Orange Goblin to Release The Wolf Bites Back this Summer

London doom rock magnates Orange Goblin have set a summer release through Spinefarm Records for their anxiously awaited new album, The Wolf Bites Back. The UK scene kingpins entered the studio little more than a month ago to begin the recording process with Jaime Gomez Arellano at the helm, and while that alone might lead one to expect a continuation of the more metallic side of the band that surfaced on their last studio record, 2014’s Back from the Abyss (review here), the simple fact that here we are about five weeks later and the new album is done, named and announced speaks to what must have been a pretty organic recording process.

Anticipation is high for the next Orange Goblin, to be sure, and with a summer release, the band already have live dates announced to support The Wolf Bites Back, including suitably high-profile appearances at Hellfest in France this June and Summer Breeze in Germany this August.

As posted on the social medias:

ORANGE GOBLIN DAVID BOULONGNE

ORANGE GOBLIN – NEW ALBUM NEWS – THE WOLF BITES BACK!

ORANGE GOBLIN have finished work on their upcoming new album and are preparing for its summer release.

The legendary British rock band holed up at Orgone Studios with producer Jaime Gomez Arellano (Ghost, Grave Pleasures, Paradise Lost, Cathedral) to create their latest opus, titled ‘The Wolf Bites Back’. The resulting nine track album will be the band’s ninth studio release and will be released via Candlelight/ Spinefarm Records worldwide.

Vocalist, Ben Ward, commented “We are very excited about this new album. The Wolf Bites Back is our strongest and most diverse collection of songs to date, it’s certainly a lot darker both musically and lyrically. It is still definitely a distinct ORANGE GOBLIN album but we have incorporated a lot more variation on this record and there are hints of Can, Captain Beyond, Wishbone Ash and The Stooges nestling amongst the obvious Sabbath and Motorhead influences. Lyrically I have explored everything from alien serial killers to zombie biker gangs, Buddhist warriors through to descendants of the Salem witches!”

“There was definitely a concerted effort to make sure all the songs could work in a live environment which gives the album a more raw, stripped back feel – something that I feel has been lacking from good rock and metal in recent years. Working with Jaime Gomez Arellano was really productive and a great experience, especially going back to tracking stuff to tape. I feel that he got the best out of all of us as musicians and songwriters and that really comes across in the songs, there is an air of confidence and experience. It was also a real honour for us to have Phil Campbell of Motorhead lending his hand to a couple of solos on there too!”

The full track list and artwork will be released at a later date, but the band have confirmed titles such as Sons of Salem, Ghosts Of The Primitives, Burn The Ships, Zeitgeist and Suicide Division. Artwork will be created by Roland Scriver at Familiar Ink.

The Wolf Bites Back is scheduled for a June 2018 release.

Orange Goblin live:
Mar 31 – Paaspop, Schijndel, NL
Apr 07 – Durbuy Rock Fest, Durbuy, BE
Apr 27 – Impetus Fest (@ Le Docks), Lausanne, CH
May 04 – Planet Club, Rome, IT
May 05 – Dagda Club, Rotorbido, IT
Jun 16 – Stone Free (@ o2 Indigo), London, UK
Jun 23 – Hellfest, Clisson, FR
Aug 11 – Alcatraz Metal Fest, Kortrijk, BE
Aug 18 – Summer Breeze, Dinkelsbuhl, DE
Sep 08 – Summer Dying Loud, Aleksandrow Lodzki, PL

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Orange Goblin, Live at Desertfest Athens 2017

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One Response to “Orange Goblin to Release The Wolf Bites Back this Summer”

  1. Jose Humberto says:

    I was expecting this announcement so badly

    YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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