CURSE THIS EARTH ||| VYGR

014: What is old shall become new again - our S/T 2008 EP finally gets a vinyl release

2011-05-19T12:04:00.006-04:00

Considering that I've had somewhere in the ballpark of 75-100 messages over the past couple of years inquiring as to when/if our 2008 debut record would be seeing a release on vinyl, I'm happy to say that Creator-Destructor Recs is now taking pre-orders for the LIMITED first-time vinyl pressing of what was originally released through Forgotten Empire as the "Voyager" EP.

Since it's been a long wait for those of you who have been looking to get the EP in this format, we wanted to make sure that it was worth everyone's while. The 12" LPs feature completely re-done artwork by our vocalist, Devin (under his 'Portal' design moniker), which kept a few select elements of the original layout but is honestly a much better fit than what was originally included for the CD release. A preview of the front/back of the jacket can be seen below; a full-color insert is also included. The release is limited to two pressings of 125 each on Transparent Purple and Bone (off-white) colored wax, and we've included a bonus track, "Deathless", which was recorded in March in our drummer Keith's studio.

New outer jacket artwork (click to view larger):

The new bonus track "Deathless" included in this release is available to stream via our Bandcamp Page, so check that out if you haven't already. Bit of a departure from what we've recorded in the past, but we think it's a worthy addition to the EP.

You can order yourself a copy now on the splash page of Creator-Destructor.com. Again, these are limited to 125 units of each color, and when they're gone, they're gone. The records are slated to ship on June 3rd.

Also, dates for our short west coast run w/At Our Heels in June have been finalized for a while now, but I'll re-post them here:

June 4th @ The Hemlock- San Francisco, CA w/ At Our Heels, The Funeral Pyre
June 5th @ 105 Pioneer- Santa Cruz, CA w/ Heartsounds, At Our Heels, The Funeral Pyre
June 6th @ Blackrose Infoshop- Portland, OR w/ At Our Heels
June 7th @ New Frontier- Tacoma, WA w/ At Our Heels, Samothrace
June 8th @ The Alley- Sparks, NV w/ At Our Heels
June 9th @ The CYC- Fresno, CA w/ At Our Heels
June 10th @ Meatheads- Las Vegas, NV w/ At Our Heels
June 11th @ The Blvd (Matinee Show)- Los Angeles, CA w/ At Our Heels, The Funeral Pyre
June 12th @ The Ruby Room- San Diego, CA w/ At Our Heels
June 19th @ O'Briens- Allston, MA w/ Deafheaven, The Proselyte (homecoming show)

We'll see everyone out west in a few weeks.

013: S/T Vinyl Release Announcement / General Update

2011-04-12T08:38:00.004-04:00

For anyone who hasn't seen the Google logo today (definitely one of their best looking ever), this marks the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight - seemed like a relevant day for an update, since those of you who have picked up a physical copy of our new record probably noticed the "I see no god up here" quote attributed to Yuri Gagarin that we have featured prominantly in the album artwork. While there are differing schools of thought regarding whether the Soviet cosmonaut may have actually spoken these words during mankind's first moments immersed in the endless galactic expanse of space, we couldn't pass up a line that so perfectly fit with the underlying themes of "Hypersleep"... the melancholy solitude of space travel and questioning of religious belief.

Anyway, that probably sounded like a whole lot of bullshit if you're not properly spaced out- but you may still be interested to know that we'll officially be re-releasing our Self-Titled (at least it was, when we were still going by Voyager) debut on 12" vinyl through Creator-Destructor within the next few months. People have asked us about a vinyl release ever since the CD was originally released back in 2008, so needless to say it's long overdue. The LP release will feature all new artwork + a recently recorded new song as a bonus track to sweeten the deal. More details to follow.

At the end of this week it'll have been a month since "Hypersleep" was released, and so far it has surpassed expectations in terms of sales (and more importantly, the generally positive feedback we've been getting), so a big thanks from us to everyone for that. If you haven't picked it up yet, CDs, Gatefold 2xLPs and album-exclusive shirts are available for order now through www.creator-destructor.com.

Lastly, we'll be doing a nine-day trek out on the west coast in support of the album beginning in early June, as well as more shows around the Northeast this summer - check here for dates.

PJ

012: HYPERSLEEP CD/2xLP pre-orders + Exclusive song stream

2011-02-12T14:26:00.005-05:00

I'm happy to announce that the label is now taking pre-orders for the new record, "Hypersleep" - available in 6-panel digipak CD or gatefold 2xLP format. There are 3 different color variations to choose from for the vinyl release, all of which look pretty spacey; packages including an exclusive T-shirt design are also available. International shipping rates are also really reasonable, for those who had been inquiring about that. Click through the image below to see everything for yourself and place an order - pre-orders will ship out a few weeks in advance of the official March 15th street date, so it's your best bet to get your hands on the record as soon as possible.

Also, the people over at Metalsucks are hosting an exclusive stream of the song "Flares" right now, so go give that a listen if you need anymore convincing to order this record---> "Flares" exclusive stream

011: VYGR - HYPERSLEEP Info + New Song

2010-11-29T16:05:00.005-05:00

Greetings.

The first noteworthy development to report is that as of November 2010, the band is now officially going by VYGR instead of Voyager - pronunciation remains the same, we've achieved a plane of existance in which use of vowels is no longer constructive.

Second, as promised, is the lowdown on our new full-length, "Hypersleep". I'm going to borrow from the press release:

Massachusetts' Ambient-Sludge masters VYGR (pronounced "Voyager") have announced the release of their highly anticipated full-length debut, "Hypersleep." The Double-LP/CD release will hit stores on January 25th, 2011 via Creator-Destructor Records.

The band entered Planet Z Recording studios with acclaimed producer Zeuss (Shadows Fall, The Acacia Strain, Arsis) in Massachusetts for the production of "Hypersleep". Guitarist PJ Mion states: 'Working with Zeuss was a great experience for us. From the start he was on board with wanting to capture our live sound, getting everything to sound huge while avoiding the use of click tracks/sound replacement/re-amping etc. that seems to increasingly be the norm for most 'heavy' music these days. The end result is a heavy, spaced out metal record that actually sounds like it was played by human beings. Coinciding with this release we're planning for a much more active show schedule, always playing as loud as humanly possible."

Also, on our end I'll add that while we didn't want to abandon the dense, moody atmosphere present on our self-titled release, a conscious effort was made to incorporate more intricate melody and dynamics, including sci-fi soundtrack ambience, 90s space rock elements, and plenty of delay-soaked guitar leads. Hopefully it will have been worth the wait.

VYGR - "Hypersleep"

1. Solar
2. Flares
3. Orbital Hallucinations
4. Galactic Garbage
5. -
6. The Hidden
7. Shapeshifters
8. Unmoved Mover
9. Path to the Unknown
10. Event Horizon
11. We Drift
12. A Distant Beacon

That's it. Album artwork will be posted as things move along. For now, head over to VYGR.bandcamp.com to check out a song from the record, "Shapeshifters", and give us a shout to let us know what you think of it.

-PJ

010: Fucking Finally...

2010-10-01T10:31:00.003-04:00

We're heading to Planet Z in Hadley, MA in four days to start tracking the new full-length with Zeuss (Kingdom of Sorrow, Municipal Waste, Hatebreed etc.) at the helm. Get the vaporizer on standby and bump Altered States to the top of your Netflix... let there be riff.

As it stands now, expect to see a release, on both CD and vinyl, in early 2011 through San Francisco label Creator-Destructor.

It took a long time and a good amount of rebuilding to get here; expect to see more of us this time around.

009: Voyager/Monolith Split LP Info & Preorder

2010-05-14T14:36:00.008-04:00

Preorders are available now for our new 12" split with Monolith (myspace.com/wearemonolith).

Full info from the Science of Silence site:

Release Date: June 8, 2010

*Limited edition run of 500 pressed on clear vinyl with full color insert
*Every purchase comes with a free download of the album including the bonus track.
*Special LP + T-Shirt packages also available

Tracklisting:
The Blinding Light (Monolith) - 8:40
Shipwreck (Monolith) - 12:58
Backbreaker (Voyager) - 9:09
Cold (Voyager) - 4:56
There Is No Hope (Voyager) - 5:38
Stasis (Voyager) - 4:01 ***Bonus Digital-Only Track***

Here is another low-res image from the finalized layout art (info side of the insert, poster in the last post is the other side of the insert):

And a larger image of our shirt design from the preorder bundle:

Please note that shipping is included in the preorder prices. We will also have copies of the LPs at our shows, but the shirts are only available through online preorder.

Preorder Link

Update: It was just brought to our attention that Pirate's Press is currently featuring the split as their 'Record of the Week'. You can check out the little blurb/pic right here.

008: Lineup change, vinyl split

2010-03-31T23:38:00.005-04:00

Hey. Haven't posted any news up here in months, none of the old stuff was very exciting and our system of making merch available for mailorder online is in need of restructuring, so getting rid of everything else seemed like a good idea.

Everything is finished up for our split 12" LP with Monolith (myspace.com/wearemonolith), it should be going to press very soon, and should have a release date sometime in May if all goes as planned. The record will be the first release on NYC-based vinyl only label, Science of Silence, and the layout and overall packaging is going to be awesome.

Limited run, clear vinyl with sweet artwork courtesy of our own Devin Toye, metallic ink, and poster insert. Here are some low-res previews of some of the layout:

There will be a link posted up here once the label has started taking online preorders.

We also unfortunately had to part ways with Sal & Matt, since work schedules combined with the distance factor led to a situation where full band practices and most shows were logistically near impossible. The rest of us will definitely miss having those dudes in the fold, but on a positive note, Brian Barbaruolo & Sean Harrington were able to fill the vacancies for bass & guitar almost immediately, and we'll have info on some upcoming shows soon (some of which may be on the west coast, fingers crossed).

-PJ