ALKYMIST: UnnDerr, The Third Album From Danish Progressive Doom Metal Quartet, Is Out Today And Streaming Everywhere Through Indisciplinarian

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Today, Danish prog doom metal quartet ALKYMIST unleashes their third album, UnnDerr, through Indisciplinarian. UnnDerr sees the band venturing into new horizons, conveying a more direct expression while retaining their psychedelic and progressive trademarks.

In a large soundproof basement in Copenhagen, ALKYMIST set up their own studio and worked nonstop for three years on the enigmatic UnnDerr, initially recording the album themselves, after which they trashed the recordings and switched drummers. The seven tracks on UnnDerr are the band’s first recordings to see vocalist Peter Bjørneg, guitarist Stefan Krey, and bassist Kaspar Luke joined by new drummer Per Silkjær (Fossils, Brunsten, Double Space, Sons Of Cain). The band then returned to Ballade Studios to record and mix the album with producer Lasse Ballade (Orm, Solbrud, Konvent, Night Fever) as on previous albums, with Ballade also handling the mastering. UnnDerr is completed with artwork/design by Anders Kidmose.

Stream UnnDerr at Bandcamp HERE and other platforms HERE, and watch the videos created by Mikisog H. Lynge for “Digging A Grave” HERE and “The Scent” HERE.

UnnDerr is available on vinyl LP –  300 on Black, 100 on Petrol Transparent, 100 on Red Transparent – at the label webshop HERE.

ALKYMIST will play a release show for UnnDerr on November 29th in Copenhagen, and another show in Aarhus on February 22nd, both with labelmates Offernat as special guests.

ALKYMIST Live:
11/29/2024 Loppen – Copenhagen, DK *LP release show w/ Offernat [tickets]
2/22/2025 Voxhall – Aarhus, DK w/ Offernat, Hudsult [tickets]

In 2018, ALKYMIST released their critically acclaimed, eponymous debut album, alongside performances across Denmark including at the Danish music industry’s SPOT Festival and the following year at Roskilde Festival. Expectations were high and the heavy artillery had moved into position for the release of the sequel Sanctuary in the spring of 2020. But a well-known pandemic shut down all plans. Instead, ALKYMIST chose to spend energy on improving their recording possibilities in the rehearsal room in Copenhagen and proclaimed shortly after the release of Sanctuary that they were working on new material. That was almost four years ago. Much has happened since then, with the band contemplating and now back at full force.

On their debut album, ALKYMIST‘s focus was on finding their own expression. With Sanctuary, it was about further developing the sound and the special symbiosis in the music. And now on UnnDerr, ALKYMIST brings all the elements to a boil and explores what happens if the accelerator is stepped on a little further. Musically, the third album embraces musically more broadly and comes off as more direct with its distinct use of melody and groove, while the progressive and atmospheric elements are intact.

UnnDerr sees ALKYMIST fairing into new horizons, conveying a more direct expression while retaining their psychedelic and progressive trademarks. The album dives down into the ambiguity of what is above the surface and what lurks below… what is seen and what is hidden away but is still messing around in the subconscious. Nothing is normal in the band’s auspices… what happens if it’s all manipulated? Letters as symbols… what if you take the symbolism and look at the other side… does it start to mean something else? What kind of messages do you get and where does it lead you? With the music, ALKYMIST questions everything we believe, see and hear.

For review copies of UnnDerr and interviews with ALKYMIST contact [email protected], and in the UK/EU contact [email protected].

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