London-based Pupil Slicer has shared the new single and video “Momentary Actuality,” the third and final pre-release single from its upcoming second album, “Blossom,” due June 2, 2023, via Prosthetic Records. The video expands upon Pupil Slicer’s hard science fiction/cosmic horror rock opera storyline for “Blossom,” with David Gregory once again providing visual direction; watch it below.
“‘Momentary Actuality’ serves as the starting point for the story of ‘Blossom’ and also encapsulates a musical mission statement for the album,” the band said. “The song encompasses a broad range of styles that are found on the rest of ‘Blossom.’
“This song really showcases our progression as musicians on a technical, as well as compositional level, with a lot of care taken to craft a very satisfying structure to the over-the-top riffs and breakdowns we’ve come to be known for.”
Pre-order “Blossom” here, where the record is available on multiple physical formats, including various vinyl variants and CD.
Drawing influence from a myriad of genre classics across books, movies and videogames, Pupil Slicer mastermind Kate Davies has crafted a story that conveys personal experiences via an otherworldly narrative. In the wake of a profane signal of alien origin, the album opens with the protagonist losing touch with reality beneath a starry night sky. What follows is a kaleidoscopic voyage through another plane of existence where all is not as it first seems, trapped in a loop of destruction that must be imparted upon others. The tale ultimately comes to a point with serenity achieved in the closing minutes, planting the seeds of hope for an opportunity to start anew.
“Blossom” track listing:
1. Glaring Dark of Night
2. Momentary Actuality
3. Departure in Solitude
4. Creating the Devil in Our Image
5. The Song at Creation’s End
6. No Temple
7. Terminal Lucidity
8. Language of the Stars
9. Dim Morning Light
10. Blossom
“Heavy Rock Breakfast” tour
with Boris, Pupil Slicer
May 11, 2023 – Patronaat – Haarlem, NL
May 12, 2023 – Hafenklang – Hamburg, DE
May 13, 2023 – A Colossal Weekend – Denmark, DK
May 15, 2023 – Bla – Oslo, NO
May 16, 2023 – Bla – Oslo, NO
May 17, 2023 – Debaser – Stockholm, SE
May 18, 2023 – The Abyss – Gothenburg, SE*
May 19, 2023 – Brolandingerne – Aalborg, DK*
*=Pupil Slicer headline shows
Pupil Slicer live:
Apr. 22, 2023 – Roadburn Festival – Tilburg, NL
May 28, 2023 – Portals Festival – London, UK
June 9, 2023 – Download Festival – Donington Park, UK
June 10, 2023 – Mystic Festival – Gdansk, PL
Aug. 17-20, 2023 – Arctangent Festival – Bristol, UK
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