US Progressive Metal pioneers and innovators PSYCHOTIC WALTZ are releasing their 5th studio album, “The God-Shaped Void”, worldwide today via InsideOutMusic.
PSYCHOTIC WALTZ checked in with the following comment: “Today is a special day for us, the release of our fifth album, and first record in over two decades. It’s crazy to think that 35 years ago, the five of us started playing together in Aslan, which a few years later we re-named Psychotic Waltz. We can’t thank our fans enough for their enormous patience biding their time until the album was done. But the wait is officially over! The album basically picks up where we left off in 1997, with the added benefit of modern technology and perhaps a more mature songwriting perspective. We would also like to give thanks to Jens Bogren for his great job with the mixing and mastering, and Ulrich Wild for his tracking work. It’s definitely our best-sounding album to date, and we can’t forget the amazing work of our longtime collaborator Travis Smith for the outstanding artwork. Turn it up, and enjoy!”
To further stress today’s street date of the album, PSYCHOTIC WALTZ are pleased to also launch a video clip directed by Costin Chioreanu / Twight13Media (Leprous, At The Gates, Borknagar, etc.) for the song “While The Spiders Spin”, which can now be seen here:
And here is a comment by the band about the single/video: “The third single is ‘While The Spiders Spin’, which was the first song we played live from the new album, back when we did some shows in 2017. The acoustic intro was added later. Costin once again did a great job capturing the mood of the song, which is a commentary on the impersonal nature of modern society and how our phones and devices only seem to isolate rather than unite us.”
Written and recorded with their full original line-up, “The God-Shaped Void”, showcases the first new PSYCHOTIC WALTZ music in 23 years and is receiving critical praise across the board, with some media feedback examples as follows:
“A collection of outstanding, timeless songs.” – 9/10 points review & “Album of the Month!“ Rock Hard (Germany)
“…close to a wonder“ 10/10 points review & “Album of the Month!” – Deaf Forever (Germany)
“The long wait has paid off: The new record is a complete work of art – visually, musically and lyrically!“ – 8.5/10 points review – Eclipsed (Germany)
“They still got it – and now they finally have the chance to reach a big audience.” – 6/7 points review & Soundcheck place # 3 – Metal Hammer (Germany)
“You couldn’t wish for a better return. – 9,5/10 points review – Rocks Magazine (Germany)
“A sublime and very, very welcome return. – Zero Tolerance (UK)
“Psychotic Waltz are a prog-metal gem waiting to be discovered.” – Kerrang! (UK)
“as detailed, precise and hook-laden as ever.” – Prog Magazine (UK)
“Album of the Month!“ – Metal Hammer (Greece)
The basic tracks for “The God-Shaped Void” were recorded with engineer Ulrich Wild in the band’s hometown of San Diego, then the rest of the recordings at Studio D in Austria and finally the material was mixed/mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Devin Townsend, Fates Warning) at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden. Artwork, as to be seen above, was created by longtime visual partner Travis Smith (Katatonia, Riverside, Nevermore).
PSYCHOTIC WALTZ – “The God-Shaped Void”
1. Devils And Angels (06:29)
2. Stranded (04:49)
3. Back To Black (03:52)
4. All The Bad Men (03:59)
5. The Fallen (05:49)
6. While The Spiders Spin (05:49)
7. Pull The String (04:54)
8. Demystified (05:12)
9. Season Of The Swarm (05:57) *** Bonus Track
10. Sisters Of The Dawn (06:41)
11. In The Silence (05:16)
The album’s bonus-track “Season Of The Swarm” will be available on the limited Mediabook CD (which comes with an expanded booklet and an exclusive logo patch), on the vinyl edition as well as on the Digital versions. A standard Jewelcase CD edition is available as well.
US Progressive Metal pioneers and innovators PSYCHOTIC WALTZ will soon release their 5th studio album, “The God-Shaped Void”, worldwide on February 14th, 2020. Written and recorded with their full original line-up, “The God-Shaped Void”, showcases the first new PSYCHOTIC WALTZ music in 23 years and will be the band’s debut release for InsideOutMusic.
In anticipation of the release, PSYCHOTIC WALTZ are presenting a second single off the album today. Check out the song “All The Bad Men” via a video-clip created by Costin Chioreanu / Twight13Media (Leprous, At The Gates, Borknagar, etc.) here:
PSYCHOTIC WALTZ guitarist Dan Rock says of the song: “This started out from an old acoustic guitar riff I had back in the ‘90s before we broke up. Oddly, there is no acoustic guitar in it at all! It became the heavy verse riff. This song took a while to find the right notes for the lead and the proper groove for the drums. Early versions of this song make us cringe, so persistence obviously pays off, as it is one of our favorites from the album now.”
And PSYCHOTIC WALTZ say of the video: “For the first video we trusted visual artist Costin Chioreanu to come up with something fittingly dark, dystopian, abstract and trippy. And he really outdid himself! Besides, an animated video is a lot better than looking at a bunch of middle-aged guys rocking out in an empty warehouse.”
Previously, a first track off “The God-Shaped Void” entitled “Devils And Angels” was debuted in a lyric video by Cloud Music Typography here: https://youtu.be/2u1V8G43ytE
The basic tracks for “The God-Shaped Void” were recorded with engineer Ulrich Wild in the band’s hometown of San Diego, then the rest of the recordings at Studio D in Austria and finally the material was mixed/mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Devin Townsend, Fates Warning) at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden. Artwork, as to be seen above, was created by longtime visual partner Travis Smith (Katatonia, Riverside, Nevermore).
Here is the tracklisting for “The God-Shaped Void”:
1. Devils And Angels (06:29) 2. Stranded (04:49) 3. Back To Black (03:52) 4. All The Bad Men (03:59) 5. The Fallen (05:49) 6. While The Spiders Spin (05:49) 7. Pull The String (04:54) 8. Demystified (05:12) 9. Season Of The Swarm (05:57) *** Bonus Track 10. Sisters Of The Dawn (06:41) 11. In The Silence (05:16)
The album’s bonus-track “Season Of The Swarm” will be available on the limited Mediabook CD (which comes with expanded booklet and an exclusive logo patch), on the vinyl edition as well as on the Digital versions. A standard Jewelcase CD edition is available as well.
The vinyl edition of “The God-Shaped Void” comes as 2LP on 180gr. vinyl with gatefold packaging and with the entire album on CD as bonus in the following versions: – Black 2LP + CD: Unlimited – Lilac 2LP + CD: 200x copies from IOM Webshop – Sold Out! – Transparent Blue 2LP + CD: 200x copies from Nuclear Blast – Dark Green 2LP + CD: 300x copies from CM Distro
(Left to right on photo by Axel Jusseit) Norman Leggio – drums Ward Evans – bass Devon Graves – vocals Brian McAlpin – guitars Dan Rock – guitars & keys
PSYCHOTIC WALTZ– Studio album discography:
A Social Grace (1990) Into The Everflow (1992) Mosquito (1994) Bleeding (1996) The God-Shaped Void (2020)
US Progressive Metal pioneers and innovators PSYCHOTIC WALTZ return in full original line-up with their highly anticipated 5th studio album and first new music in 23 years. Entitled ‘The God-Shaped Void’, the upcoming new album and InsideOutMusic debut will be released on February 14th, 2020.
The band will be premiering the new album at a listening party at the Burning Beard Brewing Company (785 Vernon Way, El Cajon, CA) on February 13th at 7:30 pm.
Join members of the band to hear the album in its entirety, as well as a raffle for some band goodies. Free entry. https://burningbeardbrewing.com/
PSYCHOTIC WALTZ – “The God-Shaped Void” 1. Devils And Angels (06:29) 2. Stranded (04:49) 3. Back To Black (03:52) 4. All The Bad Men (03:59) 5. The Fallen (05:49) 6. While The Spiders Spin (05:49) 7. Pull The String (04:54) 8. Demystified (05:12) 9. Season Of The Swarm (05:57) *** Bonus Track 10. Sisters Of The Dawn (06:41) 11. In The Silence (05:16)
The album’s bonus-track “Season Of The Swarm” will be available on the limited Mediabook CD (which comes with expanded booklet and an exclusive logo patch), on the vinyl edition as well as on the Digital versions. A standard Jewelcase CD edition is available as well.
The vinyl edition of “The God-Shaped Void” comes as 2LP on 180gr. vinyl with gatefold packaging and with the entire album on CD as bonus in the following versions: – vinyl, there will also be the following strictly limited coloured editions available: – Black 2LP + CD: Unlimited – Lilac 2LP + CD: 200x copies from IOM Webshop – Transparent Blue 2LP + CD: 200x copies from Nuclear Blast – Dark Green 2LP + CD: 300x copies from CM Distro
(Left to right on photo by Axel Jusseit) Dan Rock – guitars & keys Devon Graves – vocals Ward Evans – bass Norman Leggio – drums Brian McAlpin – guitars
PSYCHOTIC WALTZ– Studio album discography:
A Social Grace (1990) Into The Everflow (1992) Mosquito (1994) Bleeding (1996) The God-Shaped Void (2020)
Legendary US progressive metal band PSYCHOTIC WALTZare pleased to announce their signing to InsideOutMusic for the worldwide release of their first new studio album in 23 years.
The band is now entering the studio with engineer Ulrich Wild and will see Jens Bogren (Opeth, Fates Warning, Arch Enemy, etc.) taking care of mixing duties for the their fifth full-length, to be released early 2020. Re-releases of the entire PSYCHOTIC WALTZcatalogue will follow through InsideOutMusic as well.
The band comments: “We could not be happier about joining the InsideOutMusic roster! We are very excited to soon be sharing our upcoming 5th album with everyone, and it’s also great that we will be able to make our back-catalog available once again. Thanks to all of the patient fans and to everyone at InsideOut for believing in us and giving us the opportunity to do this right.”
PSYCHOTIC WALTZ will next be appearing at both the US and European editions of ProgPower festival and have also added a few special club shows in Germany with support by Ghost Ship Octavius to their trip. See all upcoming dates here:
PSYCHOTIC WALTZ – Live 2019: 4-7th September – Atlanta, GA, USA – ProgPower USA 2nd October – Berlin, Germany – Badehaus 3rd October – Hamburg, Germany – Knust 4th October – Bochum, Germany – Matrix 5th October – Baarlo, The Netherlands – ProgPower Europe 6th October – Mannheim, Germany – MS Connexion Complex
PSYCHOTIC WALTZ reunited with its original line-up in 2010, touring Europe alongside Nevermore & Symphony X on The Power Of Metal Tour. At the same time, Century Media Records reissued the band’s four albums on vinyl individually, as well as the career spanning 6-LP box-set “The Architects Arise: The First Ten Years”, which featured the 4 albums plus some rare demo recordings.
Originally playing together in their core line-up since 1985,
PSYCHOTIC WALTZ 2019 consist of: Dan Rock – guitars & keys Ward Evans – bass Brian McAlpin – guitars Devon Graves – vocals Norman Leggio – drums
PSYCHOTIC WALTZ– Studio album discography:
A Social Grace (1990) Into The Everflow (1992) Mosquito (1994) Bleeding (1996)
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019 – Day 2: Evergrey (Sweden) GALNERYUS (Japan) *US EXCLUSIVE* MaYaN (Multi-national) Tomorrow’s Eve (German) *US EXCLUSIVE*
Tickets for Days 1 & 2 will go on sale Sat., Nov. 3 at 10 am ET via Ticketmaster. Only 900 tickets will be made available to the general public, as VIP and Gold Badges are SOLD-OUT. Warning! Tickets have sold-out anywhere between 8 to 72 hours over recent years. Price TBA soon.
Tickets for Days 3 & 4 will go on sale Sat., Oct. 6 at 10 am ET via Ticketmaster. Only 900 tickets will be made available to the general public, as VIP and Gold Badges are SOLD-OUT. Warning! Tickets have sold-out anywhere between 8 to 72 hours over recent years. Price TBA soon.
Tickets for Days 1 & 2 will go on sale Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, at 10 am ET.
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