Pantheist have completed the recordings of the track 'Barock' for the conceptual split album 'Unveiling the Signs', with Wijlen Wij, Dissolving of Prodigy and Gallileous, to be released through Redrum 666 Records. Sound wise, the track harks back to the sound of the band's demo '1000 years', but with a few subtleties that suggest it's the year 2010 and Pantheist are a full band now. Lyrically, it is a nostalgic look at a long lost and uncertain past where heroism, fantasy and magic reigned supreme. A preview of the track will be available as soon as it is mastered.
The band have now sold out of the latest album, 'Journey Through Lands Unknown'. However, you can still obtain it from other stores both online and on the street, for example from the Firebox Netstore.
The two tracks from 'Promo 2010' which were made temporarily available for streaming from the band's Myspace page have now been removed...watch this space for more new material! Labels or promoters who would still like a copy of the promo should contact the band directly to obtain one.
The band have completed a two track promo which has been sent to various record labels as the cooperation with Firebox records has come to an end. The versions of the tracks are nowhere near in final (album) form, but the home recorded demo's are of a quite high sound quality and give a good idea of where the band are heading to. Both tracks have been uploaded on the Myspace site and will be available for streaming in the next few weeks.
Work has also started on the band's contribution to the split release 'Unveiling the Signs'. The track promises to be a return to the baroque style of 1000 Years with a light progressive touch. The split also includes contributions from Gallileous, Dissolving of Prodigy and Wijlen Wij. It is to be released by the Polish label Redrum666.
Meanwhile, merchandise has quickly been running out of stock. All of the band's copies of Amartia are now sold out and there are only two copies of Journey Through Lands Unknown remaining. There are also still some copies of the reissue of 'O Solitude' left, as well as t-shirts (although some of the colours/sizes are quickly running out!)...head over to the merchandise page to obtain your own copy of these items.
A long overdue new biography of the band has been added to the website...you can read it for yourself over at the Band Page. You can also find a new review of the latest album 'Journey Through Lands Unknown' as well as an interview with Kostas, transcribed in both Russian and English, via the Press Page.
The lyrics to Pantheist's releases have now been added to the website. You can read them via the Discography page, where you will find a link to the lyrics with the rest of the information for the record that they belong to.
For those Facebook users out there, Pantheist now have an OFFICIAL page on the social networking site. Click here to visit the page and join yourself for news updates, discussion with fellow fans and band members, videos, playlists and more!
The Metal Discovery website has added a review of the Pantheist/Gallileous gig at The Gaff in London on the 27th of February. You can find a link to the review, as well as many other media commentaries on Pantheist's releases and performances, on the Press Page.
In light of present times of economic hardship, we have lowered the price of the recently released new Pantheist T-shirts to 15€/£13, waiving the charges for the buyer that come with using Paypal to make transactions. Don't hesitate to order your own copy of one of these unique shirts for this reduced price now via the merchandise page.
Pantheist have unveiled a long-awaited new T-shirt design. The shirts are ready to view and order now from the merchandise page for only 16€ (including postage), and are available in three different colours (red, black and grey) and four different sizes (including 'girly').
We have also implemented a 'multiple buy reward' on our merchandise page, where you can receive a substantial discount when buying several items from the band. We are still selling copies of the latest album, 'Journey Through Lands Unknown', and the 'O Solitude' re-issue (and have now added prices in Pounds Sterling for all items), so head over to the merchandise page to stock up on Pantheist goodies.
The band has also been confirmed for their first gig in Russia, at Moscow Doom Fest on 29th May, together with Esoteric, Jack Frost and Septic Mind. More bands are to be confirmed for this well-renowned event, so keep an eye on the concerts page for further information about this and other future concerts. The new shirts will also be obtainable at the gig.
Finally, reviews of some of Pantheist's live performances in British metal magazines from over the last few years have been added to the press page.
The Pantheist website has now successfully been transferred to a new server. Apologies for the brief period of downtime whilst this move took place - with our new server the site should now run much more reliably.
In the coming days, we shall be transferring the Pantheist website to a new server. This may mean that the site will be offline for a limited period, however please bear with us as it will not take long for everything to get up and running on the new server. This should in turn stop the downtime which you may have noticed plague the site from time to time recently. Meanwhile, stay tuned for updates on the latest news with everything Pantheist related.
"So, the radio plays constantly and unrelentingly 'It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year' or 'Let It Snow'; yet all I see around me are executions of people with learning difficulties, greedy publicans walking like zombies in multistories and snatching last minute deals while at the same time exchanging their Christmas presents for money, radical lunatics trying to blow up transatlantic planes during landing and other such heart warming events. To make matters worse, my favourite football team has failed -for the third year in a row- to buy a trustworthy central defender, and are now in danger of having their patchy defence exposed by the warriors of AS Roma. It's all looking gloomy, and I guess I'll blame it on my extensive 'doom' training throughout the years.
Anyhow, we are not here to discuss world events; there are luckily some positive news as well. After a search that lasted for several months, we found ourselves jamming and rehearsing with Pepijn Van Houwelingen (ex In Age and Sadness). Although he is is known as a bass player/vocalist from his previous band, we discovered that he is a damn fine guitar player as well, so we'll continue to work with him and look forward to introduce him as our second guitar player in our upcoming gigs. We thank everyone who applied for the position, but as you all know there was only one position for guitar player to be filled.
We are also currently working on new tracks, and are quite excited about how they are shaping up to be. Those of you who were lucky enough to see us in our October gigs, might have noticed that the new track we played (Broken Statue) has a more accessible sound than what people are used to from us, although still retaining that crucial Pantheist identity of epic mysticism. Most new tracks seem to be going in the same direction, favouring clean vocals and melodic riffs over brutal grunts and grinding parts. However, rest assured: the guitars will still be heavy and weighty and the tempos still uncomfortably slow. It's just a different approach, and we will be thrilled to try out a few new tracks upon unsuspecting audiences in our upcoming gigs.
Lastly, we are also contributing a track to a split album with Remembrance, Gallileous, Dissolving of Prodigy and Wijlen Wij. This album, which will carry the theme of superstition as interpreted by the five bands, is to be released at some point in 2010 and the featured track will be a bit more 'regressive' -as it is to be expected from an irregular release- featuring a sound closer to our '1000 years' demo but with a more melodic touch. We will be keeping you informed on the developments."
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