Nekrogoblikon‘s brand new EP “The Boling Sea” has been slated for an April 17th release date. The goblin co-fronted melodic death metal outfit have also locked in an unlikely collaboration on that new outing, teaming with ska punk veterans Reel Big Fish” on “Secret Elephant“. Nekrogoblikon co-vocalist John Goblikon stated of that just-released track:
“I’ve been asked to give a statement on our new song ‘Secret Elephant‘ and after strong consideration, I’ve decided I’m not quite sure know what that means. But what I DO know is secrets don’t make friends… unless that secret is, of course, an elephant who you happened to befriend. They also say an elephant never forgets, but goblins definitely do, because I literally can’t remember where I put my phone!
I had it earlier and then I got distracted by this email asking me for a quote about our new song ‘Secret Elephant,’ which is such a banger by the way. Ooh, that reminds me I gotta look for my phone!” — Sent from John’s iPhone.”
His co-vocalist in the band, Dickie Allen (of Infant Annihilator fame) added of the below Brandon Dermer-directed music video for it, “It was so much fun filming ourselves being goofballs. Also, has anyone seen my beer?”
Jason Suecof (The Black Dahlia Murder, Trivium) produced and mixed this new EP. Speaking of it as a whole, guitarist Alex Alereza offered:
“Writing for this release began in the midst of constant touring and right after bringing on a new vocal duo, so we found ourselves in new territories both in terms of pace and creative process. And that ended up being a good thing! We had a blast making this together and hope everyone enjoys these songs as much as we do. And for the Nekro fans that have been with us for a very long time, we decided to include live recordings of five Nekro classics!”
“The Boiling Sea” track listing:
01 – “Show Me Your Goblin“
02 – “Fiend“
03 – “Closer To The Sun“
04 – “Secret Elephant” (feat. Reel Big Fish)
05 – “Dead-ish“
06 – “The Boiling Sea“
07 – “Prince Of The Land Of Stench” (live)
08 – “No One Survives” (live)
09 – “Powercore” (live)
10 – “The Magic Spide” (live)
11 – “This Is It” (live)
Pre-orders are up now over at nekrogoblikonofficial.com.
With Enterprise Earth and Wretched:
03/05 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
03/06 Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep
03/08 Wichita, KS – Wave
03/09 Springfield, MO – The Regency Live
03/10 Nashville, TN – Exit / In
03/12 Allentown, PA – Arrow Archer Music Hall
With Enterprise Earth:
03/22 Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
03/28 Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s Entertainment Center
03/31 Sauget, IL – Pop’s
With HANABIE. & Enterprise Earth:
03/13 Boston, MA – Big Night Live
03/14 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl
03/15 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
03/17 Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield
03/18 Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
03/20 Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre Presented by Citizens
03/21 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
03/23 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
03/24 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
03/25 Orlando, FL – House of Blues Orlando (no Nekrogoblikon)
03/27 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues Cleveland
03/29 Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
03/30 Chicago, IL – House of Blues Chicago
04/01 Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis
04/03 Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas
04/04 Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston
04/06 Austin, TX – Emo’s Austin
04/07 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
04/09 San Diego, CA – House of Blues San Diego
04/10 San Francisco, CA – August Hall
04/11 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
