[Cover photo credit to Omar Ahmed]
Progressive Rock trio Black Orchid Empire has shared the bass play-through for their recently released single, “Glory to the King”. The song is taken from the band’s forthcoming full-length, Tempus Veritas, due on April 14, 2023.
Black Orchid Empire have toured Europe and the UK extensively, supporting Skunk Anansie, HED p.e, INME and Black Map as well as festival slots at Download, Standon Calling and Planet Rockstock. Having released their debut album Archetype in 2016, they signed with German label Long Branch Records to release the follow up albums Yugen (2018) and Semaphore (2020).
Tempus Veritas is a collection of stories that “seek to find compelling imaginary narratives hidden away in what we all think of as history.” The band asks: “How did Pope Urban VIII feel when confronted by his friend Galileo about the true nature of the sun? What really happened during an almost triumphant but ultimately doomed Everest attempt? What was it like to be a Norse settler amongst the Saxons, Did the omens of the ancient gods begin to disappear?”
