Swedish death/doom dealers OCTOBER TIDE premiere music video for the song “Unprecedented Aggression”, taken from the band’s seventh studio album “The Cancer Pledge”, out now on Agonia Records.

Recent output has seen OCTOBER TIDE tone down on the doom particle, and throw the listener in a colder embrace of a melodic death metal rainstorm. This trend remains consistent on “The Cancer Pledge”, and overlaps with the direction spearheaded by guitarist Fredrik Norrman (ex-Katatonia, ex-Trees Of Eternity, Thenighttimeproject), keen on rejuvenating OCTOBER TIDE with a touch of the past. “It’s a direct continuation of the previous album,” states Norrman. “Less doom and more death metal, yet melodic and with more layers. I’ve searched for inspiration in records I listened to in the 80’s and 90’s when I grew up. But it still sounds like October Tide.”

The sound of OCTOBER TIDE, aside from being doom intertwined melodeath, is fronted by emotionally compelling guitarwork, known to subside into melancholic and introspective tones. Even though the band has shapeshifted over the years – starting off as a duo of Katatonia fame musicians, FredrikNorrman and Jonas Renske, back in 1994 – it has retained and evolved its trademark formula. The present-day line-up, intact since 2016, features said guitarist & founder Fredrik Norrman, second guitarist & Fredrik‘s brother Mattias Norrman (ex-Katatonia), vocalist Alexander Högbom (ex-Demonical), bassist Johan Jönsegård (Letters From The Colony) and drummer Jonas Sköld (Letters From The Colony / Thenighttimeproject).

“The Cancer Pledge” was recorded and produced in 2023 by OCTOBER TIDE and Karl Daniel Lidén (Bloodbath, Katatonia). The latter mixed and master the album, whose cover artwork was designed by Albin Högbom. 

Buy the album: https://octobertide.store/

Tracklisting:
1. Peaceful, Quiet, Safe
2. Tapestry of our End
3. Unprecedented Aggression
4. Blodfattig
5. The Cancer Pledge
6. I know why I´m cold
7. Season of Arson
8. Breathe the Water

Tour dates:
17.05 Schio (Vicenza) – CSA Arcadia, IT
18.05 Tivoli (Rome) – Dissesto Cult, IT 
19.05 Modena – Centrale 66, IT
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20.07 Norrköping @ Heavy Load Festival, SE
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16.11 Sofia @ November’s Doom Days, BG
17.11 Istanbul @ Dorock HMC, TR

Line-up:
Alexander Högbom – vocals
Fredrik Norrman – guitars
Jonas Sköld – drums
Johan Jönsegård – bass
Mattias Norrman – guitars

Website: http://www.octobertide.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/octobertideband
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/octobertideofficial
Spotify: https://sptfy.com/20Dd
YouTube playlist: https://goo.gl/Nbs3br 

Friday, October 6th marked the release date of OCTOBER TIDE‘s seventh studio album “The Cancer Pledge” on Agonia Records and the beginning of the first leg of the band’s European tour. 

In celebration of the above, the Swedish death-doomsters unveil an animated music/lyric video for the album’s title song. Watch the video for “The Cancer Pledge”, now:

Recent output has seen OCTOBER TIDE tone down on the doom particle, and throw the listener in a colder embrace of a melodic death metal rainstorm. This trend remains consistent on “The Cancer Pledge”, and overlaps with the direction spearheaded by guitarist Fredrik Norrman (ex-Katatonia, ex-Trees Of Eternity, Thenighttimeproject), keen on rejuvenating OCTOBER TIDE with a touch of the past. “It’s a direct continuation of the previous album,” states Norrman. “Less doom and more death metal, yet melodic and with more layers. I’ve searched for inspiration in records I listened to in the 80’s and 90’s when I grew up. But it still sounds like October Tide.”

The sound of OCTOBER TIDE, aside from being doom intertwined melodeath, is fronted by emotionally compelling guitarwork, known to subside into melancholic and introspective tones. Even though the band has shapeshifted over the years – starting off as a duo of Katatonia fame musicians, FredrikNorrman and Jonas Renske, back in 1994 – it has retained and evolved its trademark formula. The present-day line-up, intact since 2016, features said guitarist & founder Fredrik Norrman, second guitarist & Fredrik‘s brother Mattias Norrman (ex-Katatonia), vocalist Alexander Högbom (ex-Demonical), bassist Johan Jönsegård (Letters From The Colony) and drummer Jonas Sköld (Letters From The Colony / Thenighttimeproject).

“The Cancer Pledge” was recorded and produced in 2023 by OCTOBER TIDE and Karl Daniel Lidén (Bloodbath, Katatonia). The latter mixed and master the album, whose cover artwork was designed by Albin Högbom. 

Buy the album: https://octobertide.store/

Tracklisting:
1. Peaceful, Quiet, Safe
2. Tapestry of our End
3. Unprecedented Aggression
4. Blodfattig
5. The Cancer Pledge
6. I know why I´m cold
7. Season of Arson
8. Breathe the Water

Tour dates, remaining shows:
OCTOBER TIDE – “Cancer Pledge Europa tour – part I”
08.10 BE Antwerp – Kavka
09.10 FR Paris – Le Klub
10.10 DE Essen – Don’t Panic
11.10 DE Hamburg – Logo
12.10 DE Osnabrück – Bastard Club
13.10 CZ Suchdol nad Lužnicí – House of Culture
14.10 PL Jarocin – Black Waves Festival

Line-up:
Alexander Högbom – vocals
Fredrik Norrman – guitars
Jonas Sköld – drums
Johan Jönsegård – bass
Mattias Norrman – guitars

OCTOBER TIDE on-line:Website: http://www.octobertide.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/octobertideband
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/octobertideofficial
Spotify: https://sptfy.com/20Dd
YouTube playlist: https://goo.gl/Nbs3br

In anticipation of their longed for album, “The Cancer Pledge”, Sweden’s death/doom mavericks OCTOBER TIDE unveil what they consider to be its most unique composition. The song “Blodfattig” – which originally appears midway through record – has made its way to all streaming platforms today, and can be embedded via Bandcamp or Spotify, below. “The Cancer Pledge” will be released on October 6th via Agonia.

Listen on Bandcamp: https://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com/track/blodfattig

Listen on Spotify:

“Blodfattig” is the second single to be released off “The Cancer Pledge” and follows “Tapestry Of Our End” – which received an eye-catching animated lyric video, available here for those who’ve missed it. 

”This is perhaps the most extreme song on the album,” comments guitarist Fredrik Norrman (ex-Katatonia, ex-Trees Of Eternity, Thenighttimeproject) on “Blodfattig”. “If ‘Tapestry Of Our End’ is a more traditional October Tide song, then ‘Blodfattig’ is the opposite, with some thrash inspired riffs and an intricate song structure.”

Vocalist Alexander Högbom (ex-Demonical) adds: “Out of October Tide’s whole discography, this must be the track that stands out the most. It really is a unique song and one of my personal favorite of this album. I’m very proud of how it turned out.”

Tracklisting:
1. Peaceful, Quiet, Safe
2. Tapestry of our End
3. Unprecedented Aggression
4. Blodfattig
5. The Cancer Pledge
6. I know why I´m cold
7. Season of Arson
8. Breathe the Water

Formats & pre-orders: https://octobertide.store/

Recent output has seen OCTOBER TIDE tone down on the doom particle, and throw the listener in a colder embrace of a melodic death metal rainstorm. This trend remains consistent on “The Cancer Pledge”, and overlaps with the direction spearheaded by guitarist Fredrik Norrman, keen on rejuvenating OCTOBER TIDE with a touch of the past. “It’s a direct continuation of the previous album,” states Norrman. “Less doom and more death metal, yet melodic and with more layers. I’ve searched for inspiration in records I listened to in the 80’s and 90’s when I grew up. But it still sounds like October Tide.”

The sound of OCTOBER TIDE, aside from being doom intertwined melodeath, is fronted by emotionally compelling guitarwork, known to subside into melancholic and introspective tones. Even though the band has shapeshifted over the years – starting off as a duo of Katatonia fame musicians, FredrikNorrman and Jonas Renske, back in 1994 – it has retained and evolved its trademark formula. The present-day line-up, intact since 2016, features said guitarist & founder Fredrik Norrman, second guitarist & Fredrik‘s brother Mattias Norrman (ex-Katatonia), vocalist Alexander Högbom (ex-Demonical), bassist Johan Jönsegård (Letters From The Colony) and drummer Jonas Sköld (Letters From The Colony / Thenighttimeproject).

“The Cancer Pledge” was recorded and produced in 2023 by OCTOBER TIDE and Karl Daniel Lidén (Bloodbath, Katatonia). The latter mixed and master the album, whose cover artwork was designed by Albin Högbom. 

OCTOBER TIDE will hit the road on the day of album release, commencing the first part of the album-promoting tour in Germany, through Belgium, France, Czech Republic and Poland.

Tour dates:
OCTOBER TIDE – “Cancer Pledge Europa tour – part I”
06.10 DE Berlin – ORWO Haus
07.10 DE Bitterfeld – Festung
08.10 BE Antwerp – Kavka
09.10 FR Paris – Le Klub
10.10 DE Essen – Don’t Panic
11.10 DE Hamburg – Logo
12.10 DE Osnabrück – Bastard Club
13.10 CZ Suchdol nad Lužnicí – House of Culture
14.10 PL Jarocin – Black Waves Festival

Line-up:
Alexander Högbom – vocals
Fredrik Norrman – guitars
Jonas Sköld – drums
Johan Jönsegård – bass
Mattias Norrman – guitars

OCTOBER TIDE on-line:Website: http://www.octobertide.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/octobertideband
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/octobertideofficial
Spotify: https://sptfy.com/20Dd
YouTube playlist: https://goo.gl/Nbs3br

Swedish death/doom metal veterans OCTOBER TIDE unveil the first single “Tapestry of Our End” from their forthcoming seventh studio album “The Cancer Pledge”, out October 6th on Agonia Records. The song, available now on all streaming platforms, has been given an animated lyric video. Watch it here:

Recent output has seen OCTOBER TIDE tone down on the doom particle, and throw the listener in a colder embrace of a melodic death metal rainstorm. This trend remains consistent on “The Cancer Pledge”, and overlaps with the direction spearheaded by guitarist Fredrik Norrman (ex-Katatonia, ex-Trees Of Eternity, Thenighttimeproject), keen on rejuvenating OCTOBER TIDE with a touch of the past. “It’s a direct continuation of the previous album,” states Norrman. “Less doom and more death metal, yet melodic and with more layers. I’ve searched for inspiration in records I listened to in the 80’s and 90’s when I grew up. But it still sounds like October Tide.”

The sound of OCTOBER TIDE, aside from being doom intertwined melodeath, is fronted by emotionally compelling guitarwork, known to subside into melancholic and introspective tones. Even though the band has shapeshifted over the years – starting off as a duo of Katatonia fame musicians, FredrikNorrman and Jonas Renske, back in 1994 – it has retained and evolved its trademark formula. The present-day line-up, intact since 2016, features said guitarist & founder Fredrik Norrman, second guitarist & Fredrik‘s brother Mattias Norrman (ex-Katatonia), vocalist Alexander Högbom (ex-Demonical), bassist Johan Jönsegård (Letters From The Colony) and drummer Jonas Sköld (Letters From The Colony / Thenighttimeproject).

“The Cancer Pledge” was recorded and produced in 2023 by OCTOBER TIDE and Karl Daniel Lidén (Bloodbath, Katatonia). The latter mixed and master the album, whose cover artwork was designed by Albin Högbom. 

Tracklisting:
1. Peaceful, Quiet, Safe
2. Tapestry of our End
3. Unprecedented Aggression
4. Blodfattig
5. The Cancer Pledge
6. I know why I´m cold
7. Season of Arson
8. Breathe the Water

OCTOBER TIDE will hit the road on the day of album release, commencing the first part of the album-promoting tour in Germany, through Belgium, France, Czech Republic and Poland.

OCTOBER TIDE – “Cancer Pledge Europa tour – part I”
06.10 DE Berlin – ORWO Haus
07.10 DE Bitterfeld – Festung
08.10 BE Antwerp – Kavka
09.10 FR Paris – Le Klub
10.10 DE Essen – Don’t Panic
11.10 DE Hamburg – Logo
12.10 DE Osnabrück – Bastard Club
13.10 CZ Suchdol nad Lužnicí – House of Culture
14.10 PL Jarocin – Black Waves Festival

Line-up:
Alexander Högbom – vocals
Fredrik Norrman – guitars
Jonas Sköld – drums
Johan Jönsegård – bass
Mattias Norrman – guitars

OCTOBER TIDE on-line:
Website: http://www.octobertide.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/octobertideband
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/octobertideofficial
Spotify: https://sptfy.com/20Dd
YouTube playlist: https://goo.gl/Nbs3br

Sweden’s masters of melodic, doomish death metal, OCTOBER TIDE, will release their seventh studio album, “The Cancer Pledge”, on October 6th via Agonia Records. The album will arrive four years after its predecessor, “In Splendor Below”, and will coincide with a headlining tour of Europe.

Recent output has seen OCTOBER TIDE tone down on the doom particle, and throw the listener in a colder embrace of a melodic death metal rainstorm. This trend remains consistent on “The Cancer Pledge”, and overlaps with the direction spearheaded by guitarist Fredrik Norrman (ex-Katatonia, ex-Trees Of Eternity, Thenighttimeproject), keen on rejuvenating OCTOBER TIDE with a touch of the past. “It’s a direct continuation of the previous album,” states Norrman. “Less doom and more death metal, yet melodic and with more layers. I’ve searched for inspiration in records I listened to in the 80’s and 90’s when I grew up. But it still sounds like October Tide.”

The sound of OCTOBER TIDE, aside from being doom intertwined melodeath, is fronted by emotionally compelling guitarwork, known to subside into melancholic and introspective tones. Even though the band has shapeshifted over the years – starting off as a duo of Katatonia fame musicians, FredrikNorrman and Jonas Renske, back in 1994 – it has retained and evolved its trademark formula. The present-day line-up, intact since 2016, features said guitarist & founder Fredrik Norrman, second guitarist & Fredrik‘s brother Mattias Norrman (ex-Katatonia), vocalist Alexander Högbom (ex-Demonical), bassist Johan Jönsegård (Letters From The Colony) and drummer Jonas Sköld (Letters From The Colony / Thenighttimeproject).

“The Cancer Pledge” was recorded and produced in 2023 by OCTOBER TIDE and Karl Daniel Lidén (Bloodbath, Katatonia). The latter mixed and master the album, whose cover artwork was designed by Albin Högbom. 

Tracklisting:
1. Peaceful, Quiet, Safe
2. Tapestry of our End
3. Unprecedented Aggression
4. Blodfattig
5. The Cancer Pledge
6. I know why I´m cold
7. Season of Arson
8. Breathe the Water

OCTOBER TIDE will hit the road on the day of album release, commencing the first part of the album-promoting tour in Germany, through Belgium, France, Czech Republic and Poland.

Tour dates:
OCTOBER TIDE – “Cancer Pledge Europa tour – part I”
06.10 DE Berlin – ORWO Haus
07.10 DE Bitterfeld – Festung
08.10 BE Antwerp – Kavka
09.10 FR Paris – Le Klub
10.10 DE Essen – Don’t Panic
11.10 DE Hamburg – Logo
12.10 DE Osnabrück – Bastard Club
13.10 CZ Suchdol nad Lužnicí – House of Culture
14.10 PL Jarocin – Black Waves Festival

Line-up:
Alexander Högbom – vocals
Fredrik Norrman – guitars
Jonas Sköld – drums
Johan Jönsegård – bass
Mattias Norrman – guitars

OCTOBER TIDE on-line:Website: http://www.octobertide.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/octobertideband
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/octobertideofficial
Spotify: https://sptfy.com/20Dd
YouTube playlist: https://goo.gl/Nbs3br

Swedish melodeath doomers OCTOBER TIDE are at the writing stage of their seventh studio album, with plans to complete recordings during the summer months.

Fredrik Norrman (ex-Katatonia, ex-Trees Of Eternity, Thenighttimeproject) finds the new material “less doomish” in comparison to the band’s past works, that stretch from 1997’s “Rain Without End” to 2019’s “In Splendor Below”.

“What to say about the sound? It’s definitley a step away from the doom genre we have been stuck in. Its more death metal in an oldschool kind of way. Its still October Tide but with a touch of the past,” states Norrman.

The recordings will commence in May at the Swedish studio Gröndahl with Karl Daniel Lidén (Bloodbath, Katatonia) behing the consol desk. Later they’ll move to the memeber’s home studio and back again to Lidén, who’ll mix and master the album.

OCTOBER TIDE‘s history traces back to the epicentrer of melodic death metal in Sweden and comprises founding member and long-time Katatonia guitarist, Fredrik Norrman, who  launched OTOBER TIDE alongside Jonas Renske (Bloodbath, Katatonia) as a two-piece in 1995. The present day line-up has evolved and expanded into Fredrik on guitars, his brother Mattias Norrman (ex-Katatonia) also on guitars, Alexander Högbom (ex-Demonical) on vocals, Johan Jönsegård (Letters From The Colony) on bass, and Jonas Sköld (Letters From The Colony / Thenighttimeproject) on drums. Their music lands in the category of melodic death metal intertwined with doom by a plethora of meticulously designed guitar lines that traverse a vast terrain; from colder & aggressive compositions, to warmer & nostalgic notes.

OCTOBER TIDE on-line:

Website: http://www.octobertide.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/octobertideband
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/octobertideofficial
Spotify: https://sptfy.com/20Dd
YouTube playlist: https://goo.gl/Nbs3br