SAMAEL - To Release Live Album

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Published on Thursday, 14 December 2023 19:20

Written by Jerneja

Switzerland's legendary industrial black metal force Samael is about to release a live album, Passage - Live. The album will come out on 16 February via Napalm Records on gatefold marbled red/white vinyl with a 20-page booklet (Napalm mail order only, limited to 300), gatefold black vinyl with a 20-page booklet, six-page digipack with a 56-page booklet in a slipcase, and digitally.

Recorded during a sold-out concert in Krakow on the last day of the European leg of the Passage 25th Anniversary Tour, Passage - Live offers a fresh take on the highly influential original album released in 1996. Played live in its entirety, the album gets a makeover on the new live recording, with a raw and boisterous sound!

The band has shared a live video for "Jupiterian Vibe" - recorded during the shows in Lyon (FR), Essen (DE) and Erfurt (DE) - which awaits you in the player below.

Vorph on "Jupiterian Vibe": "'Jupiterian Vibe Live' is the first single from the forthcoming album Passage - Live, the song features a mix of heavy guitar riffs with a pachydermic rhythm. The tribal sound of percussion, coupled with industrial samples lay the foundations for the song".

The songs of Passage - Live remain the same, but captured in the urgency of a live environment, they appear rawer and heavier than they originally were, and the maturation of a quarter-century makes them more immediate. Passage - Live is the first official recording with the band's current line-up, and as Drop and Ales were fans of the album before joining the band, they added new vigour and energy to the music.

Passage - Live is a testament to an album that left its mark on a generation of metal fans as Samael moved towards a more industrial sound, distancing itself from its roots in black metal and simultaneously breaking the band into a wider international audience. Passage has stood the test of time, remaining as fresh today as it was nearly three decades ago, and with Passage - Live, Samael adds new depth to one of the most important albums in its history.

Vorph says about Passage - Live: "The blend of metal, industrial and electronica that has been our trademark for almost three decades began with Passage. It's almost ground zero for us, and we're delighted to offer these songs a fresh approach and bring this album to life for our long-standing audience as well as those who have discovered the band recently". Link

Passage - Live tracklist:
01. Passage
02. Rain
03. Shining Kingdom
04. Angel's Decay
05. My Saviour
06. Jupiterian Vibe
07. The Ones Who Came Before
08. Liquid Soul Dimension
09. Moonskin
10. Born Under Saturn
11. Chosen Race
12. A Man in Your Head

Samael live 2024:
22.02.24 PL – Kraków / Kamienna 12
23.02.24 PL – Wroclaw / Zaklete Rewiry
24.02.24 PL – Gdansk / B90
25.02.24 PL – Warsaw / Progresja
 
09.03.24 JPN – Tokyo / Reny Alpha Akabane
10.03.24 JPN – Osaka / Shinsaibashi Drop
 
02.05.24 NO – Kopervik / Karmøygeddon Metal Festival 2024
 
03.08.24 PRT – Bagos / Vagos Metal Fest 2024

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