Vendel - Out in the Fields (Out in the Fields 2024)

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DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present VENDEL’s highly anticipated debut album, Out in the Fields, on CD and vinyl LP formats.
VENDEL are an epic heavy metal band hailing from Moscow, formed in 2015 by a group of friends who are all members of the local metal community. From the onset, their inspiration was taken from genuine NWOBHM and ‘80s doom metal as well as the history and archeology of the Dark Ages period, which serves as the strongest influence on the band's lore and their attendant lyrical and visual concepts. This combination - with a particular emphasis on the epic side of heavy metal ala classic Candlemass, Manilla Road, and Viking-era Bathory as equally as contemporary doom informed by the likes of the UK’s Solistice and Russian heroes Scald - manifested in VENDEL’s self-titled debut EP in 2017. Lyrically and aesthetically, there was a deep appreciation of the late Iron Age, also known as the "Vendel Era," and hence the band’s moniker. They followed up that EP with another one, titled Dirge, in 2019, which included one new track as well as covers of Manilla Road and Saint Vitus. Also in 2019, VENDEL made their first live appearance outside Russia at the Riddle of Steel Fest, which made a huge impact on the band’s next activity.
At long last, that “next activity” has manifested in VENDEL’s debut album, Out in the Fields. While the band’s first full-length comprises two songs rerecorded from their EPs - the first one’s “Defender” and the title track to Dirge - this structure more so underlines where VENDEL are coming from and, with a suitably stage-setting intro segueing into the first track, then where they are going. Absolutely HUGE in sound and songwriting, atmosphere and execution, VENDEL here give a masterclass in EPIC heavy metal; “doomed,” definitely, but there’s energy to spare no matter the tempo, and thus do the four component tracks of Out in the Fields seemingly fly by in a flash. Make no mistake, the journey is vast in scale and arduous in terms of emotional reserves tapped, but the album is utterly engrossing each (HUGE) step of the way. Thankfully, VENDEL don’t abandon their core sound but, rather, re-solidify it with bigger & better production, performances that dazzle in their technique yet hit hard with their physicality, and vocalist Alexey Goryachev absolutely spellbinding the listener with tales of heroism and death, particularly on the poignantly titled “Never Surrender.” It all becomes the very definition of what a debut album should be.
Fans of the aforementioned as well as Solitude Aeternus, Atlantean Kodex, labelmates MEGATON SWORD, and even Tony Martin-era Black Sabbath, you are hereby commanded to bend the knee before VENDEL’s Out in the Fields. NEVER SURRENDER!
- Regular LP edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code.
- Special LP edition on golden vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard, download code and patch.
- CD with sticker and obi.
Out 14th June 2024.
Pre-Order now: tinyurl.com/mtmdjdbf
DVP 299 VENDEL - Out in the Fields LP/CD (2024)
Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Defender
3. Never Surrender
4. Dirge
5. Vengeance
6. Out in the Fields
Line-up:
Alexey Goryachev - Vocal
Sergey Kargalskiy - Lead Guitar
David Kazaryan - Rhythm Guitar
Lasha Khabalov - Bass
Sergey Skorodumov - Drums
Label + Order:
www.dyingvictims.com
/ dyingvictimsproductions
Band:
/ vendelrussia
/ vendel_epic_metal

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@masterofbrutality6464 Ай бұрын

Powerful epic band!

@andrewcunningham6957 Ай бұрын

I took a listen to the demo online when it came out but it didn't click with me. Really like the sound of this though so I'll pick it up. I may have to revisit the demo as well... good job.