News : Primordial have announced exclusive Australian performances for July this year

Irish-born extreme Celtic metal band, Primordial, announced in a recent presser a few days ago that come July this year, the band will be hitting Australian shores for an exclusive two-date tour, taking in Melbourne and Sydney, respectively.

This will be the band’s first ever time in Australia! With their 30th anniversary looming, this will be a momentous occasion on Australia’s metal calendar.

Primordial’s frontman Alan Averill “Nemtheanga” had this to say of the announcement:

“Well it’s taken over two decades but we are proud to announce some shows in Australia. Even if we can confirm kinship with so many people down the years, toured with so many Australian bands, shared drinks and good times, it’s always been in Europe, seperated by geography and economics. So here we are… and we have some old comrades in Vomitor and Nocturnal Graves as support. Bring it on!…“

With roots stretching back nearly 30 years, Primordial were the first black metal band to come from Ireland. 
Taking influence from iconic bands of the genre such as Bathory and Celtic Frost and mixing it with the emerging Norwegian and Greek sounds that were beginning to form the second wave of black metal in the early 90’s to create something completely original. Primordial released their landmark debut album Imrama in 1995 which heralded the arrival of more melodic and folk elements to their black metal sound. 

Evolving their sound further through the release of 98’s a Journey’s End and 2000’s  Spirit The Earth Aflame by adding traditional Irish instruments and song structures as well as mandolins and whistles, their Celtic identity became synonymous with their music. Across eight studio albums, the band have progressed. Keeping their trademarks but adding broader, heavier elements. The band are much darker sonically today than ever before, as evidenced on their latest album, 2014’s Where Greater Men Have Fallen

Over the last decade, with more and more extreme metal acts turning to pagan histories, the old ways and northern European history for inspiration, Primordial have risen to become a leading light. Each album release building on the last and gaining them more momentum as they took their message across the world. The pagan metal zeitgeist hit in 2008 when they toured the US for the first time after nearly two decades as a band.

Now, finally in their third decade, Primordial can add Australia to their list of conquests!

Joining Primordial as local support for both shows will be Aussie death metal veterans, Vomitor and Nocturnal Graves. Other local supports are to be announced.

Presented by Black Conjuration Fest, tickets are on sale now!

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