[Cover photo credit to Evil Live Photography]
German Heavy Metal band Vulture has announced their fourth album Sentinels, set for release on April 12th, 2023 via Metal Blade Records. As is their mode of operation, they combine nods to Metal tradition with their own modern developments.
In advance of the record‘s release, the band have revealed first single, “Unhallowed & Forgotten,” which was inspired by the Blind Dead film series.
Stefan Castevet shares about the album:
In direct comparison to the last album, Dealin’ Death, we’ve picked up the pace again noticeably. We’re bolder and a bit wilder again. It was important to us to be catchy and to include choruses that stick. Of course, we’ve basically retained our style, but we’ve defined the framework of the songs more clearly.
He continues on the subject of changes to their method:
It started with the songwriting, where we took more time than usual. We recorded a total of three demos with numerous songs, which we also produced to the best of our ability. This gave us the chance to let our songs sink in as relatively final versions so that we could then choose the best pieces and – at least in part – rework them again.
Vulture once again recorded with Marco Brinkmann in his Hellforge Studio where there were also some innovations.
Castevet concludes:
We had a clearly structured daily routine, a normal working day with set goals in which we could focus purely on recording the songs. Our previous recordings were a bit less organized which resulted in working overtime for everyone involved at the end. This is one of the reasons why Sentinels is the best sounding VULTURE record to date!
VULTURE Live:
3/14-17/2024 Underground Resistance Festival – Göteborg, SE
4/11/2024 Don‘t Panic – Essen, DE * Record Release Show
4/12/2024 Bambi Galore – Hamburg, DE * Record Release Show
4/13/2024 Hühnermanhattan – Halle, DE * Record Release Show
4/26/2024 SWR Festival – Barroselas, PT
5/10/2024 Huginns Awakening Fest – Ostende, BE
5/30 – 6/1/2024 Muskelrock Festival – Alvesta, SE
