10,000 Years Announce June 24 Release Date for III
Announced as completed in January, the upcoming third releases from Sweden’s 10,000 Years has now been granted a June 24 release date through Interstellar Smoke Records (LP), Death Valley Records (CD) and Olde Magick Records (tape, with glitter no less!). The three-piece outfit from Västerås have been following a plot thread described as the ‘Albatross Trilogy’ through their first two outings, their 2020 self-titled EP (review here) and last year’s debut long-player, II (review here), and indeed, III would seem to bring about the ending of that story.
I’m a little bit left wondering what might come next for 10,000 Years, if they’ll simply begin a new story perhaps set in the same reality, abandon the conceptual ethic altogether or find some other way to manifest that impulse in their work. In any case, this conclusion for the ‘Albatross Trilogy’ marks a turning point for them that they’ve worked diligently over the last couple years to set up, so in the spirit of a “big rock finish,” I’m looking forward to hearing this album.
I did the premieres for the self-titled and II. Seems like maybe I should bug the band to see if I can follow-through here as well. They might have other plans, of course, but if not, there’s no sense in leaving the story untold.
First single lands March 21. From the PR wire:
THE TRILOGY ENDS
We are extremely proud to announce that June 24th will see the arrival of our new album “III”.
This is the third record we’ve done in two years and it is the final chapter in what’s become known as the Albatross Trilogy. We firmly believe that this is the crowning achievement of everything we’ve done so far, and we hope that you will enjoy it as well.
The first single, “The Green King Rises”, will be released March 21st with a second single, ”Cult Axe” complete with musicvideo, following in late April.
The album will be released in the following formats:
Cosmic Horror Edition vinyl from Interstellar Smoke Records
12″ purple vinyl with black splatter, A3-poster and 2-sided insert
CD from Death Valley Records
Limited to 100pcs including exclusive woven patch
Limited Edition cassette tape from Olde Magick Records
Clear tape with cosmic glitter housed in a classic-style case
The album will be available on Bandcamp and all the usual streaming services as well
Preorders for CD and digital will start on April 1st (which also happens to be Bandcamp Friday). Vinyl and cassette will be available from the respective labels in due time.
10,000 Years:
Erik Palm – Guitars
Alex Risberg – Bass/vocals
Espen Karlsen – Drums
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