Recommended Aussie Tunes:Psycroptic | The new single "A Fragile Existence" | Listen

News : Opeth’s ‘Sorceress’ debuts at #7 on ARIA Chart + Caligula’s Horse announced as Australia/NZ tour support

By on October 12, 2016

opeth-2016

Awesome news, ahoy!

Opeth‘s stellar new album, Sorceress, has debuted at #7 on the Australian Aria Chart and #28 in New Zealand.

Check out our album review for Sorceress HERE!

Indicative of Opeth’s growing popularity in Australia, in the lead up to their Australian in February 2017, the national tour support has also been announced, with the opportunity going to Brisbane’s leading progressive alt-rock act, Caligula’s Horse (with the exclusion of the Sydney Opera House performance).

Named after the prized possession of Rome’s infamous despot, CALIGULA’S HORSE is a progressive alternative rock band from Brisbane, Australia. Channelling the raw honesty of rock and the skill of progressive metal into a seamless voice at once energetic,  grand and forthright, CALIGULA’S HORSE offers devotees of all strains of powerful and progressive music something unique. Formed by Sam Vallen and Jim Grey in early 2011, CALIGULA’S HORSE released their debut album ‘Moments from Ephemeral City’ in April of the same year. ‘’Moments” is a colourful and dynamic foray into modern progressive music, at once vital, eclectic, and memorable. It was followed in 2013 by ‘The Tide, the Thief & River’s End’, a dark, powerful narrative concept album about isolation, exodus, and the human spirit overcoming insurmountable odds. It received international acclaim in the progressive music sphere, lauded by rock and metal fans alike.

The band then signed with the prestigious German record label INSIDE OUT, the band’s Sights are firmly set on the rest of the world. 2015 saw CALIGULA’S HORSE release their third record ‘Bloom’, their most vivid, vibrant, and emotional work to date, melding the group’s penchant for dramatic colour with the high-energy musical drive the band has become known for across the world. “‘Bloom’ is very special to all of us-it’s an album full of colour and life, vibrancy and energy, but one that breathes in and out with a natural ebb and flow,” says lead vocalist Jim Grey. “It’s exactly what we hoped to achieve with Caligula’s Horse. To us, this album has a life of its own.” It is the perfect mission statement for an act blurring the line between power and reflection; a musical assertion with depth enough for the most dedicated of prog fans, and with fire enough to bring audiences in venues across the world to fury and their voices to unison.

ch-2016

Tickets for the Australian leg of the Sorceress World Tour are on sale now through Metropolis Touring!

http://www.metropolistouring.com/opeth

Thursday 2nd – Auckland, Powerstation

Saturday 4th – Brisbane, Tivoli Theatre
Monday 6th – Sydney, Opera House – Sold Out
Tuesday 7th – Melbourne, 170 Russell

Wednesday 8th – Melbourne, 170 Russell (2ND and final Melbourne show)
Friday 10th – Adelaide, Thebarton Theatre

Saturday 11th – Perth, Metro City

opeth-updated-aus-tour-2017

Sorceress is out now via Nuclear Blast Records. Purchase your copy HERE!

About

Jonathon is an aspiring fantasy/sci-fi novelist and music journalist. Thanks to the influence of the music he grew up with, he has always possessed a keen interest in metal and rock. He is also a huge fan of mythology, legend, and folklore from all across the world. You should follow him on Twitter.