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Kadavar Finish Recording New Album for Sept. Release

German classic heavy rock forerunners Kadavar have finished recording their fourth album and have their eye on a late-Sept. release. Presumably the record will be delivered via Nuclear Blast, which also issued 2015’s Berlin (review here), the trio’s third offering that marked a distinct turn in sound away from the vintage-ism of their earlier two outings, 2012’s self-titled debut (discussed here) and its 2013 follow-up, Abra Kadavar (review here), but that has yet to be confirmed, and four months out from the new long-player’s arrival, there would seem to be plenty of time for details to be unveiled. They likely will, one at a time — artwork, tracks, tour dates, song premieres, etc. — over a stretch of considerable hype leading into the release.

And at this point, that hype is well earned. The three-piece of guitarist/vocalist Lupus Lindemann, drummer Tiger and bassist Simon “Dragon” Bouteloup have been around the world touring and even through the aesthetic shift toward a smoother production style on Berlin, their songwriting remained second to none. It was an album rich enough in its components that the band set out to make a video for each track on it. They didn’t quite get there by my last count — though I could be wrong on that; there were certainly plenty of videos — but the intent says something anyway.

For their latest, Kadavar built their own studio and took on the task of self-recording. It should be interesting to hear where this process takes them as they follow Berlin, whether they stick to the sleekness or opt for something rawer in its overall impression. For a band as keyed into presentation as Kadavar have been for the last half-decade, that’s a huge step to take at a pivotal moment in their tenure, but they’ve never wanted for boldness in either style or substance.

Slots are already booked at SonicBlast Moledo in August and Desertfest Belgium in October, and one assumes there’s more to come. Till then, they announced the album’s completion thusly:

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As of today, our fourth longplayer is officially done! in january, we started building our own recording studio in an old factory. by the end of march we started writing new material while finishing the control room and within the last two weeks, we recorded and mixed all tracks. it has been a crazy year for us, but we love our new home and the new songs. they will be released in late september, more info soon!!!

Photo by the one and only Elizaveta Porodina Photography & styling by our Judith Suer

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