QRIXKUOR

QRIXKUOR set release date for new INVICTUS / DARK DESCENT EP, reveal excerpt

Emerging from the serpentine susurrus left in the wake of last year’s monstrous two-part epic Poison Palinopsia, Qrixkuor swiftly rise again to present a new EP titled Zoetrope – a single black arrow of death sent straight to the heart of the world – to be released on CD and tape formats on November 18th, joined in darkness again by Invictus Productions in Europe and Dark Descent Records in the USA, with the vinyl version to follow in mid-2023.

Returning to Priory Recording Studios in Birmingham, England, to record, mix, and master the track with the acclaimed Greg Chandler and with cover art this time contributed by the extraordinary Santiago Caruso, the textural approach of Zoetrope dilates the divine eye of death metal to unmapped dimensions, dispatching a boot to the face of the idea that its marriage with symphonic timbres must be synonymous with floral harmonies backed by sterile production and performed by lifeless sample libraries. Zoetrope is majestic, but any beauty has long since withered, and what remains is the discordant dirge of Qrixkuor‘s cacophonous duet with the Orchestra of the Eternal Return. 

Zoetrope is an ode to the terror of the cyclic infinite – the endless, silent scream of a mind that has wandered so far that it cannot return. The soul that burns on everlasting, each thousand-year journey the mere blink of an eye. There is no escape… 

In the meantime, hear an excerpt of Zoetrope here:

Aforementioned cover artwork and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Qrixkuor’s Zoetrope
1. Zoetrope (Spiritual Sparagmos) [24:34]


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UK Death Metal Titans QRIXKUOR stream new INVICTUS collection

To coincide with a full North American tour supporting comrades Blood Incantation starting today, London’s Qrixkuor shall be releasing Incantations From the Abyss via Invictus Productions on June 30th.

Qrixkuor was born of flame and baptised in blood in the year MMXI. Their first utterance was the 19-minute demo Consecration of the Temple, containing the track of the same name and “Morte Datores,” which was recorded in the West Midlands in mid-MMXIII and released unto the world at the debut live ritual, on April 26th MMXIV. The demo was continually self-repressed in small quantities until new music became the primary focus, eventually selling around 400 copies.

As work progressed for MMXVI’s debut MLP Three Devils Dance for Invictus Productions with The Fires of Samhain: Intium festival in Dublin on Halloween MMXV planned as the eventually overly optimistic release date, a rehearsal for the festival was recorded and released at the festival as the Rehearsal 09/15 demo, limited to 50 blood-stained copies, to showcase a rough version of a new track entitled “The Divine Architect,” a cover of Demoncy’s seminal “Winter Bliss,” and a re-interpretation of the title track from Consecration of the Temple by way of exhibiting the progression two years’ worth of rehearsals and shows since the original demo’s release.

Now, to further the momentum established by the critically acclaimed Three Devils Dance and more so as a timely release for Qrixkuor’s impending North American invasion, Invictus Productions collects both long-sold-out demos on one convenient compilation. Set for both CD and vinyl release, both formats have remastered by Vassafor’s VK and feature layout by SeventhBell. Full list of tour dates and venues are as follows:

June 7th – Victoria, British Columbia @ Logan’s Pub
June 9th – Vancouver, British Columbia (Covenant Fest III) @ Rickshaw Theater
June 11th – Seattle, Washington @ Highline (w/ headliners DEMONCY)
June 12th – Olympia, Washington @ Obsidan
June 13th – Portland, Oregon @ High Water Mark
June 14th – Oakland, California @ Golden Bull
June 15th – Los Angeles, California @ Union (w/ headliners SADISTIC INTENT)
June 17th – San Diego, California @ Til Two Club
June 18th – Las Vegas, Nevada @ The Garth
June 19th – Tempe, Arizona @ Yucca Tap Room
June 21st – Denver, Colorado @ Meadowlark Bar
June 22nd – Santa Fe, New Mexico @ Meow Wolf
June 23rd – El Paso, Texas @ The Rockhouse
June 24th – Dallas, Texas @ Reno’s Chop Shop
June 25th – New Orleans, Louisiana @ Siberia
June 27th – Austin, Texas @ The Lost Well
June 29th – Houston, TX (Destroying Texas Festival pre-fest) @ BFE Rock Club