Ogre to Release New Studio Album
Reunited Maine traditional doom trio Ogre do a pretty comprehensive job of telling their own story below (which is awesome), so I’ll keep it short. Needless to say, the thought of a new Ogre studio full-length — it’ll be their first since Shadow Kingdom released Plague of the Planet in 2009 (review here) right around the time of their initial breakup — is a pleasant one.
The band sent over the following announcement that they’ve signed to the also-reignited Minotauro Records and have much in the works. Behold:
OGRE is psyched to announce that we have signed a deal with the newly recharged Minotauro Records (Italy) to release our as-yet-untitled fourth full-length album. Minotauro, whose history goes back to the mid-1980s, is a well-regarded underground metal label best known for releasing such classic Paul Chain doom metal albums as “Detaching from Satan”, “Alkahest”, and “In the Darkness”. In addition to recently reissuing those Chain albums, Minotauro is now delving into releasing new music, with OGRE being one of the first bands signed.
The impetus for this new album really came from the reunion show that we did back in September 2012. We wrote one new song (“Nine Princes in Amber”) for that show and originally planned just to record that song and one more for a 7” record. However, once we started working on this new material, the ideas kept flowing and, before we knew it, we had enough songs for a full-length. We recorded three songs for the album back in April and are going back into the studio this weekend to record the remaining four tunes. We’re really excited about these songs, which are some of the heaviest we’ve come up with yet.
In addition to the new album, there are a couple of other “new” OGRE releases that have come out recently. Originally available only at our reunion show, the “Secondhand Demons” CD-r compilation has gone into a second pressing of 50 copies, available through our Facebook site. This compilation includes demo tracks, rare songs, live versions, and a bunch of covers (Vitus, Rush, Sabbath, Buffalo). We already are down to our last few copies, so anyone who would like one should act fast. We’ve also made the compilation available for digital download (along with the rest of our catalog) for those who prefer digital files. All proceeds from these sales will go straight to the cost of mixing and mastering the new album.
Last but not least, we have a very unique release to announce. Our 2008 album, “Plague of the Planet”, has just been released in a super limited edition DVD-audio quadraphonic mix! The album was completely remixed from the master tapes into vintage quadraphonic sound (70s style!) and also includes a bonus track of a quad mix of “Colossus” from our first album. This DVD will play in Dolby Surround on any DVD player, provided you have a surround set up (e.g. for movies), but if you have a player that decodes DVD-audio discs, then you will be able to hear the album in hi-resolution, lossless sound. As an added bonus, if your player is hooked up to a TV, the music is accompanied by a visual slideshow that features expanded album artwork by our drummer Will Broadbent, who did the amazing original art for the album.
The quad mix has been released by the Quadro-Surround label out of Germany, which specializes in limited pressing quad mixes of modern albums. Up until now, the label has only released jazz, folk, classical, and Latin music, but it was looking to expand into the rock world, and “Plague” is its first rock/metal release. There were only 100 copies pressed, and the band only has a few to sell at gigs, so if anyone is interested in getting a copy, please order directly from the Quadro-Surround website. The site is rather rudimentary, but Dietrich (who runs the label) is a straight-up guy. E-mail him, pay through PayPal, and he’ll get it right out to you. The mix is definitely pretty wild at times.
That’s about it for now. We’ll make sure to keep our Facebook page updated with info on the new album as it develops. Thanks!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/OGRE/279815828785274
http://ogrereal.bandcamp.com/album/secondhand-demons
http://www.quadro-surround.de/english/avaiable_productions.html
These Dudes need to come to Boston!
These Dudes need to play Roadburn 2014!!