Finally the dates have been set for the release on Dark Essence Records our sophomore album. The album will be out on CD and digital format on the 13’th of September in Norway and the 4’th of October in Europe. The album has the title “The Malefactor’s Bloody Register”. As last time it’s recorded at Conclave & Earshot Studios by Bjørnar Nilsen, who is also the our front man, the album was mastered by Brian Gardner (ISIS, NIN, DAVID BOWIE), and features a guest appearance by ENSLAVED’s Herbrand Larsen on Hammond Organ, as well as special guests on cello, viola and saxophone. “The Bolted Door”, a track from “The Malefactor’s Bloody Register” is now streaming on our MySpace.

Track listing for “The Malefactor’s Bloody Register” is as follows:

1. Crooks & Sinners
2. Race For The Gallows
3. The Hangman’s Hatch
4. The Bolted Door
5. This Cursed Flesh
6. I Hung My Heart On Harrow Square
7. Crowning The Cycle
8. Of Branded Blood

“The Malefactor’s Bloody Register” explores the theme of crime and punishment from the perspective of both the criminal and the hangman, and once again we have been lucky enough to persuade Helge Jordal, one of Norway’s most renowned character actors to appear on the cover of the album. Jordal had agreed to be featured in the artwork for “The Dystopia Journals” after listening to the album, and his collaboration with the band continues with “The Malefactor’s Bloody Register”, for which he takes on the role of the Hangman, and is photographed in brandishing a law-book and clutching a noose.

 

We are due to support TRISTANIA in Norway in late September, early October. The dates can be found in the tour section. We'll also hit the road to promote the album with label-mates TAAKE, HELHEIM and SULPHUR during October and November, as well as appearing at the Labyrinthic Metal Evening in Bucharest on the 16th October along with Sweden’s SHINING.

 

After a long wait the webshop is now back on-line. We have updated it with some more shirts and the new The Dystopia Journals vinyl version out tomorrow on Ragnarok Records.

 

Tuesday 3rd August sees the release on vinyl of Vulture Industries’ “The Dystopia Journals”, on the US label Ragnarok Records. The vinyl version comes as a Double LP, limited to 500 copies, in 180g vinyl with a 350g gatefold jacket and includes the bonus track “Ende”, and a double-sided poster. Track listing on the album as follows:

Side A:
1. Pills of Conformity
2. Blood Don't Flow Streamlined

Side B:
3. A Path of Infamy
4. Soulcage
5. The Crumbling Realm

Side C:
6. The Benevolent Pawn
7. Grim Apparitions

Side D:
8. To Sever the Hand of Corruption
9. Ende

 

The live section has been updated with a couple of new live dates for 2010. We'll be visiting Romania for the first time in October, which we are very much looking forward to. On the 5'th of June We'll be performing at Garage, Bergen where we will do a exclusive live preview of a couple of songs from the upcoming album.

 

We are currently bussy mixing the new VI album. So far 5 of 7 tracks are mixed and we are mighty pleased with the ressults. The album is scheduled for mastering on the 25'th of june.

 

After being unavailable for a long time "The Dystopia Journals" is finally back in stock with The Omega Order and available for fans across the Atlantic. Pick up your copy HERE

 

We are happy to announce that we will be playing on this years Inferno Metal Festival in Oslo. We will share the stage on Victoria with Earth on Wednesday the 8'th og April.

We have entered a cooperation with Black Box Bookings for booking club and festival shows for Vulture Industries. Have a look at http://www.blackboxbookings.com/

We'll be touring the UK and Ireland in March as support for Taake on their Lukt til Helvete tour. Our friends Helheim will also be on this tour. The dates are:

03 Mar - Manchester @ Music Box
04 Mar - Dublin @ Fibber Magees
05 Mar - Cork @ An Cruiscin Lan
06 Mar - Glasgow @ Ivory Blacks
07 Mar - London @ Camden Underworld

 

We'll be touring Europe in November together with Helheim and Atrox. The tour is titled "Vikings, Villains and Vultures" and will go through Germany, Austria, Czech Rep, Poland and The Netherlands. Hope to see you there!

More tourdates for the european tour in November has been added. We'll also be playing in Oslo in October together with Ava Inferi. Check out the live section for details.

A Vulture Industries fanpage has been put up on facebook. Amongst other things you'll find some recent photos from our gigs in Haugesund and Sandnes last weekend there.

 

We are currently planing live activities for the coming autumn. The live section has been updated with some more dates. Feel free to drop by our myspace and let us know where you want us to play!

 

We have put up a new webshop. Some new items have been added and prices have been reduced. Wa wa wiva!

 

We wish to thank Fond For Lyd Og Bilde, Bergen Kommune and Norsk Kulturråd for their financial support of our recent tour. Thank you for believing in us and for making things possible!

 

So....We are back in Bergen. We had a great time on tour and wish to thank all the guys in Dark Fortress and Helheim for making the tour a great experience. We also wish to especialy thank all of you who came to the concerts. YOU MAKE IT ALL WORTHWILE!!!

For those of you who want to read the tour diary and look at pictures from the tour have a look at our myspace page.

 

We have restocked sold-out sizes of the Dystopia Journals merch, so now is your chance to pick up those items you missed in the first print. We also have a new t-shirt design.

 

We will be touring Europe together with Dark Fortress and Helheim in March this year. The tour will pass through Germany, The Netherlands, France, Italy, UK, Austria and Switzerland. Check the tour section for confirmed tour dates. See you on the road!

 

As the organizers of the Oslo gig next month have proved unable to clarify practical issues, in spite of our patience, we are forced to cancel the gig. We are working to fix a replacement gig as soon as possible.

 

We will be playing in Ålesund city together with Hellhikers on the 28'th of December, so if you are tired of christmas carols and pinnekjøtt by then. Come join us on Millers.

Due to practical reasons the Oslo gig has been moved to Friday Feb 08. The bands and venue remains the same.

 

We have restocked sold-out sizes of the Dystopia Journals merch, so now is your chance to pick up those items you missed in the first print.

 

We will be playing in Oslo in the basement bellow NISS on friday the 18'th of January 2008 together with Sulphur and the local band Malstrøm.

Check back soon for updates regarding a European tour for next year.

 

We have uploaded some new live photos. You can find the pictures in the media section. The pictures are from the release gig on Garage here in Bergen. Thanks to the lovely Maja Markegård for the pictures!

 

The Dystopia Journals have been voted album of the week on the romanian webzine Metalfan.ro. The Album has also been awarded 9,5 out of 10 possible points on the same site.

 

Norwegian
Eternal-Terror [5,5/6]
Romerikes Blad [5/6]
Bergens Avisen [5/6]
The Streets [7/10]
Bergens Tidende [4/6]

English:
Lords of Metal [90/100]
Circadian Rythm [8,9/10]
"The best album of the year this far" - Vampire Magazine
Metal Heart Webzine

French:
Metal Heart Webzine

German:
"ein progressives Meisterwerk nordischer Tonkunst geworden" - Powermetal.de
Amboss Mag
Stalker Magazine [6,5/10]

Polish:
Metalheart.pl [9,5/10]

Romanian:
Metalfan.ro[9,5/10]

Czech:
Metalnation.cz [8/10]
Metalopolis.net [7,5/10]

Interviews:

Metalheart webzine French/English
Circadian Rythm English

Vulture Industries has been confirmed for playing Karmøygeddon Arctic Vol: II. The festival will be held on "Byscenen" in Haugesund on October 20'th. Other bands playing the one day event are Helheim, Syrach and Evig Natt.

 

Romerikes Blad 5/6
Bergens Avisen 5/6
Bergens Tidende 4/6
"The best album of the year this far" - Vampire Magazine
"A nordic progressive masterpiece" - Powermetal.de

 

We feelt it was about time to update the web page, so today we launch a new one with a new design. The site will probably be a bit buggy for a day or two untill we get the chance to straighten everything out. The store section is down at the moment, but will be up in a day or two. More news soon to follow.