Metal Anarchy

Dvne have announced that their new album, “Voidkind,” will be released on April 19. A video for the effort’s first single, “Plērōma,” can be found below:

“Voidkind” Track Listing:

01. “Summa Blasphemia”
02. “Eleonora”
03. “Reaching For Telos”
04. “Reliquary”
05. “Path Of Dust”
06. “Sarmatæ”
07. “Path Of Ether”
08. “Abode Of The Perfect Soul”
09. “Plērōma”
10. “Cobalt Sun Necropolis”

Victor Vicart commented:

“We wanted very distinct left and right guitars, and punchier drums and bass, which would transcribe better live. And the synths needed to be clearer; it’s very easy to put five guitars on each side, loads of different vocals and keys, but then you end up watching a band with an album you really like, and the songs sound nothing like the record. That’s what we wanted to avoid. As soon as the song starts, we want people to immediately recognise the riff.”

The record will continue to follow “a religious group through the generation line from the beginning to its end.” The sleeve art is based on the main theme of this chapter, which focuses on “a godlike entity seducing and luring followers through their dreams and these followers’ multigenerational journey to reach their god dimension.” Vicart also confirmed that Dan Simmonds’ 1989 novel “Hyperion” inspired the material:

“It’s a very dark Sci-Fi book with loads of interesting parts, so you can go really prog with it, but you can also go more violent and animalistic.”

The video game “Dark Souls” and the Japanese manga series “Berserk” also served as inspirations:

“It’s a very cool, violent, psychedelic, medieval dark fantasy. We wanted to have these kinds of visuals and aesthetics on this album, in this mix-up of things. Even without the vocals we wanted to evoke something, different places and spaces, and take the listener on a journey.”

Vicart also added the following about the song “Plērōma”:

“‘Plerõma’ is a concept that has appeared in Gnosticism, Greek Philosophy, and Judeo-Christian religions. In Gnosticism, it is the spiritual universe as the abode of God and of the totality of the divine powers and emanations. It is also the ultimate source of transformation. ‘Plerõma’ is a key moment of the album narrative where religious followers are consuming the essence of their deity and reach a new sense of awakened existence. It is the first step in their transformation. Musically it also represents something similar to us, as it is a song that is bringing new elements that we didn’t explore musically until that point.”

In other news, Dvne have also announced a European/UK tour. Here’s the dates:

With Sleemo:

04/23 Newcastle, UK – The Cluny
04/24 Leeds, UK – Brudenell
04/25 Norwich, UK – Voodoo Daddies
04/26 Brighton, UK – Green Door Store
04/27 Bristol, UK – The Exchange
04/28 Birmingham, UK – Devils Dog

With Conjurer:

05/04 Ball Izegem, BE – Headbangers
05/05 Karlsruhe, DE – P8
05/07 Berlin, DE – Casseopia
05/08 Jena, DE – Rosenkeller
05/09 Mainz, DE – Schon Schön

Dvne:

05/10 Ghent, BE – Dunk Festival
05/11 Tilburg, NL – Hall Of Fame (with Conjurer)
05/16 Edinburgh, UK – La Belle Angele
05/19 London, UK – Desertfest

With My Diligence:

05/22 Nantes, FR – Le Ferrailleur
05/23 Poitiers, FR – Le Confort Moderne
05/24 Toulouse, FR – Le Rex
05/26 Montpellier, FR – L‘Antirouille
05/28 Martigny, CH – Les Caves du Manoir
05/29 Grenoble, FR – Amperage
05/30 Strasbourg, FR – La Laiterie
05/31 Lille, FR – Black Lab
06/01 Paris, FR – Le Petit Bain

Dvne:

06/02 Stuttgart, DE – Club Zentral
06/04 Salzburg, AT – Rockhouse
06/05 Budapest, HU – Dürer Kert
06/06 Vienna, AT – Escape
06/08 Gdansk, PL – Mystic Festival
06/09 Leeuwarden, NL – Into The Grave Festival
06/11 Brussels, BE – Le Botanique (with My Diligence)
06/19 Copenhagen, DK – Copenhell