Following the release of their acclaimed debut album “Impii Hora” (Metal Blade Records) last year, Asinhell, the new death metal band featuring Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen, Marc Grewe (Insidious Disease, ex-Morgoth), and Morten Toft Hansen (Raunchy), have shared the video for “Pyromantic Scryer.”
“‘Pyromantic Scryer’ was the first song I wrote for the album and it surely has an Entombed vibe, and as I’ve said before, it was L.G. Petrov who kicked started the birth of Asinhell,” says Poulsen. “Pyromancy is the ‘art’ of prophecy/augury by any means of fire,” says vocalist Marc Grewe. “The song is about a madman who thinks he can predict the future from fires. Fires he sets himself. In his delusion, he thinks he is a misunderstood messiah. The song can also been seen metaphorical on some things that are going on (and wrong) in the world of today… a small spark of a madman (or group/cult) can set the world on fire. I think the video created by Shan Dan shows this dangerous behavior in a quite drastic way!“
Asinhell will be touring Europe this May, with label mates Endseeker as support on all headline shows except for Zurich, where the band will be supported by New Zealand powerhouse Alien Weaponry, and Copenhagen, where Sickomania (featuring Jesper K Olsen, Michael’s former bandmate in Dominus) will open the show.
Joining the band on the road will be legendary Danish producer Jacob Hansen (ex-Invocator) on bass and Flemming C. Lund of The Arcane Order on lead guitar, making the band’s first live incarnation the same lineup that performed on “Impii Hora.”
Commented Michael Poulsen: “It’s time to bring the Asinhell show to live (life)! Can’t wait to go out and share the metal and horns with you all. See you ghouls out there very soon.”
Commented Marc Grewe: “Asinhell was never planned as a live band, but after the overwhelming reactions to our debut album, “Impii Hora,” we all had the same impulse: ‘we have to bring the songs to the stage!’ So here we are, and it’s going to be fantastic to be sharing the stage with my good friends Michael, Morten, Jacob, and Flemming. They are incredibly talented musicians, and it will be an honor for me to unfold the power of our songs full throttle in smaller clubs as well as the biggest festival stages I never dared to dream of playing… I really hope to meet a lot of you guys out there in June and enjoy a good dose of OSDM together… see ya in the pit!“
Commented Morten Toft Hansen: “I am excited to get out there and play the songs live. I’m sure the shows are gonna be full of fun and energy and it’s gonna be great to meet some of our new fans out there.”
30/05/24 DK – Copenhagen – Pumphuset (+ Sickomania)
02/06/24 DE – Hamburg – Übel & Gefährlich (+ Endseeker)
03/06/24 LU – Luxembourg – Rockhal (+ Endseeker)
05/06/24 NL – Utrecht – Rhonda (+ Endseeker)
07/06/24 DE – Nürburgring – Rock am Ring
09/06/24 DE – Nürnberg – Rock im Park
10/06/24 DE – München – Technikum (+ Endseeker)
12/06/24 CH – Zürich – Xtra (+ Alien Weaponry)
13/06/24 AT – Nickelsdorf – Nova Rock
15/06/24 UK – Donington Park – Download Festival
18/06/24 DE – Berlin – Hole 44 (+ Endseeker)
19/06/24 DE – Frankfurt – Zoom (+ Endseeker)
20/06/24 BE – Dessel – Graspop Metal Meeting
22/06/24 DK – Copenhagen – Copenhell
24/06/24 DE – Essen – Turock (+ Endseeker)
25/06/24 FR – Lyon – Transbordeur (+ Endseeker)
27/06/24 FR – Clisson – Hellfest
29/06/24 NO – Oslo – Tons of Rock
31/08/24 DK – Næstved – Næstved Metalfest
