Feb
VERDUN «The Eternal Drift’s Canticles»
2xLP/CD/DIGITAL - SPRING 2016
“Arisen in 2011 from the fertile scene of Montpellier, France, Verdun made a name in the realm of slow and heavy music on the basis of a simple three-tracks demo, leaving a strong impression on every witness of the band’s thunderous live shows. With a line-up solidified after a few european tours and opening slots for forefathers such as Electric Wizard, Eyehategod or YOB, the band finally delivers their long-awaited debut album, mixed and mastered by Tad Doyle.
«The Eternal Drift’s Canticles» is the fruit of three years of crafting; far from simple amp-worship, the band excels at creating memorable tracks with their science of instant-classic riffs. A richer background emanate from these guitars, able to tint their sludge/doom roots with metallic hardcore toughness or burden-of-the-world melodies. Another strong component of VERDUN’s trademark sound comes from these charismatic vocals, switching between echoed screams from outer space, spoken words or mournful clean vocals. With an arid, heavy as hell sound, «The Eternal Drift’s Canticles» is a 55-minutes dark and painful procession that transcends the heritage of too-often codified scenes, running away from simply rehashing the past.”
— Recorded by Mathieu Croux
— Mixed and mastered by Tad Doyle
— Artwork by Dadoo Jaxa
— 2xLP & CD out this spring on Throatruiner Records, Head Records and Lost Pilgrims Records
Tracklist :
1 - Mankind Seppuku
2 - Self Inflicted Mutalitation
3 - Dark Matter Crisis
4 - Glowing Shadows
5 - Jupiter’s Coven
Sep
We are opening for YOB and Pallbearer in our home town of Montpellier.
Visuel by Haunted Visual Art
Apr
Next shows with our good friends of MORSE.
Feb
Verdun will take part in the 17th edition of the SWR Barroselas Metalfest.
Feb
NEW GIGS 2014
25/04/2014 : Alave SP @ Orbeko etxea
26/04/2014 : Viana Do Castelo PT @ SWR Barroselas Metalfest
27/04/2014 : Spain/France TBA
29/04/2014 : Clermont Ferrand FR @ Raymond Bar *
30/04/2014 : Lausanne CH @ Espace Autogéré
01/05/2014 : Porrentruy CH @ Galerie du Sauvage *
02/05/2014 : HELP *
03/05/2014 : Bruxelles BE @ Dna *
04/05/2014 : Amsterdam NL @ Vrankrijk *
06/05/2014 : Liège BE @ Carlo Levi *
07/05/2014 : Paris @ La Mécanisue Ondulatoire *
08/05/2014 : Caen FR @ Le Bistrot Des Halles *
09/05/2014 : Rennes FR @ Mondo Bizarro *
10/05/2014 : Razac Sur l’Isle @ L’art Scene *
* = with MORSE
Oct
Next shows
We’ll do a short tour in November. The set list will be composed mostly by new songs.
26/11/13 : Geneva (CH) @ La Gravière
27/11/13 : Zurich (CH) @ Autonomer Beautysalon
28/11/13 : Innsbruck (AUS)@ PMK
29/11/13 : HELP! Germany/France
30/11/13 : Strasbourg (FR)@ Mudd Club
01/12/13 : France TBC
Jul
Next gig with EYEHATEGOD from NOLA.
Jan
“The Cosmic Escape…” VINYL RELEASE !
We’re happy to announce that our Ep “The Cosmic Escape of Admiral Masuka” will be pressed on vinyl!
This version will contain a new mastered audio by Carl Saff and will see light through Head Records and Lost Pilgrims Records.
More infos soon.
Dec
Next gig : Paris @ Gare Expérimentale
Dec
News about Spain/Portugal Tour.
We will be on tour in Spain and Portugal in February.
We still need some shows, if you can help us, please write to verduntheband (at) gmail (dot) com
14/02/2013 : Tarbes @ Celtic Pub
15/02/2013 : San Sebastian (SP) @ Mogambo
16/02/2013 : Porto (P) @ Hard Club
17/02/2013 : Viana do castelo (P) @ VIBE 2013
18/02/2013 : OFF
19/02/2013 : Salamanca (SP) @ 13 Monos
20/02/2013 : La Gandara (SP) @ CSA antiguos Almacenes De la Mina
21/02/2013 : Madrid (SP) @ La Boite
22/02/2013 : Castellon de la plana (SP) @ Emetic Club
23/02/2013 : Barcelona (SP) @ Kasal de Roquetes