Void Cruiser Announce Call of the Void Coming Soon
It’s been over five years since Helsinki’s Void Cruiser released their second album, Wayfarer (review here), so you might be forgiven for needing a refresher. Toward that end, the Finnish five-piece offer the first single from their new album, Call of the Void, in the form of the six-plus minute “Happiness,” which we’ll just assume is an ironic title given the brooding of the actual audio.
The PR wire info below clues you in pretty directly on where they’re coming from in terms of filtering ’90s influences through more modern atmospheric styles. It’s a heady brew on “Happiness,” but at the core is a big ol’ lumbering riff and when it hits, it’s awfully nice to nod along. You’re also going to want to keep an ear out later on when the chug turns evil and the growls and scream come. That leads to the next-stage largesse of the apex distortion wash, winding solo cutting through all the while, and by the time you get there, immersion is complete. And like a good teaser, they cut out before overstaying their welcome.
Whether you caught the last one or the one one before it or you didn’t, doesn’t matter. All are welcome. Here’s this:
Finnish Heavy Rockers VOID CRUISER to release their new album “Call of the Void” via Argonauta Records; new single out now!
Void Cruiser is a heavy alternative rock band from Helsinki, Finland. The band has been evolving since 2011 and developed their sound into a distinctive mixture of 90s grunge and heavy rock, with some taste of desert rock, post metal and shoegaze.
Void Cruiser delivers vast soundscapes and unrelenting riffage with mellow and melancholic sonic aesthetics reinforced with smoothly dejected lyrical expression. Some influences throughout the years include for example Alice In Chains, Type O Negative, Deftones, and Kyuss.
Void Cruiser released their first album Overstaying My Welcome in 2015, gained some followers and the album received some decent, even praising reviews. With their second full-length album Wayfarer (2017 – Argonauta Records, Oak Island Records) the band renewed their sound and clearly started to establish their own way of doing things. The album was highly praised by the audience and media, which brought a lot of support and led to recognition on albums of the year lists.
Now Void Cruiser – strengthened by one additional member since the previous albums – have created their third record and are ready to unleash the full power of their sonic excess.
The band says: “We are pretty stoked about continuing the smooth cooperation with Argonauta. Gero’s solid hands-on experience with a wide range of genres and bands and the genuine urge to spread phenomenal music makes Argonauta Records a perfect companion for us. We have been extremely satisfied working with Argonauta in the past and we are confident that our collaboration with the third album will unfold remarkable things.”
To shorten the wait of the actual CALL OF THE VOID full-length release date coming soon in 2022, the band releases today their impressive new single “Happiness”, taking their sound to a definitely new level, give ear.
Watch out for many more details and preorder links to be revealed soon!
Void Cruiser is:
Santeri Salo – Vocals
Antti Koski-Laulaja – Guitars
Vili Salo – Guitars
Lassi Tähtinen – Bass
Teemu Rantanen – Drums
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