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THE VINTAGE CARAVAN have announced a new album!
Titled Portals, the upcoming album from the Icelandic retro prog rock trio is the follow-up to 2021’s Monuments, and is scheduled to be released in September this year, via Napalm Records.
Speaking about the upcoming album, the band shares, “we proudly present our sixth studio album, Portals. It’s our most diverse, dynamic, experimental album and in our opinion, our best effort yet. Portals was recorded at Arda Recorders in Porto, Portugal in October 2024 with Axel ‘Flexi’ Árnason, with whom we worked on Voyage (2012), Arrival (2015) and The Monuments Tour (2023). This is the first time we recorded on tape and we are so happy with the results. We feel that this time we really managed to capture our live energy.
The title of the album is a nod to the city of Porto and connecting the songs are a series of interludes which we call ‘Portals‘ that set the mood and bring you to the next track. We can’t wait for you to experience the journey that is Portals!”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, THE VINTAGE CARAVAN have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; Riot.
Speaking about the new song, vocalist/guitarist Óskar Logi Águstsson shares, “Riot came to me in a dream. It’s the only time that has happened to me. I woke up around 7am humming the first two riffs and I really liked it and I thought to myself, ‘I’ll go back to sleep for a bit and then I’ll work on this’. Then I woke up again and I forgot the main riff, which was a bummer and I tried remembering the pattern all day until I gave up and went to bed, right as I was drifting off to sleep it came back to me! Thankfully!
The track is an energetic and heavy one. The lyrics were inspired by the 2024 riots in England. We were touring the country at the time, it was a very surreal thought to be possibly caught up in a riot and I knew I wouldn’t do very well in that sort of situation, so that’s what inspired me to write the lyrics. We hope you enjoy Riot and remember, don’t start a riot, just listen to this tune instead.”
Watch the official music video for Riot here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
1. Philosopher (ft. Mikael Åkerfeldt)
2. Portal I
3. Days Go By
4. Portal II
5. Here You Come Again
6. Current
7. Give and Take
8. Portal III
9. Crossroads
10. Alone
11. Portal IV
12. Freedom
13. Riot
14. Electrified
15. Portal V
16. My Aurora
17. This Road
Portals is set for release on September 26th via Napalm Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
For more information on THE VINTAGE CARAVAN like their official page on Facebook.
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