Black Orchid Empire release new song ‘Death From Above’

BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE have released a new song!

The new song, Death From Above, is taken from the band’s upcoming new album, Semaphore which is scheduled to be released in June this year, via Long Branch Records.

Speaking about the new song, guitarist/vocalist Paul Visser says, “this is one of the heavier songs from Semaphore, and features a riff we’ve been tinkering with since touring Yugen. We’re experimenting on this record with pushing our boundaries both in terms of melody and technicality, and Death From Above is an example of one of the more progressive metal-influenced songs on the album. Lyrically it’s inspired by the amazing work of Richard Morgan and his Takeshi Kovacs series, he’s one of my favourite SF writers. The song is about the winged, raptor-like Martians that feature in his books (and more recently Altered Carbon on Netflix), and the technology they left behind. I especially love the middle section, it’s so much fun to sing over that dreamy, ambient landscape. Then Dave and Billy lock in with their syncopated rhythm and it’s an awesome moment. We can’t wait to see the crowd reaction when we play this one live.”

Watch the official lyric video for Death From Above here: 

Alongside the release of the new music video, the band have also announced rescheduled dates for their co-headline tour with UK tech-metallers EXIST IMMORTAL.

Rescheduled tour dates are as follows:

29.10. UK, Brighton – The Hope & Ruin
30.10. UK, Bristol – The Old England
31.10. UK, Bournemouth – The Anvil
01.11. UK, London – 229 The Venue

Semaphore is set for release on June 12th via Long Branch Records.

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