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THE VISION BLEAK - Weird Tales · BLACK LP

Product information "THE VISION BLEAK - Weird Tales · BLACK LP"

Gatefold LP (black vinyl) with padded inner sleeves and protection sleeve.

More about 'Weird Tales'

THE VISION BLEAK return in grand style: The German duo's seventh full-length "Weird Tales" constitutes a monumental tribute to the eponymous American pulp magazine and other tales of mystery and dark imagination. The album consists of a single track that is divided into internal chapters, which are each inspired by weird tales, poems, and other literature of horror and the macabre. On "Weird Tales", THE VISION BLEAK are referring to eminent writers of the legendary magazine such as H. P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith, but also allude to authors that were never featured in the magazine, for example Edgar Allen Poe and Lafcadio Hearn, whose "Fantastics and Other Fancies" was very influential for this album. THE VISION BLEAK are pulling every register of their enormous musical prowess. The chapters range stylistically from flamboyant gothic rock via dark doom to harsh black and death metal parts – and about everything in between. All the thrilling elements that the following of the duo has come to expect and love is present on this record: the dramatic and theatrical, the harsh and heavy, the melancholic and eerie, and also catchy and symphonic moments. All of this is woven into a dense sonic tapestry, which is held together by a recurring ebb and flow that is reminiscent of classical composition. THE VISION BLEAK were born out of the friendship between guitarist, bass-player and harsh vocalist Markus Stock aka Ulf Theodor Schwadorf and drummer and singer Tobias Schönemann alias Allen B. Konstanz. After first experimenting with a more gothic rock formula, THE VISION BLEAK shaped up when the duo began to involve their mutual love for the horror genre. Already their debut album, "The Deathship Has a New Captain" (2004) became an instant success in both gothic and metal circles and is by now regarded as a classic. As the debut album's theme was based on classical horror movies, the Germans aptly dubbed their style: horror metal. With the following albums, THE VISION BLEAK cemented their reputation as purveyors of classy and quality music. Each full-length revolves around themes from the horror genre that can easily be deduced from their respective titles. "Carpathia" (2005) was followed by "The Wolves Go Hunt Their Prey (2007) and "Set Sail to Mystery (2010), "Witching Hour" (2013), and "The Unknown" (2016). THE VISION BLEAK, the masters of horror metal, are finally ready to gift the world their most ambitious song so far: "Weird Tales" is a beautiful and heartfelt homage to a poetic golden age of horror and mystery literature. Listen with care, but always be wary of the eldritch and forbidding sounds that lurk within this song!

Track listing

A1. Chapter I: Introduction
A2. Chapter II: In Rue D'Auseil
A3. Chapter III: In Gardens Red, Satanical
A4. Chapter IV: Once I Was A Flower
A5. Chapter V: The Premature Burial
A6. Chapter VI: Mother Of Toads
B1. Chapter VII: The Graveyard By Nyght In A Thunderstorm
B2. Chapter VIII: The Undying One
B3. Chapter IX: Evil Dreams Run Deep
B4. Chapter X: The Witch With Eyes Of Amber
B5. Chapter XI: Canticle
B6. Chapter XII: To Drink From Lethe

Manufacturer: ProMedia GmbH, Im Gartenfeld 1, 54516 Flußbach, Germany, Contact: prophecy.de

Artist: The Vision Bleak
Color: Black
Color effect: Single color
Label/Manufacturer: Prophecy Productions
Genre: Gothic Metal, Heavy Metal, Horror Metal

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