Prog Rockers SEVEN IMPALE Reveal Details And Single From Upcoming Album "SUMMIT"
Since the release of SEVEN IMPALE's 2016 album Contrapasso, a lot of things have happened in the lives of the band's members. Some of those things, like having kids and finishing your education, are the sort of things that happen to most people. Others, like vocalist/ guitarist Stian graduating from the Grieg Academy as an opera singer and launching an international career, and Keyboard player Håkon joining ENSLAVED, are a little less run of the mill.
But, throughout these eventful seven years, SEVEN IMPALE was kept simmering in the background, and now, the long-awaited third full-length album is ready to make its very welcome appearance.
Titled SUMMIT, the album will be released on Karisma Records on the 26th May, but in the meantime, fans can remind themselves of what they have been missing with a track from the album.
Titled IKAROS, the track can be downloaded or streamed from a number of services at:
https://link.karismarecords.no/SevenImpale_IKAROS
About the track, SEVEN IMPALE had this to say: "IKAROS is THE song from Summit that will make you check if there is something wrong with your stereo. It is the “single” of the album. The shortest one… just shy of ten minutes...yes, we know. A radio hit. All joking aside, this track is us summoning some of our favourite bands; Alice in Chains, The Mars Volta, Enslaved etc. The keyword here is RIFFS."
Since the release of SEVEN IMPALE's 2016 album Contrapasso, a lot of things have happened in the lives of the band's members. Some of those things, like having kids and finishing your education, are the sort of things that happen to most people. Others, like vocalist/ guitarist Stian graduating from the Grieg Academy as an opera singer and launching an international career, and Keyboard player Håkon joining ENSLAVED, are a little less run of the mill.But, throughout these eventful seven years, SEVEN IMPALE was kept simmering in the background, and now, the long-awaited third full-length album is ready to make its very welcome appearance.
Titled SUMMIT, the album will be released on Karisma Records on the 26th May, but in the meantime, fans can remind themselves of what they have been missing with a track from the album.
Titled IKAROS, the track can be downloaded or streamed from a number of services at:
https://link.karismarecords.no/SevenImpale_IKAROS
About the track, SEVEN IMPALE had this to say: "IKAROS is THE song from Summit that will make you check if there is something wrong with your stereo. It is the “single” of the album. The shortest one… just shy of ten minutes...yes, we know. A radio hit. All joking aside, this track is us summoning some of our favourite bands; Alice in Chains, The Mars Volta, Enslaved etc. The keyword here is RIFFS."
Summit itself features SEVEN IMPALE'S distinctive style which blends jazz and progressive rock with more heavy influences. By limiting itself to four juggernaut tracks and coming in at close to 45 minutes SUMMIT doesn't leave behind the madness of City of the Sun and Contrapasso, but rather gives the music and lyrics the space and time needed to captivate and dazzle its listeners.
Recorded in Solslottet, Bergen, and produced mixed and mastered by Iver Sandøy, the abum comes with an artwork by Erik Hølleland. SUMMIT will be released in CD, Vinyl and Digital formats, and is now available to pre-order from:
Bandcamp: https://sevenimpale.bandcamp.com/album/summit
Label: https://karismarecords.indiemerch.com/
International: https://www.karismarecords.no/sevenimpale-summit/
Artist: SEVEN IMPALE
Title: SUMMIT
Format: LP, CD, Digital
Label: Karisma Records
Distribution: Plastic Head
Genre: Progressive/ Heavy Jazz Rock
Release Date: 26/05/2023
