Divebomb Update: Picture, Visitor and Lunar
NOVEMBER RELEASES AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW
Three new releases (Visitor, Picture, Lunar) are available now to pre-order. Full details are below. Street date for stores is November 10th, 2017 Grab copies here UP NEXT - JANUARY 12th, 2018 OLD WOLF - Faustian Mass
VISITOR "Visitor" CD
VISITÖR Visitör DIVE154 CD https://tribunalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/visitor OVERVIEW: VISITÖR formed in the Orange County area of California in 1989 and honed their chops for several years before recording two three-song demos in 1992 and 1993. With the lineup of Kurt Schultz (vocals), Joey Brown and Rob Skyler (guitars), E.K. Wright (bass), and Tony Stanley (drums), the group then entered For the Record recording studio in Orange, CA to track their 10-song debut album with engineer Eric Garten (Mind Over Four, Armed Forces, etc.). Self-released on CD in 1993, Visitör put forth a high-quality form of the meaty yet melodic thrash that had been gaining momentum at that time, with a vocal range that allowed the material to branch out toward a more adventurous range of diversity that should appeal to fans of bands such as Heathen, Sanctuary and Realm. Promoting the release, VISITÖR shared the stage with Testament, Savatage, Lizzy Borden, and others; and two of the album's tracks appeared on a compilation of Orange County-based hardcore and metal bands called Orange Crunch, released by Lethal Records. Long out-of-print, original copies of the album have sold for $200 or more, and VISITÖR released a one-time repress of the disc in 2010 to combat its rampant bootlegging. So now, nearly 25 years later, Divebomb Records is proud to present Visitör in its ultimate form—including an unreleased bonus track from 2010 called "Masters of Nations." Fully remastered by Jamie King at The Basement Recording, the booklet will include original cover art, archival photographs, and complete lyrics. For the fans, by the fans! FOR FANS OF: HEATHEN, SANCTUARY, KINETIC DISSENT & REALM TRACK LIST: 1. P.I.T. 2. Environmental Impact 3. Visitör 4. Dreams 5. Beast Within 6. Thunderboltz 7. America's Demise 8. Johnny Law 9. Innocent (Until Proven Guilty) 10. War Dance BONUS TRACK 11. Masters Of Nations
PICTURE "Every Story Needs Another Picture + Marathon" CD
PICTURE Every Story Needs Another Picture + Marathon DIVE156 CD https://tribunalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/every-story-needs-another-picture-marathon OVERVIEW: Widely recognized as one of (if not the) first Dutch heavy metal bands, PICTURE's storied career dates all the way back to 1979. Their classic first four albums were previously subject to Divebomb's two-on-one CD treatment in 2013, with fifth opus Traitor joining the ranks in 2016 for the first time ever on disc. But the picture—pun intended—remains incomplete... If Traitor had signaled PICTURE's shift toward a slightly more commercial hard rock direction in 1985, the transformation was complete with Every Story Needs Another Picture (1986) and Marathon (1987). The previous lineup having crumbled under record label pressures and musical differences, rhythm section Rinus Vreugdenhill (bass) and Jacques van Oevelen (drums, R.I.P.) soldiered on with new members Rob van Enkhuizen (guitar) and former VANDENBERG vocalist Bert Heerink—adding keyboardist Ronald de Grauw for Marathon. This mainstream-leaning and increasingly keyboard-centric sound may have alienated some fans, but the group's knack for hook-laden songwriting and memorable choruses certainly took center stage. Now, 30 years later, Divebomb Records is proud to present yet another two-on-one CD reissue including both Every Story Needs Another Picture and Marathon—newly remastered by Jamie King at The Basement Recording, and bolstered by band-supplied archival materials. This finally completes the label's monumental undertaking to re-release all seven of PICTURE's pre-reunion albums over the course of the past four years. For the fans, by the fans! FOR FANS OF: VANDENBERG, HELLOISE, VENGEANCE & BODINE TRACK LIST: Every Story Needs Another Picture (1986) 1. Battlecruiser 2. Moving Down The Line 3. Burning For Your Love 4. Stay With Me 5. She Was Made For Lovin' 6. I'm Still Flying 7. Stand Back For The People In Charge 8. You Took My Money, You Took My Pride 9. No Way Back Marathon (1987) 10. Break Away 11. Vampire Of The New Age 12. Money 13. Desperate Call 14. I'm On My Way 15. We Just Can't Lose 16. Don't Keep Me Waiting 17. Get Out Of My Sight 18. S.O.S. 19. Sarah
LUNAR "Theogony" CD
LUNAR Theogony DIVE157 CD https://tribunalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/theogony OVERVIEW: Based out of Sacramento, CA, LUNAR is a progressive rock/metal band formed in 2013 when longtime friends Alex Bosson (drums/percussion) and Ryan Erwin (guitar/vocals) decided to get together and write the style of music that was always in their hearts: genre-defiant and free of restrictive influence. After securing Danny Stevenson on keyboards, the search continued for a full lineup... but to no avail. Rather than delay their progress, the trio decided to record and release their debut EP, Provenance, during the winter of 2014. Shortly after the release of Provenance, Danny parted ways with the group, while Bosson and Erwin began work on LUNAR's debut full-length, Theogony—a concept album based on The Nine Muses of Greek mythology. While reading about Melpomene, the Greek Muse of tragedy, Alex realized that the concepts that these Nine Muses represent—subjects such as history, tragedy, music, love, etc.—are the backbone for most creative output in this world. In keeping with the progressive element of the band, he had the idea to spread the musical and lyrical diversity of these themes across an entire album: each of the nine tracks named after one of the Muses, the music and lyrics based around the theme that each specific Muse represents. Once more unable to flesh out a suitably complete lineup as writing progressed, Alex and Ryan decided to enlist contributions from other professional musicians around the world—initially a handful of guests laying down additional guitar solos. With the eventual additions of Ryan Price on bass and Chandler Mogel on vocals, a proper lineup for Theogony was set; and by the end of the recording process 17 different musicians had participated—including members of Hatriot, Angel Vivaldi, Helion Prime, Berried Alive, and many more. In the summer of 2017, LUNAR signed on with Divebomb Records and are slated to release Theogony on CD later this year. A logical step forward from Provenance, the dynamically atmospheric hour-long journey of Theogony is sure to please fans of Porcupine Tree, Opeth and Tool—to name but a few—with its lushly textured contrasts of beauty and aggression.
FOR FANS OF: OPETH, HAKEN, PORCUPINE TREE, AYREON & TOOL TRACK LIST: 1. Thalia 2. Clio 3. Calliope 4. Polyhymnia 5. Euterpe 6. Erato 7. Terpsichore 8. Urania 9. Melpomene
