Norway’s VULTURE INDUSTRIES have announced their second online performance! This time, the event will take place from the historic location of Salhus Tricotagefabrik (NO). The unique event will take place on February 6 @ 3:00 P.M. EST // 12:00 P.M. PST. The stream is completely free and will be made available on the bands YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Front man Bjørnar explains:
“This time we travel to the historical location of Salhus Tricotagefabrik. Established in 1859 the factory was once the industrial heart of the west coast community Salhus. With a production line that went from raw wool to finished products, the factory had its production peak in 1957 and employed 357 people. Specialized in undergarments, stockings, sports and leisure clothes, strong competition from cheap alternatives drove the factory into an economic crisis in the 1980’s and 1989 it closed its doors. Now a knitting factory museum, the concert will take us into the very core of the factory.”
Link to the digital museum: HERE
Regarding the knitting competition, he continues:
“With the ongoing pandemic we would like to do our part in activating you all, so we call on fans, friends and foes to do their worst and call the first annual grand knitting competition. To take part you must make your own special piece of Vulture Industries band merch. Long undergarments, a headband, a pair of mittens…. Make whatever you want. To take part post a picture of what you made on Facebook and tag Vulture Industries. The deadline to enter the competition is Saturday, February 6, and the winner will receive a 200 € gift voucher for https://vultureindustries.bigcartel.com/.”
About tickets:
“We have fans all over the world and concert ticket prices vary from country to county. The ongoing pandemic has also hit some harder than others. Therefore we don’t want to hide the concert behind a paywall. Still…. generosity is appreciated and for those who prefer a set price, you can pick either a signed paper ticket or get a digital one.”
For those who want to buy physical or digital tickets:
https://vultureindustries.bigcartel.com/product/golden-ticket
For those who want to offer charity
Paypal: paypal.me/VultureIndustries
Vipps: 653926″
| VULTURE INDUSTRIES‘s latest full-length ‘Stranger Times’ is streaming in full here! The artwork, which has been created by Costin Chioreanu, can be viewed with the album details below. |
| Track-list 1. Tales of Woe (4:37) 2. As the World Burns (5:22) 3. Strangers (7:10) 4. The Beacon (5:35) 5. Something Vile (4:17) 6. My Body, My Blood (2:27) 7. Gentle Touch of a Killer (5:03) 8. Screaming Reflections (5:32) 9. Midnight Draws Near (5:20) |
| The metal scene seems mired in stagnation all too often these days. The tenth edition of the great thrash revival, the never-ending race to be more brutal or more technical or more dissonant in death metal, and the rampant nostalgia of an ever-aging scene do not provide the necessary ingredients for progress and out of the box thinking. That is the very reason why rare bands such as VULTURE INDUSTRIES are so important. The Norwegians’ fourth album ‘Stranger Times’ continues and expands the band’s quest to push the limitations of genre and sound. Their nine new tracks are as easily as masterfully spanning a wide range from dark rock to progressive-experimental metal, while keeping their wild roaming within the boundaries of the band’s unique and bizarre sonic universe. Yet VULTURE INDUSTRIES manage to harness their bold mix into recognisable structures and meaningful songs throughout that do not shy away from catchiness and, quite importantly, do not fall into the trap of being weird just for the sake of experimentation. VULTURE INDUSTRIES have emerged from the vibrant rock and metal scene of Bergen, the unofficial capital of Norway’s west coast. Mostly associated with black metal, its rich music sphere in fact covers bands from all styles and directions. VULTURE INDUSTRIES drew inspiration from diverse acts such as FAITH NO MORE, MR. BUNGLE, ARCTURUS, DEVIN TOWNSEND, VED BUENS ENDE and THE CULT, when they started out under the DEAD ROSE GARDEN moniker in 1993. After several line-up changes, the new name VULTURE INDUSTRIES was adopted in 2003 and two demo releases quickly followed – ‘The Sleeper’ (2003) and ‘The Enemy Within’ (2004). Having stirred considerable interest in progressive circles, it was time to present their first official recording with the EP ‘The Benevolent Pawn’ (2005). Consisting of current and former members of SULPHUR, BLACK HOLE GENERATOR, MALICE IN WONDERLAND, and SYRACH, VULTURE INDUSTRIES shouldered their way past the then-inactive ARCTURUS and the drifting ULVER towards the throne of Norwegian dark progressive metal with their two albums ‘The Dystopia Journals’ (2007) and ‘The Malefactor’s Bloody Register’ (2010). The eclectic band from Bergen was more than ready to engage with avant-garde metal fans worldwide, which their next full-length ‘The Tower’ aptly proved in 2013. This release saw expanded touring and more performances at prestigious festivals around the globe. Now VULTURE INDUSTRIES are presenting their most concise and compelling output so far. ‘Stranger Times’ is made out of hard-won experience and burning passion. Tune in, zone out, and enjoy! www.facebook.com/vultureindustries www.vulture-industries.net Line-up Bjørnar E. Nilsen: vocals, percussion & keyboard Øyvind Madsen: guitars Eivind Huse: guitars and vocals Kyrre Teigen: bass and vocals Tor Helge Gjengedal: drums Guest musicians Herbrand Larsen: keyboard (on “Strangers”) Hans Marius Andersen: trumpet (on “Strangers” and “The Beacon”) Recording & Mixing Bjørnar E. Nilsen & Edmond Karban, Conclave & Earshot Studios, Bergen, Norway Mastering Chris Sansom, Propeller Mastering, Oslo, Norway Style: Avant-garde Rock & Metal Cover art: Costin Chioreanu |
