CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC has announced pre-orders for the vinyl LP release of DARK QUARTERER‘s new album Ithaca. Those pre-ordering the album by August 1 will be entered in a contest for a chance to win a test pressing signed by the whole band! Only two lucky winners will have a chance to get this incredible collector’s item!
Get in on the action HERE.
Ithaca was originally released April 25 on CD format by Metal on Metal Records.
The vinyl LP will be released September 19 on Cruz Del Sur Music. Mastered specifically for vinyl format, the release will include two exclusive 2010, live bonus tracks that were specifically chosen by the band for their quality and uniqueness. The first is a version of band’s own classic “War Tears“. This version of the track is sung in Italian, making the interpretation of singer Gianni Nepi particularly passionate. The second is the long, touching piece “Deep Wake“, another song that shows Dark Quarterer‘s incredible skills. In addition to over 70 minutes of stellar, progressive metal music, this deluxe DOUBLE LP GATEFOLD EDITION will also include a 4-page booklet with lyrics and a download card.
Ithaca is a concept album inspired by the 1911’s poem of the same title by a Greek poet, Konstantinos P. Kavafis (Constantine P. Cavafy), who used Odysseus’s travel from the Trojan Wars back to his home-island as a metaphor for the journey of life; the goal is not important, but the journey itself. Stylistically, it’s a mix of ’80s epic heavy metal with ’70s progressive rock, and some elements of doom.
1. The Path of Life
2. Night Song
3. Mind Torture
4. Escape
5. Nostalgia
6. Rage of Gods
7. Last Fight
8. Peace
9. War Tears (live)*
10. Deep Wake (live) *
*Vinyl-only bonus track
