Spanish instrumental rockers Toundra release their new fifth studio album 'Vortex today, following on from their previous record 'IV' which reached number 2 in the Spanish charts.
On the Wednesday the band played live on 'Late Motiv', the most important late night TV show in Spain, and tonight the band celebrate the release of the album with a special show at Vortex in Siegen, Germany.
Watch a clip from their TV appearance here: https://www.facebook.com/toundra/videos/10156486329455799/
'Vortex' has been receiving some fantastic reviews and you can find a selection of them below:
"expansive, emotive music, appealing to our hearts as much as our heads." – Prog
"a bombardment of claustrophobia & ecstasy, often within the same song, Vortex is a breathtaking piece of work." – Metal Hammer
"It's inspiring, highly energetic, full of riffs, hooks, melody. What else do you need?" – Echoes & Dust
"a voyage of discovery in an enthralling album. Never heard of what the Spanish have to offer in terms of cutting edge rock before? Sit back, relax and turn it up loud." – Louder Than War
The album is available on special edition CD digipak, gatefold black LP + CD & as digital download. Order the album now here: http://www.insideoutmusicshop.com/
Watch a video for the track 'Kingston Falls' here: https://youtu.be/I2y0NOiyDKI
Their previous video for 'Cobra' was created by Jorge Escalona using photographic material from Pulitzer Prize winner Manu Brabo and video material from well-known Spanish journalist Gonzo.
Watch that now here: https://youtu.be/eFNLm380Uzg
As mentioned previously, the title of the album is 'Vortex', as the band explain:
"On September 19th in 2012 we arrived at a venue called 'Vortex Surfer Musiklub' in Siegen, a small town in Germany. We played there, the venue got packed and everything about that night, including the warm welcome from everybody working there, was incredible. We fell in love with that small venue and the house next to it where we slept that night.
"Since then, we played Vortex five or six times and there has always been that same great fond feeling from the people there. So, this upcoming album is called 'Vortex'. We leave behind the roman numbers and want to use this as a way to thank all the promoters, people working in venues, labels, agencies, fans... and everyone who has helped us over the years to live this dream. We can't wait for you to hear some of the music"
You can find the beautiful cover artwork and track-listing below:
1.Intro Vortex
2.Cobra
3.Tuareg
4.Cartavio
5.Kingston Falls
6.Mojave
7.Roy Neary
8.Cruce Oeste
The first run of European tour dates were recently announced and tickets are on sale now.
04.05.18, VOID, Bordeaux, FR
05.05.18, Supersonic, Paris, FR
06.05.18, Kleine Zaal, Melkweg, NL
08.05.18, Usine, Geneva, CH
09.05.18, Dok, Gent, BE
10.05.18, Hoxton Square Bar, London, UK
12.05.18, Temple of Boom, Leeds, UK
13.05.18, Nice 'n Sleazy, Glasgow, UK
14.05.18, Exchange, Bristol, UK
16.05.18, JUNGLE, Koln, DE
17.05.18, Keller Club, Stuttgart, DE
18.05.18, Rocas, Luxembourg, LU
19.05.18, Molotow, Hamburg, DE
20.05.18, KB18, Copenhagen, DK
23.05.18, BiNuu, Berlin, DE
24.05.18, Groovestation, Dresden, DE
25.05.18, Papirna, Plzen, CZ
26.05.18, A38, Budapest, HU
27.05.18, Viper Room, Vienna, AU
29.05.18, Le Farmer, Lyon, FR
30.05.18, Molotov, Marseille, FR
It has been an intense 3 years since the band got signed with Superball/Century Media in 2014, with whom they put out their most recent a lauded album, ¨IV¨, (January 2015), after the first 3 albums that were released independently. Since then the band has performed over 100 concerts in 17 different countries with their instrumental sound combining progressive and post rock making them one of the leaders in there genre.
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