German instrumental rock powerhouse Long Distance Calling have announced the release of their sixth studio album 'Boundless' for February 2nd, 2018. Following the release of two albums that saw the band exploring the addition of vocals to their sound, the band have gone back to basics and created a purely instrumental record.
The band comments: "We are happy to announce our new album 'BOUNDLESS' which will see the light of day on February 2nd 2018. This time around the four of us locked ourselves in a room over a couple of months and pretty much got back to where we started as a band to catch this "go with the flow" feeling. This is probably the purest LDC album ever, no guests, no vocals, all instrumental. We´re stoked how it turned out and this album got a lot of energy, heaviness, melodies and twists, we hope you will enjoy it as much as we do."
Watch a teaser for the album, revealing the artwork and a snippet of new music here:
The album will be released as a special edition digipak CD, Gatefold 2LP + CD (incl. etching on side D) & as digital download.
Pre-order now here:
The track-listing of the album is as follows:
1. Out There
2. Ascending
3. In The Clouds
4. Like A River
5. The Far Side
6. On The Verge
7. Weightless
8. Skydivers
Further to the above, the band are happy to announce new tour dates in support of the new album release. See below for the dates:
Presented by VISIONS, GITARRE & BASS, METAL.DE, ECLIPSED, METAL HAMMER, GUITAR
Feb 2nd 2018 - Dortmund (D), FZW ("Boundless" Release Show / followed by Visions Party)
Feb 28th 2918 - Hannover (D), Lux
Mar 1st 2018 - Berlin (D), Musik & Frieden
Mar 2nd 2018 - Hamburg (D), Indra
Mar 3rd 2018 - Kiel (D), Die Pumpe
Mar 4th 2018 - Bremen (D), Tower
Mar 5th 2018 - Köln (D), Gebäude 9
Mar 6th 2018 - Wiesbaden (D), Schlachthof (Kesselhaus)
Mar 7th 2018 - Stuttgart (D), ClubCann
Mar 8th 2018 - München (D), Kranhalle
Mar 9th 2018 - Wien (AT), B72
Mar 10th 2018 - Prag (CZ), Nova Chmelnice
Mar 11th 2018 - Dresden (D), Beatpol
Mar 12th 2018 - Nürnberg (D), Club Stereo
Limited Hardtickets: https://longdistancecalling.merchcowboy.com
Following the release of 2016's TRIPS, which saw the band collaborating with Norwegian vocalist Petter Carlsen, Long Distance Calling celebrated the 10th anniversary of their debut album 'Satellite Bay' with 'An Evening With' shows in Germany. This was the first step in the band for returning to a solely instrumental sound, going back to the core of what the band are about and realising that the band were happiest with just the 4 of them together.
The band reveals: "We wanted to focus on what we started with. Maybe that's why Boundless turned out so hard - we all started with metal back in the days." If 'Boundless' sounds like anyone at all, it's Long Distance Calling. Four musicians, four totally different but strong characters. The band adds: "This time we worked very intuitively. Someone starts, and something develops from this. This way, you achieve an enormous sonic scope - and you can hear that on the album."
Long Distance Calling tear everything down and let it blossom again. 'Boundless' sounds like freedom found again, sometimes weightless, sometimes oppressively heavy.
Prior to the headlining dates in February, Long Distance Calling will support progressive metal veterans Fates Warning for two shows in Germany in January 2018. You can find those dates below:
Jan 18th 2018 - Turock, Essen, Germany
Jan 19th 2018 - Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany
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