Danish death metallers BAEST‘s next studio album has been given the title of “Colossal“. Century Media have scheduled an August 15th release date for that fourth studio outing, which was produced by Tue Madsen (The Black Dahlia Murder, Suicide Silence).
A pair of guest appearances grace that record, with D-A-D-‘s Jesper Binzer appearing on “King Of The Sun” and members of ORM appearing on the newly debuted single, “Misfortunate Son“. A video for the latter track was shot with Moshmallows, with the band having the following to say about the song itself:
“‘Misfortunate Son‘ is the newest single release from our upcoming 4th album ‘Colossal’. Recorded at Antfarm Studio with Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Heaven Shall Burn, Meshuggah), it brings forth a blend of melody and brutality. The song showcases our passion for classic heavy metal riffing while incorporating the signature catchiness we always strive for with BAEST! We brought our Danish heroes ORM to add some eerie vocals, contributing a darker mood to the track…”
As for the album, BAEST collectively offered:
“Paying homage to the heavy metal roots of our music, we wanted to incorporate fast, classic and rocking riffs. This album showcases our passion for melody and a new direction for our death metal. Keeping the energy of former releases and adding new flavours to the inferno ‘Colossal’ stands out as an honest, original and exciting release.
Recording it over the course of 2 years at Antfarm Studio with Tue Madsen has been a different but exciting process, leaving a lot of space in between material released off the album, with the two first singles ‘Colossus’ and ‘Imp Of The Perverse’ being almost a year old by now.
We found that giving songs more time to grow felt right, and we also had to reinvent our own style and sound in that process, which leads to our satisfaction with ‘Colossal’ – it’s a broad album sound wise, and we feel this is the essence of BAEST. Playing some of the new tracks live on our recent tour with Danish rock legends D-A-D was helpful in cementing the appeal of the new tracks and helped us finish the album recordings between those shows.
Next up, we embark on our first ever US/North America run supporting Arch Enemy, and we are following this tour up with a ton of European festivals. This will be the perfect platform to show the new material and get feedback from the fans – see you on the road!”
“Colossal” track listing:
01 – “Stormbringer”
02 – “Colossus”
03 – “In Loathe And Love”
04 – “King Of The Sun” (feat. Jesper Binzer of D-A-D)
05 – “Imp Of The Perverse”
06 – “Misfortunate Son” (feat. ORM)
07 – “Mouth Of The River”
08 – “Light The Beacons”
09 – “Depraved World”
Pre-orders can be found via baest.lnk.to/Colossal-Album.
With Arch Enemy, Fit For An Autopsy & Thrown Into Exile:
04/14 San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
04/15 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
04/16 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
04/18 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
04/19 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
04/20 Vancouver, BC – The Pearl
04/22 Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
04/23 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
04/25 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
04/26 Denver, CO – Summit
04/28 Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis
04/29 Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
04/30 Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre
05/02 New York, NY – Palladium Times Square
05/03 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
05/05 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of The Living Arts
05/06 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
05/08 Montreal, QC – L’Olympia (no Fit For An Autopsy) (feat. Martyr)
05/09 Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
05/10 Stroudsburg, PA – The Sherman Theater
05/11 Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple
05/13 Charlotte, NC – The Underground (no Baest)
05/15 Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville
05/16 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (no Baest)
05/18 Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee Metal Fest
BAEST:
05/28 Stockholm, SWE – Stockholm City Theatre
05/30 Kirchdorf, GER – Bavarian Battle Open Air
05/31 Jelling, DEN – Jelling Musikfestival
06/07 Maastricht, NET – South Of Heaven
06/21 Ukmerge, LIT – Kilkim Zaibu
06/28 Haderslev, DEN – Kløften Festival
07/04 Kalmar, SWE – Metal Theatre
07/18 Mulfingen, GER – Boarstream Open Air
07/25 Thy, DEN – Alive Festival
08/09 Kortrijk, BEL – Alcatraz
08/13 Dinkelsbuhl, GER – Summer Breeze Open Air
08/16 Svendborg, DEN – Haarders
08/21 Kaltenbach, AUT – Kaltenbach Open Air
10/18 Besiktas, TUR – Portals Metal Fest
