Dublin, Ireland-based Pagan metal legends PRIMORDIAL today unveil their Live In New York City full-length. Recorded earlier this year at Ridgewood, New York’s TV Eye, the stunning collection spans the band’s now legendary catalog with tracks from Spirit The Earth Aflame, The Gathering Wilderness, To The Nameless Dead, Redemption At The Puritan’s Hand, Exile Amongst The Ruins, and their most recent release, How It Ends.
Comments vocalist A.A. Nemtheanga, “Live In New York City, a title that sort of speaks for itself, something every band probably wants in their discography, right? Who knows, we may not be on this mortal coil for that much longer. When might some new music be on the horizon? Who can tell? But when we heard the results of this incredibly well mixed show which captured perfectly the passion, commitment, and fury of a special night – something that doesn’t happen often – we thought, ‘what the hell, let’s put it out there.’“
Watch PRIMORDIAL‘s video of “Victory Has 1000 Fathers, Defeat Is An Orphan” from the performance:
“Victory is traditional in the true meaning of the word, traditional metal in sound but also steeped in traditional Irish music at the same time. An epic rabble rouser, a warrior’s journey, death, sacrifice, and path to the otherworlds set in some distant Celtic past…“
PRIMORDIAL‘s Live In New York City is available digitally at: metalblade.com/primordial. A physical edition will be available via Eisenwald at a later date.
Live In New York City Track Listing: 01. As Rome Burns 02. No Grave Deep Enough 03. The Golden Spiral 04. How It Ends 05. To Hell Or The Hangman 06. Lain With The Wolf 07. Gods To The Godless 08. Gallows Hymn 09. Bloodied Yet Unbowed 10. The Coffin Ships 11. Victory Has 1000 Fathers, Defeat Is an Orphan 12. Empire Falls 13. Heathen Tribes
PRIMORDIAL Live: 11/09/2025 Damnation Festival – Manchester, UK 12/05/2025 Sala Revi Live – Madrid, ES 12/06/2025 Mouco – Porto, PT 12/07/2025 RCA Club – Lisbon, PT
Dublin, Ireland-based Pagan metal legends PRIMORDIAL today unveil their video for “Nothing New Under The Sun.” The track comes by way of the band’s acclaimed How It Ends full-length, released last Fall via Metal Blade Records.
Comments vocalist A. A. Nemtheanga, “We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, The Bhagavad-Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, ‘Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.’ I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.”
Watch below PRIMORDIAL‘s “Nothing New Under The Sun” video, by Killian Monson.
The “Nothing New Under The Sun” video comes in advance of PRIMORDIAL‘s upcoming European festival run. The journey begins Friday, July 19th, at Rock Unter Eichen and includes stops at some of Europe’s most prestigious festivals including Wacken Open Air, Brutal Assault, and many more. See all confirmed dates below.
PRIMORDIAL Live: 7/19/2024 Rock Unter Eichen – Bertingen, DE 7/20/2024 Nachtleben – Frankfurt, DE 7/21/2024 Luppolo In Rock – Cremona, IT 7/26/2024 Tolminator – Tolmin, SL 7/27/2024 Kanekas Metal Fest – Cangas Do Morrazo, ES 8/03/2024 Wacken Open Air – Wacken, DE 8/04/2024 Vargos Metal Fest – Vagos, PL 8/10/2024 Brutal Assault – Jaromer, CZ 8/23/2024 Neuborn Open Air – Worstadt, DE 8/24/2024 Manegram Open Air – Norrtalje, SE 9/07/2024 Summer Dying Loud – Lodzki, PL 9/13/2024 Willemeen – Arnhem, NL 9/14/2024 Baroeg Open Air – Rotterdam, NL 9/20/2024 Radio Lublin – Lublin, PL 9/21/2024 Metal Im Woid – Schrobenhausen, DE 10/05/2024 Metal Storm Over Luzern – Luzern, CH 11/07/2024 Kulturpalast – Herford, DE 11/08/2024 Factory – Magdeburg, DE 11/09/2024 Hell’s Balls Belgium – Kortrijk, BE
How It Ends serves as the follow-up to 2018’s Exile Amongst The Ruins and finds PRIMORDIAL delivering more of their seminal blend of Celtic and black metal, with added urgency staring down the apocalypse. “The title is a question – ‘is this how it ends? How it all goes down: culture, language, history, society, humanity…’ – who knows?,” considers Nemtheanga. “Regardless of who you are or were, you get one chance at all of this, and it’s asking, ‘is this the end of your town, state, nation? Myths, traditions, relationships…?,’ and I suppose it asks the question, ‘who reacts, who rebels – how does it end now for them?‘”
Watch the band’s previously released video for “Victory Has 1000 Fathers, Defeat Is An Orphan” HERE, “Pilgrimage To The World’s End” HERE, “How It Ends” HERE, and “Death Holy Death” HERE.
Dublin, Ireland-based Pagan metal legends PRIMORDIAL have unleashed their moving new video for “How It Ends,” the title track of their tenth studio album, out today on Metal Blade Records!
Having lasted thirty-two years and now returning with their devastating new studio offering, the follow-up to 2018’s critically lauded Exile Amongst The Ruins finds PRIMORDIAL delivering more of their seminal blend of Celtic and black metal, with an extra added urgency, and staring down the apocalypse. “The title is a question – ‘is this how it ends? How it all goes down: culture, language, history, society, humanity…’ – who knows?,” considers vocalist A. A. Nemtheanga. “Regardless of who you are or were, you get one chance at all of this, and it’s asking, ‘is this the end of your town, state, nation? Myths, traditions, relationships…?,’ and I suppose it asks the question, ‘who reacts, who rebels – how does it end now for them?‘”
Working alongside founding members – bassist Pól MacAmlaigh and guitarist Ciáran MacUilliam – and longtime drummer Simon O’Laoghaire, the band started writing in earnest in the Fall of 2022, having lit a fire under themselves to work hastily and productively. The album was tracked at Hellfire Studios on the outskirts of Dublin, produced by the band and engineered by previous collaborator Chris Fielding.
“How It Ends is a very angry, defiant, visceral, and rebellious album,” notes Nemtheanga, “and as we worked, it all began to take more shape and form itself. It may be the note we go out on, but it will be a note of resistance, in musical terms. I think it’s also more metal, And more epic!” It only takes one listen for these claims to be proven true, whether it’s the surging, gruff, dark “Ploughs To Rust, Swords To Dust,” the moody, desperate “Pilgrimage To The World’s End,” or the sprawling “All Against All,” which is drenched in a sinister air and driven by pounding rhythms, wielding a towering climax, How It Ends is a truly thundering offering.
Drawing lyrical influence both from modern and historical ideas, Nemtheanga always gives the listener something to think about. The title track continues the themes that have always been a part of PRIMORDIAL, looking at “the life cycle of people, of nations, of languages, songs, myths and tradition. This song, as much of the album, asks the question, ‘do you have the stomach for the fight? The guts to stand against the crowd? To rebel, to dissent, to stand up to authoritarianism?’“
Watch the band’s previously released video for “Victory Has 1000 Fathers, Defeat Is An Orphan” HERE and “Pilgrimage To The World’s End” HERE.
Earlier this week, PRIMORDIAL kicked off their tour supporting Paradise Lost. Additional support is being provided by Omnium Gatherum and Harakiri For The Sky. Find tickets at THIS LOCATION. The band will celebrate the release of How It Ends with a special performance in Dublin at The Academy on April 27th, 2024. Also appearing will be Iceland’s Misþyrming and Belfast’s Darkest Era. Tickets are on sale now at THIS LOCATION. See all confirmed dates below.
PRIMORDIAL w/ Paradise Lost, Omnium Gatherum, Harakiri For The Sky, remaining dates:
9/30/2023 Kaminwerk – Memmingen, DE 10/01/2023 Schlachthof – Wiesbaden, DE 10/02/2023 Löwensaal – Nuremberg,DE 10/04/2023 Trix – Antwerp, BE 10/05/2023 Garage – Saarbrücken, DE 10/06/2023 MeetFactory – Prague, CZ 10/07/2023 Vienna Metal Meeting – Vienna, AT 10/08/2023 Barba Negra – Budapest, HU 10/10/2023 A2 – Wroclaw, PL 10/11/2023 Capitol – Hanover, DE 10/12/2023 Kronensaal – Hamburg, DE 10/13/2023 Hellraiser – Leipzig, DE 10/14/2023 Turbinenhalle 2 – Oberhausen, DE 10/15/2023 Roanda – Utrecht, NL
End Tour 4/27/2024 The Academy – Dublin, IE w/ Misþyrming, Belfast’s Darkest Era
Dublin, Ireland-based Pagan metal icons PRIMORDIAL today unveil their new single, “Pilgrimage To The World’s End,” and its accompanying lyric video. The track comes by way of the band’s tenth studio album, How It Ends, set for release on September 29th via Metal Blade Records.
Having lasted thirty-two years and now returning with their devastating new studio offering, the Irish band has made it clear they are a primal force who consistently lay it all on the line. The follow-up to 2018’s critically lauded Exile Amongst The Ruins, How It Ends finds PRIMORDIAL delivering more of their seminal blend of Celtic and black metal, with an extra added urgency, and staring down the apocalypse. in a world cluttered with soundalike bands in just about every metal subgenre, PRIMORDIAL offers something real that cannot be denied. Says vocalist A. A. Nemtheanga. “It sounds stupid to say, but it’s not fantasy, not escapism. It’s not compromised and co-opted, it’s genuine, in a world where that seems to count for less and less.”
“The title is a question – ‘is this how it ends?’ How it all goes down: culture, language, history, society – humanity – who knows?,” continues Nemtheanga. “Regardless of who you are or were, you get one chance at all of this, and it’s asking is this the end of your town, state, nation? Myths, traditions, relationships, and I suppose it asks the question, who reacts, who rebels – how does it end now for them?“
Working alongside founding members – bassist Pól MacAmlaigh and guitarist Ciáran MacUilliam – and longtime drummer Simon O’Laoghaire, the band started writing in earnest in the Fall of 2022, having lit a fire under themselves to work hastily and productively. PRIMORDIAL never plans out a record beforehand, letting them come together naturally, though Nemtheanga knew he wanted something with a bigger, more open sound, and something more aggressive, which is exactly what they achieved.
Drawing lyrical influence both from modern and historical ideas, Nemtheanga always gives the listener something to think about, and How It Ends is no different. Latest single, the moody, desperate “Pilgrimage To The World’s End,” was inspired partly by the stories of poor Irish convicts, sent to the world’s end; figures like Ned Kelly who refused to accept the laws oppressing them and “who then rebelled and came to embody, through myth, resistance. This is an album of resistance,” notes Nemtheanga, “‘Pilgrimage To The World’s End’ started out being inspired by the travails of Irish people sent as convicts to Australia, but of course I folded that into a post ‘Coffin Ships’ narrative, poor people boarding boats to try and reach a new world to start over anew, how many went down the boats, endured sickness, death, never reached their destination. Then I began to really consider nthe plight of all people within that 19th century period who by famine, war, poverty tried to seek a new life; the oppressed and the downtrodden. So as PRIMORDIAL always has a historical echo that should resonate with the modern day, we see the same thing, poor people clinging to boats trying to seek a new life, always at the behest of a small economic elite who profit from their ruin. This is the song of the war and famine torn refugee from all countries and nations…“
Watch PRIMORDIAL‘s “Pilgrimage To The World’s End” lyric video below.
Watch the band’s previously released video for first single, “Victory Has 1000 Fathers, Defeat Is An Orphan,” at THIS LOCATION.
How It Ends was tracked at Hellfire Studios on the outskirts of Dublin, produced by the band and engineered by previous collaborator Chris Fielding. The record will be released in the following formats:
(Worldwide) – Digital (US) – Jewel Case CD (Worldwide) 2xLP in Gatefold, with insert and download card (EU) – 2xDigipak CD (6-panel digi w/ 12-page booklet) w/ 6-bonus tracks (EU) 2xLP Special Edition in Gatefold, with insert and downloadcard in slipcase with tote bag, slipmat, double-sided poster (ltd. to 1000 copies)
Coinciding with the release of How It Ends, PRIMORDIAL will serve as direct support to Paradise Lost on the Ultima Ratio Fest European Tour. Additional support will be provided by Omnium Gatherum and Harakiri For The Sky. Find tickets at THIS LOCATION.
PRIMORDIAL w/ Paradise Lost, Omnium Gatherum, Harakiri For The Sky: 9/28/2023 Substage – Karlsruhe, DE 9/29/2023 Komplex – Zurich, CZ 9/30/2023 Kaminwerk – Memmingen, DE 10/01/2023 Schlachthof – Wiesbaden, DE 10/02/2023 Löwensaal – Nuremberg,DE 10/04/2023 Trix – Antwerp, BE 10/05/2023 Garage – Saarbrücken, DE 10/06/2023 MeetFactory – Prague, CZ 10/07/2023 Vienna Metal Meeting – Vienna, AT 10/08/2023 Barba Negra – Budapest, HU 10/10/2023 A2 – Wroclaw, PL 10/11/2023 Capitol – Hanover, DE 10/12/2023 Kronensaal – Hamburg, DE 10/13/2023 Hellraiser – Leipzig, DE 10/14/2023 Turbinenhalle 2 – Oberhausen, DE 10/15/2023 Roanda – Utrecht, NL
Long-running, Dublin, Ireland-based Pagan metallers PRIMORDIAL will release their tenth full-length, How It Ends, on September 29th via Metal Blade Records.
PRIMORDIAL has nothing to prove. Having lasted thirty-two years and now returning with their devastating new studio offering, the Irish band has made it clear they are a primal force who consistently lay it all on the line. The follow-up to 2018’s critically lauded Exile Amongst The Ruins, How It Ends sees them delivering more of their seminal blend of Celtic and black metal, with an extra added urgency, and staring down the apocalypse.
“The title is a question – is this how it ends? How it all goes down: culture, language, history, society – humanity – who knows?,” says vocalist A. A. Nemtheanga. “Regardless of who you are or were, you get one chance at all of this, and it’s asking is this the end of your town, state, nation? Myths, traditions, relationships, and I suppose it asks the question, who reacts, who rebels – how does it end now for them?“
Working alongside founding members Pól MacAmlaigh (bass) and Ciáran MacUilliam (guitar) and longtime drummer Simon O’Laoghaire, the band started writing in earnest in the Fall of 2022, having lit a fire under themselves to work hastily and productively. PRIMORDIAL never plans out a record beforehand, letting them come together naturally, though Nemtheanga knew he wanted something with a bigger, more open sound, and something more aggressive, which is exactly what they achieved. “How It Ends is a very angry, defiant, visceral, and rebellious album, and as we worked it all began to take more shape and form itself. It may be the note we go out on but it will be a note of resistance, in musical terms. I think it’s also more metal! And more epic!“
It only takes one listen for these claims to be proven true, whether it’s the surging, gruff, dark “Ploughs To Rust, Swords To Dust,” the moody, desperate “Pilgrimage To The World’s End,” or the sprawling “All Against All,” which is drenched in a sinister air and driven by pounding rhythms, wielding a towering climax. “It certainly sounds like PRIMORDIAL, there is no doubt about that, we have our own style and this is a new chapter of the same book. If we have done anything new it’s really to work with more conviction than ever, and trust more than ever our instincts.“
Drawing lyrical influence both from modern and historical ideas, Nemtheanga always gives the listener something to think about. How It Ends is no exception. “If for example To The Nameless Dead (2007) was about the movement of borders, building of nations and those sent to war who gave their lives forming them, then this is the album more about resisting those empires, the freedom fighters, the outlaws, the people who made suicidal stands for freedom of speech, or independence – or for the most important word in the English language: liberty. It’s not hard to see why the album is inspired by this considering where we are right now in the world.”
In advance of the record’s release, today the band unleashes first single and album closer, “Victory Has 1000 Fathers, Defeat Is An Orphan,” and its accompanying video.
Watch PRIMORDIAL‘s “Victory Has 1000 Fathers, Defeat Is An Orphan” at THIS LOCATION.
How It Ends was tracked at Hellfire Studios on the outskirts of Dublin, produced by the band and engineered by previous collaborator Chris Fielding.The record will be released in various formats.
How It Ends Track Listing: 01. How It Ends 02. Ploughs to Rust, Swords to Dust 03. We Shall Not Serve 04. Traidisiúnta 05. Pilgrimage to the World’s End 06. Nothing New Under the Sun 07. Call to Cernunnos 08. All Against All 09. Death Holy Death 10. Victory Has 1000 Fathers, Defeat Is an Orphan
Coinciding with the release of How It Ends, PRIMORDIAL will serve as direct support to Paradise Lost on the Ultima Ratio Fest European Tour. Additional support will be provided by Omnium Gatherum and Harakiri For The Sky. Find tickets at THIS LOCATION.
PRIMORDIAL w/ Paradise Lost, Omnium Gatherum, Harakiri For The Sky: 09/28/2023 Substage – Karlsruhe, DE 09/29/2023 Komplex – Zurich, CZ 09/30/2023 Kaminwerk – Memmingen, DE 10/01/2023 Schlachthof – Wiesbaden, DE 10/02/2023 Löwensaal – Nuremberg,DE 10/04/2023 Trix – Antwerp, BE 10/05/2023 Garage – Saarbrücken, DE 10/06/2023 MeetFactory – Prague, CZ 10/07/2023 Vienna Metal Meeting – Vienna, AT 10/08/2023 Barba Negra – Budapest, HU 10/10/2023 A2 – Wroclaw, PL 10/11/2023 Capitol – Hanover, DE 10/12/2023 Kronensaal – Hamburg, DE 10/13/2023 Hellraiser – Leipzig, DE 10/14/2023 Turbinenhalle 2 – Oberhausen, DE 10/15/2023 Roanda – Utrecht, NL
Photo courtesy of Primordial Official Facebook Page
Ireland’s finest, PRIMORDIAL, start their “Heathen Crusade To Doomsday” tour and release Redemption at the Puritan’s Hand (Redux) to celebrate last year’s 10th anniversary of the album masterpiece. As a bonus, the album will be re-released digitally with additional demo versions of all album tracks.
Primordial vocalist A.A. Nemtheanga comments: “Redemption at the Puritan’s Hand is just over a decade old, the world seems very different now, who knows where we tread, we are about to set out on tour, the last one before doomsday? Who knows. Take a bite out of the apple while you can and see you down the front. As for the Redux? We found lurking in an old folder somewhere the pre mixed, pre-master versions of the album, not quite the demos for the album but somewhere in between, the sound is quite different, maybe warmer on some level, but there are different vocal patterns and takes, leads in different places, the flesh on the bones of the album without perhaps the skin! ‘Redemption’ was an important milestone in the band’s career, a difficult album to make, full of complications, illness, and conflict before we even mention almost being stranded in the Welsh valleys in the harshest of Winters up to our hips in snow! We ask you now to take a chunk of the flesh and have a bite and celebrate over a decade of ‘Redemption’ together with our long term co conspirators over at the great Metal Blade Records! See you on the other side“
‘Heathen Crusade To Doomsday’ PRIMORDIAL + SWALLOW THE SUN Special Guest: ROME 08.04.2022 DE – Bochum, Matrix 09.04.2022 BE – Bomal, Durbuy Rock Festival 10.04.2022 UK – London, Assembly Hall 11.04.2022 UK – Southend, Chinnerys 12.04.2022 FR – Colmar, Grillen 13.04.2022 FR – Lyon, CCO Villeurbanne 14.04.2022 FR – Paris, La Machine du Moulin Rouge 15.04.2022 CH – Pratteln, Z7 16.04.2022 DE – Mannheim, MS Connexion Complex 17.04.2022 DE – München, Dark Easter Metal Meeting 18.04.2022 NL – Eindhoven, Effenaar 19.04.2022 DE – Berlin, Lido 20.04.2022 DE – Bremen, Modernes 21.04.2022 DK – Copenhagen, Pumpehuset 22.04.2022 SE – Gothenburg, Brewhouse 23.04.2022 SE – Stockholm, Slaktkyrkan
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Stream Primordial‘s latest album Exile Amongst The Ruins here, watch the videos and purchase the album: metalblade.com/primordial
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