Today Noisecreep premieres "Red Tide Rising," the
opening track from ORANGE GOBLIN's forthcoming A
Eulogy For
The Damned full-length. Set for North American release on February
14, 2012
via Candlelight Records, A Eulogy For The Damned is the band’s
seventh
studio album (and first for Candlelight). The ten-track offering was
recorded at
The Animal Farm studio in South London, UK, produced and engineered by
Jamie
Dodd and mastered by two-time Grammy-nominated Pink Floyd engineer Andy
Jackson
at Tube Mastering.
Commented vocalist Ben Ward of the track:
"'Red
Tide Rising' was actually the first song we wrote for the new album and
the main
riff was written by [guitarist] Joe [Hoare] as far back as 2008. We all
knew that this would be the lead song on the album as soon as we wrote
it; it
felt kind of special and it set the tempo and feel for the whole record.
It's
one that we all had a lot of input on so it's a real band effort and
definitely
wasn't rushed. The ending must've been changed half a dozen times or so
until we
were all satisfied! It's a very typical ORANGE GOBLIN
song and
I'm confident that it's going to be a live favorite for many years to
come.
We've actually played it at the last few shows and despite no one
knowing it, it
got a great response. Lyrically, the song is a tribute to my fascination
with
the works of horror writer H.P Lovecraft. The theme centers around the
rising of
Cthulhu from the deep and the ultimate destruction of Earth and mankind.
It was
fun for me to use my imagination and be able to write about the Elder
gods and
the end of the world. I think it'll make a great Heavy Metal video! The
title
was something I made up and we considered calling the album 'Red Tide
Rising'
for a while. It's pretty self-explanatory with the idea of the oceans
turning to
blood and the beasts taking over for the dawn of a new dark age! We are
all very
proud of this track and honored to preview it with Noisecreep/AOL. With
our
annual Christmas show looming on Saturday, now seems like the perfect
time to
unleash this beast on the world!"
Check out "Red Tide Rising" HERE.
As previously
announced, ORANGE GOBLIN
will hit the
road in April 2012 for the A Eulogy For The Damned
UK & Ireland Tour. Confirmed dates are below:
4/7/2012
Desertfest @ The Underworld - London
4/8/2012 The Fleece - Bristol
4/9/2012 The Old Bell - Derby
4/10/2012 Classic Grand - Glasgow
4/11/2012 Sound Control - Manchester
4/12/2012 The Garage - Swansea
4/13/2012 The White Rabbit - Plymouth
4/14/2012 o2 Academy - Oxford
4/20/2012 The Pint - Dublin
4/21/2012 Spring & Airbrake - Belfast
4/8/2012 The Fleece - Bristol
4/9/2012 The Old Bell - Derby
4/10/2012 Classic Grand - Glasgow
4/11/2012 Sound Control - Manchester
4/12/2012 The Garage - Swansea
4/13/2012 The White Rabbit - Plymouth
4/14/2012 o2 Academy - Oxford
4/20/2012 The Pint - Dublin
4/21/2012 Spring & Airbrake - Belfast
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