Heavy Metal Power

SLOUGH FEG SLOUGH FEG SLOUGH FEG!! I love SLOUGH FEG!

Mighty epic metal masters SLOUGH FEG will release their 8th album, entitled “The Animal Spirits” in Europe in Cruz del Sur and in the USA on Profound Lore. They have made two new songs from the forthcoming CD available for streaming and download!

The 95 Thesis
http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/mp3/Slough%20Feg%20-%20The%2095%20Thesis.mp3

Free Market Barbarian
http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/mp3/Slough%20Feg%20-%20Free%20Market%20Barbarian.mp3

I listened to each song only once so far and I am digging them – this album will surely be a worthy purchase.

Here is the full tracklisting for The Animal Spirits:

01 “Trick the Vicar”
02 “The 95 Thesis”
03 “Materia Prima”
04 “Free Market Barbarian”
05 “Lycanthropic Fantasies”
06 “Ask the Casket”
07 “Heavyworlder”
08 “The Tell-Tale Heart”
09 “Kon-Tiki”
10 “Second Coming”
11 “Tactical Air-War” (Feat. Bob Wright of Brocas Helm)

Here’s some more info from Cruz del Sur:
The album will probably take everyone by surprise, as always, when SLOUGH FEG is involved. “The Animal Spirits” appears to be a new step in the eclectic, powerful style choice of SLOUGH FEG, and the artwork will also reflect some changes. Unlike their previous releases, the artwork will be more simple and immediate to fit the album atmosphere better…

And some from Slough Feg mastermind Mike Scalzi himself:
“The title sounds like it could mean plenty of things, but really refers to an Aristotelian theory of perception that was somehow taken seriously until the mid to later 1700’s (?!) Why this was I don’t know, but it involves these bizarre fluid called ‘animal spirits’ traveling through a person’s veins carrying information of what they have perceived, storing it in the heart, and then releasing it again when that thing is remembered. It really a primitive precursor to the idea of neurons firing in a chain, containing ideas. So that’s what people will find if they do a little research about the title.”

I’m not sure what the release date is yet. Soon I hope!!!
To be released in North America on Oct 26th.

I am hearing whispers and rumors that Blind Guardian will be touring the USA / North America in 2010! They will be supporting their new album At The Edge Of Time. Is it true? No confirmation yet. Check back here soon. For now, hear some new Blind Guardian tunes here.

UPDATE

---

Apparently they are playing in Chicago
http://www.songkick.com/concerts/6417106-blind-guardian-at-bottom-lounge
Monday 29 November 2010
Blind Guardian live
Blind Guardian at Bottom Lounge (Chicago)
Line-up

* Blind Guardian
* Seven Kingdoms

Venue
Bottom Lounge 1375 W Lake St 60607 Chicago, IL, US

---

Here is a video for their new speedy melodic power metal soon to be classic song called ‘A Voice in the Dark’.

BLIND GUARDIAN vocalist & lyricist Hansi Kürsch checks in about the finished product:

“The storyboard of the video is just an individual interpretation by the video producer in accordance to the lyrics of ‘A Voice In The Dark’ and the album cover. Storyboard-wise, I think it is the perfect output of what art is supposed to be about: A constant inspiration to progression and new worlds. We luckily did have the chance to visit the pyramids in México when we played there in 1998. They, of course, have been my inspiration when I spoke to Felipe [Machado Franco, artist] about the album cover artwork and possible pyramids to be involved. Due to that, they also were an inspiration for Ivan [Colic]. Our intention, of course, is to have some of the images [incorporated] into our live set.”

Begin headbanging now!