Finnish avant-garde death metal band Demilich have been reunited ever since 2014, appearing at festivals and playing shows here and there. Now for the first time since their 1993 landmark album (and only non-demo release) Nespithe, they're working on new material. The band just issued a pretty lengthy update and if you're only looking for the new material bit, here's what's happening.
Demilich has 2.1 new songs structurally done. We have to come up with lyrics, solos and some little things, but those are basically ready. Next, we will create 1.9 songs more, and then we're ready to record them all. So, you won't be getting a full-length, but it's not going to be an EP, either. Neither overly long songs filling the album length. Something possibly better. We'll tell you more when it's time, hopefully this year!
Demilich is currently founding vocalist and guitarist Antti Boman and drummer Mikko Virnes from 1990, guitarist Aki Hytönen who joined in 1991, and bassist Jarkko Luomajoki who joined in 2014.
A HISTORICAL DEMILICH UPDATE WITH 100% INFORMATION, 0% HUMOR
In this update:
– Demilich in America
– No extra dates coming
– Euro tour? Other shows?
– New material ready and in the works
– The Nespithe shirt competition and other merchandise
– The Black Dahlia Murder parody logo patch––– DEMILICH IN AMERICA –––
Demilich will be touring Mexico in March, and USA+Canada in May. All the info we have until today can be found in this update. If you want to get more news when we have it, there are two ways to get it:
– https://demilich.band/america2020 : This is the only page we will update frequently. And we promise to do it immediately when we have the info.
– https://demili.ch/america2020 : A mailing list for everyone who forgets to read the page above. We will send the updates until the tour is over, and after that you won't get any email through itHere are the dates and locations for both tours. Tickets are already in sale for most of the shows, so be quick! We will update the page above with links to show events in Facebook, and where to get the tickets. That will be done today already!
MARZO EN MEXICO
Mar 12 – Mexico City – Total Death over Mexico lll – Foro San Rafael
Mar 20 – Cancún – El Buque
Mar 21 – MéridaMAY IN NORTH AMERICA
USA:
May 16 – Los Angeles – The Hi Hat
May 17 – Oakland – Elbo Room
May 18 – Seattle – Highline Bar
May 19 – Portland – Dante’s
May 20 – Baltimore – Ottobar
May 21 – Pittsburgh – Pyre Press (?)
May 22 – Detroit – Trumbull Theatre
May 23 – Chicago – Avondale Music Hall
May 24 – Baltimore – Maryland Deathfest XVIII – Rams Head Live
May 25 – Philadelphia – Boot & Saddle
May 24 – Providence – Dusk
May 27 – Worcester – Ralph’s Rock Diner
May 28 – New York – Saint Vitus Bar
CANADA:
May 29 – Montreal – Earslaughter Vol. 5 – Foufounes Electriques––– NO EXTRA DATES COMING –––
A note to everyone asking for extra dates for the tours: Unfortunately this is all we had time for. Antti could tour months, and would love to, but he just can't get other guys to do more than this due to their responsibilities at home and work. So, no extra dates coming. We promise we will do our everything to get us tour the whole Northern America before we put Demilich to sleep.
––– EURO TOUR? OTHER SHOWS? –––
We are currently trying to arrange a two week tour in Europe in late autumn. More about that when things start clearing up. Also, we have some other shows already booked, but we cannot talk about them, yet. You'll hear about it when it's time, so don't worry.
––– NEW MATERIAL READY AND IN THE WORKS –––
Demilich has 2.1 new songs structurally done. We have to come up with lyrics, solos and some little things, but those are basically ready. Next, we will create 1.9 songs more, and then we're ready to record them all. So, you won't be getting a full-length, but it's not going to be an EP, either. Neither overly long songs filling the album length. Something possibly better. We'll tell you more when it's time, hopefully this year!
––– THE NESPITHE SHIRT COMPETITION AND OTHER MERCHANDISE –––
We had the Nespithe shirt competition running many years ago, but nothing happened after that. I already know the winner, and we're currently working on the designs, so please give us a short while more! There will also be a huge amount of new designs and products coming! The plan is to reveal all of this before Mexico, or then quickly after that.
––– THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER PARODY LOGO PATCH –––
The Black Dahlia Murder printed hilarious parody patches reminiscing the bands that they love, and Demilich got to be one of those. They are still available at https://www.nightshiftmerch.com/collections/black-friday-2019/products/the-black-dahlia-murder-logo-patch , so grab yours if you're a lover of both bands.
––– HASHTAGS –––
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