Omnium Gatherum have put out a visualizer for “Walking Ghost Phase” from their approaching new album “May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way“. The Finnish melodic death metal band are issuing this track as the final advance single from that record, which itself will arrive on November 07th through Century Media. Two members of the band shared their thoughts on this song, with vocalist Jukka Pelkonen offering:
“‘Walking Ghost Phase’‘ is about addiction in its many forms. It is about dullness defeating passion yet the addiction creating a fixation. It is a zombie-like state where one is forced to go through the destructive pattern repeatedly. Self-deception is one of the key topics in this song. How addiction lures one into thinking there is nothing wrong and then it consumes you.
The title is a real term used when the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster happened in the ’80s. There were workers exposed to heavy radiation who obviously got sick from it. After a while, they seemed to be cured, but that was only a deception. Soon afterwards they just collapsed and passed away. That is why I linked the ‘Walking Ghost Phase’-state to the idea of addiction.”
Guitarist Markus Vanhala added:
“Here’s the third OG single down the road — called ‘Walking Ghost Phase.’ This one represents the simpler, straight-forward banger side of the upcoming album; it gets your heads banging and fists pumping. I am really looking forward to playing this one live as it has a feel of an upcoming classic live anthem — luckily we have A LOT of shows coming up. Also fear not; there’s also gonna be some a bit more proggy or advanced stuff on the album. May the bridges we burn light the way!”
Vanhala wasn’t lying about the band’s upcoming touring plans, with the following runs currently scheduled.
11/07-09 Helsinki-Stockholm – Hellsinki Metal Cruise
With Aether Realm and Hinayana:
11/16 Boston, MA – Sonia
11/17 Quebec City, QC – Source de La Martiniere
11/18 Montreal, QC – Foufounes Electriques
11/19 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
11/20 Detroit, MI – The Sanctuary
11/21 Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle
11/22 Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
11/23 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theater (Studio B)
11/24 Kansas City, MO – Warehouse on Broadway
11/25 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
11/26 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
11/28 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
11/29 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
11/30 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
12/01 Sacramento, CA – Goldfield Midtown
12/02 Los Angeles, CA – 1720
12/03 San Diego, CA – Brick by Brick
12/04 Mesa, AZ – The Rosetta Room
12/05 El Paso, TX – Rockhouse Bar & Grill
12/06 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
12/07 Dallas, TX – Trees
12/08 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
12/10 Orlando, FL – Conduit
12/11 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
12/12 Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
12/13 Harrisburg, PA – Capitol City Music Hall
12/14 New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
Omnium Gatherum:
01/09 Kotka, FIN – Street Food Factory
01/10 Rytmikorjaamo, FIN – Seinäjoki Metal Fest
01/16 Oulu, FIN – Kantakrouvi
01/17 Tampere, FIN – Olympia
01/23 Jyväskylä, FIN – Lutakko
01/24 Helsinki, FIN – Tavastia
With Fallujah and In Mourning:
02/11 Copenhagen, DEN – Pumpehuset
02/12 Hamburg, GER – Gruenspan
02/13 Leipzig, GER – Hellraiser
02/14 Berlin, GER – Lido
02/15 Krakow, POL – Hype Park
02/17 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
02/18 Prague, CZE – Rock Cafe
02/19 Vienna, AUT – Szene
02/20 Munich, GER – Backstage Halle
02/21 Aarau, SWI – KiFF
02/22 Stuttgart, GER – Im Wizemann
02/23 Lindau, GER – Club Vaudeville
02/25 Hannover, GER – Muzikzentrum
02/26 Aschaffenburg, GER – Colos-Saal
02/27 Almelo, NET – Metropool
02/28 Oberhausen, GER – Kulttempel
03/01 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX – Rockhal
03/03 Colmar, FRA – Le Grillen
03/04 Paris, FRA – Petit Bain
03/05 Utrecht, NET – Tivoli Pandora
03/06 Kortrijk, BEL – DVG
03/07 London, UK – The Dome
