Sounds to me like this generation of hardcore kids is starting to grow up…

Massachusetts ambient-sludge masters VYGR (pronounced “Voyager”) have announced the release of their highly anticipated full-length debut, Hypersleep. The Double-LP/CD release will hit stores on Jan. 25, 2011 via Creator-Destructor Records.

The band entered Planet Z studios with acclaimed producer Zeuss (Shadows Fall, The Acacia Strain, Arsis) in Massachusetts for the production of Hypersleep. Guitarist PJ Mion states: “Working with Zeuss was a great experience for us. From the start he was on board with wanting to capture our live sound, getting everything to sound huge while avoiding the use of click tracks/sound replacement/re-amping etc. that seems to increasingly be the norm for most ‘heavy’ music these days. The end result is a heavy, spaced-out metal record that actually sounds like it was played by human beings. Coinciding with this release we’re planning for a much more active show schedule, always playing as loud as humanly possible.”

Hypersleep tracklisting:
1. Solar
2. Flares
3. Orbital Hallucinations
4. Galactic Garbage
5. –
6. The Hidden
7. Shapeshifters
8. Unmoved Mover
9. Path to the Unknown
10. Event Horizon
11. We Drift
12. A Distant Beacon

VYGR plans to support the release of Hypersleep with heavy regional touring, and a run of West Coast shows shortly after the release of the record. For all tour-dates and updates, visit http://vygr.bandcamp.com/