Delvoid: Expressive storytelling and the thick walls of sound.

Delvoid is a progressive rock quartet from the outskirts of Oslo. Dynamically diverse, uncompromising compositions performed with ferocious energy.

Nearly six years following the release of their critically acclaimed second album Serene, Oslo-based progressive-rock/metal four-piece group Delvoid are back with a new full-length album titled Swarmlife.

Tracks Listing:

1. Techtree

2. Urras

3. Out of Labour

4. Collapsist

5. Third Body

6. The Master’s House

Featuring six songs spanning nearly one hour of new material, Swarmlife is set for release on April 29 and sees Delvoid moving away from the slow, morose and orchestral soundscapes present on Serene to embrace a more psychedelic and progressive rock sound. While Serene” was a leviathan of an album, with layers of synths, strings and dubbed guitars, Swarmlife showcases the band’s four core members at their best. It’s more band and less orchestra, but still everything we’ve come to expect from Delvoid.

Delvoid consist of:

Alex M. Delver – Lead vocal, guitar

Magnus Andersen – Bass, backing vocals

Espen Th. Granseth – Drums, Percussion, Vibraphone, backing vocals

Erik J. Halbakken – Lead guitar, backing vocals

The expressive storytelling and the thick walls of sound are still there, yet there’s a profound and explosive intent to be found in Swarmlife that sets it apart from its predecessors. Simultaneously thunderous and touching, this new album is dynamically diverse, ranging from atmospheric passages full of emotional nuances to hard-hitting and explosive moments. The Norwegian band describes it as ruthless, trippy and vulnerable.

Vocalist Alex M. Delver says: «The lyrics of Swarmlife take the form of introspective storytelling. Thematically, the album works with the tension between individualism and collectivism. Attempts are made to trace thoughts and emotions backwards beyond the self to their ideological origins. As the lines between ideology and psychology are blurred, a ruthless, virus-like longing for fellowship is unearthed. This longing, in a sense, explains the anger and melancholy with which the lyrics are imparted».

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