11/26/2015 13:48

Omnium Gatherum

Omnium Gatherum to release new album 'Grey Heavens' in February 2016

New album 'Grey Heavens' from Finnish melodic death metal band Omnium Gatherum will be out on February 26, 2016 (Finland: February 19th), via Lifeforce Records.

Track list:
1. The Pit
2. Skyline
3. Frontiers
4. Majesty and Silence
5. Rejuvenate!
6. Foundation
7. The Great Liberation
8. Ophidian Sunrise
9. These Grey Heavens
10. Front

Jukka Pelkonen (vocals) on 'Grey Heavens': "The new album is wonderful & I must say I'm so proud of this latest achievement – It is definitely the best OG album yet. Of course it is always easy to say that but this time it is so true. It combines the history of OG in a way that once again brings something new and fresh to the table. Lyrically it also pushes the listener to a place which gives one really something to think about. The majesty which is the turbulence entangles with the mystery of silence and together they form life. That is what we experience each and every day. The album is a fast, catchy, melodic and brutal. What more one could want?"

Markus Vanhala (guitars) commented: "I'm really proud of how the 'Grey Heavens' album came to life (or death), even the previous 'Beyond' album and tours set the bar and stakes sky-high. This album was maybe the most difficult album ever for me to do, boosted or anti-boosted with some life turbulence but all's well that ends well! Some mixed emotions were captured and soul was bled into this music and it was made like there would be no tomorrow in sight. It's all there, the sadness and the joy, the aggression & the tenderness and the frailty of a human mind. The album includes turbo loaded output, and again a bit more catchy and more aggressive song writing painted with all shades of grey, still in the sophisticated Omnium Gatherum way!"

Omnium Gatherum will be out on the road starting February with couple of Finnish dates, stay tuned for more dates and festival appearances coming soon:

12.2. Kerubi, Joensuu
13.2. Lutakko, Jyväskylä
19.2. Virgin Oil, Helsinki
20.2. Suistoklubi, Hämeenlinna

North American release: Century Media Records
Japan release: Avalon Marquee (February 17)
South Korean release: Dope Records/Entertainment

Line-up:
Markus Vanhala - guitar
Jukka Pelkonen - vocals
Jarmo Pikka – drums
Aapo Koivisto - keyboards
Joonas Koto - guitar
Erkki Silvennoinen – basso

(source: Lifeforce Records)