Nordic Giants – Skin Back Alley

Nordic Giants unveil video for ‘A Thousand Lost Dreams’

09/11/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Nordic Giants have released a short film to accompany their new single, “A Thousand Lost Dreams.”

The song is taken from the band’s album A Séance Of Dark Delusions, released earlier this year via Kscope.

The film, which was directed by Mischa Rozema, comes with it’s own title of Year Zero and is described as delivering “…a heavy hitting message of environmental and political turmoil fitting the penetrative musical collisions of Nordic Giants.”

You can watch the video via the stream below.

Nordic Giants will embark upon their 7 Depths Of Consciousness tour this month, playing the following dates in the UK:

11th Nov: The Plough Arts Centre, Torrington
12th Nov: Hoxton Hall, London
14th Nov: Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
15th Nov: The Contemporary, Nottingham
16th Nov: Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds
17th Nov: The Thekla, Bristol
18th Nov: The Old Market, Brighton

Nordic Giants return to the stage for November UK tour

09/09/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Nordic Giants are to embark upon a UK tour in November.

The 7 dates on the 7 Depths Of Consciousness tour are set to feature an all new stage performance, accompanied by new film presentations and a set of 7 remixed tracks.

The duo have released a trailer to accompany the news and say in a statement: “What makes man different from others is that he is aware of himself – he is able to reflect upon himself and analyse how his environment influences him.

“Millions of years of evolution has passed and the exploration of consciousness seems to have been forgotten. Are you ready to expand your consciousness?”

Tickets are available via Nordic Giants’ website, with confirmed shows as follows:

Nov 11th: Torrington, Plough Arts Centre
Nov 12th: London, Hoxton Hall
Nov 14th: Manchester, Victoria Warehouse
Nov 15th: Nottingham, Contemporary
Nov 16th: Leeds, Belgrave Music Hall
Nov 17th: Bristol, Thekla
Nov 18th: Brighton, Old Market

You can watch the tour trailer below:

New music releases, 4th May 2015

05/05/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Here are the new and notable music releases for this week, 4th May 2015:

A Seance Of Dark Delusions, Nordic Giants

Haven, Kamelot
The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket
Reaching For The Light, King King
Heartbreak Pass, Giant Sand
California Nights, Best Coast
Noita, Korpiklaani
Black Is The New Black, Everclear
Live At The Opera, Satyricon
MCIII, Mikal Cronin
Crypt Of The Devil, Six Feet Under
Rise Of The Blood Legion – Greatest Hits Vol.1, In This Moment
Fimbulwinter, Satanic Warmaster
Die Evil, Satan’s Wrath
Rhapsodies In Red, Disastrous Murmur
The Complete Recordings, Frank Black & The Catholics
Misanthropy, Teethgrinder

All of the above and more are available via the Skin Back Alley Music Store.

Nordic Giants release short film for new track “Rapture”

24/04/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Nordic Giants have released a short film to accompany “Rapture”, the lead track from their forthcoming debut album.

The “elusive duo” will release LP A Séance Of Dark Delusions via Kscope on the 4th of May.

The film for “Rapture” was co-directed & produced by Nordic Giants and co-directed & photographed by Jacob Parish & Tom Mansfield.

You can watch the short film for “Rapture” – featuring vocals from Beth Cannon – below:

In support of A Séance Of Dark Delusions Nordic Giants will conduct a full UK headline tour in May. The full album track listing and tour dates are below:

Tour Dates
03rd May: Brundenell, Leeds
04th May: Village Underground, London
05th May: Deaf Institute, Manchester
06th May: Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow
08th May: Contemporary, Nottingham
09th May: Concorde 2, Brighton
10th May: The Lantern, Bristol

Track List for A Séance Of Dark Delusions:
01. “Elysian Skies”
02. “Evolve Or Perish”
03. “Rapture”
04. “Give Fight To The Imagination”
05. “Dissolve ft. Saturday Sun”
06. “Illuminate”
07. “Futures Dark”
08. “Black Folds”
09. “A Thousand Lost Dreams”

Nordic Giants announce UK headline tour

24/02/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

“Elusive” duo Nordic Giants have announced a UK headline tour.

Loki and Roka will head out on the road during May following the release of their debut album, A Séance Of Dark Delusions, due out on the 20th of April via Kscope.

The album is said to “bring a heavy orchestral brutality through progressive guitar, drum and brass, which are paired with beautiful and haunting electronics” and the band are promising “an awe-inspiring sonic and visual spectacle” during their tour.

The shows are set to incorporate “illustration, animation and actor-led stories.”

You can watch a trailer for the tour below:

Last month Nordic Giants released their debut single “Rapture” featuring Beth Canon on vocals and you can hear it via the stream below:

Confirmed tour dates are as follows and tickets are available directly via the Nordic Giants website.

May 03: Leeds, Brundenell Social Club
May 04: London, Village Underground
May 05: Manchester, Deaf Institute
May 06: Glasgow, Cottiers Theatre
May 08: Nottingham, Contemporary
May 09: Brighton, Concorde 2
May 10: Bristol, The Lantern

The full track list for A Séance Of Dark Delusions is:

01. “Elysian Dreams”
02. “Evolve Or Perish”
03. “Rapture – featuring Freyja”
04. “Give Fight To The Imagination”
05. “Dissolve – featuring Saturday Sun”
06. “Illuminate”
07. “Futures Dark – featuring Nadine Wild Palmer”
08. “Black Folds”
09. “A Thousand Lost Dreams”