Utopium Exclusive Full Album Stream at CVLT NATION
CVLT NATION is now offering an exclusive stream of “Vicious Consolation/Virtuous Totalityâ€, the debut album of Portuguese crust/grind-metallers UTOPIUM, which is scheduled for release on May 13th via Bleak Recordings/Raging Planet.
Listen to Utopium wage war against the world, wreaking havoc with their crushing arsenal right here.
“Not many bands roar out of the gates like Portugal’s Utopium have… you may have just found your new favourite alt-grind band outside the Relapse/Southern Lord axisâ€Â
Terrorizer Magazine
UTOPIUM gathered in Lisbon, in 2007, with the initial line-up comprising R. on vocals, T. and JR. on guitar, J. on drums and D. on bass. The five-piece recorded and released their first demo in late 2008, followed by the first live performances before B. replaced D. on bass. Almost a year later, the group sees its version of «My Philosophy», from the iconic «Inhale / Exhale», included in the compilation «A Tribute to Nasum» released through indie German Power-It-Up. Still totally DIY, they self-financed the recording and release of their highly anticipated debut EP in 2010. Titled «Conceptive Prescience» and limited to 100 copies on CD, the album quickly sells out and gathers a lot of praise by the press.
2011 marks another line-up change – with P. replacing B. on bass – and the release of a split 7†with Lifedeceiver. Over the years, UTOPIUM established a solid reputation live thanks to devastating performances, having shared stages with internationally renowned bands like Rotten Sound, Misery Index, Despised Icon or Wormrot and played festivals like Bracara Extreme and Milhões de Festa.
“Vicious Consolation / Virtuous Totality†can be pre-ordered in various bundles at the following location: http://bleakrecordings.bigcartel.com
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