Irish pagan metal masters PRIMORDIAL will release their new album, Redemption At The Puritan's Hand, on April 23rd via Metal Blade Records in Europe, April 26th in North America.

The album track 'Bloodied Yet Unbowed' is currently streaming at this location.

Redemption At The Puritan's Hand tracklisting:

'No Grave Deep Enough'

'Lain With The Wolf'

'Bloodied Yet Unbowed'

'God's Old Snake'

'The Mouth Of Judas'

'The Black Hundred'

'The Puritan's Hand'

'Death Of The Gods'

Vocalist A.A. Nemtheanga recently commented on the album's cover art: "So it's finished, ready, done and dusted as they say. The cover was done again by our by now resident art executioner Paul McCarroll from Unhinged Art. Simple I think you will admit but definitely one that we argued least about through all the years, dark, macabre and beautiful it perfectly portrays the themes of the new album, which I will get into shortly."

Nemtheanga about the recordings: "So how does it compare? For the first time I guess we felt a little pressure, before 'To The Nameless Dead' we had always been a niche band, a critics choice but following TTND we moved a little more centre stage. Expectations my friends, expectations! Yes it contains rabble-rousers and hooks and choruses, memorable themes and dynamics but also it has darkness in spades. It has grit, filth and foreboding. Dark sweeping tragedy as always mixed with blood stirring defiance!

The recording of course was booked during what has turned out to be one of the worst winters in living memory in Europe. Leaving Ireland at –15 to travel to a –20 Wales, trudging through feet of snow, slipping on black ice and basically having our bollix frozen off for three weeks left me thinking next time I’m going to record in the Bahamas and fake all this grimness. For good measure I got what looking back must have been swine flu recording the vocals. In fact some I can’t remember recording, I was so out of my head on painkillers and energy drinks. Suffering for your art is over rated believe me."

Primordial have announced two release shows in Essen and München, Germany. The shows will take place on the weekend of release of their new album Redemption At The Puritan’s Hand.

April

23 – Essen, Germany – Turock (special release show)
24 – München, Germany – Backstage (special release show)

To make these two nights not just shows but Primordial events celebrating the unleashing of the new album, there will be a couple of extras only available on these two nights! Surely something you don’t want to miss out and nights to be remembered!

• low ticket prices (12 Euro pre-sale; 15 Euro box office)

• Redemption At The Puritan’s Hand CD + LP available for purchase at show

• exclusive free A1 poster with every purchase of new CD/LP

• signing session and meet & greet with all band members

• special release show merchandise available only at these two shows

CommentsNemthanga: "We have two very special release parties scheduled in Germany for 23rd and 24th of April in Germany, Essen and Munich (Trurock and Backstage). The album will be available at these shows before shop release at a special price and the tickets right now are looking like being 10euro (12 at the most), there will be special merch, meet and greets, signings and just generally hanging out so make sure to get to those two. We should have a very special guest with us that right now I cannot confirm. Soon!"

Upcoming Primordial live dates:

April

7 - 8 - Stockholm, Sweden – Sweden Rock Cruise
16 - Würzburg, Germany – Hammer Of Doom Festival
23 - Essen, Germany – Turock (release show!)
24 - München, Germany – Backstage (release show!)

May

6 - Haugesund, Norway – Karmoygeddon Festival
14 - Bucharest, Romania – Wings Club
27 - Dessau, Germany – Metalfest Open Air
28 - Mining am Inn, Austria – Metalfest Open Air
29 - Pratteln, Switzerland – Metalfest Open Air
30 - Tilburg, Netherlands – 013
31 - Nijmegen, Netherlands – Doornrosje

June

1 - Vosselaar, Belgium – Biebob
2 - Aschaffenburg, Germany – Colos-Saal
3 - Ljubljana, Slovenia – Stuk
4 - Budapest, Hungary – Metalfest Open Air
5 - Plsen, Czech Republic – Metalfest Open Air
10 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Rock Hard Festival

August

20 - Dinkelsbühl, Germany – Summer Breeze