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SCAR SYMMETRY Announce First New Album In Nine Years, The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph)

By Larry Petro, News Monkey
Monday, April 3, 2023 @ 7:01 AM


Out June 9th; "Scorched Quadrant" Video Premieres

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Nine years since the first installment of The Singularity Trilogy, virtuosic progressive metallers SCAR SYMMETRY, who recently re-signed to Nuclear Blast Records, have announced The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph) which will be released on 9th June. To coincide with the announcement, the band have also released the video for the album's first single "Scorched Quadrant".

Watch the video for "Scorched Quadrant" on KNAC.COM HERE

Pre-order The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph) now at: https://scarsymmetry.bfan.link/xenotaph

In the wake of the announcement, band mastermind Per Nilsson comments "It brings us the utmost pleasure and pride to announce the long-awaited and much-teased Phase II to the world along with its first single! It's been a long time coming but I'm glad that we went the extra mile to make everything as perfect as we felt it needed to be.

The world is a different place in 2023 than it was in 2014 when Neohumanity was released... We see the rise of AI before our very eyes and while we all look in awe at the wonders it can create it is easy to think of some very disturbing scenarios. In our new album, we once again explore these themes of neohumanity, artificial intelligence and the technological singularity from a dystopian point of view.

The AI-enhanced neo-humans are waging war upon the unmodified majority of mankind who don't stand a chance against their technologically superior oppressors, until one day, a glimmer of salvation appears in the night sky. Almost impossible to first take in; as an utterly alien mirage, seemingly out of nowhere mysterious, giant spacecrafts silently emerge from the heavens. Travelers both intergalactic and interdimensional, these ultra-terrestrial beings who have been watching mankind for millennia seem to have decided to not sit idle while the technocalyptic cybergeddon is ravaging our planet.

We recently renewed our vows with Nuclear Blast and we're very thrilled about moving on to this next phase (ahem) of our career with them by our side!

The Phase II touring cycle starts today and fittingly, we begin with a tour supporting my former employer's Meshuggah! We hope to see you all on the road soon, but until then, here's "Scorched Quadrant"!"

The Singularity (Phase II Xenotaph) Tracklisting:

  • "Chrononautilus"
  • "Scorched Quadrant"
  • "Overworld"
  • "Altergeist"
  • "Reichsfall"
  • "Digiphrenia Dawn"
  • "Hyperborean Plains"
  • "Gridworm"
  • "A Voyage With Tailed Meteors"
  • "Soulscanner"
  • "Xenotaph"
SCAR SYMMETRY have also kicked off a run of Swedish tour dates supporting MESHUGGAH, alongside THE HALO EFFECT and ORBIT CULTURE. The band also have a number of additional dates lined up for 2023, including several festival performances. All dates can be found below.

SCAR SYMMETRY 2023 Live Dates

  • 07.04.23 SE - UMEÅ, Nolia-hallen*
  • 08.04.23 SE - STOCKHOLM, Annexet*
  • 21.04.23 SE - LINKÖPING, Saab Arena*
  • 22.04.23 SE - PARTILLE, Partille Arena*
  • 06.05.23 NO - KOPERVIK, Karmøygeddon Metal Festival
  • 10.06.23 NL - LEEUWARDEN, Into The Grave
  • 22.07.23 FI - LAUKAA, John Smith Open Air
  • 28.-29.07.23 DE - HEIMBURG, HMN Festival
  • 03.-05.08.23 SE - REJMYRE, Skogsröjet
  • 12.08.23 FIN - HELSINKI, Hellsinki Metal Festival
  • 21.09.23 DE - HAMBURG, Logo
  • 23.09.23 DE - HANNOVER, Bei Chez Heinz
  • 24.09.23 DE - LEIPZIG, Hellraiser
  • 25.09.23 DE - Hirsch, NUREMBERG
  • 26.09.23 DE - MUNICH, Backstage
  • 07.10.23 DK - KØGE, Køge Metal Festival
* supporting MESHUGGAH

Tickets for all shows are available from scarsymmetryofficial.com


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