Gaupa Sign to Nuclear Blast; New Album in 2022
Sweden’s Gaupa will release their second full-length next year as their first offering through Nuclear Blast Records. That’s a monumental pickup on a number of levels, and I’m wondering if the label has perchance had an opportunity to sample some of Gaupa‘s new material, touting as they are the band’s genre-spanning ways. The follow-up to 2020’s Feberdröm (discussed here) won’t be out until 2022, but I wouldn’t be surprised either to find Gaupa joining some labelmate act on tour before then, plague permitting. Who and when is the question, though, and if Nuclear Blast is putting Gaupa forth as a potential cross-genre appeal, it might be cool to see them hit the road with Meshuggah in Europe. Note too that their new single is a live track.
In the meantime, cheers to the band on getting picked up, to the label on the pickup, and to Kozmik Artifactz, who had the good sense to issue Feberdröm in the first place.
The PR wire has this:
SWEDISH PSYCHEDELIC HARD ROCK BAND, GAUPA, SIGNS WITH NUCLEAR BLAST
NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS are happy to announce the signing of exciting young psychedelic hard rock band GAUPA from Falun, Sweden.
With surreal lyrics, an energetic, very unique singer, and an addictive sound that combines progressive stoner rock with doom, folk and psychedelic rock influences, GAUPA released their self-titled debut EP in June 2018 and have since made a name for themselves in the international underground rock scene. The “GAUPA” EP was well received and led to the band playing one of their first live performances at Scandinavia’s biggest rock festival, Sweden Rock. GAUPA then got a chance to release the EP on vinyl via German label Kozmik Artifactz in October 2019 and went on to playing a good number of shows and festivals. Critics were impressed not only by the studio recordings and their diverse & complex arrangements, but also by the level of intensity the band displayed live.
In April 2020 GAUPA, which means “lynx” in Swedish dialect, followed up to release their first full length album, “Feberdröm,” gaining even more attention from both the underground scene as well as NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS, who will release their next album in 2022.
Jens Prüter, Head Of A&R at Nuclear Blast Records Europe comments:
“While most newcomer bands struggled during the Corona pandemic, GAUPA managed to grow by quality. Their unique sound hasn’t remained unnoticed and word of mouth spread fast. Once we had seen their live stream show and had some video conferences, we knew they would sit well in an artist roster that contains the likes of Graveyard, Opeth, Earthless and Meshuggah who appear to be some of their favorite bands, even if GAUPA isn’t very metal at all. But it’s that attitude to tear down boundaries between genres – just for the sake of art. We are proud to welcome them in good company.”
GAUPA’s vocalist Emma Näslund adds:
“We’re all still nurturing dreams of working more with our music and playing larger shows. One could argue that it would be time to shake those dreams and grow up. We don’t. If you’re doing something you love, keep going! We are beyond humbled to find ourselves among the giants and we’re very happy to announce our signing with Nuclear Blast!”
Listen to GAUPA’s new single, a live version of the track “Mjölksyra”, taken from their most recent full-length “Feberdröm”:
https://bfan.link/Gaupa-Mjölksyra.ema
GAUPA are:
David Rosberg – Guitars
Jimmy Hurtig – Drums
Emma Näslund – Vocals
Erik Sävström – Bass
Daniel Nygren – Guitars
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