After diving headlong into the three-year creative process, heavy rockers Wucan will release their new album Axioms on August 29 via Long Branch Records. The new longplayer showcases the band's characteristic artistic ingenuity while continuing the transformation first hinted at on the its previous album Heretic Tongues and pushing those ideas even further.

Today sees the release of "Pipe Dreams," the fourth single from Axioms.

"'Pipe Dreams' started as a jam session in the rehearsal room — based on a drum groove that [drummer] Phil just threw on the table, instantly pulling all of us in," says singer Francis Tobolsky. "It was the second song we wrote for the album, and it feels like a snapshot of where we were at that time. A driving beat, heavy guitars, and floating vocal harmonies explore the tension between disillusionment and hope. To me, this song also carries a warning: shared dreams require the support of the whole community."

Watch the "Pipe Dreams" music video below.

Stream the single and pre-order the new album here.

As is well known, true art is characterized above all by its constant renewal — a combination of the tried and tested with the innovative. Like nearly all influential acts in music history who have followed this golden rule, Wucan demonstrate their capacity for artistic evolution with their new album Axioms. On Axioms, the four-piece, led by frontwoman Francis Tobolsky, blends the distinctive elements of their previous studio records — Sow The Wind (2015), Reap The Storm (2017), and Heretic Tongues (2022) — with fresh ideas, resulting in a broader stylistic range and a more clearly defined conceptual approach.

In other words: While the band continues to reference hard rock, krautrock, East German rock, and metal, the eight new tracks are also infused with touches of progressive rock, isolated electronic elements, and a playful jazz attitude.

Or as Tobolsky aptly puts it, "The foundation of our music is international '70s hard rock enriched by contemporary influences — this time with even more bombast, brutality, and complexity."

***Axioms Album Cover by Callum Rooney***

*Fan Edition Bundle / LBR exclusive
(including splattered vinyl, 7" single and LP insert, music cassette in green-glitter, CD Digipak, tote-bag and signed photo card) — Order here
*Collector's LP Edition / LBR exclusive - Limited to 400 copies
(including splattered vinyl, 7" single and LP insert) — Order here
*Collector's LP Edition / JPC exclusive - Limited to 200 copies
(including translucent verde coloured vinyl, 7" single and LP insert.)
*Collector's LP Edition
(including viola coloured vinyl, 7" single and LP insert)
*Standard LP Edition
(including black vinyl and LP insert)
*MC Edition / LBR exclusive - Limited to 200 copies
(including green-glitter coloured music cassette) — Order here
*CD Edition
(In a Digipak)
*Digital Edition
(Stream & Download)

PRE-ORDER "AXIOMS" HERE

More info about Wucan's European shows is here.

WUCAN ARE:
Francis Tobolsky — Vocals, Guitar, Flute, Theremin
Tim George — Guitar, Keyboards
Philip Knöfel — Drums
Alexander Karlisch — Bass

New Album, Call Down The Sun, out March 11, 2022 via Napalm Records

March 11, 2022 will see Danish brutal death doom metal act KONVENT strike back with their brand new album, Call Down The Sun, via Napalm Records.

Undoubtedly inspired by recent dark times and as the new single and video clip proves, the band’s sophomore album is more pissed off, fast-paced and pitch black throughout. Rikke Emilie List’s guttural, sublime growls and fierce screams perfectly integrate with a heavy as hell wall of blackened death and funeral doom metal riffs from guitarist Sara Helena Nørregaard, backed by a thick, profound rhythm section provided by bassist Heidi Withington Brink and drummer Julie Simonsen.

Today, following the previously released first single “Grains”, KONVENT have shared a new, fierce track taken from Call Down The Sun! With “Pipe Dreams”, the Copenhagen four-piece not only unleashes hurricanes of blackened death doom metal, but a killer band performance in a brand new video clip!

Watch the new music video for "Pipe Dreams" below

"‘Pipe Dreams’ dives deep into the heart of manipulation, whether it be by a person, an institution or an entire industry,” vocalist Rikke reveals. "In the ‘Pipe Dreams’ factory, insecure people are deceived, exploited and told that their biggest dreams are just about to come true..”

After their debut full-length album, Puritan Masochism, took the entire doom and heavy metal scene by storm upon its release two years ago, KONVENT returns with a sophomore offering that doubles down on the band’s songwriting talent and brutal, heavy sound! The sonic evolution of KONVENT over the course of just two years is immediately evident on Call Down The Sun, surprising with new elements at every turn. Recorded and mixed by Lasse Ballade at Ballade Studios, Copenhagen and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege Studio, the new album’s thunderous apocalyptic sound is impossible to escape. Call Down The Sun a refreshing, vibrant record that is not only poised to top 2022 Album Of The Year lists, but reign as one of the best death and blackened doom metal records of modern times!

Recorded and mixed by Lasse Ballade at Ballade Studios, Copenhagen and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege Studio, the new album’s thunderous apocalyptic sound is impossible to escape. Call Down The Sun a refreshing, vibrant record that is not only poised to top 2022 Album Of The Year lists, but reign as one of the best death and blackened doom metal records of modern times!

Order Call Down The Sun HERE!

Call Down The Sun will be available in the following formats:

1-CD Digisleeve

1-LP Gatefold Vinyl Black

1-LP Gatefold Vinyl Marbled Red/Black/White (Napalm Records exclusive, ltd to 500)

MC (Napalm Records exclusive, ltd to 100)

Bundle - 1-CD Inside Out Digisleeve + Shirt

Digital Album

KONVENT is:

Rikke Emilie List – Vocals

Sara Helena Nørregaard – Guitar

Heidi Withington Brink – Bass

Julie Simonsen – Drums

Wucan Share Video for "Pipe Dreams"

Danish Death Doom Force KONVENT Unleashes "Pipe Dreams" Music Video!