– September thirtieth, 2024 –
BAND FEATURES VOLBEAT’S MICHAEL POULSEN, MARC GREWE (INSIDIOUS DISEASE, EX-MORGOTH), + MORTEN TOFT HANSEN (RAUNCHY)
DEBUT ALBUM IMPII HORA OUT NOW VIA METAL BLADE RECORDS
For greater than 20 years, vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen has been spearheading Danish rock and roll machine Volbeat, releasing eight full lengths, promoting hundreds of thousands of albums, and filling stadiums worldwide. Earlier than fronting Volbeat, nevertheless, Poulsen fashioned demise metallic band Dominus, which recorded 4 quick, brutal albums within the mid ’90s.
When Poulsen was placing collectively songs for Volbeat‘s 2021 album, Servant of the Thoughts, he wrote a bunch of demise metallic riffs and saved them on his telephone. Then, when he was achieved with the Volbeat document, he reopened the rusty gates to Armageddon and began placing collectively songs for his new demise metallic band Asinhell, whose debut album Impii Hora (Latin for “Ungodly Hour“), is a tribute to Poulsen’s favourite old-school teams.
Impii Hora was launched September 29, 2023 by way of Metallic Blade. Get it right here.
At this time, the band has shared the video for the title observe. Watch it right here.
The video comes on the one-year anniversary of the album launch. The footage was shot in Berlin through the band’s current European tour.
“It means ‘Ungodly Hour’ in Latin and the tune is about all these evil, vile, and horrible acts that get dedicated on this Ungodly Hour,” shares Poulsen concerning the title. “It’s undoubtedly an anti-religion tune. Mainly, we aren’t churchgoers, however alternatively, I completely respect individuals who imagine in one thing. However faith, to me, is the oppression that comes with being part of the church. That’s the oppressive factor, not the assumption in some excessive, holy spirit. To me, the anti-religion stuff is extra about what folks have achieved to believers – making an attempt to govern folks to comply with them, which is an autocratic sort of factor.”
It follows final spring’s video for “Pyromantic Scryer.” Watch it right here.
Poulsen has rekindled the demise metallic hearth that fueled his first band Dominus. He started jamming on riffs with longtime good friend and neighbor, drummer Morten Toft Hansen (Raunchy). The 2 began enjoying in Morten’s tiny storage: no mics, no P.A. – only a drum equipment and a combo amp turned all the way in which up like they used after they have been youngsters. Quickly, the pair have been finishing a brand new tune each time they received collectively. When it got here time so as to add vocals, Poulsen turned to his good good friend, who additionally occurred to be one in all his all-time favourite demise metallic growlers: Marc Grewe (Insidious Illness, ex-Morgoth).
“I had identified Michael fairly a very long time and he at all times talked about that we should always do a demise metallic undertaking sooner or later, however I by no means took him too severely as a result of he was so busy with Volbeat,” Grewe says. “Then he known as for actual and stated, ‘Yeah, I wish to do it now. Are you up for it?’ Instantly, I used to be like, ‘Sure, after all!’“
With Asinhell absolutely fashioned, the three convened with Volbeat producer Jacob Hansen to supply, combine, and play bass on their debut album. When it was time so as to add lead guitar to the album, Michael appeared no additional than good friend and The Arcane Order axeman Flemming C. Lund.
ASINHELL ARE:
Michael Poulsen – Guitar
Marc Grewe – Vocals
Morten Toft Hansen – Drums
ASINHELL ONLINE:
https://asinhell.com
https://www.fb.com/AsinhellMusic
https://twitter.com/Asinhell
https://www.instagram.com/asinhellmusic
