was Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls. However, I missed his gig, was stuck with other things during their show.

Dropkick Murphys starts with their combine punkrock and Celtic folk music. A band that can completely knock one out with their energy, joy and seriousness and it sure was almost verging on it for a smack full evening at the annext witch was crammed with lots of happy people and it smells beer everywhere you turn, almost like a festival :)

They played many sweet tunes during the evening, see the setlist below, but it was well a bit divided on their alternative Christmas song "The season's upon us." From the new album, we hear a few songs, where "Rose Tattoo" stands out best, and it works clear as a bell, a future classic I guess. The band end the evening with a medly of hits and a really crazy interpretation of AC/DC "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and fans of feminine gender allowed to do entrance on stage, wild dancing among the nearly 50 girls on stage until the evening ends, lots of happy fans leaving the annexet to drift back home during the super cold Swedish winter night which was waiting with open arms.

Here are some pictures that i was able to shoot with my pocket camera.

 

Setlist:

The Boys Are Back
Burn
Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya
Going Out In Style
Surrender
A Few Good Men
Your Spirit's Alive
Prisoner's Song
The Irish Rover
The Season's Upon Us
Blood and Whiskey
Jimmy Collins' Wake
Fields of Athenry
The Battle Rages On
Out of Our Heads
Never Alone
The Gang's All Here
Rose Tattoo
Captain Kelly's Kitchen
I'm Shipping Up to Boston
Worker's Song (with Frank Turner)

Encore:
Barroom Hero
End of the Night
Skinhead on the MBTA
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (AC/DC cover)
Citizen CIA

Todays tune "The State of Massachusetts" is a song about the effects of drugs on individuals and their families by the Dropkick Murphys and was released as the first single from the album The Meanest of Times. This tune was not played during the evening, which was a shame.



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Dropkick Murphys - Rose Tattoo

Friday, a day you can pinch a beer, then it fits great with a little folk punk, right?
The American punk rock band Dropkick Murphys has just released their eighth album "Signed and Sealed in Blood" we were going to play a song from. The band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. The band was initially signed to independent punk record label Hellcat Records, releasing five albums for the label, and making a name for themselves locally through constant touring and yearly St. Patrick's Day week shows, held in and around Boston. The 2004 single "Tessie" became the band's first and one of their biggest charting singles to date. The band's final Hellcat release, 2005's The Warrior's Code, included "I'm Shipping Up to Boston", which was featured in the Academy Award-winning movie The Departed and went on to become one of the band's biggest singles, one of their best-known songs, and an anthem for Boston sports teams.

The band is out touring atm and will visit Sweden in the end of the month, for other dates check below.

Todays tune "Rose Tattoo" is taken from the eighth studio album "Signed and Sealed in Blood" by the Dropkick Murphys. It was released in January 8, 2013 on the band's Born & Bred Records label. The album's title comes from the lyrics of the first single, "Rose Tattoo". The band show off their ink with “Rose Tattoo,” a lilting folk song that uses Ken Casey’s tattooed skin to weave a larger story about the band, its hometown, and its fans. “The pictures tell the story,” Casey sings in a punky brogue during the first verse, his voice drawing equally from punk rock and Celtic folk.



Tour Dates:

JAN 12, Dublin, Ireland, Vicar Street
JAN 13, Dublin, Ireland, Vicar Street
JAN 15, Manchester, UK, HMV Ritz
JAN 16, Glasgow, UK, Barrowlands
JAN 17, Nottingham, UK, Rock City
JAN 18, London, UK, HMV Forum
JAN 19, London, UK, HMV Forum
JAN 21, Copenhagen, Denmark, Vega
JAN 22, Stockholm, Sweden, Annexet
JAN 23, Oslo, Norway, Sentrum Scene
JAN 24, Gothenburg, Sweden, Tradgarn
JAN 25, Hamburg, Germany, Sporthalle
JAN 26, Munich, Germany, Zenith
JAN 27, Berlin, Germany, Columbiahalle
JAN 28, Vienna, Austria, Gasometer
JAN 30, Deinze, Belgium, Brielpoort
JAN 31, Dusseldorf, Germany, Mitsubishi Electric Hall
FEB 1, Mannheim, Germany, Maimarkthalle
FEB 2, Paris, France, Le Zenith
FEB 3, Luxembourg, Rockhal
FEB 4, Leipzig, Germany, Auensee
FEB 5, Zurich, Switzerland, Komplex
FEB 6, Milan, Italy, Alcatraz
FEB 8, Barcelona, Spain, Sala Razzmatazz
FEB 9, Madrid, Spain, Sala Riviera
FEB 21, Cleveland, OH, House of Blues
FEB 22, Chicago, IL, Aragon Ballroom
FEB 23, Duluth, MN, Twin Ports Brewfest
FEB 24, St.Paul, MN, Myth
FEB 26, Dallas, TX, House of Blues
FEB 27, Austin, TX, Stubb's
FEB 28, Houston, TX, House of Blues
MAR 2, Lake Buena Vista, FL, House of Blues
MAR 3, St. Petersburg, FL, Jannus Live
MAR 4, Atlanta, GA, Tabernacle
MAR 5, Charlotte, NC, The Fillmore
MAR 6, Norfolk, VA, The Norva
MAR 8, Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory
MAR 9, Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory
MAR 10, Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
MAR 11, Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
MAR 12, New York, NY, Terminal 5
MAR 13, New York, NY, Terminal 5
MAR 15, Boston, MA, TD Garden
MAR 16, Boston, MA, Brighton Music Hall
MAR 17, Boston, MA, House of Blues


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Dropkick Murphys - Going Out In Style

Dropkick Murphys are an Irish-American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts. Their influences include Stiff Little Fingers, The Pogues, The Clash, AC/DC, and the Swingin’ Utters.

The band has made a name for itself as a result of its extensive worldwide touring, and its St. Patrick's Day weekend shows, which are held in and around Boston. The group is also famous for their patronage of the Boston Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins. Each year the band breaks house records when their live shows celebrating St. Patrick¹s Day go on sale. These shows are the peak of the band¹s touring calendar and every year fans from all over the world travel to Boston just for a chance to become part of this unique experience.

This evening will Dropkick Murphys stand at the stage on Arenan, Fryshuset here in Stockholm together with Sick Of It All & Devils Brigade and it will be a hell of a show!

They did a stop in Lund two days ago, Heavymetal-Mattias was there and you can read his view point from the gig here! (In Swedish) and Mattias Kling vrote this about the gig and attached a video here! (In Swedish)

Here is the setlist from the show in Lund 17/4

1. Hang 'em high
2. Capain Kelly's kitchen
3. Barroom hero
4. The gang's all here
5. Johnny, I hardly knew ya
6. Deeds not words
7. Never alone
8. Memorial day
9. The state of Massachusetts
10. The hardest mile
11. Fields of Athenry
12. Sunday hardcore matinee
13. Cruel
14. Road of the righteous
15. Take 'em down
16. Worker's song
17. Going out in style
18. Dirty glass
19. Broken hymns
20. Citizen C.I.A.
21. The auld triangle
22. The irish rover
23. I'm shipping up to Boston
24. Kiss me, I'm #!@'faced

Todays tune ”Going Out in Style” is the title track from their latest and seventh studio album and was released on March 1, 2011.



Going Out in Style is a concept album and takes the band's own personal experiences and family folklore and roll them into the story of a fictional character named Cornelius Larkin. Going Out in Style traces the journey of Larkin, whether it's the Irish immigrant's first person account of his own wake or the band's in depth interpretation of his life and lineage throughout the album's lyrics. According to bassist/vocalist, Ken Casey, "Cornelius has passed on to the other side, and the album becomes a retrospective of his life”.

The album also features guest appearances by Bruce Springsteen, NOFX vocalist Fat Mike, Chris Cheney from The Living End and actor/comedian Lenny Clarke.

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