MERRIMACK have announced Japanese tour dates in support of their latest album ”Omegaphilia”, which was released on June 09, 2017. The Parisian black metal fanatics will hit the road to Japan in November, where they will join MARDUK for four shows. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.
MERRIMACK comment on the tour: “9 Years after our successful USA tour with the mighty Marduk, Merrimack will support the Swedish devils again for 4 shows in Japan this November. We are stoked to explore the Nippon territories for the first time, and deliver some pure french Black Metal, played with devotion and faith, to the maniacs there. It’s a brand new experience for us, but it will definitely leave a mark on the Japanese crowd as well!”
MERRIMACK will warm-up for their European rampage with a string of three headlining and festival performances before embarking on a tour with KOZELINK and ZLOSLUT. The Parisian black metal fanatics will appear first at the Venom Fest IV in Nantes, France tomorrow, 7th of April.
MERRIMACK will be touring in support of their forthcoming fifth full-length, which bears the title ‘Omegaphilia’ and will be released on June 9th. The pitch-black track “Apophatic Weaponry” has already been released as a digital single and can be viewed at this link:
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21 Apr 17 Löberschütz (DE) Gleisberg
22 Apr 17 Olten (CH) Provisorium 8
23 Apr 17 Berlin (DE) Blackland
24 Apr 17 Strakonice (CZ) Na Kremelce
25 Apr 17 Banska Bystrica (SK) Tartaros
26 Apr 17 Budapest (HU) Dürer Kert
27 Apr 17 Cluj Napoca (RO) Hard Club
28 Apr 17 Belgrade (RS) Fest Klub
Cover art by Dehn Sora and track-list of ‘Omegaphilia can be viewed below.
1. Cauterizing Cosmos (6:29)
2. The Falsified Son (4:54)
3. Apophatic Weaponry (6:24)
4. Gutters of Pain (4:03)
5. Sights in the Abysmal Lure (5:21)
6. Cesspool Coronation (7:30)
7. At the Vanguard of Deception (9:07)
MERRIMACK are now revealing the first sinister song taken from their forthcoming fifth full-length, which bears the title ‘Omegaphilia’ and will be released on June 9th.
The pitch-black track “Apophatic Weaponry”
MERRIMACK comment: “For this song, as on the whole album, we wanted to come back to something more rooted in the 90’s. With a less complex structure, and a sound not as modern and claustrophobic as on our latest albums, ‘Apophatic Weaponry’ still has our characteristic moody atmosphere with some crawling mid-tempos riffs. This is especially noticeable on the second half of the track. Our lyrics are dealing with the special connection between beings and their faith, even though it is constructed on a void trying to fill in another vacant space of nothingness. The divine cannot be observed, demonstrated, except by its consequences. In the end, this is the definition of faith as opposed to reason. This concept of negative theology is a mystical approach towards the divine that attempts to describe it through the impossibility of describing it. Eckhart. Jacob Böhme and most of the German mystics tried to increase their faith with such notions.”
MERRIMACK are furthermore unveiling the cover art by Dehn Sora and track-list of ‘Omegaphilia’, which can both be viewed below.
Track-list
1. Cauterizing Cosmos (6:29)
2. The Falsified Son (4:54)
3. Apophatic Weaponry (6:24)
4. Gutters of Pain (4:03)
5. Sights in the Abysmal Lure (5:21)
6. Cesspool Coronation (7:30)
7. At the Vanguard of Deception (9:07)
Guest musicians
Aldrahn – vocals on “Cesspool Coronation”
Frater Stephane (NKRT) – rituals on “Cauterizing Cosmos”
The Chorale of Cachan – choir on “At the Vanguard of Deception”
Recording, mix, mastering: Andrew Guillotin at Hybreed Studios, France
The Parisian black metal fanatics will release their next album on the label.
Regarding their signing, the band comments:
“We are pleased to announce that MERRIMACK are joining the Season of Mist roster. Signing with the leading force of the French shores is a decisive step in our goal to deliver the blackest of metals, without compromising our art, and with the means of a well-established company who proved to release the finest artists. Working with fellow countrymen will ensure a fruitful cooperation, and their unquestionable professionalism can be nothing but a motivation for the band to make this union last long!”
Having firmly established their black name and message around the globe, MERRIMACK are currently preparing to release their next milestone of brilliant black metal, balancing malicious underground spirit, and wickedly simmered maturity this year.
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