FLEURETY – LAST-MINUTE LIES / I LEFT THE PLANET – TO BE RELEASED ON CD & LP WITH REMASTERED AUDIO ON FEBRUARY 6 ON PEACEVILLE
On what is the 35th anniversary of the band’s formation, this is a new special combined release of ‘Last Minute Lies/I Left the Planet’ featuring Fleurety’s hard to find 1999 EP, plus the rare I Left The Planet project tracks from 1996, with audio specially remastered by Greg Chandler (Esoteric) at Priory Studios
‘Last Minute Lies’ was originally released in 1999, preceding the band’s second full-length album, ‘Department of Apocalyptic Affairs’, and introduced a taste of the demented sophistication yet to come through their ongoing penchant for the strange and bizarre. The result was a mind-bending (or expanding) voyage of eccentricity within the metal genre, presenting a new masterclass in avantgarde mood-setting in the process.
Also included in this special release is the rare I Left the Panet project recordings from 1996, where Nordgaren was joined by a number of guests for this anomaly of dark and poetic jazzy-metal, notably featuring fellow prodigy of avant-garde metal and percussionist extraordinaire, Carl-Michael Eide of Ved Buens Ende/Aura Noir.
25th ANNIVERSARY WHITE/BLACK MARBLE EDITION OF FLEURETY’S SEMINAL 2000 ALBUM WHICH BROUGHT WEIRDNESS INTO THE NEW MILLENNIUM
FEATURES MEMBERS OF MAYHEM, ULVER, ARCTURUS, AURA NOIR & MORE, WITH NEWLY REMASTERED AUDIO & PRESENTED ON VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME. PRODUCED BY KRISTOFFER RYGG OF ULVER.
Fleurety was formed in Ytre Enebakk, Norway in 1991, & is known for pioneering an experimental & boundary-breaking approach to black metal, integrating a variety of styles beyond purely metallic ones. The band has released three studio albums to date, plus a string of EPs, & has primarily existed as a duo featuring guitarist Alexander Nordgaren (formerly live guitarist for Norwegian legends, Mayhem) & drummer/vocalist Svein Egil “Zweizz” Hatlevik (Umoral, Strid, ex-Dødheimsgard) throughout their full history.
Fleurety was considered a slight oddity to the rest of the Norwegian movement at the time of their inception, for developing an altogether different style with more dynamic musical influences and obscure & non-traditional riffing. Following on from the ‘Black Snow’ demo in 1993 & the ‘A Darker Shade of Evil’ 7” the following year, the band presented their full-length debut to the world in the shape of ‘Min Tid Skal Komme’; an exquisite and revered journey through dark and often introspective soundscapes.
‘Department of Apocalyptic Affairs’ followed in 2000, and revealed an even more avantgarde, eccentric and eclectic blend of genre fusing, with Nordgaren & Hatlevik joined by a multitude of guests on the album, including many legends of the Norwegian scene including Hellhammer & Maniac of Mayhem, & Kristoffer Rygg of fellow Norwegian experimentalists Ulver, who also handled production duties on the release.
This edition of ‘Department of Apocalyptic Affairs’ marks the album’s debut pressing on the vinyl format, and is presented on limited white & black marble vinyl. The audio was also specially remastered by Greg Chandler (Esoteric) at Priory Studios for this release.
Fleurety “Min Tid Skal Komme’ – to be released as limited edition white vinyl LP on June 23
FLEURETY was formed in Ytre Enebakk, Norway in 1991, & is known for pioneering an experimental & boundarybreaking approach to black metal, integrating a variety of styles beyond purely metallic ones. The band has released three studio albums to date, plus a string of EPs, & has primarily existed as a duo featuring guitarist Alexander Nordgaren (formerly live guitarist for Norwegian legends, Mayhem) & drummer/vocalist Svein Egil “Zweizz” Hatlevik (Umoral, Strid, ex-Dødheimsgard) throughout their full history.
After a long hiatus, Fleurety triumphantly returned in 2017 with their third studio album, ‘The White Death’; a new evolution for the band following their ‘Department of Apocalyptic Affairs’ release in2000, while retaining the core essence of their timeless debut in particular. Fleurety was considered a slight oddity to the rest of the Norwegian movement at the time of their inception in the 90s, for developing an altogether different style along with more dynamic musical influences and obscure & non-traditional riffing.
Following on from the ‘Black Snow’ demo in 1993 & the ‘A Darker Shade of Evil’ 7” the following year, the band quickly refined their at times chaotic sound and presented their debut masterpiece to the world, in the shape of the full-length release, ‘Min Tid Skal Komme’; an exquisite and revered journey through dark and often introspective soundscapes.
‘Min Tid Skal Komme’ was originally recorded at Panser Studio in Norway & was specially remastered by longstanding partner of the band, Greg Chandler (Esoteric) at Priory Studios for this release. This vinyl edition of ‘Min Tid Skal Komme’ also features the cover artwork from the album’s original release.
The record was also recently inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame which you can view HERE.
Presented on limited white vinyl.
A.1. Fragmenter Av En Fortid [09:37]
A.2. En Skikkelse I Horisonten [11:33]
B.1. Hvilelos? [05:24]
B.2. Englers Piler Har Ingen Brodd [12:33]
B.3. Fragmenter Av En Fremtid [05:37]
Norwegian avantgarde-Metal legends Fleurety release new video for “Trauma” Taken from recent album The White Death
