Vortech - Industrial death metal from Finland since 2000

Impenitence EP

Can you feel it? Selling the world was a deed coated in gold, and you are utterly impenitent. Now hear it with your own ears! <a href="https://vortech.bandcamp.com/album/impenitence">https://vortech.bandcamp.com/album/impenitence</a> <img src="static/img/releases/VOR008.jpg" alt="Impenitence" /> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Zb9R_JwWVY" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> 1. Hindrance of Existence 2. The Observers 3. Humanicide 4. Devour the Being 5. Singularity 6. Genetic Structures 7. Uncreation You can also listen to it at: - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4GOFhM560eCMIdZ0TVg6J1">Spotify</a> - <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/impenitence/1472681453">iTunes</a> - <a href="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nMOrquwIRAJ8HkZ8dsc9zMrQYunHPlLjo">Youtube Music</a> - <a href="https://tidal.com/browse/album/113083321">Tidal</a> - <a href="https://www.deezer.com/en/album/103195612">Deezer</a> - <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Vortech_Impenitence?id=Bwyo6m4xgerqppdf7dh2obihmbe&hl=en">Google Play</a> Enjoy some melodic and electronic stuff, with a bit slower pace than on average.

Guitars done!

All guitars for the upcoming EP are also done, which means it is time to start mixing the release! Shouldn't take too long until the new 7 song EP is out. As mentioned, it is a mixture of old and new in many ways. The oldest song is from the 2006 Wasteland sessions, most of the songs are from the 2013 The Occlusion sessions, and the newest song is an outtake from the 2015 Of What Remains sessions. Two of them have brand new lyrics, and all of them have completely new drums and bass. The guitars are also all freshly recorded along with the vocals. It's a little bit different, with a kind of more melodic style with plenty of electronics. Perhaps a bit like Conclusion. Should be out very soon!

It's a wrap for bass!

All bass parts have now been recorded for the Impenitence EP, which leaves just the guitars left to be recorded! Should see it released in a fairly short schedule!

Impenitence EP

As some of you might have guessed already, the bit of hints earlier refer to our 4-song EP that was originally supposed to be released back in 2013, just before The Occlusion (2014). Unfortunately the schedule was too busy then, and it got postponed and postponed... until now! The final vocals were finished just earlier today, and next up will be recording the guitars and bass for the 7 songs that will feature on the EP. There are even 2 brand new lyrics done, and most of the songs are previously unreleased. So it will serve as a bountiful reminder of what will be :) The tracks featured on the EP will be, in alphabetical order (the titles might change, too): Corporate Machinery - a simple little piece of energy much in the style of The Occlusion Devour the Being - a very different sounding melodic piece, with not much precedence in our catalogue Genetic Structures - an incomplete song from the Wasteland sessions, which was published in our SoundCloud a few years back in the original demo form from 2006. Now finally finished! Hindrance of Existence - another piece that was once in our SoundCloud, plenty of energy and DnB influence. Very originally it was written all the way back in 2004, now in a more energetic form. Humanicide - this one was done as a kind of bonus song during the sessions of The Occlusion, which had this song in a more industrial form. In here, the track is in a more traditional metal form. Singularity - a track completed just after completing the The Occlusion sessions. A high-octane industrial metal song with lots of synths The Observers - another melodic piece, also from the 2013 sessions. A can of energy!

While waiting for the vocals

While Mikko is working on the vocals for album #8, there's a bit of a long overdue little project going on. There's already been a couple of hints in our Facebook group, but let's continue with one more: It begins with "I"...

Vocal work and new songs

While Mikko is working on the vocals, it is once again February. And February means February Album Writing Month, during which a lot of Vortech songs have been written over the past 4 years. This year is no different, so you can expect some fresh new demo songs during the next 4 weeks! They will appear here as soon as the event begins (and continues): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq9Y0Jupw8lE2ILFW6kSK-FYgquYTO6rV">Youtube - FAWM 2019</a>

Black Friday rite

Time to join in on the Black Friday fun! There is now a 40 % discount on a special package containing all 5 of our physical CDs and a hoodie (very limited supply!) to go with it! :) <a href="https://vortech.bandcamp.com/merch/40-black-friday-cd-hoodie-package">https://vortech.bandcamp.com/merch/40-black-friday-cd-hoodie-package</a>

All demo vocals and final lyrics are ready!

Finally, the process of recording demo vocals and finalizing the lyrics is ready! That means that just recording the final vocals and mixing all the songs is what remains, along with the artwork.

Test mixes continue, some possible downtime

The test mixes continue, and the third revision brings a really modern crisp industrial presence to the table: <iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/509123004&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe> Also, the DNS provider will have some maintenance this weekend, so our website might be offline sporadically on 6 October 23:00 (GMT+3) until the next morning 06:00.

Demo vocals

With some very efficient sessions so far, 10 out of the 15 songs now have full demo vocals and likely final lyrics. A few more songs remain, all the while test mixes continue to be created.

First tasters

Surely you are eager to hear what the new songs sound like? Here's a test mix with demo vocals included, for your listening pleasure! <iframe src="https://audiomack.com/embed/song/vortech/exogenic-pulse-demovox?background=1" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="252" scrollbars="no" frameborder="0"></iframe>

More demo vocals

Another song has demo vocals now.) It's quite smooth going as the lyrics have been ready for a while and now it's just a matter of picking the lines for each section, fine-tuning them and doing some minor changes to make them flow better. I've also done some quick mixes, but nothing final yet. I did find a really awesome bass tone!

Starting demo vocal recordings!

As mentioned, the next step is to record demo vocals to all the songs, which will be used as a base for the final vocals! The first song was completed yesterday and more will follow in the coming days.

Guitar recording, session 5

Alright, here's the final video clip from the guitar recordings. All guitars were completed and now all instruments are ready! Next up will be the vocals, so we're getting closer to release! <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CA1SyveCA1U" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Guitar recording, session 4

With the recordings completed, the last session video will also be uploaded soon. Here's clips from the fourth guitar recording session: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zg2KNR_3If8" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>

It's a wrap!

All songs now have full guitars. One big step closer to the release! Now it's time to double check for bad notes or out of tune stuff, and then it's time to concentrate on the vocals

Just 2 songs remaining

At the moment, a total 12 / 14 songs have final guitars, with the remaining two most likely being finished this weekend. Then it is time to start focusing on the vocals and initial test mixes. In other news: The name for the new album has also been chosen, and shall be revealed in due time!

Guitar recording, sessions 2 and 3 on video

As the recordings progress, more video material materializes! <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AHH04bnrWyQ" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>

5 songs remain

A further two songs were completed, bringing the total to 9 out of 14 with guitars. Once all guitars have been recorded, it's time to record the demo vocals. As for the album itself, while 15 songs are recorded, not all of them may appear on the final album. It depends on the usual things like flow, feel and what the album needs.

Guitar recording sessions continue

The guitars for 2 more songs have now been completed. These were quite technical songs and it's cool to hear them in all glory! That leaves 7 songs left to record, of which 2 are fairly simple guitar-wise.

Guitar recording, session 1 video

The guitar recording for the 8th full length Vortech album has started. Here's a quick video from the sessions with annotations on the main gear used. <iframe width="720" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iSh5KAmNkEk" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>

More recording

Here's another snippet from the recording sessions. This time with a quick and rough mix, so you can hear all the instruments a bit. The album will obviously sound quite different. Enjoy! <iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/483706134&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe>

Guitar recording

It has started and progressing well! The approach is similar to Posthumanism, where each section was uniquely recorded, and there is no copypasting going on. Quad tracked raw, with no editing - just great feel with plenty of danger! Here's a quick snippet from Exogenic Pulse: <iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/483656895&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe>

Guitar recording

Waiting for one piece of gear to arrive this week, and then it's time to start recording the final guitars! The guitars will probably be recorded in multiple batches over the next couple of weeks. Once that part is done, it's already much closer to the finish line, as the preliminary mixing can begin...

Bass recording

All bass lines have now been completed! As customary, it took just one day, despite the more elaborate approach in recording each repeat of a verse etc uniquely. Here's a quick video from the recording sessions: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X3A4sBlAI20" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Recording bass

Currently recording bass for the album! So far, 3 songs are done and 11 more remain to record. One song is an electronic piece with no bass guitar. Taking a bit of a different approach this time - actually a more traditional one! First drums (and synths), then the bass, and finally guitars. Then later on come the vocals.

Studio

5 down, 10 to go! It is time to start recording the final instruments for the album. Once all instruments have been recorded, it is time to start looking for the sound of the album, which is always exciting! This time there are a couple of new tricks in the bag that should improve the sound quite a bit. Not to mention a new home studio setup, which you will be able to see soon. As usual, the plan is to record a little bit of studio material and publish it before the release, so you get to see some making of material.

Lyricity

All demo lyrics are now complete, and the final step for lyrics is to fine tune them to fit the songs in terms of phrasing and style. But essentially final. This time around, there is a kind of a concept to the album. A bit of an expanded version of the lyrics to Shattered Cities, but heavily fleshed out naturally. It will be the usual end of times style, but more gritty and Mad Max/Resident Evil-ish :) The next step in terms of the lyrics is to go over them and record demo vocals to base a guideline for the final vocals. At the same time, the lyrics will be fine-tuned to form the final versions.

Tabbing out

As one primary step in the recording process, creating the Guitar Pro tabs for all the songs is an important step. Mostly since it records the intricacies of the riffs, leads and other parts, which is then used as a guideline in the final recording. To be sure all the little tricks in the demo songs will be recorded correctly. And that part is now ready. Next up will be recording the final instrumentation for the release, which is obviously one of the final stages in creating it. After that part, the last thing remaining are the vocals. And that brings the release of the next album yet closer.

Website updates

A lot of new things appear! You will now be able to view all lyrics and should see a nice improvement in page loading times (cache implemented). A lot of preparation work for future features too, for example voting and commenting on news, photos, releases and songs!

Album title planning

Current options for the album title: The Shadow of Our Presence Web of Deception Deterministic

10 years Deep Beneath

Deep Beneath, our 3rd full length, was released 10 years ago. It still remains our most experimental album in terms of progressive elements and experimented with various sounds and mixing methods. It was also the first album to feature Matti Särkimäki as our permanent member on vocals. Perhaps surprisingly, 7 of the 10 songs on the album have been played live at least once, which is the most of any of our albums. Give it a spin today and see if you discover something you didn't notice before, since there's a lot of background tricks and sounds to be discovered :)

FAWM right

This year's FAWM is complete and there were 15 new songs created! Many of them will likely appear on the next full length Vortech release after the current one is ready. The FAWM served a good secondary purpose of getting to grips with the 64-bit environment, the new plugins resulting from the change, and of course the Kemper. I foresee a very cool new sound for the upcoming albums! As for the current release, still unnamed, the recording will continue soon and with a goal of having all instruments recorded before summer, and then the vocal work can begin.

February Album Writing Month

As usual for the past 3 years, there's a lot of new songs written during the annual FAWM event. It is likely a lot of the songs will appear in future Vortech albums, so you'll catch a nice sneak preview at the event :) Throughout February, new songs will continue to appear at this playlist: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuOCNCskqiQ&list=PLq9Y0Jupw8lFNpuH3tWfAx2pxa9HJNPtP">FAWM 2018</a> Keep checking until February 28 for new songs :) There will be at least 14 new songs (6 so far). Enjoy!

Pandora's box

Exciting news for the end of the year for our fans in the United States. You can now stream ...of What Remains on <a href="https://www.pandora.com">Pandora</a> service! Note that this service only works in the US.

Website and recording

Alright, the new website has now been online for a while and still continues to expand every now and then with new features. For now, most of the work is on the admin-side, like posting news and so on. But soon some user features will appear too :) As for the recording of the next album, there is some new hardware on the way and they will certainly make an appearance on the album :) Will be exciting to see how the Kemper will change the sound style :) Hopefully all guitar and bass recordings will be ready by the end of this year!

Recording of Album 8

It has been a busy day, but there is a lot to show for it! The root of all 15 songs is now firmly in place and about half the songs have now a drum pulse, which is a nifty term to use for what I am doing for this album to bring a human groove to all things fast and slow. More on that in a video coming up later on! So, what is next? After the drum pulses are ready, it is of course time to implement the actual drums for the songs. Then will come some bass, followed by guitars and vocals. All the synth parts are ready now and have been exported as final versions. There is also a very nice and cohesive concept that was conjured for this album and the story will progress along with the songs into something that ends in dust :) It is still a skeleton layout, but will receive a firm coat of steel around it in the upcoming times. So, officially, the recording process has started! It will culminate into having everything except the actual vocals done, hopefully by the end of this year. With luck, the vocals too will be ready and we'll have a fist-inducing release done!

The looming LEDs in the distance

The new album is quite ready at this point. The songs have been selected and the tracklist is quite firm and kickass. Just need to finish the lyrics and fine-tune some parts, and then it's recording time! I'm sure the instruments will be ready by the end of this year, but the vocals might take a while still. Since the songs are already listenable, why not just head on and listen to the Youtube playlist with all the 15 songs :) The album versions will naturally be completely re-recorded and mixed properly (these are demo versions), and with vocals added. Enjoy! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1gg-FuPM1o&list=PLjP_hwyQP5M6vRl56OlIfM1PG0CGZ2keK">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1gg-FuPM1o&list=PLjP_hwyQP5M6vRl56OlIfM1PG0CGZ2keK</a> There is a *TON* of outtake songs, and I'm sure they will appear somewhere in the future. So fear not if your favourite track is not on this particular release :) In other news, there will soon be a new website ready to launch :) The aim is to make a lot more interactive and of course modernize it quite a lot!

Soon ready to start recording

After checking the votes and doing some additional choices, the final song list is starting to take shape! Soon it is once again time to record and prepare the lyrics. Since there is a lot of material (54 songs), there is bound to be some outtakes. Perhaps they will be included as bonus tracks or maybe an EP is formed out of them. Maybe a compilation of sorts? The next album has no name yet, but hopefully it will be ready for release by the end of this year, or early 2018. Meanwhile, we have now uploaded the entire album "...of What Remains" to Youtube in HD - enjoy! <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2zaq4haRrKY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Voting status

Alrighty, the voting has been going on for a few months now and we have some tracks standing out already. There are 14 songs at the moment that lead the pack, in popularity order: Exogenic Pulse Aural Disconnect Photon City From Biodeath to Persistence World Vector On Splitting Planets The Cybernetics Revolution Mechanism The Thought Machinery Cybernetic Warrior Source Corrupt The Evolved Ones What Makes Us Cyborgs Manipulation Gear --- And as a kind of related, some of you might know about February Album Writing Month, which is a yearly event where the goal is to write 14 songs during February. I've been taking part a few years already and here's the 14 songs from this year's FAWM - and most of the tracks are very much in Vortech style :) Perhaps we will have 2 albums coming out? <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pu8jWJv38iE?list=PLq9Y0Jupw8lGLOk7X7sE16eEm8xtVyIrk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Let the system terminate the speakers!

So it begins... we have now uploaded 24 new demo songs to a playlist you can all vote and comment on! Later next year, the top songs will be included on our 8th full length album - all songs will of course be re-recorded as usual. But enjoy the beginning of a new year to the tune of some industrial metal! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrhevvEMxMo&list=PLjP_hwyQP5M5IhhvwZA5LuOVas2pShcal">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrhevvEMxMo&list=PLjP_hwyQP5M5IhhvwZA5LuOVas2pShcal</a> Here's something to get started with: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K1gg-FuPM1o?list=PLjP_hwyQP5M5IhhvwZA5LuOVas2pShcal" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

The near future, part 3

Alright, it is almost time to unleash 24 songs to battle it out. To get you in the mood, here's a third teaser video with 3 minutes of new material: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uuZSRkNEpz8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

The progress, as we know it

Alright, time flies so fast! There's a lot of progress again for the songs and at the moment there are just 4 songs left to compose guitars for! So far it's sounding really good, and some songs really elevate with the guitars added. Many songs also have some experimental lead/clean guitar stuff in the background - just enough to make it really interesting. Getting really close to being able to start arranging the demos into structured collections of parts and transitions, also known as songs :) Then you will finally be able to hear them in full! There will probably be one more video quite soon, where you'll hear yet some more new material!

Future, Part 2

After the quick peek to the future a while ago, it's already time for another! Yay! <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SW7ydWPTbIk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> At the moment, the grand total is 24 demo songs, of which about half have demo guitars at the moment, and 6 will get an electronic treatment next. We should soon be at the point where we can start to post demo songs for you to vote on!

More future coming your way

As mentioned in our Facebook page (<a href="http://facebook.com/vortechmetal">Vortech @ FB</a>), there will be a public vote for which songs to include on the next album. The voters will of course be able to listen to all the demo songs (23 so far) and decide the favourites :) But this is a bit further into the future, once the demo songs are finished. Perhaps there will be a minipage just for this with a comment section too.

A look to the future

The machine is ever moving forward, and you can hear some roars in this video clip: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h4na-MuNTUY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> There is no album title yet, but there are a lot of songs done/in progress already. Some of them might be familiar from FAWM, but those tracks will be of course tweaked to suit the style. Here's the working titles in alphabetical order: Actuator Heart Aural Disconnect Binary Evolution Cybernetic Warrior Filtered from Existence From Biodeath to Persistence Gothenbass Hinge Upon Devastation Hunter Manipulation Gear Photon City Revolution Mechanism Source Corrupt The Cybernetics The Evolved Ones The Fading Humanity The Flesh Responds The Thought Machinery What Makes Us Cyborgs Yes, it's quite far in the process already! The release will probably land somewhere in early 2017 or so, depending on how the vocal recordings will go.

Re-void

The brand new reissue of our 2012 album Devoid of Life is now available! You can get it here: <a href="https://vortech.bandcamp.com/album/devoid-of-life-2016-reissue">https://vortech.bandcamp.com/album/devoid-of-life-2016-reissue</a> <img src="contents/artwork/devoid2016-727px.jpg" alt="Devoid of Life 2016" /> This release is completely mixed again from scratch and features a modern hard-hitting and sharp mix. And also some tweaks and tricks here and there. The tracklist has also changed with Lost and Unveiling the Future switching places for a slightly more interesting flow! Enjoy the emptiness! UPDATE: Now in Youtube too: <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jYK_hJmLqdM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

A few songs from the upcoming Devoid of Life re-mix

As mentioned, there will be a new version of Devoid of Life later this year, where all the songs have been completely mixed from the ground up for a sleek modern production. The drums are re-built as the originals are not available. The drums also feature some changes and they are more like the way we have been rehearsing them. Enjoy! <iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/266322422&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true"></iframe> <iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/262843772&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true"></iframe>

Plans for 2016

So the year has started off and some of you might notice it's a special year! It marks the 10th anniversary as Vortech, and it's also the equal anniversary of our first full length! This year will have two special releases: 1) A brand new mix of Devoid of Life, which has been requested every now and then. It is actually already done, with some small tweaks left to do, and then it will be released as a digital-only version. More news on that soon! 2) The motherlode: A "Best of" type of album consisting of <b>COMPLETELY</b> re-recorded AND newly mixed songs spanning all albums, except for Devoid of Life, which will have a new mix, as mentioned above, and the newest album ...of What Remains. There will also be some minor changes to the songs here and there, based on how we have rehearsed and played live. The songs from our electronic album, The Occlusion, will be re-written as traditional songs with drums and all. The plan is to have Mikko record all the vocals, but we'll see if there's any guest vocals... The re-recorded album has a working title of "Refactored" and the plan is to have the following songs in chronological order - the actual release will probably have them in a mixed order, almost like a new album. Mind Awakening Sycophant Gods The Core Evolutionary Project Instigate Hostile Reaction Radiant Storm Biodroid Legions Bewildered Xenomorphosis Destined to Fall The New Creations Afterworld Shedding the Flesh Charcoal Earth Mechanicide Sparks of Ignition Below Radar This will be an exciting project for sure! All the songs will feature a very pristine modern production and with upgraded synth sounds etc. And of course there's some new demo songs being done here and there for the next full length album. The album will probably be ready in 2017, though. Stick around!

Several reviews for the new album!

There have been several reviews for the new album so far, and here's a list of them: Spirit of Metal, 18 / 20 <a href="http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Vortech-nom_album-...of_What_Remains-l-fr.html">http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/album-groupe-Vortech-nom_album-...of_What_Remains-l-fr.html</a> Deaf Sparrow, 4,5 / 5 <a href="http://www.deafsparrow.com/2015/11/10/the-good-the-bad-the-unsigned/">http://www.deafsparrow.com/2015/11/10/the-good-the-bad-the-unsigned/</a> Imperiumi, 7 / 10 <a href="http://www.imperiumi.net/index.php?act=albums&id=16454">http://www.imperiumi.net/index.php?act=albums&id=16454</a> Metalliluola, 8- / 10 <a href="http://metalliluola.fi/vortech-of-what-remains-2015/">http://metalliluola.fi/vortech-of-what-remains-2015/</a> Modern Metal Blog <a href="http://gen2mo.tumblr.com/post/132008098121/123-better-late-than-never-vortech">http://gen2mo.tumblr.com/post/132008098121/123-better-late-than-never-vortech</a> Lords of Metal, 80 / 100 <a href="http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/en/reviews/view/id/30932">http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/en/reviews/view/id/30932</a>

Riffs from OWR!

There's a new video showcasing riffs from our new album. Be sure to check it on fullscreen, as it is up to 1080p Full HD :) <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VpUL1cKdz4o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

New interview online

A new interview has been posted by Robex Lundgren! You can find the full interview here: <a href="http://ghgumman.blogg.se/2015/october/interview-with-vortech.html">http://ghgumman.blogg.se/2015/october/interview-with-vortech.html</a> For example how we write songs, how the music industry appears to us, and future plans!

The CD is now available!

The shipment has now arrived and we can start sending out all the new CDs. In case you were waiting for it to become available, you can order it from our BandCamp page: <a href="https://vortech.bandcamp.com/album/of-what-remains">https://vortech.bandcamp.com/album/of-what-remains</a> Here's some pics... <img src="contents/merch/_thcd0.jpg" alt="CD Of What Remains" /> <img src="contents/merch/_thcd1.jpg" alt="CD Of What Remains" /> <img src="contents/merch/_thcd2.jpg" alt="CD Of What Remains" />

Release the Album!

The album has now been released and you can get it from our BandCamp, and it will soon be available in streaming services Spotify, iTunes, Deezer, Google Play and Amazon Music! <a href="https://vortech.bandcamp.com/album/of-what-remains">https://vortech.bandcamp.com/album/of-what-remains</a> Enjoy another fine release! Updated: Now in Spotify! <a href="https://play.spotify.com/album/6J20WnVPdLxNZ5mRLukJdN">https://play.spotify.com/album/6J20WnVPdLxNZ5mRLukJdN</a> It is now available in iTunes! <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/...of-what-remains/id1037750687">https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/...of-what-remains/id1037750687</a> Also in Google Play: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Vortech_of_What_Remains?id=B4sw3f4dxrc7i5rw7gdrarmxzja">https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Vortech_of_What_Remains?id=B4sw3f4dxrc7i5rw7gdrarmxzja</a> And in Deezer: <a href="http://www.deezer.com/album/11167704">http://www.deezer.com/album/11167704</a> At Amazon Music: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Remains-Vortech/dp/B0151SBJU0/ref=sr_1_4?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1442556608&sr=1-4&keywords=Vortech">Amazon Music</a>

It's time to tell the story of what remains!

Our 7th full length album, ...of What Remains, is finally being released tomorrow morning - September 18, 2015 - and you will hear a return to the Industrial Death Metal style you know and love! Enjoy a full blast with some groove added in, in this dystopian future that is known as reality! The digital version will be available through BandCamp, and it also streams in Spotify, iTunes, Deezer, Google Play, and Amazon Music! So be on the look-out and spread the death! A CD version is also just about ready, and it will ship out from the manufacturing to us on September 21, and should be available for purchase very soon! You can also preorder it through BandCamp tomorrow, so hang tight! It will come with a full 8-page full colour booklet with all the lyrics and also liner notes for each song, describing the writing process and the story behind the lyrics! <img src="ofwhatremains/vortech-owr.jpg" alt="...of What Remains cover art" /> The full tracklist: 01. Decay to Static 02. Disconnect 03. Ghosts of Existence 04. Strength In Numbers 05. Internal Poison 06. Signal Loss 07. Oceans of Steel 08. Predictable End 09. Blast Radius 10. Neolithic (The Darkness Is Born) 11. Underutilized 12. Toxin Release Total length 52:47

First new song available!

Release date set for the new album!

The new album "...of What Remains" will be released in online music services on September 18, 2015! It will be available on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, and Google Play. Stay tuned for some news on the CD version! More information, album cover, and tracklist at: <a href="https://www.recordunion.com/Music/Album/47922#.VerrRU0YtIw">https://www.recordunion.com/Music/Album/47922#.VerrRU0YtIw</a>

Making of and a full new song!

A brand new full song has been released with a Making of video for the forthcoming album! Check the song out and hold your hat, it's a 240 bpm one :) <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CzEnvxLei8c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Vocals update

The vocal recordings have been progressing up to the point where just 3 songs remain! Meanwhile, I have been working on the test mixes and the final track order. Everything starts to fall in place and the work should be done soon! As mentioned a few times, this album falls somewhere between Posthumanism and Wasteland in general, with of course some new tricks thrown in. Be ready for a Making Of video appearing soon with some new music included. And as has been the tradition, I have also started to work on some new songs for a future album - some lyrics here and there, a couple of demo songs, and some ideas collected. Come autumn, it will once again be time to start recording new demo songs! So, stick around...

A couple of videos

Work continues towards finishing the album, with just vocals left to record, which is currently in progress. Meanwhile, check out these. There might be a few more quick clips like these later: <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CvIWIN0wInE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i8C0o-0aOIc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Vocal recordings to begin

Everything is now ready vocal and lyric-wise, so we can begin recording the final vocals for the new album! Hopefully everything goes smoothly, and thus we are one step closer to release.

Demo vocals being recorded

It is now the moment to record the demo vocals for all the songs! Simply to see if all the lyrics work, and if there's any fine-tuning to do. Then it is time to record the final vocals! Getting closer to release...

Finishing up the lyrics

The majority of the lyrics are now done, and it's time to do some final polishing to a fine edge! After that, it's time to record the demo vocals and prepare for recording the vocals for the album! And not only that, the planning of the next album has also started! Mostly the concept, style and preparing the demo projects for composing songs. But the priority is of course on releasing the album we have been working on right now.

Lyric progress

We are still busy writing the lyrics for the new album, toying around with some new styles and subjects (hello, Snow Crash...). Meanwhile, there is already a preliminary mix for the songs, which sounds quite excellent! The mix sounds a bit like Posthumanism with the deeper guitar tone of The Occlusion.

Recording... done! (conditions may apply)

Yep. Another album, another one day to record all bass parts! 10 songs done and thus the tradition continues, hehe. Now that all the stringed instruments have been recorded, it's time to start writing lyrics and doing some demo vocals. Once all those are done, it will be vocal recording galore! Hopefully everything goes smoothly, and we can progress to recording drums and release this baby for all you to hear!

Recording, Day 4

Today begins the fourth day of recording, and that means bass! New strings are in, and the sessions will begin in the afternoon. If all goes well, there might even be bass for all songs by the end of the day! But if not, tomorrow will be spent finishing the recordings. The trusty BTB555, that has been featured in every album except Conclusion, will once again be used, and it should provide a nice platform for some heaviness! This time around, the basslines were composed a little bit differently - directly into the Guitar Pro tabulatures of the songs! So a slight change is expected, but overall the basslines sound really enjoyable in the tabs. It will be fun to hear them for real! There are also some new pictures from the sesions so far on our Facebook page. In case you haven't checked it out yet, you can find it here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vortechmetal">https://www.facebook.com/vortechmetal</a>, where you can also find the latest scoop and updates. The pictures will also be uploaded to this website later.

Recording, Day 3

All guitars have now been recorded for the album! So the next step this week is to start recording some bass, and that should be a quick undertaking. Meanwhile, I will also start doing some initial editing and writing some lyrics for the songs. All the guitars are with my brand new guitar, so there will be a small change in the tone - hopefully for the better! I did record some clean guitar parts with the venerable old Schecter, which has been on all Vortech albums to date...

Recording, day 2

Day 2 has started off well, and there's only two songs left to record guitars for! Once all the guitars are ready, it's time to get the bass grooves going. I expect the bass parts to be quite quick to do, as history tells us (one day for every album so far). So far the sound is bright and clean, with four rhythm guitar tracks per song. I expect all guitars to be ready today or tomorrow, and bass by the end of this week. As with all previous albums, it will still take a while to record the drums and vocals, before the album is ready for release. However, as soon as those are recorded, the album itself should be out quite quickly. So stay tuned for more!

Currently recording guitars

The recording of guitars and bass for the next album has begun! At the moment, two songs have full final guitars, and probably two more will be completed today. After all guitars are done, then all bass parts will get their final form. So far the sound is quite good indeed, but perhaps we will do some re-amping for the guitars, since it's been a while when we last used a mic and amp combo for guitars (on Wasteland). Should be fun!

The things to come

It feels now that a very strong tracklist for the next album has taken shape! The balance is quite good, with a nice split similar to how it was on Wasteland. And after a few albums' break, there's once more some ambient stuff! Personally I'm quite excited about the songs, and can't wait to have this album out! All tabulatures have been finished for the songs, so the next step is logically to start recording! At first, as usual, I will record all guitars and bass, and then it's time for Ville to record drums and meanwhile we will write lyrics with Mikko. Once all the lyrics are ready, it's time to record the vocals! From there on, it's the usual deal - mixing and mastering. Then it is time to release the 7th full length Vortech album!

Interview

You can check out our interview at Robex Lundgren's blog at this address: <a href="http://ghgumman.blogg.se/2014/august/interview-with-vortech.html">http://ghgumman.blogg.se/2014/august/interview-with-vortech.html</a> Quite a fun interview overall, and perhaps some unanswered questions are now clear ;)

Full new demo song available!

Enjoy a full demo song from the upcoming album! <iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/161394558&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true"></iframe> And a stock footage-based small video to accompany it: <iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/HBG4XIw_2DY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

So it begins!

The demo sessions for the next full length album are done, and we now have 20 songs to choose from! The total duration of all the new songs is 1h 23m of extremely Vortech-y stuff! The next step for us is to start picking the songs for the album (10-11 total probably) and working on the song order. This time there is no central theme to the lyrics, so what we are planning to do is to split up the album in two "sides", with some ambient stuff inbetween. Then Mikko and me (Juha) will write lyrics to one side per person. Let's see what this results in! All in all, the songs remind me a lot of the experimental edge of Wasteland, and the scifi melody and speed of Posthumanism! Very nice! Of course, with 20 songs to choose from, there will be lots of leftovers this time. We will see what happens with them - perhaps a special release of non-album tracks in digital form? And here are the working titles of all the songs now, in alphabetical order: Battling with a Lion Blast Radius Decay to Static Disconnect From the Void Arise Ghosts of Existence Industrial Complex Internal Poison Neolithic (The Darkness Is Born) Oceans of Steel Predictable End Proximity Quantum Dissolution Signal Loss Singularity Strength In Numbers The Empty Vessel Toxin Release Underutilized Within the Fog Stay tuned! Perhaps I will post a full demo song soon...

Nearing a decade as Vortech!

As you might know, the name of the band changed to Vortech in late 2005, and we are steadfastly closing in on a decade as such. Perhaps that will lead to some special festives, but this will be seen in the future. However, one thing is for sure. There will be more music coming at a usual pace, and here's how I foresee the next few years: <ol> <li>We are soon ready with demoing the songs for the next full length album, with a working title of "...of What Remains". This album is more on the familiar style of Industrial Death Metal, like the Vortech you know best. Should all go well, this album might be out by the end of the year 2014, but it's all down to drum recording schedules. Ville will play real drums once more on the album with Mikko on vocals, and I will of course handle the other instruments. Expect an album closer to the style of Posthumanism than our previous releases.</li> <li>Playing live is a target for us, and we have been rehearsing more actively this year, with a small summer break for personal reasons. We are on the lookout for opportunities to play live once more, and have a steady selection of 13 songs to pick from.</li> <li>Should our finances allow for it, we will certainly work on getting Posthumanism and The Occlusion released on factory pressed CDs with full casing and artwork. Another goal is to have a few more t-shirt designs available, and possibly other merchandise (feel free to drop requests on FB!)</li> <li>If you are a fellow musician, you can also send a message to us and we'll see if there's a chance for collaboration or a guest appearance on our albums! It's always fun to see how others interpret our material, so remixes and such are also more than welcome!</li> </ol> So, looking forward to the next years! - Juha / Vortech

A Whole Lotta Music

The results of a very busy first half of the year are in! At the moment, 14 new songs are fully demoed, with a couple of more in the works (a few ambient pieces...), but I am still aiming to write some more songs before we will begin the usual process of converting the demos into an album! But, not to keep you in too much suspense, here are the songs so far with a short description of each. They are listed in alphabetical order: <b>Battling With A Lion</b> (160 bpm) A futuristic re-imagination of the old demo track. Lots of ambience. Quite energetic! <b>Blast Radius</b> (225 bpm) The song title says it all! An explosion of speed and fury, in a tightly packed powerhouse of a track. Get your industrial death metal grooves out! Just like in the mid-90's... <b>Disconnect</b> (210 bpm) A dynamic mixture of blistering melodies and experimental verses. A view to the bitter dawn of a brave new future world. Ends with some nice synchronized madness between the kicks and guitars. <b>From the Void Arise</b> (172 bpm) More horror-styled mood, with some melancholic dark melodies. Slightly in the style of Posthumanism, but not quite as fast. <b>Ghosts of Existence</b> (284 bpm) Now, if you thought Frozen Machine was ridiculously fast, check this out! Perhaps humanely impossible drums (Ville?), but all the more fun! Just sheer cold and (dark)spaced out black metal - until the end. Ohh, the end will leave you hanging on the edge... Did I mention the song is 7 mins 33 seconds long? <b>Industrial Complex, Pt. 1</b> (134 bpm) And now for something completely different! Slightly looking back to our previous album, but more befitting the mood of this album in general. Dark industrial with some twisted grooves and chugging. Back to the mid-90's, Part 2. Good times! <b>Internal Poison</b> (240 bpm) Melodic, fast and heavy. Classic Vortech style with some of the fastest triple picks ever for the band! Trying out some new ways to play keys/synths, and very dark industrial melodies. Originally written with a keyboard! <b>Neolithic (The Darkness Is Born)</b> (175 bpm) Another darker piece, re-constructed from two unfinished songs for the previous album. I can almost hear some Swedish influences here and there, but you will recognize it's us for sure! <b>Oceans of Steel</b> (218 bpm) One of my supreme favourites of the demos! Extremely energetic, industrialistic and heavy! Prepare for a rainy futuristic mid-part of pure dark beauty! <b>Predictable End</b> (147 bpm) Even more industrial metal than most. Another energetic piece of sheer catchy heaviness! Oriental industrial? Anachronism, much? Trying out some strange new drum beats, and guitarless parts. <b>Proximity</b> (137 bpm) Industrial Motörhead? Who knows, but this is sheer darkness in industrial metal shape. Expect some more epic synth pads, and a heavy chorus! <b>Strength In Numbers</b> (132 bpm) Take a journey into the space industrial-complex! Very melodic, crunchy and futuristic to the bone! With some experimental synths and segues into fast parts. Quite a fun song, and very atmospheric! <b>The Empty Vessel</b> (189 bpm) Experimenting with samples and sound FX will sometimes lead into full songs! That's the story of this little piece that brings you heavy riffs! Simple but effective piece of madness! With a very nice breakdown to bring the enjoyability to the max! <b>Within the Fog</b> (260 bpm) Also a re-recording of an older outtake. This one from the Wasteland days! The song was ultimately unfinished and was left out of the album. Now's your chance to hear it in the modern days! Fast, traditional and with new atmospheric synths!

A couple of videos from our rehearsals

Here's two videos from our rehearsals in Oulu a few days ago. They were filmed in 1280x720 resolution, so do check it out in full view :) <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/FORZF1i-XTs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/rg8L-Lakal4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

A couple more rarities

Here's some more rarities which you might like: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/vortechrarities/humanicide-mechanicide-drum">https://soundcloud.com/vortechrarities/humanicide-mechanicide-drum</a> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/vortechrarities/radiant-vox">https://soundcloud.com/vortechrarities/radiant-vox</a> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/vortechrarities/postguitarism">https://soundcloud.com/vortechrarities/postguitarism</a> Guitarless, alternative and such, to help you survive until the next new album is released ;)

More vile breaths from the Wastelands

Here's something special! I found some more leftover project files from the Wasteland sessions (2006), and decided to finish the demo with some modern touches. All synths are new additions, while the drums and guitars are from the original sessions. Hope you enjoy this modern version of old days! <iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/143901488&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;visual=true"></iframe>

Magic in the airwaves

Did some technical testing earlier today, and here's a little snippet of what is up: <iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/91189230" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/91189230">http://vimeo.com/91189230</a> Vortech Reamping</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/vortechband">http://vimeo.com/vortechband</a>VortechBand on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> Indeed. Now, add in a guitarist, drummer and vocalist, and mix with some volume. Stir and fry, and enjoy!

Alternate timelines?

Here's a little something for those requesting instrumental or guitarless versions of some of our material. This one is Shattered Cities from our album Devoid of Life, but with almost all guitars removed and in instrumental form. Hope you enjoy this insight into the "background" stuff: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/vortechrarities/shattered-guitars">https://soundcloud.com/vortechrarities/shattered-guitars</a> And if there are some drummers out there who would like to make a Youtube video or such, here's a backing track for that purpose! Our track The Core with just guitars, bass and synths. The tempo is 209 bpm through the whole thing. Enjoy making a video! <a href="https://soundcloud.com/vortechrarities/the-core-instruments-and">https://soundcloud.com/vortechrarities/the-core-instruments-and</a>

Sound samples from the next full length album

As there's already quite a lot of material, why not display some samples then? Enjoy this little piece of future: <a href="http://soundcloud.com/vortechmetal/vortech-samples-from-the">https://soundcloud.com/vortechmetal/vortech-samples-from-the</a>

Productive and poised

This weekend was quite something, in terms of work towards the next full length album (working title: "...of What Remains"), as I managed to finish up three new demo songs, bringing the total at the moment to already 9 tracks clocking in at 38 minutes 41 seconds! The idea this time around is to make a whole lot of songs, and then select the album songs from those, to construct a cohesive and kickin' tracklist for the future world. Just like the songs prior to these new ones, the style is quite futuristic and dynamic - you'll be sure to have a blast, hehe. Dark melodies, scifi sound effects, fast and loud guitars, blazing drums, with some new things! I'm quite excited to get this album ready for everyone to hear! And of course we'll also be rehearsing again up north in a few weeks from now, hopefully with some new video material to show and some new promo shots perhaps?

Progression in the march of time

Now that our brand new album has been out for a month, it's time to look further into the future and unveil what lies beyond! Yes, as mentioned a while ago, we have of course been working on the next full length album, too, in addition to the Impenitence EP which should be ready later this year. To outline the plans: Impenitence EP - Likely out sometime in the summer - Contains 4 unreleased songs from The Occlusion sessions - Might contain some re-recorded older demos and unreleased tracks! ...of What Remains (working title) - The next full length album, due late 2014 or early 2015 (at least planned) - Will be again Industrial Death Metal with real drums - 6 songs have been fully demoed so far (27 minutes) - Some parts are quite extreme! Borderline black metal. - So far sounds like a mixture of Wasteland and Posthumanism, with industrial touches And of course, as you can see, this website has now received a spiffy little layout update and some bugfixes in the back-end code. Enjoy the new look! So at the moment, the main effort is in writing new songs for the next full length album, and perhaps around May it's time to work on releasing the Impenitence EP.

The Occlusion has now been released!

The brand new album, The Occlusion, is now released! It is our 6th full length release, and this time around we explore the furthest regions of our Industrial palette! Get yer asses ready and shakin', and join the darkest club this side of perdition! Download the album for free from here: <a href="http://www.vortechmusic.com/theocclusion">http://www.vortechmusic.com/theocclusion</a> And in addition, you can also buy the digital release from our BandCamp page at <a href="http://vortech.bandcamp.com/">http://vortech.bandcamp.com/</a> The album cover can be perused here, along with the tracklist. More details in the <a href="?page=releases">Releases</a> page of the site <img src="http://www.vortechmusic.com/contents/artwork/occlusion-front.jpg" alt="Vortech - The Occlusion" /> 1. Forgotten World 2. Mechanicide 3. The Origin 4. Controlled 5. MTTF 6. Sparks of Ignition 7. Flatlined (feat. Mary Rose Viray) 8. Confined 9. Beyond Tolerance 10. Glitch of Creation 11. Below Radar 12. Genetic Design 13. Legacy System * 14. Evolutionary Project (Debased World Order Remix by Vortech) (Bonus track) All music by Juha Untinen Lyrics by Juha Untinen and Mikko Nikula Produced by Juha Untinen, Co-produced by Ville Miinala and Mikko Nikula Artwork by Juha Untinen Engineered by Juha Untinen, Vocal Engineering by Teemu Miinala Enjoy and remember to rate and support as you see fit! Enjoy a kickstart for 2014!

Editing the vocal tracks

I received the final vocal tracks today, and now it is time to do the final editing on them and then finish up the mix. The new album should be out very very soon!

So what inspired this year?

There's been a lot of interesting albums this year, and after a thorough listen to all of them throughout the year, here's what my Top 10 formed up to be: 1. Satyricon - Satyricon 2. Skinny Puppy - Weapon 3. Rotting Christ - Κατά τον δαίμονα εαυτού 4. Dark Tranquillity - Construct 5. Witherscape - The Inheritance 6. Front Line Assembly - Echogenetic 7. Dream Theater - Dream Theater 8. Amorphis - Circle 9. James Labrie - Impermanent Resonance 10. Funker Vogt - Companion In Crime Are they an indication for the upcoming releases of Vortech? Hard to say, but in any case, they will prove to be a good listen! We just finished an extensive rehearsal period with the band, and altogether we played probably 6 - 7 hours total. Everything's grooving nicely, and we are thinking of doing a live performance in 2014 - finally! Mikko is just about ready with all the vocals, so soon it's time to release the new releases, too! It's been a slightly longer schedule than I had hoped for, but it's better to be meticulous for the style the new releases represent...

End of the year sales!

To wrap up the year, we now have up to 30 % discounts on all merchandise at our BandCamp store! Check the stuff out, and industrialize your next year! http://vortech.bandcamp.com/merch Shipping anywhere in the world.

Vocal recordings and new songs

The vocal recordings are progressing up in Kemi, and will accelerate in the next few weeks! Hopefully we can soon hear the end results of the efforts. Meanwhile, as mentioned earlier, I've been writing new songs - in the more familiar industrial death metal style - and there's already four fully finished demo tracks (of the five mentioned in the 24 October post). These sound very good and should bring a smile to any fan! I will continue working on more songs in the next few months, and perhaps there will be a release sooner than expected, since there is already more than 15 minutes of material ready, hehe.

The future is here (revisited)

While Mikko continues the vocal recording sessions for the upcoming releases (The Occlusion + Impenitence EP), I am quite busy writing new material for the next release. This album seems to be heading into a more orchestral(ish) direction so far, with plenty of fast drums and guitars. Slightly like a combination of the industrial atmosphere of Posthumanism and the relentless speed of Frozen Machine. All the while trying some new things too! In the excitement of writing, there's actually four almost finished demo songs, with a 5th one in progress! It seems to be an inspirational time of year, hehe. I'm also testing out some more intricate drum lines, taking inspiration from Deep Beneath drumming. This one will be out sometime in the second half of 2014. Working titles: Predictable End, Oceans of Steel, Internal Poison, Proximity, Synthesize A World

New website online!

As you can see, the new site is now active, and there's a whole lot of new content to see. The studio reports for all albums are back with new info in some of them, there's a huge amount of new photos, including some never-seen-before footage of album recording sessions and promo pictures. Check out also the biography, which now features a very detailed full biography of the band up to recent months! For stream fans, all of our albums can now be streamed in full through Vimeo, which you can also see in the videos section of the site. And finally, the webshop has gone a full makeover and you can now check out snippets of each album right here, and easily buy the CDs and digital versions from multiple places. The Guestbook now features admin comments, where we can answer your questions. Enjoy, and look forward to the new album and EP coming very soon!

Artwork revealed!

The artwork for the upcoming releases have now been released, for your viewing pleasure! <a href="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech/vortech-2013-promo.jpg"><img src="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech/vortech-2013-promo-t.jpg" alt="Vortech 2013 releases" /></a> Look forward for the release quite soon...

200 fans on Facebook

With 200 fans as of today, we represent you one brand new remix of an old favourite! <a href="https://soundcloud.com/vortechmetal/evolutionary-project-debased">https://soundcloud.com/vortechmetal/evolutionary-project-debased</a> Enjoy the song, and look forward to a new album in the coming months! If you want to join the fun, check out our Facebook page at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vortechmetal">https://www.facebook.com/vortechmetal</a>

Vocal recording has started!

Starting from today, Mikko has become busy with recording the vocals for the upcoming album, The Occlusion, with Teemu Miinala, who also recorded the drums and vocals for our previous release Devoid of Life! The recording session will first concentrate on the full length album, after which the vocals for the accompanying EP will be recorded. Can't wait to hear the results :)

Starting to mix!

We have now reached the moment to start doing some test mixes! Only the vocals remain to be recorded, and the recording sessions will start next week, if all goes well! Meanwhile I will start to make some initial test mixes and look for the suitable guitar tones and overall sound for the album! Shouldn't take too long, now...

Consolidate the Progress

I'm almost finished with the consolidation of the projects, in preparation for the mixing phase. Mikko is also rehearsing at the moment, so we will start recording the vocals quite soon!

Well, the instruments are now done!

All instruments have now been recorded for the next album and next EP! Altogether 18 songs, completely finished in 15,5 hours hehe :) Now, the next step will be to record all the vocals with Mikko. Hopefully in July, and perhaps by September we will have something new for all the fans!

Instrument recordings almost complete!

Today has been highly productive, as the instruments to almost all the songs on the upcoming album have been recorded! In just 14 hours, 18 songs - that's gotta be some kind of a record, hehe. Especially with quad tracked rhythm guitars + leads included... perhaps the album should be re-titled to Darkthrone? ;)

Final album and song titles

Here you go, the final titles for the album and songs! I will also start working on the album artwork soon. THE OCCLUSION 01. Forgotten World 02. Mechanicide 03. The Origin 04. Controlled 05. M.T.T.F. 06. Sparks of Ignition 07. Flatlined 08. Confined 09. Beyond Tolerance 10. Glitch of Creation 11. Below Radar 12. Genetic Design 13. Legacy System 14. Evolutionary Project (Debased Order Remix by Vortech) IMPENITENCE (EP) 01. Corroded 02. The Observers 03. Devour the Being 04. Uncreation Enjoy the news. Once the album artwork is done, it will be posted here too!

It is time to start recording the album!

All demo vocals are now ready, and that of course means it is time to start recording the album! Given the nature of the songs, it should prove to be a quick endeavour! Hang tight and check our <a href="https://twitter.com/VortechMetal">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vortechmetal">Facebook</a>, or this website to catch the latest news! Altogether there are 18 songs to be recorded, of which 14 will be on the album and the remaining four will be on an EP. Both will be released around the same time, so you'll have a nice year with Vortech! The release date depends on how quickly we can conclude the recording and finish the mixing, but usually they have not taken too long... Stay tuned for more info about the album name and titles.

Demo vocals in progress

So far four songs have fully completed demo vocals done. That leaves 10 songs left to do for me, and 4 songs for Mikko. The 4 songs are the songs Mikko wrote lyrics for. Should be interesting to hear what he came up with! Tomorrow I will continue recording more demo vocals, with hopefully 5 more songs receiving the demo effect :P

Tabs done! Commence demo vocals...

All the guitar tablatures have now been completed! 18 songs in an easy format to learn from! So, that leads the way to recording the demo vocals, which will serve as a guideline for the final vocals. Once they are done, I will begin recording the final guitars for the new album!

Finalizing phase before recording starts

One song left to do lyrics for! Overall, the lyrics are mixture of something familiar and something abstract. You should find them very nice and cozy to paint a dystopian mental picture with, hehe. This time around, the themes are centered slightly further in the future, where things are different in many ways. Neon lights reflecting from pouring rain puddles on sleek steel, destroyed in long-past conflicts. I have also started working on the Guitar Pro tabs for the songs, so all you guitar slingers can have a go at the songs! Perhaps I will do some instruction videos too. As the songs have quite a bit of new tricks, in terms of Vortech, there should be some nice revelations to be found when checking the tabs! Look forward to the tabs on our updated website, published with the release of the album! Anyway, the next point on the schedule is recording the demo vocals. A very important thing to do, as you would expect. After doing the demos, we will check how the lyrics work with the phrasing and such, and if something needs to be adjusted before recording the real vocals. Once the demo vocals are done, it is time to begin recording album number 6...

Lyrics soon done!

Just some finalization left to do, and then the lyrics are finally done for the next release!

Fulltime lyrics generation

The lyrics for the next album are well underway, with about 70% of them ready for demo vocals! Once the lyrics are done and demoed, it's time to start recording the album! Much work has been done to make sure it's as streamlined and complete as possible, with a few songs appearing in another context.. More news on that later!

Practice makes perfect

We just had a three-day streak of rehearsals, which is quite nice! The songs practiced will be on our live set, and possibly we will have a show or two sometime soon! Altogether there are 13 songs in the list, allowing us to play up to one hour, which is nice ;)

Forking a maze in

The tracklist is progressing quite well. The method I use this time is to pick a song that starts the album, and then find which song works the best following the previous song. If there are multiple very good followers, I fork the list. Then I'll just listen which of the lists works the best.

The Electronic Front!

We are now ready with writing new songs for the next Vortech album! Altogether, there's 18 new songs, clocking in at 1 hour 11 minutes 50 seconds! As mentioned, this album is highly electronic/industrial-oriented in the approach and expands the palette of Vortech to whole new levels! I've always likened the style of Vortech as a triangle where each corner has one of the three aspects: 1) Extreme Metal, 2) Industrial and Electronic, and 3) Progressive. Looking back, Deep Beneath leaned a lot towards the Progressive corner, while for example Posthumanism was in the Extreme corner along with Wasteland. This brand new album will be a case where the flag is hoisted firmly in the Industrial and Electronic corner. We will also work on a second album this year, which will be in the more familiar Vortech grounds of Industrial Death Metal. But at the moment, the full effort is given for this electronic metal album, which has the working title "The Binary Hive". We will now begin to go through the songs to pick a suitable tracklist and do any adjustments to the songs if needed. The lyrics will also be written during this time, and once everythings ready, we will start to record the album! That's it for the mean time! - Juha

Wanna hear some snippets from the next album?

You betcha! Enjoy not one or two, but a full 15-song teaser for the next album, due out in a future near your synapses! <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http:%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F81073998"></iframe> You can also check it out in Youtube: <iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QyAhiSSUkcE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Vote for Vortech videos at FB

Check out our Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/vortechmetal">http://www.facebook.com/vortechmetal</a> and participate in the vote for Vortech-related videos!

The Final Few

I continued working on the last few tracks for the next album, which is sounding quite catchy and EBM-ish... with a nice touch of guitar added to finalize the sound of a gritty future!

Devoid of Life is nominated for Best of 2012!

Over at Metal Storm, Devoid of Life is nominated for Best Industrial/Cyber/Electronic Metal album of the year 2012! Go vote, too :) <a href="http://www.metalstorm.net/awards/categories.php?cat_id=29#220">Metal Storm Awards 2012</a>

Impression Cymbals endorsement for Ville!

Ville is now endorsed by Impression Cymbals! Congrats! <a href="http://www.impressioncymbals.com/">http://www.impressioncymbals.com/</a> <a href="http://rusto-osiris.com/2013/01/13/welcome/">http://rusto-osiris.com/2013/01/13/welcome/</a>

New year, new tricks, new stuff!

2013 will be a lucky one for you fans of Vortech, as there will be possibly two albums out this year, to make up for the lost year of 2011, hehe. In the first half of 2013, we will release the new electronic metal album, of which several sample songs have already been published. But don't be too complacent yet, as the most exciting tracks are still kept in secret! :) And the second album will be started as soon as there's time. The second album will be back to the familiar Vortech-ground of extreme metal infused with an industrial edge! If all goes well, look forward to the end of the year for the first tasters! If not even the finished thing :) Have a great 2013!

Demo song ahoy!

In case you missed it, you can check out a brand new demo song called "Control the Masses" at SoundCloud. Electronic, eclectic, excruciatingly exciting! <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http:%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F64040456&show_artwork=true"></iframe>

Discounts for the end of days!

21 December is closing in fast, so you better get prepared with a nice fix of Vortech! Hehe, we are running a discount campaign over at BandCamp until 31 December, so remember to check out all the ingredients for a verrryr fast Christmas! <a href="http://vortech.bandcamp.com/merch/">http://vortech.bandcamp.com/merch/</a> Example items: Hoodie w/ zipper for 39,99 USD! <img src="http://f0.bcbits.com/z/13/07/130795896-1.jpg" alt="Hoodie" /> The new CD for 11,99 USD ! <img src="http://f0.bcbits.com/z/18/59/1859076414-1.jpg" alt="Devoid of Life" /> The mega package with 3 CDs + FLAC + t-shirt for 29,95 USD! <img src="http://f0.bcbits.com/z/26/85/2685359616-1.jpg" alt="Vortech Pack" /> Awesome deals to close an awesome year! Hope you like it ;) And be quick!

Halloween with Vortech?

Yup. Here's a one-off track for the special day, hehe. Enjoy some tricks and treats, as it's time to go to hell with the machines! <a href="http://soundcloud.com/torniojaws/vortech-to-hell-with-the">http://soundcloud.com/torniojaws/vortech-to-hell-with-the</a>

Buy Vortech CDs, digital music and clothes here

As of now, you can buy all Vortech-related items that exist from our Bandcamp: <a href="http://vortech.bandcamp.com/">http://vortech.bandcamp.com</a> CDs: - Devoid of Life - Deep Beneath - Wasteland - Conclusion FLAC/MP3: - All albums! Comes with full lyrics in PDF format Clothing: - Sidebar t-shirt - Neuroshirt Hoodie with zipper - Neuroshirt t-shirt - Neuroshirt girlie shirt Enjoy shopping! :) Almost all of the money will go directly for the band, and thus supports the cause bringing more music for you to hear :)

Lyrical wizardry

I will soon start working on the lyrics for the electronic metal album, and hopefully they will be done by the end of the year! Whether it will be a concept album or not, it's too early to tell. Perhaps it is time to try something new, as pretty much all previous albums have been concept albums :) Firmly in the future, fear not...

Promos sent out

The majority of the Devoid of Life promo discs have now been sent, so expect the reviews to appear during the next weeks/months! The discs were sent out to almost all continents, naturally, so keep your eyes ready and your ears tuned in, hehe. We will also post links to all online reviews we find or receive, so no need to hunt for them :) That is also related to one upcoming addition to this website - a chance for everyone to review the albums quickly and easily! Back to more rehearsing! ;)

Devoid of Life, now available for purchase on CD!

Get yours while the stocks last! You can buy the CD anywhere in the world through here: <b>14,99 USD / 12 EUR</b> <a href="http://vortech.bandcamp.com/merch">http://vortech.bandcamp.com/merch</a> <img src="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech/devoid-550px.jpg" alt="Devoid of Life" /> The bonus tracks, only on the CD, are as follows: 10. The New Creations (Live in Rovaniemi 2010) 11. The Institution (Live in Rovaniemi 2010) 12. Shattered Cities (Live in Rovaniemi 2010) 13. The Core (Live in Rovaniemi 2010) 14. Evolutionary Project (Live in Raahe 2009) 15. Neurovirus (Lost Control Remix by Vortech) 16. Demon In the Circuitry (Demo) 17. Shattered Cities (Demo) And why not make yourself comfortable for the winter too? Buy a nice Vortech hoodie, or a t-shirt, along with the new CD :) A whole lot of new Vortech merchandise is now available! Winter is coming soon, right? So get yourself a nice Vortech hoodie ;) And for sure you enjoy great music? Buy the CD too! Right over here: http://vortech.bandcamp.com/merch

Devoid of Life, on CD, with tons of bonus material!

So, Devoid of Life will be available as factory pressed CD very soon! With a ton of bonus material, exclusive to the CD! -- 5 live tracks, a new remix of Neurovirus, and two original demo tracks from the Devoid of Life sessions! Get ready and hang tight! October seems to be the lucky month! <img src="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech/devoid-label.png" alt="Devoid of Life" />

Another new demo posted!

Get your taste of the spicy dub at <a href="http://soundcloud.com/vortechmetal/three-step-oblivion-demo-2012">SoundCloud</a> and enjoy another demo track for the new electro album coming out in the near future!

Merchandise also in Bandcamp (worldwide!)

We just added our merchandise to Bandcamp, from where you can also buy the CDs, t-shirts and such from anywhere in the world! Free shipping, still! Check out the initial offer of the first 3 albums in physical CD form, the Sidebar t-shirt, and the digital high quality download of Devoid of Life, our latest album! <a href="http://vortech.bandcamp.com/merch/t-shirt-sidebar-3-physical-cd-devoid-of-life-download-package">Opening offer at Bandcamp</a>

Sidebar t-shirt: size XL is sold out

Just to inform, the XL size of the Sidebar t-shirt is now sold out. If you want to buy one, email us at <a href="mailto:vortechband@gmail.com">vortechband@gmail.com</a> and we can work out a second pressing of the shirts. The new shirt design that is available very soon will have XL size available too, so stay tuned!

New merch too, soon!

This month we will also have the new t-shirts and hoodies available! The shirt design was chosen by the fans and one lucky winner was drawn from all the voters. He will receive his shirt also quite soon :)

Merch inventory

It was time to go through the archives and cross-reference the stock status - a great chance for taking a couple of pictures too, hehe. You can see those below. Don't forget that you can buy Vortech's physical CDs here: <a href="http://www.vortechmusic.com/?p=webshop">Vortech Webshop</a> (PayPal) <img src="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech/merch/vortech_merch_2012_1.jpg" alt="Merch" /> <img src="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech/merch/vortech_merch_2012_2.jpg" alt="Merch" /> <img src="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech/merch/vortech_merch_2012_3.jpg" alt="Merch" />

Current plans

Just a slight update once again on all things in progress: 1) The new electronic metal album will have a couple of more demo songs done before it's time to start reviewing the material and choosing what songs will be on it. Recording it will be quite quick after that, since there's only guitars and vocals that need to be recorded live. 2) The CD prints for Devoid of Life and Posthumanism. I just need to finish the preparation of the artwork and gather the funds for it, then I will send quote requests and then they should be ready within this year - depending on funds mostly. They will be printed CDs, instead of factory-made CD-R discs. 3) The T-shirts for Devoid of Life will be ordered as soon as I get replies to the quote requests, and then we will decide which company we will use. The shirts should be quickly available after that, and they will be available for purchase through our website and hopefully some other places. 4) Live shows and rehearsals. We will continue our rehearsals at least until we have a nice setlist working well, and then we will start looking forward to playing some concerts around Finland, and hopefully soon abroad too! 5) The next Vortech band album. Of course being planned already! I already have some ideas for the style and such, and I'm sure many will be pleased to know it will be a really fast one, hehe. Scifi and all... For sure it will be ready by the end of 2013, but who knows maybe even earlier. 6) We are also trying out some extra members for the band, although currently perhaps just for live shows. We'll see how things work out, and maybe we will have some full-time additions! 7) Also some updates for the website will come in the near future, addressing some things that could work a bit differently, plus adding some more things! I guess that should cover most things for the time being :)

Picturesque

We also have a new promo picture available in the Downloads section, and also below: <a href="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech/promo2012.jpg"><img src="images/promo2012_400.jpg" alt="Promo 2012" /></a>

You wanna piece of me?

If you choose to, you can support our cause at our Sell A Band page, found here: <a href="https://www.sellaband.com/vortech">https://www.sellaband.com/vortech</a>, where you can support in funding our next physical CD release and some studio upgrades! Check out also what you get in return! Lifetime albums, lifetime free entrance to our shows, etc.

Another rehearsal video

Results of the sessions

The rehearsals went well and the songs are starting to work well! Here's some pictures and a video from the sessions (more to come later): <img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/384694_10151066021099131_1879895185_n.jpg" alt="Vortech" /> <img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/319483_10151066021319131_1241948786_n.jpg" alt="Vortech" /> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lzKVZHv5Ld0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Practical Rehearsals

We just had a nice weekend of rehearsing with Ville and Mikko in Kemi, and so far we have a good selection of songs going well. We will continue rehearsing throughout the autumn and look forward to playing live! Some pictures and videos will be posted in the upcoming week.

Making of Devoid of Life

WeTube

I am currently uploading the official "videos" of the songs from the last two releases, Devoid of Life and Infocalypse EP, to our Youtube channel. Now you can listen to Vortech in HD quality even on the fly! You can check them out here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/VortechBand">http://www.youtube.com/user/VortechBand</a>

Two more demo songs finished!

That brings the total to 11 songs and 42 minutes. As mentioned, I will write 15 songs in total before we start to narrow them down for the release and doing the final tweaks for the songs. Then lyrics and recording, as usual. The album will most likely be out before the end of this year, so hold tight and enjoy Devoid of Life meanwhile :) I noticed I haven't officially shown any song titles, so here's the working titles of all the new songs. Some of the titles will probably change, but mostly these are the final ones: Chronologic Disorder Corporate Machinery Event Horizon Hindrance of Existence Kill Command Mean Time to Failure Mechanicide Organic Gears The Granules Three-Step Oblivion Transient Line

Rehearsals for Shows

More practice done. 16 songs in my rehearsal list :) Quite fun to play them, and a nice challenge! For those curious, these are on the list (not the setlist order): The Black Rite Neurovirus Shattered Cities Demon In the Circuitry Unveiling the Future The Apocalypse Charcoal Earth Wire Synapse Xenomorphosis The Wolves Lifeline Afterworld Shedding the Flesh Biodroid Legions The Core Radiant Storm Looking forward to the later parts of the year for some shows!

New demo song available on Soundcloud!

<a href="http://soundcloud.com/vortechmetal/vortech-hindrance-of-existence">Hindrance of Existence</a>, enjoy a fresh breath of industrial, drum&bass, and metal :) Look forward to the end of 2012 for more stuff like this, in album form! ;)

Review requests

Some review requests sent out :) We will conduct a more extensive campaign when the physical CD is available.

New things

Another demo song done! That brings the total to 9 already, about 34 minutes of new material. I'll keep writing until there's 15 songs to choose from and then start thinking about song orders and what style of songs are still needed. It will be probably closer to the end of the year before we'll start recording though.

CD pressings

Devoid of Life is currently being planned to be released as a factory-pressed CD, and will be available during the summer!

@VortechMetal

You can find us on Twitter now, @VortechMetal, so enjoy our crazy comments and see you there!

T-shirt voting closed! Lucky winner selected

Congratulations to Louis Hlodowig from Paris, France! You were selected as the winner of the voting draw, and we have contacted you personally! The shirt that won the voting was the Neuroshirt design, which you can see here: <img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/p480x480/533942_10150756079909131_62402154130_9442680_806073470_n.jpg" alt="Neuroshirt"/> The shirts will be manufactured before summer, and we will inform again when the shirts will be purchaseable through our website! Stay tuned, and thanks for all the votes :)

Interview at The Core of Brutality

There is a new interview online at <a href="http://thecoreofbrutality.blogspot.se/2012/04/vortech-interview.html">The Core of Brutality</a>. Check it out!

Vote for T-shirt 2012!

We have a vote going on in our Facebook page now, where you can like any or all shirt designs and a random winner per each 50 votes will be chosen! You can also vote by send us an email at <a href="mailto:vortechband@gmail.com">vortechband@gmail.com</a>! Please include the name(s) of the shirt design you like! You can view the shirt designs here (Facebook account NOT required!), the name of the shirt can be seen when you click on it: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150731162494131.422552.62402154130&type=1&l=98b86b9d74">Vote for T-shirt 2012! at Facebook.com</a> Voting ends on: 19 April 2012 at 8 PM (GMT+3) 19 April 2012 at 10 AM (PST) Good voting!

Devoid of Life released!

The brand new album, Devoid of Life, has been released today, on 7 April 2012! Featuring our new drummer Ville Miinala and our new vocalist Mikko Nikula! Enjoy a fresh breath of blastbeats and extreme guitars, with generous electronics! Initially available as a digital download, look forward to the summer for the physical CD release! Meanwhile, you can download the entire album FOR FREE from the link below. Alternatively, you can support our music by buying the digital release through BandCamp, and soon also from Amazon MP3, iTunes, and Spotify! <a href="http://www.vortechmusic.com/devoidoflife">http://www.vortechmusic.com/devoidoflife</a> <img src="http://www.vortechmusic.com/images/albums/devoid-640.jpg" alt="Devoid of Life"/> Tracklist The Black Rite Neurovirus Shattered Cities Demon In the Circuitry Frozen Machine Lost Unveiling the Future The Apocalypse Grains of Reality Credits Juha Untinen - Guitars, Bass, Programming, Lyrics Ville Miinala - Drums Mikko Nikula - Vocals Production Mixed and Mastered by Teemu Miinala Engineered by Juha Untinen Artwork by Juha Untinen

Backbones

This website is soon starting a long-overdue overhaul to improve some things and provide more content. There should also be some more social elements added and the guestbook will receive an update to allow unicode characters. The biography and such will also be updated to reflect the current status. The basic structure is already done, and now the eyes turn toward creating the content. There will be some extensive PHP additions, to make many things more handy, so it might take some time for them to be added. I will see later whether I will update the important content, and then add more things to the site as they become ready. But tune in later to see the new site! Hopefully by the end of this week. There should also be some updates on the new album, too...

The Binary Hive

Surely you're dying to hear something from the future Vortech album, right? Well, you can die with the sneak demo version of one of the tracks that will be on the upcoming electronics-heavy Vortech release. Enjoy the Chronologic Disorder! (pun mildly intended) <a href="http://soundcloud.com/user1165475/vortech-chronologic-disorder">http://soundcloud.com/user1165475/vortech-chronologic-disorder</a>

New songs, new things

Two more songs have been finished in demo form, which brings the current total to 7 songs and 25 minutes ready for the next (electronic with guitars) release. At this rate, the songs should be ready for recording before summer. Hopefully Devoid of Life will also be released before then - the vocals are progressing and the duties are handled by Mikko Nikula.

Tweaks

Things are moving about in the backdrops, but let's see what the future holds. Meanwhile, another new demo song is ready! That brings the total to 5 tracks fully demoed and two more on the line... Interesting times indeed!

Hold your horses!

Ok, the release is not yet imminent, but let's see what happens. Meanwhile, I'm having a lot of more ideas for the next songs, and even the next-next album (2013? Maybe sooner). And the idea is that it will feature real drums! Yep, Ville will most likely take over the duties of a drum-human(?). So it will be with great anticipation we look forward with! But to sum it up: Late 2011(-ish): the current album, entitled Devoid of Life Mid 2012: the electronic album Sometime 2013: the album with human drums

Eerie silence... ends!

I was happy to hear that Matti will resume work on the vocals in a brand new studio built in hte premises of his other band. The latest progress report is that we should have the new album out in September! Let's hope things go well, and finally you can hear the new album in its entirety! I'm very thrilled to have it released, after a long time. As some might remember, the instrument tracks were recorded back in May 2010.

Progress on the 2012 album composing

So, right now there are two songs demoed and the idea for the full album seems to be forming up :) Very different from the previous, that's for sure! But even more twisted, heheh. Can't wait to have this released, it should prove to be a nice addition to the category of rare genres of music :)

Songwriting...

While waiting for the vocals for the upcoming album to be finished, I have already started to write songs for the album after the upcoming one, hehe. But hold your horses, the album I just started to write songs for is probably released sometime in 2012. You're probably curious what the 2012 album will sound like. Well, from the first songs and rough material, it is very different to Posthumanism and the 2011 album. Much more electronic and more ambient in general, but still with lots of guitars ;) We think three albums of blastbeats should do for the time being, so don't expect a lot (if any) of them on the 2012 album. The style is more futuristic, beat-oriented with industrial ambience. It's all very inspiring at the moment, so the 2012 album should progress well in the upcoming months :)

Two songs mixed

Slowly but surely it's coming together! I've finished two mixes with Matti's vocals, and it's still sounding very good, especially the second mix! Some more songs left to record and then the album can be released! Taking a while, but for the best :) And of course, at this point I've already been looking forward, and the album after the upcoming one will be slightly different than the past two albums. But let's see how the final direction is like! I'm sure it will be more electronic overall.

First vocals received

I just received the first batch of vocals from Matti and I'll start to work on the mix very soon :) Once the process is well underway, there will probably be some clips for all to hear :) Despite all the hardware breakdowns, I'm sure this album will be out well before summer :)

Post-posthumanism

The album Posthumanism has now been downloaded over 2000 times through our website! :) And Deep Beneath is not too far behind. Each successive album seems to have higher and higher download counts, which is very good! The new EP has been downloaded over 150 times already, too! And everyone is of course waiting for the new full length release, which is still in the vocal recording phase. Hopefully it will be released soon!

Infocalypse (EP) is out... now!

Just in time for a christmas blast, you can get the new EP from here: <a href="http://www.vortechmusic.com/infocalypse">http://www.vortechmusic.com/infocalypse</a> Here is the EP front cover (click for full size) and tracklist: <a href="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech/vortech_infoc_2010_full.jpg"><img src="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech/vortech_infoc_2010_400x400.jpg" alt="Infocalypse"/></a> 01. Chaos Dimension 02. Charcoal Earth 03. Pyre of Souls 04. Wire Synapse This is of course a preliminary release in preparation for the full length album coming out early next year. This EP features me doing everything for the first time since Conclusion, including vocals. Not in the Conclusion style, mind you. Check it out to hear ;) Enjoy!

EP vocals recorded!

Well, it took about 2 hours, and now they are finished, hehe. I chose to make my vocals in my most natural rough voice, which I find quite similar to Tomas Lindberg (At the Gates). Then there's some clean vocals that I recorded, but I will listen to them for a few days and decide if they're publishable or if I'll get someone else to sing them :) But anyway, if they're good, I will release the EP in a few days. And as a reminder, the EP will be quite different from the style of the main album! The album seems to slip to early 2011 though.

EP vocals

The lyrics have now been finished, and there's demo vocals on all tracks. Now it's time to record them! As with the songs, the lyrics and vocals are also slightly different from the main album.

Vocals

While waiting for the main album vocals, I've been finishing up the lyrics and demo vocals for the EP songs. Mostly finished now, just some small tweaks to do :) Perhaps I'll try something different with them...

Two from the Vault

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Trrrrr

Today was the first rehearsal session with Ville Miinala, our new drummer! Seven songs so far, more tomorrow, hehe. Maybe some videos. So after lots of practice, there should be a live show (or two) coming with live drums! Another piece in the puzzle is found... Songs rehearsed: Bewildered, Biodroid Legions, Destined to Fall, Evolutionary Project, Humanity: Static, Shedding the Flesh, The Wolves

Vortech now on Amazon, iTunes, and such!

Oh yeah, you can now buy our music on Amazon MP3 and iTunes, plus some other similar ones, listed below! Very soon you can also listen to our music on Spotify! :) Have fun! The full list, once the whole process is finished: Spotify iTunes Amazon MP3 eMusic Napster lala last.fm beatport PlayNow arena Nokia Music Store Rhapsody 7digital 24/7 entertainment junoDownload

Live Creations

Check out The New Creations live in Rovaniemi at our Myspace! <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal">http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal</a>

Very special prices now!

The prices for our merchandise have been updated! Now is the time to show the world which band you like, while blasting the same music from your stereo! ;) 3CD + t-shirt package = 29,95 euros T-shirt = 14,95 euros 1 CD = 7,95 euros All with free shipping! Check more details and buy in the <a href="?page=shop">Vortech Shop</a>!

Already looking to the future!

And in case you missed it at some point, there will also be a 4-song EP after the new album has been released. It will feature songs that were composed at the same time as the other songs on the new album, but didn't fit stylistically to the album. They're still great songs, so hence the extra EP ;) And as just a high-five to some long-term fans, and new ones too, here's a teaser clip on how one of those songs on the EP sounds like! Enjoy ;) <a href="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/lecto_esim.mp3">lecto_esim.mp3</a> Let the speculation start on which of the four songs that one is... hehe.

Meanwhile in Finland...

I just finished one long-term project that some of you might have been waiting for. Yes, the elusive Making of Posthumanism video! I'm currently uploading it to Youtube, so expect a link very soon :) 7,5 minutes of tight information! Here you go! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZV98hpwGCI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZV98hpwGCI</a>

Some more progress

I just finished a preliminary final mix for the new album, and it sounds very nice and raw (Recto, baby!). And that leaves just the vocals to be recorded, and then to import them in. The album will finish on the fly along with the vocals, so it might be quick! And also, I just finished making the first draft for the album artwork, so things are slowly falling into place for the release! Hopefully I will be able to make a professional CD-R release for both the new album, plus Posthumanism.

Vocals & Other

Matti has requested some more time to rehearse the vocals for the album, so the recording has been postponed for a while. So, meanwhile that will give me the opportunity to continue on the second little thing I've planned for the 10th anniversary of Vortech. It will be an album not like the normal anniversary compilation or re-recording, but something quite different indeed! What it is, is a complete reworking of many Vortech songs released so far. I have first chosen a selection of 16 tracks from the history of Vortech, and then I have decided a completely different music genre that I will use as a guideline for the remaking of each song :) In every case, completely different than what the original was. Once this special release is ready, you will hear, for example, a black metal version of Apoapsis Mentis, a lounge/orchestral version of Humanity: Static, a dubstep/industrial version of Evolutionary Project, a jazz version of Terra Ultimatum, drum & bass version of The Core, a dark ambient version of Biodroid Legions, and many many more equally interesting remakes! And maybe a few surprises too... And as a final bonus, here is a quick sneak preview on what is to come! ;) Enjoy! <a href="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech/evoremix.mp3">Evolutionary Project (Debased World Order Remix by Vortech)</a>

Vocal recording

The schedule is starting to take form. If all goes well, the vocals for the next album will be recorded in the beginning of September! Hopefully the album will be in release form by October or November.

Lyrics

The lyrics are now, for the most part, finished for the main release. The next step is to arrange them to suit the songs: the flow, the rhythm and so on. Once that is finished, we're ready to start recording them! But before that, we have a gig to prepare to, and you will hear three new songs at the show, plus two songs which we've never played live yet. So it will be a fun show with lots of new things. See you there!

Some delays

Seems like I caught a sore throat, so recording the demo vocals has been delayed for a while (1-4 weeks). Meanwhile, I'll continue writing the remaining lyrics. Most of them are already finished, but I won't mark them in the list below until I have an mp3 with the demo vocals. I'll also rehearse for the upcoming gig in Rovaniemi, at Grande on 23 July.

Lyrics

Now it's time to work on the lyrics! This is, of course, a much slower process. But it shouldn't take too long, as I intend to have the album out before October. Hopefully much earlier, though :) [x] The Black Rite [x] Neurovirus [x] Shattered Cities [x] Demon In the Circuitry [x] Frozen Machine [x] Lost [x] Unveiling the Future [x] The Apocalypse [ ] Grains of Reality And another one for the EP tracks: [ ] Charcoal Earth [ ] Chaos Dimension [ ] Pyre of Souls [ ] Wire Synapse

Well, finished :D

Why wait until tomorrow when you can do it today... Start: 17:34 Finished: 22:24 4 hours and 50 minutes to record all the bass guitars for the new album, plus bounce the tracks... not bad ;) Now it's time to start working on the vocals, and doing some initial test mixes.

Progress with bass, preparing for vocals

Okay, I'm currently recording the bass tracks for the songs, and so far three songs have been finished. Once the bass is finished, I will also bounce the guitar and bass tracks, so that the song is ready for vocal recording and subsequent mixing. Each song will once again be listed below and I will check them once they're finished. As for vocals, I still don't have much in the way of lyrics - only one sketch of full lyrics for The Black Rite, and some lines here and there for the others. Matti has some lyrics for a few songs, so there's still a few more to finish. Once all the bass tracks are recorded and the songs prepared, I will start to concentrate on the lyrics. The idea is forming quite well for the theme of the album, but more on that later... meanwhile: Bass / Preparation [x] [x] Frozen Machine [x] [x] Lost [x] [x] Neurovirus [x] [x] Shattered Cities [x] [x] The Apocalypse [x] [x] The Black Rite [x] [x] Unveiling the Future [x] [x] Demon In the Circuitry And for the EP: [x] [x] Chaos Dimension [x] [x] Charcoal Earth [x] [x] Pyre of Souls [x] [x] Wire Synapse

Bass Recording

Phew, all guitars have now been recorded! 12 songs, 4 rhythm guitar tracks each, and 2 or 4 lead guitar tracks each. That's was a lot of work :P Now it's time to start recording bass, which is always fun :) Maybe at some point I'll post some of those guitar recording videos, probably after some edits, because there's one video for almost every riff and lead :P

Guitar Recording

Okay, here's a little chart for you to follow the progress. When a song is [x] checked, the guitars for that song have been finished: [x] Frozen Machine [x] Lost [x] Neurovirus [x] Shattered Cities [x] The Apocalypse [x] The Black Rite [x] Unveiling the Future [x] Demon In the Circuitry And another one for the EP tracks: [x] Chaos Dimension [x] Charcoal Earth [x] Pyre of Souls [x] Wire Synapse

Teaser!

Just for the fun of it, I posted a compilation of demo teaser clips from the various songs on the upcoming album! Head on to Myspace to hear some sneak previews ;) Tomorrow, I will start to record the guitars and if the previous albums have been any indicators, it will take about 3 days. Then it's time for bass.... Enjoy! ;) <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal">http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal</a>

Studio Progress

The first step in recording is of course setting up the instruments and picking the sounds. So that's what I've been doing now. I finished adjusting the intonation, truss rod and tuning earlier today, and a while ago I picked the guitar tone for the album. The whole chain seems to be: Gtr -> Redeye -> Fireface 400 -> Poulin LeGion (VST preamp) -> Poulin LeCab -> DSS3 Mesa 4x12 impulses It's sounding monster and very tight, which should fit the album too ;) And not to leave you hanging, here's also a video from the tone sessions. Of course, you can't tell much from that, but at least you'll see how I did the picking and comparing. Have fun! <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/42lvyTGNeBM&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/42lvyTGNeBM&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>

Recording begins tomorrow

Alright, now that all 13 tracks (album + EP) have been processed and prepared, it's time to start recording them tomorrow! I will post videos in the same manner as during the preparation phase, so stay tuned for some more videos and song clips ;)

Vortech in the Studio, Video 5

Vortech in the Studio, Video 4

Vortech in the Studio, Video 3

Vortech in the Studio, Video 2

Vortech in the Studio, Video 1

So here's the first of several videos that will come as the sessions progress. The series will describe what's going on right now. These are posted within minutes of filming, so no fancy edits or things like that :) Hope you enjoy the insight! <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8Y6tXTe0bbQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8Y6tXTe0bbQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

Final tweaks

Okay, the songlist is starting to form up and with two more songs dropped, this album will be one mean and tight kicker! With the four songs dropped in favour of intensity, there might be a separate EP that features those four non-album tracks, since they're still quite good songs too. So far the album is looking to be like this: 1. The Black Rite (4:13) 2. Neurovirus (3:21) 3. Unveiling the Future (3:42) 4. Shattered Cities (3:57) 5. Frozen Machine (4:02) 6. Lost (3:58) 7. Wire Synapse (3:58) 8. The Apocalypse (5:15) 9. Grains of Reality (5:44) 38 minutes and 9 seconds in total. To the point with direct action ;)

Preparing to record!

It's once again that time of the year ;) This week, I will prepare the projects for recording all the guitars and bass tracks. The recording will take place next week, after which it's time to start writing the remaining lyrics. During the preparation phase, I will make Guitar Pro tabs of the songs too, as usual. I will also post some pictures and progress reports of the session, so keep checking here once in a while this and next week! In total, 13 songs will be recorded, but two of them will not be on the album. The usual case of not fitting in with the structure. I'll see what will happen with them, maybe bonus tracks on the CD-R release (this summer!)...

Neurovirus at Myspace

And to celebrate the finished demos, I uploaded Neurovirus' demo version to our Myspace page. Enjoy! <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal">http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal</a>

Song by song for the next album

<b>Chaos Dimension</b> Thrash riffage with a build-up for the chaotic chorus. I think I once described the song as Arcturus goes Testament. <b>Charcoal Earth</b> Energetic opening, with a melancholic verse slightly in Need for Speed II soundtrack style. End-time song and mood. <b>Demon In the Circuitry</b> The first song that was finished. Quite dark and driving, with an uplifting slightly egyptian chorus. A hard-hitting electronic interlude. <b>Frozen Machine</b> High-speed black metal with lots of electronics. You can hear the demo version on our <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal">Myspace</a> page. Maybe even slightly orchestral, but highly dark in the chorus. <b>Grains of Reality</b> Dark electro. Slightly ambient but very expressive. Ulver? Even darker. Will most likely be the album ending song. <b>Lost</b> Some more black metal, this time a bit more straightforward. Still some dark melodies and a bit of speed. The kick drums really take advantage of being a machine ;) Something like 364 bpm... <b>Neurovirus</b> The first song to be played live from the album. Kind of Meshuggah-ish. Electronics, low tuning and some tricks. A really fun song. <b>Pyre of Souls</b> Perhaps a small homage to mid-90's Waltari. It's actually made out of riffs that didn't fit the past two albums, but still sounded good. This time they did, when combined. Get your butt movin' and groovin'! <b>Shattered Cities</b> Very industrial, with sample-based drums and electro beats. Quite dark overall, part of this song was going to be in a fully drum & bass type of song. Eventually the song developed into this one. New Breed? <b>The Apocalypse</b> Very slow doom metal with synths and a piano. Haunting and eerie with a highly fitting title. Perhaps the last song on the album. <b>The Black Rite</b> Probably the album opening song. High-paced and energetic, with a nice mood. Very melodic chorus, with sudden black metal changes. <b>Unveiling the Future</b> Punk/Hardcore? With a slight blackish touch, â¡ Zyklon, but really something I haven't heard before anywhere. No blastbeats! ;) <b>Wire Synapse</b> Slightly fast with more hardcore things and electronics. Maybe a little SYL-like chorus, but darker. A lot of space synths in Darkspace style. Will the album be called "Devoid of Life", time will tell ;) The artwork has progressed well. Once all the changes are complete to the demo songs, it's time to select which songs will be on the album. Not all of them will be.

Album #5

I'm sure you've been anxious for some news about it :) And this is the latest: I just finished demoing the last of the songs for the release! I now have a total of 13 full songs, clocking in at 55:06. The next step is to start making some changes to the songs, based on my ideas when listening to them. When all the changes are completed, I will once more listen to all the songs, even making an initial song list. When I'm happy with all the songs, it's time to start recording the album :) I will post an initial song-by-song, commenting on the style of each song tomorrow, so stay tuned!

Gig change

Bar Koodi has cancelled the gig with Ikuinen Vaiva on 7 July (citing "style change" ), but tentatively we will join Ikuinen Vaiva in Kuusamo on 17 July at Wanha Mestari. See you there instead! :)

1 year of Posthumanism

The latest album has now been out for exactly one year, and so far it has been downloaded 1546 times through this website :) This summer, I will be able to make a professional CD-R pressing of the album for everyone to enjoy! And with just some song tweaks left, perhaps the next album will also be available for purchase in CD format right away from the release, sometime this year!

Nice gig

Last night was very nice in Oulu. A lot of people seemed to like the new song, Neurovirus, that we played live for the first time :) It was also a fun song to play, so I think it will be frequently heard during our gigs. The next gig will be in July, but perhaps there may be something before that. We might also play at Liminka again this summer, so stay tuned...

One more gig

Another show was just confirmed! On 7 July, we will play at Bar Koodi in Kemi with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ikuinenvaiva">Ikuinen vaiva</a>. See you there, too!

Heads up

There might be a gig coming up soon, if all goes well! Stay tuned! <b>Update:</b> Okay, the gig has been confirmed! We will play with <a href="http://synestesia.net">Synestesia</a> in Hevimesta in Oulu on wednesday 31 March! See you there, and there may be some new songs waiting for their live premiere! ;)

Progress

Right now there's 11 full songs finished (47:29), with 2-3 more going to be done before I'll start to pick the songs for the album. It's coming together very nicely, and the songs are much more varied this time around. Should be an interesting album ;) More news once there things to report...

2010

The next year will be a bit special, not only with the new album coming out, but it is also the 10th anniversary of the band, so expect something special. Something I don't think has been done before by anyone, but it will be very cool ;)

Songwriting

While waiting for the album, here's a quick video about how I usually write songs :) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCcmrkfLNwg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCcmrkfLNwg</a> It also features quick snippets from two new tracks, plus of course the raw material for a third one. Enjoy!

Raahe Live Industry!

Ok, we decided to release the Raahe gig recording! It won't be an "official" release, as I'm not all that happy about the playing, since we didn't have any monitors during the show :D Quite difficult to play when you don't hear anything :-q But anyway, it's mostly good so here you go! <a href="http://www.vortechmusic.com/raahelive">http://www.vortechmusic.com/raahelive</a> The setlist was: 1. The Awakening 2. Their Contract 3. Impulse 4. Shedding the Flesh 5. Biodroid Legions 6. Retribution 7. The New Creations 8. Evolutionary Project 9. Destined to Fall Enjoy!

Post show palaver

The show was nice and the recording was completed. Now we just have to decide if the show is good enough for an official release from the quality viewpoint and such. Maybe it will be released...

Today Is the Day

As a reminder: later tonight we will play in Raahe at the Rytmikellari, and like mentioned we will record the show for a possible live album release. It all depends on how it sounds and if it works well ;) The setlist has evolved and some songs have changed for live renderings. We will also have some merchandise for sale at a nice price, to add one more good reason to show up ;) Now it's time to pack the necessary equipment up, so see you there!

New song available!

I just posted the instrumental demo version of Frozen Machine to our Myspace page at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal">http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal</a> Enjoy ;)

Progress towards album #5

Just like I did one for the past couple of albums, here's a quick run through the so far completed demo tracks, how they sound etc. Again, the song titles may not be final, as they will be named after the lyrics have been finished. Okay, let's see. These are in alphabetical order: <b>Chaos Dimension</b> A bit slower (in Vortech scale :D) with lots of melody and synths, but the chorus goes down a dark path towards (you guessed it!), chaos feel in the first two appearances of the chorus, with a nice lead line replacing the grand piano in the remaining choruses. Imagine opening a door and stepping out to a thunderstorm. <b>Charcoal Earth</b> The quick intro leads you right into a melodic black metal kind of chorus, followed by a melancholic verse part where the synths take the stage. Soon the mood goes towards darkness... I think the verse has a lot of Need for Speed II/III intro music feel. A bit more experimental in the later parts of the song. Overall somewhat lush, but uneasy in mood. <b>Demon In the Circuitry</b> The first song written for the upcoming album. Starts with some tentative blasting, leading into a mysterious verse. The chorus lets it loose, leading back to a Millennium era FLA-like dark thingy. On the second time, the chorus gets a nice lead addition, much in Deep Beneath spirit. Then it's time to stop and hammer down an intense breakdown with lots of processed synth. <b>Frozen Machine</b> The most extreme song I've done for Vortech. All out black metal at 262 bpm with lots of mountain-high orchestral synths, ridiculous shredding rhythms and a desperate lead guitar line. And back to some more fireworks and leads. And some more muscular blasting :P A brief slow part, picking up the pace in no time, leading into the snowstorm of a chorus. Think of Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk, taking place in the future... <b>Neurovirus</b> The future is grim indeed, in a bit more thrash-like song, with a nice twist. Fear Factory goes Meshuggah? A bit eastern in the chorus, followed by a melodic post-chorus. Then it's blast-time, and back to some tricksy palm mutes. <b>Pyre of Souls</b> Now this is an interesting piece. And yes, this song was written before Devin released Addicted! :) An upbeat, very industrial metal song in pure mid-90's Waltari style, but with some twisted melodies. This song is actually compiled of some excellent outtake riffs from the Posthumanism sessions, that didn't fit into the other songs, but sounded great on their own. Get your ass shakin' :D <b>The Apocalypse</b> What else would a song with a title like that be? Blastbeat and shr... well, actually it's a doom metal song :D From 262 bpm down to 80 bpm! Very slow and haunting, with more synths than your average doom song, but that's what experimentation is about ;) Think of H.P. Lovecraft in song form. Very eerie, mysterious and dark. Quite a different style than the other songs, and it's possibly the album ending song. <b>The Black Rite</b> A monster of a chorus! Very epic and grand, plus heavy of course. Somewhat more in the progressive vein of Deep Beneath, but with more synths and devilish melodies. One of my favourite songs of these eight, and will end up in our live set for sure. It already sounds like an excellent song to end a show with! So there you go, a quick description of the songs finished so far. I will keep writing songs until new year or so, including some ambient stuff again, and there's also a few unfinished songs left to complete. Overall, I think there will be 15 songs from which I will select the final 10-11 songs for the album. Should be a nice continuation to the Vortech timeline! No idea of when it will be finished, but more than likely it will be spring 2010 or so, as usual ;)

Website back!

Our webhost screwed up the domain update and that's why you saw the ad page for a while. Now the site seems to be back up, so have fun! I'm currently working on a thrashier song, let's see what happens with it. I also finished one previously started song, called Charcoal Earth. Melancholic, electronic and fast :P There's now 8 finished songs and 33 minutes of material for the next album. I'm yet to make some ambient songs, so let's see.

Preparing for the Raahe gig

Okay, the idea is that we will record the gig for a live album of sorts! It will of course be released through the website, and maybe on CD later on. But there are still some questions about it, and the biggest one is that there's probably no FOH at the show :D I'll have to do it myself... while playing on stage :P So, hopefully it works out well enough.

Gig in 21 hours from now!

Okay it's once again gig time! We have some merchandise with us too, at very special show prices: T-shirt = 10 euros T-shirt + 2 CDs = 25 euros T-shirt + 3 CDs = 30 euros! See you at Ykå® Pub on wednesday 4 November at 21:30!

Another new song

Just finished the newest piece, 262 bpm of all-out black metalish shredding ;) It's a ridiculous song, and should be fun to play live :D

Gig in Oulu!

There's a new show added for 4 November (wednesday) at Ykå® Pub in Oulu! Joining us will be Dò²´¥rror from Gothenburg, Sweden and Magpie from Oulu. See you there!

No gig next week

Yeah, still no word from the arrangers and we set the deadline to this day. So, it leaves more time to prepare for the Raahe gig in December! There are some cool plans, but more on that later on. Still working on the new songs, and the newest piece is a really slow apocalyptic vision of doom (ooh, where did I hear that?). It sounds really cool and different :) It may become the album closing song. And as I keep on listening to the 5 fully finished tracks, they feel more and more kickass! Can't wait to release the next album :) But there's still lots of work left before that...

Questionmark

Well, it seems the Oulu gig on 15 October still isn't certain. It seems the arrangers are not sure about the show, so don't hold your horses for the show to happen. We hope it does, but it seems fairly unlikely.

One more gig

A new gig is confirmed for Thursday 3 December in Raahe at the Rytmikellari! Free entrance! We will also have some shirts and CDs for sale, as usual. Come and taste the band!

Showtime!

There might be a show coming up around mid-October in Oulu! More information coming up later. Oh and the songwriting process is still going on, right now there's four full demo songs, one almost finished demo song, and 2-3 partial songs being worked on! Looks like the songs are kinda new style, some parts much harder black metal and some parts much more electro-industrial. We'll see what comes out in the end :D

The t-shirts have arrived!

Check out the <a href="?page=shop">Shop</a> for the new items available for purchase! Both, of course, feature the brand new t-shirt! The first package features the first 3 full length CDs + the new t-shirt for 35 euros + shipping! The second is the t-shirt by itself for 13 euros + shipping! EU citizens can also purchase them directly from us by e-mailing to <a href="mailto:vortechband@gmail.com">vortechband@gmail.com</a> (bank transfer only!). Suomalaiset fanit voivat myò³«©n ottaa yhteyttä¡¹llä¡¯levaan så©«ò°¯³tiosoitteeseen, jolloin maksuvaihtoehtoina on tilisiirron liså¬³i postiennakko (Itella tai Matkahuolto) tai sitten henkilò«¯¨taisesti, jos olet kåºå´³ä¡”orniossa påª®. And here's a picture of the newcomer: <a href="static/shop/vortech_tshirt_2009.jpg"><img src="static/shop/vortech_tshirt_2009_450.jpg" alt="Vortech t-shirt"/></a>

T-Shirt Contest Finished!

The results are in and the winner is.... Marko R.! Congratulations! And the design that received the most votes (40 % of votes) was design number 3, or this one: <img src="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/tpaita2009.png" alt="Winning T-Shirt"/> The shirt will be ordered early next week and will probably arrive from printing around mid-September. Thank you for your votes everyone!

Songwriting

The process is advancing at a steady pace. So far there's one complete song, another almost ready and two more being worked on. The material seems to be slightly more electronic in vibe, but also quite fast. In other news, Posthumanism has now been downloaded over 1000 times! And Wasteland is only a few downloads away from the same amount! Thank you for that, hope you'll also enjoy the next album as much :)

Updates

Okay, there's now some pictures from the Liminka gig at our Facebook page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=661579&l=8f7f485e7b&id=1318820676">Vortech @ Nuorisoseura, Liminka, Finland, 2009-08-22</a> Thanks to Masa for the pictures! More pictures are coming later on... And that brings another point. I'm slowly starting to create the next version of the Vortech website, and this time the picture gallery system will be more functional from the admin-side, and should allow pictures to be added faster for everyone's viewing pleasure! (and 25 other updates, but that's later on).

Back from Liminka

What an excellent event! Everything worked so well and the audience liked the music. That's all you need for a good show! Now it's time to concentrate fully onto songwriting, and preparing for the next Vortech album! This time it will probably take slightly longer, and perhaps the album will be released late summer, or early fall in 2010, but that's just a guesstimate. Maybe it will be ready sooner, or later?

Vortech on Youtube

I've started to upload all the Vortech releases to Youtube, where you can access them through the official Vortech channel at the following address: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/VortechBand">http://www.youtube.com/user/VortechBand</a> Enjoy the music, and remember to listen in HQ!

T-shirt competition!

I'm going to do a t-shirt print for Vortech and I'd like to know which design everyone would like. So, select one of four designs at Facebook and post a comment. I will select one random person from the voters and s/he will get one shirt (any size) for free! Time to vote! ;) <a href="http://tinyurl.com/msjehv">http://tinyurl.com/msjehv</a> (at Facebook, where must be logged in). The competition runs until 31 August 2009, or until there's at least 10 votes! Update: The poll is now available in Myspace too! <a href="http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&blogId=506116408">Myspace Blog</a>

Okkult Tupos Attakk: Liminkvlt

Okay, the festival is pretty certain now. We will be playing there, along with: Forensic Hardcore Northern Discomfort Running Amok Silent Threnody Unit 731 Å¬ymystò¼¢² /> The location is the Nuorisoseura at Liminka (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/pa84ew">Krankantie 1</a>), and the tickets will be 5 EUR. The day is 22 August (saturday). See you there!

Gig (reprise)

Okay, it seems like there will be a gig on 22 August, but more info later... Let's hope it won't suffer the same fate :) Our setlist will be a bit different compared to the previous gig. But come see the show and hear ;) Update: The location is Liminka.

Pictures from the Oulu gig!

Check them out at Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo_search.php?oid=52394711377&view=all">http://www.facebook.com/photo_search.php?oid=52394711377&view=all</a>

Liminka Cancelled

Unfortunately the organizers have cancelled the event, so naturally we will not be playing at Liminka either. Hopefully we'll play there some other day, as it seems that they're still trying to make the show happen at a later date. In other news, I'm soon going to start composing material for the next release. I'll see how the composing progresses. There may be two different releases at the same time depending on a few things.

Liminka unsure

It looks like the organizer is having some financial issues, so the gig may or may not happen. I'll post more information once I get some news from them.

Postconcertism

The gig went quite nicely and we had fun, thanks for everyone! I'll post the details soon to the live section. Now it's time to prepare for the next gig on 4 July at Liminka.

Gig tonight

Okay, tonight's the big night! After 8 years of not playing live with Vortech, it's once again time to play a gig. We'll play 10 songs and for about 45 minutes, so you'll get a nice fill. The first band starts at 23:00 and we'll start at around midnight. There's also CDs for sale at the show, for 10 euros per album. See you there!

Another gig confirmed!

I just received confirmation for our appearance at Liminka on 4 July! No idea what other bands will play there, but come see it anyway! Meanwhile, we're doing some final preparations for our gig in Oulu next week. See you there!

Shop opened!

Alrighty! Once again people from outside the EU have a chance to buy our albums. The shop uses PayPal, so anyone that wishes to use it instead is of course able to do so. Enjoy the new system and stay tuned for some new products available this summer, including a CD version of Posthumanism! Exclamation mark! PS. Don't miss out on the shop opening offer with all 3 full length CDs in one 30 EUR package including shipping!

Gig update

Two new bands have been added to the Oulu gig on 12 June: <a href="http://www.catamenia.net">Catamenia</a> <a href="http://www.katyri.com">Kåµ¹ri</a> We are most likely playing as the second band, see you there! Oh and we'll also bring CDs for sale, at a nice price of all three CDs (Conclusion, Wasteland and Deep Beneath) for 30 euros in total! But if things go well, there might be something more...

Loads of downloads!

Posthumanism has been downloaded 518 times now, and Deep Beneath recently reached 1014 downloads! Nice milestones to reach, thank you :) Be prepared for the first Vortech live performance in years on 12 June at Oulu! The setlist will contain 5 songs from Posthumanism, 2 songs from Deep Beneath and 3 songs from Wasteland. See you there! Oh and remember to tune to The Pit of the Damned web radio on 18 May at 21-22:30 (C.E.T.) to hear Vortech and others! The address is <a href="http://www.yastaradio.com">http://www.yastaradio.com</a>. The show will also be re-broadcast on 20 May (19-20:30 [C.E.T.]) and 22 May (04-05:30 [C.E.T.])!

Planning the next release

Okay, now that the album has been out for a while, it's time to look forward towards the next release! I've been meaning to do something a bit different for a while, and I think now is the moment for it. The next one will be a 5 or 6 song EP with a very very wild musical style which I won't reveal quite yet, but let's say it's something that not many people (if any!) have done before :) If it works out, who knows - maybe the next full length will also continue in that style...

Live updates

Well, for the arranger's personal reasons the Liminka gig will probably not happen, and Fatal Sound Project had to cancel the 12 June gig in Oulu due to double-booking. We'll still play there, but the second band will be selected later. Oh and slightly related, I will be doing a solo cover gig at a school May Day afterparty, playing an hour's worth of party music. There will be songs from Pain, Clawfinger, The Prodigy, Rob Zombie and so on :) If you're around in Kemi, come see the show! The venue is still unclear, but I'll update once I know it. Update: The venue is Hullu Pohjola and the show starts at around 23:59 on 30 April. Update #2: Okay, due to a small miscommunication, there will be an ad for the show stating that Vortech will play there. It's not Vortech and there won't be Vortech songs (unless the audience really wants to hear some more :P). The official name of the one-off show band is Boylestad Slam (inside humour).

Reaching the limits

Alright, looks like there was so much demand for the older albums (too) that we've almost reached the monthly transfer limits and I'm not sure what the provider does when you exceed it: either they close the site for the month, or it will become very slow. So if the site closes (there's only about 20 MB left, so it probably happens soon), check out our <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal">Myspace</a> and <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Vortech">Last.fm</a> pages while waiting for the site to return! Oh and Posthumanism has been downloaded 350 times in 5 days!

Posthumanism at The Ground

If you wish to support our work at this point, you can buy the mp3 album from here for 1,99 EUR: <a href="http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?products_id=29176&language=en">http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?products_id=29176&language=en</a> The CD version will be available later on.

Posthumanism, пожалуйста!

Download it while it's hot! (direct link, 87 MB): <a href="http://www.vortechmusic.com/posthumanism">vortech-posthumanism.zip</a> <img src="http://www.vortechmusic.com/static/albums/post400.jpg" alt="Posthumanism" /> Tracklist: 1. Posthumanism 2. Xenomorphosis 3. Destined to Fall 4. Humanity: Static 5. The Wolves 6. The New Creations 7. Lifeline 8. Afterworld 9. False Salvation 10. Transcendence 11. Shedding the Flesh 47 minutes of extreme drumming, tricksy riffs, twisted melodies and electronics, for your 21st Century listening pleasure! All the music and instruments are by me, and main vocals by Kraken. Also remember to check out the studio diary here: <a href="http://www.vortechmusic.com/main.php?page=studioreport&album=post">Posthumanism Studio Diary</a> And finally, we have a gig coming up in Oulu, Finland at Club Lupi on 12 June 2009, so if you're around, come and see the show! Enjoy :)

Are you ready?

Are you ready? Preparations underway, images are offline for a few minutes...

Second vocal session!

Alrighty, we resumed recording today and we managed to finish 2 more songs fully! That leaves just two songs for tomorrow and then we should be all done! Hopefully there will be something special on release day, but we'll see... Oh yeah, and there's been a small switch with vocal mics, since Mikko (Relativity) managed to somehow break Tero's SM57 (!) after the first recording sessions. It's a very sexy T.Bone CD 55 :D Doesn't sound too bad, though. Almost 1:1 with the 57.

Don't look into the mouth of a gift horse..

There's one final new addition at Myspace before the album release. The entire song Transcendence as an instrumental version. Have fun... <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal">http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal</a>

Final vocal session

Alright, the date has been set to 15 April, and we intend to record all 4 songs in 1-3 days. Provided there's no problems during recording, I can release the album the same day! At first, the album will be available as a free mp3 download and voluntary paid version (1,99 EUR, mostly for supporting our work if you feel like it), and later on a CD print will be made. I've also been asked about Vortech shirts. It depends on how well the new album fares: the more interest there is, the faster I can have the shirts available ;) I hope to have shirts for sale by 12 June, when we have a gig in Oulu. And finally, I'll start working on some more making of videos for the new album soon. So stay tuned for some updates, maybe even this evening!

Fan page in Facebook

A fan has created a fan page for Vortech at this address: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vortech/62402154130?ref=ts">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vortech/62402154130?ref=ts</a>. Go check it out! Thanks David :) And I've been listening to the rough full album (otherwise ready, except the 4 tracks without vocals) and it's sounding very good indeed. I'm very happy how it turned out :)

Almost there!

I just finished mixing all the songs for the next album! Now all I need are those remaining 4 vocal tracks and then I can release it. Let's all cheer for Kraku to finish them ;)

Some server errors

<strike>It seems that MBNet is having some sort of problems with their server, so the promo/studio pictures, album artwork images, and the download for Deep Beneath aren't working right now. Hopefully they'll fix it soon.</strike> Everything's back to normal.

Delay for vocals

Unfortunately there's been a delay for the vocal recording sessions, and they will resume in mid-April. Meanwhile, I'll finish the final mix for the album for the other songs, so the album should still be out in April, if all goes well.

A new song is available!

I just uploaded a slightly edited version (no interlude ambience in the beginning) of Destined to Fall to Myspace. Go check it out! It's a bit slower song compared to the usual... <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal">http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal</a> Update: Vote for the song in the Radio Rock thingy (select a score below the player) / Arvostele ko. biisi Radio Rockin jutussa: <a href="http://www.radiorock.fi/biisiarvostelut/arvostele.asp?id=726">http://www.radiorock.fi/biisiarvostelut/arvostele.asp?id=726</a>

Front cover, version 1

Here's the first version of the front cover. Maybe it will change, maybe it won't. I'll see later, but meanwhile... <a href="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/post800.jpg"><img src="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/post400.jpg"></a> Click for bigger version.

All lyrics finished

Now that all the lyrics are done, it's time to wait for the next vocal recording session in mid-March, but meanwhile I'll finish the album artwork and look for more gigs (another gig for 2009 is certain, but dates etc are not yet confirmed). And as promised, here are the final song titles, the album song list and durations: 01. Posthumanism (3:25) 02. Xenomorphosis (4:16) 03. Destined to Fall (4:08) 04. Humanity: Static (5:42) 05. The Wolves (4:24) 06. The New Creations (4:33) 07. Lifeline (4:52) 08. Afterworld (3:45) 09. False Salvation (5:21) 10. Transcendence (3:59) 11. Shedding the Flesh (2:59) Total: 47:26 And the album title is Posthumanism. See ya!

Vocal Sessions, Day 2

Three? Pfft... We finished five songs and that leaves just 4 songs to record in the next session in mid-March. And once again there's some new video material and some pictures. During the break, I'll finish the lyrics for the songs that don't have full lyrics yet.

Vocal Sessions, Day 1

I'm just back from the rehearsal space, where we finished the vocals for two tracks. We'll continue tomorrow with more time and hopefully we'll be able to finish three more tracks. I took some pictures and video clips, and I'll post them sometime soon. I'll also start doing some initial mix tests for the next album. Things are going well so far.

Gig in Oulu confirmed

We have a gig in Oulu, at Club Lupi on 12 June 2009. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/fatalsoundproject">Fatal Sound Project</a> will also play that evening. I've been asking around for more gigs, so hopefully there will be more this year.

First 2009 studio session video online

Keep your ears peeled for some quick snippets of other new songs. You can watch it at Youtube: <object width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/Cm2vUoqoQUU&hl=en&fs=1"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Cm2vUoqoQUU&hl=en&fs=1" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> </object> Enjoy

Lyrics progress

Okay, I'll add another progress tracker for your viewing pleasure. I'm taking my time with the lyrics instead of rushing through them, so the progress can be slow. <span class="g">LYRICS</span> - Afterworld <span class="g">LYRICS</span> - Bleak Expectations <span class="g">LYRICS</span> - Humanity: Static <span class="g">LYRICS</span> - Mastermind <span class="g">LYRICS</span> - Posthumanism <span class="g">LYRICS</span> - Shedding the New Flesh <span class="g">LYRICS</span> - Synthetic Life <span class="g">LYRICS</span> - The New Creations <span class="g">LYRICS</span> - The Wolves <span class="g">LYRICS</span> - Transcendence <span class="g">LYRICS</span> - Xenomorphosis And once again, the titles are still the working titles. Once all the lyrics are done, I'll post the final names. kthxbye

Rehearsal weekend

This weekend was spent in the rehearsal space and things went pretty well. We played through the set a few times and also recorded the second session. It's not very good quality (a single condenser mic in the middle of the room), so I don't think it's going to be released anywhere. In the gig front, I've been asking around and so far at least one gig is fairly sure, and another will most likely happen too. More news will come when things move forward.

Pictures added, videos to come

You may have noticed that I added pictures to both <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal">Myspace</a> and the <a href="?page=pictures">Pictures</a> section on this site. I will post a rough video compilation later on, but it will probably take a while. Nothing more to report at this point, but we'll most likely have a rehearsal session this weekend with Matti. Maybe this time we'll have a bit more clips to post.

All guitars and bass tracks are now on tape!

I just finished recording all the bass tracks for the 11 songs in about 3,5 hours including a dinner break :D Not too shabby. Okay, now that all the instruments are on tape, I can start working on the lyrics over the next month or so. I'll try some different things this time and maybe Matti will do some lyrics too. I'll post some pictures and videos from the session some time later too. Gotta go through them first and make a nice compilation.

Album recording progress

Just like last year, here's a todo-list and indicators for the guitar & bass session: <span class="g">TAB</span> | <span class="g">GTR</span> | <span class="g">BASS</span> - Afterworld <span class="g">TAB</span> | <span class="g">GTR</span> | <span class="g">BASS</span> - Bleak Expectations <span class="g">TAB</span> | <span class="g">GTR</span> | <span class="g">BASS</span> - Humanity: Static <span class="g">TAB</span> | <span class="g">GTR</span> | <span class="g">BASS</span> - Mastermind <span class="g">TAB</span> | <span class="g">GTR</span> | <span class="g">BASS</span> - Posthumanism <span class="g">TAB</span> | <span class="g">GTR</span> | <span class="g">BASS</span> - Shedding the New Flesh <span class="g">TAB</span> | <span class="g">GTR</span> | <span class="g">BASS</span> - Synthetic Life <span class="g">TAB</span> | <span class="g">GTR</span> | <span class="g">BASS</span> - The New Creations <span class="g">TAB</span> | <span class="g">GTR</span> | <span class="g">BASS</span> - The Wolves <span class="g">TAB</span> | <span class="g">GTR</span> | <span class="g">BASS</span> - Transcendence <span class="g">TAB</span> | <span class="g">GTR</span> | <span class="g">BASS</span> - Xenomorphosis The names above are working titles, not final.

Starting the new year off

I just uploaded a third new instrumental demo song to Myspace. The song has the working title Xenomorphosis. Enjoy: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal">http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal</a> Oh yeah, and everything's ready to start recording the final guitars and bass for the next album! I'll start the sessions tomorrow, and I'll do some updates as I go. This will take about a week or so, since I also tab out (text and Guitar Pro) the songs at the same time. Once the instrument tracks are finished, I'll start working on the lyrics.

End of the Year

Well, I'm now setting up the final recording project files for each song and I'm ready to start recording the guitars and bass for the next album. Shouldn't take too long anymore. The final tracklist is also forming up, with only some minor changes in a few places. And as usual, here's my Top 10 albums for the year. If you haven't heard these, give 'em a listen. Really nice stuff, at least for me: 01. Opeth - Watershed 02. Darkspace - Dark Space III 03. The Amenta - n0n 04. Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God 05. Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe 06. Gojira - The Way of All Flesh 07. Arcana - Raspail 08. Black Comedy - Instigator 09. Misery Index - Traitors 10. Qntal - Translucida And as for gigs, I've got a few threads running and we'll see how they work out. There's also going to be a gig at a festival in Liminka, and they're threatening to make us the headliner ;) Should be fun then. Have a nice year now.

No more CDs from The Ground

Okay, just to inform you that The Ground is no longer selling CDs. From now on you can only get digital music at their store. And for some reason FLAC has stopped working there. In other news, I'll start recording the final tracks for the next album sometime next week.

Preproduction almost finished

Alright, I've finally chosen which songs to include on the album and now it is time to go through their project files and finalize the songs, especially the drum programming. There's 11 songs in total, clocking in at about 48 minutes in length. The premise (and sound) is quite futuristic, but I need to finish the lyrics before I can tell more about the story. This baby is a lot faster than Deep Beneath, and colder in that Demanufacture or Tonight's Decision way. The sound is more space-y with often multilayered melodies. We'll see what comes to be when the vocal arrangements are done...

Here we are!

Finally the site is back! And as you can probably see, with a brand new disguise. Anyway, I finished up one of the incomplete songs (The Wolves) by adding a completely new kickass evil chorus and a nice, fast-paced second riff. Now the song definitely kicks ass, should be a fun live song. So that leaves just two songs to splice and dice, and then the album will be ready for recording! Maybe even before giftmas...

Some updates

There's a bit of a hassle at the domain side of things, so you can't see the new site yet, but it is done. I'll upload it in a few hours, but the domain won't probably be fixed until tomorrow. And in other news, I think I'm done writing songs for the next album. There's 11 finished songs at 48:20 and two incomplete ones that I need to arrange + one extra electronic/industrial one that may also be our intro tape at live shows. So it should be interesting. The songs are quite a bit faster and more melodic compared to Deep Beneath, and I think the vocals will also have more variety, since Matti has been learning some new stuff. Anyway, I think I'll start recording the songs near the end of this year and then start working on the lyrics as usual. Then it's time to record the vocals, probably in February or March 2009, and from there on it takes some time to finish the mix and then do a CD print. See ya.

Important news!

The distributor that I used to sell Vortech CDs is ending business at the end of this year, and because of that I've made some very special price changes for Vortech albums (CD, mp3 and FLAC) at the site. If you wish to buy the albums and support us, now's your chance to get the albums at the following prices: CD - 7,99 EUR (10 USD) Full mp3 album - 1,99 EUR (2.5 USD) Full FLAC album - 1,99 EUR (2.5 USD) So, be quick and order while there's still stock available (not many left!). North America / Worldwide: <a href="http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?manufacturers_id=14076&language=en">http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?manufacturers_id=14076&language=en</a> European Union countries: <a href="http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?manufacturers_id=14076&language=en">http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?manufacturers_id=14076&language=en</a> Suomi: <a href="http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?manufacturers_id=14076">http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?manufacturers_id=14076</a> <b>Update 24 November</b> Well, looks like they aren't quitting completely, they'll just stop selling CDs. They'll still keep the mp3 and FLAC stores open. I'll keep the discount prices until mid-December, when they stop shipping CDs. The new website is almost finished, should be online by the end of this week.

Setting up a new server

You might have noticed that you can't access this site through the domain <a href="http://www.vortechmusic.com">http://www.vortechmusic.com</a>. I'm currently setting up a new server for the site, and it will be located at the same address once it's finished. Right now it's unavailable for a while, but you can still access the site at this location: <a href="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech/">http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech/</a> After the switch, there won't be a koti.mbnet.fi address anymore, so remember to update your bookmarks! The site will be fully at the <a href="http://www.vortechmusic.com">http://www.vortechmusic.com</a> domain, ie. if you go to the releases page, it will be at <a href="http://www.vortechmusic.com/releases.php">http://www.vortechmusic.com/releases.php</a> and not http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech/releases.php anymore.

Downloads offline

The FTP server I use for the downloads has been taken down until 15 November for a big update, so you can't download any music until then. I'll try to find another server if possible. The forum is also offline, since it's on the same FTP. Update 15 Nov: Ah well, looks like they still haven't returned.

One more review

In Finnish, again: <a href="http://desibeli.net/juttu/1662">http://desibeli.net/juttu/1662</a>. Now there's only a few slow reviewers left to do their bit, and then all the reviews have been posted.

First rehearsals

Alright, today we finally had our first rehearsals with the band. After some fumbling we started to get somewhere, and with a little bit more rehearsing we'll be in good shape for some live shows. We'll rehearse twice more this weekend, and here's a full song from our rehearsals today. Have fun with Their Contract: <a href="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech-contract_rehearsal.mp3">vortech-contract_rehearsal.mp3</a>

Review on new Sue magazine

You can read it in Finnish here (pages 32 - 33): <a href="http://www.sanomapaino.fi/nakoislehti/rsue/index.html">http://www.sanomapaino.fi/nakoislehti/rsue/index.html</a> And I've recently started working on the next website layout :) And as for demos, there's now 10 complete demo songs clocking in at a little over 42 minutes, but I'll keep on making more songs until the end of the year. Then I'll start going through the arrangements, songs and so on to finish them up and decide which songs will be on the album. Lyrics will most likely be done around late December to February, and then I'll start recording.

Strange review

Well, here's certainly a strange review of Deep Beneath: <a href="http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=6873">http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=6873</a>. The reviewer basically quotes half of the covering letter and then tells you that he really doesn't know anything about this genre of music :) Ah well, maybe it's a different angle then. The strangest part is that the same site just had Psycroptic, Gojira and Vader reviews... Oh and in other news, I've recently done a few more demo songs (Bleak Existence & Shedding the New Flesh) for the next album, plus started to work on a fully electronic song too. I'll see what will come of it, but it should be interesting nevertheless. Edit: Woops, make that three new demo songs :) Just finished a song called Synthetic Life, with lots of melodies and tricky rhythm guitars.

Album prices

I just wanted to remind those of you who use the US dollar that since the dollar has been strengthening recently against the Euro, the relative prices of our albums have dropped. Each CD costs 16.20 USD, and all full FLAC album downloads cost 5.39 USD. You can get them from the usual place, on TheGround.com: <a href="http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?products_id=4226&language=en">Deep Beneath</a> (CD/FLAC/MP3) <a href="http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?products_id=4227&language=en">Wasteland</a> (CD/FLAC/MP3) <a href="http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?products_id=4228&language=en">Conclusion</a> (CD/FLAC/MP3)

Reverb Nation

I just opened up an accout for Vortech at Reverb Nation. I added a new instrumental demo song available there, called Posthumanism. Go check it out: <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/vortech">http://www.reverbnation.com/vortech</a> Update: <strike>Heh, except that their servers crashed?</strike> Seems to be back online.

Dry rehearsing and guestbook update

Well, I started dry rehearsing at home today and after a few completions, it's starting to feel real good with the songs. Except for a few extreme jumps from rhythm to lead guitar, everything goes nice and smoothly. I won't reveal the song list, because that would ruin the fun :) But I can tell that there's 1 song from Conclusion, 4 songs from Wasteland and 4 songs from Deep Beneath, and the total duration is somewhere around 40 minutes in all. We will begin rehearsing next weekend and hopefully we'll make it in time to do some gigs this year. And regarding the guestbook. I'm not sure if there was some bug in it, making some messages appear empty, but I just re-wrote it from scratch and now it definitely should function without problems (plus a bit more streamlined). So, if your messages have disappeared, try it now.

Progress

Some small news to tell. Firstly, I have completed all the necessary tracks etc for Vortech rehearsals and live shows, so now we can begin rehearsing. At the same time, I went through the unfinished Deep Beneath text tabulatures, and all of them are now finished too. You can see them in the <a href="tabs.php">Tabs</a> section.

You asked for it, you got it!

You can now buy all three Vortech albums as FLAC files from TheGround.com. Each album costs 3,99 euros and here's the direct links: <a href="http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?products_id=4226&language=en">Deep Beneath</a> <a href="http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?products_id=4227&language=en">Wasteland</a> <a href="http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?products_id=4228&language=en">Conclusion</a> The same payment options (PayPal, Visa, Visa Electron, MasterCard, etc) are available as before. The artwork for the albums can be <a href="artwork.php">downloaded here</a> Enjoy!

It's a live one, soon

Alright, the preparations are soon nearing an end. I've finished almost all the backing tracks (drums, electronics, etc). All live drums use the same Superior Drummer 2.0 kit, so that there's the same drum sound for all songs from each album. And at that, I also re-composed a lot of the drumming from Conclusion and Wasteland. The drums still play mostly the same base beats, but with different fills and such, and sometimes different beats altogether. A lot of the songs have new synths added too, and in a few cases there's all new synth work in the songs that didn't have any on the album (Their Contract and Winds of Contamination, most prominently). So, you'll hear much new stuff in the live renditions of the songs :) I still need to finish a few more songs, though, but it shouldn't take long. The next step is rehearsing all the songs with Matti, and hopefully we can start the rehearsals this weekend. Once we can nail most of the songs, we can start looking for gigs :)

Another review + more

<a href="http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=6&id=14879">http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=6&id=14879</a> There's another decent review. There's more to come still, and reviews should be appearing in some magazines too, so hopefully there'll be more and more exposure :) <b>Update, 4 September:</b> Another review has been published, over at Stalker Music (in Finnish): <a href="http://www.stalkermusic.com/index.shtml?call=review&id=324">http://www.stalkermusic.com/index.shtml?call=review&id=324</a> A very nice review mostly, with only some minor nitpicks here and there about the music. Apparently the Wasteland review is coming soon too.

New demo song now streaming

Go on to our Myspace page: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal">http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal</a> to listen to a brand new demo song in full! The song is instrumental at the moment, but there will be vocals on the album version. Oh and I've decided to take up on describing the genre of Vortech as Cybertech, since it gets a bit old saying "Industrial black/death progressive metal" :) That name should concisely tell what the music is all about.

Progress towards album #4

Well, I just finished two more demo songs, which brings the grand total to 8 finished demo songs clocking in at just under 35 minutes. I'll keep writing more songs until the end of October, or early November. Then I'll start going through the songs and picking which ones will be on the album and doing any changes needed to the other songs. After that I'll start working on the lyrics, which should be done around early December or so, hopefully. In January, it's once again time to start recording the final songs. The vocal recording sessions should be fun with mobile equipment now at my disposal. Here's some quick run-throughs of the songs so far, in alphabetical order with working titles for songs, the final names will be decided after the lyrics are done: <b>Afterworld</b> (3:54) [234 bpm] Quite a fast song that starts out with a deceiving melody before lashing out. The first chorus is quite an evil sounding one, followed by a very old school Swedish death metal style main chorus. <b>Astral Breed</b> (3:58) [145 bpm] A midtempo song with a mysterious main verse. The second part takes up the first space shuttle available. The chorus is a very sneaky one combining trance with a black metalish slower guitarline. <b>Bleak Expectations</b> (4:52) [220 bpm] Starts out with some synth work, followed by some technical riffage with more black metal touches. The chorus is very melodic with lots of synth stuff and arpeggios. The C part contains black metal and more space-synths, with a nice solo spot later on. <b>Humanity: Static</b> (5:41) [156 bpm] Very driving song all around, with lots of electronics and synths. A nice mystical and evil sounding chorus. Could be the album opener. <b>Posthumanism</b> (3:54) [256 bpm] Extremely fast stuff, with a nice twisted melody-riddled chorus and lots of time signature changes. Very futuristic sound. Another candidate for an album opener. <b>The Wolves</b> (4:39) [157 bpm] Starts out with an oriental style shredfest, followed by a futuristic setting going towards a very electronic chorus. Lots of heavy riffs. <b>Transcendence</b> (3:31) [157 bpm] The first song composed after Deep Beneath. Nice and futuristic with a nice drive. The chorus may get a small change, but at the moment it's got a nice melody going on. The C-part features completely over the top drum machine work. <b>Xenomorphosis</b> (4:17) [244 bpm] Fast stuff with a very futuristic feeling, fans of the original Need for Speed soundtrack will feel at home, especially during the chorus. Relentless song. There you go for the time being!

Reviews are starting to appear

The first one is the Finnish Imperiumi: <a href="http://imperiumi.net/alb_2.php?id=7980">http://imperiumi.net/alb_2.php?id=7980</a> - Wasteland, 7/10 <a href="http://imperiumi.net/alb_2.php?id=7984">http://imperiumi.net/alb_2.php?id=7984</a> - Deep Beneath, 7/10 Not bad scores at all, since the same guy gave 8Ý¯10 to Darkspace's III, which is one of the best albums of this year :) In short, the reviewer liked everything except the drum machine. I'll add more review links once they are published. There should be about half a dozen ones in English too, so hang tight!

Website updated

As you can see, the site has now been updated. If you see anything strange, try refreshing via Ctrl + F5. There's a lot of new material on the site, including a full and extremely thorough history of the band in the <a href="bio.php">Bio</a> section. It also has some additional information about past members. What's completely new is the <a href="live.php">Live</a> section, which will list all our future performances and also all our past performances with complete setlists, pictures or videos from the show and some information about the show and equipment. Don't forget the <a href="guestbook.php">Guestbook</a> either! There is now a separate <a href="shop.php">Shop</a> section with complete ordering information for all Vortech albums and future merchandise, once they are available. Tilausohjeet Vortechin levyille lò¹´¹y <a href="shop.php">Shop</a> -osiosta myò³ ³uomeksi. Have fun!

Promotional material and updates

I'm sending promotional albums for select magazines and websites on Monday, so in a while there should be a lot of new reviews for Deep Beneath (13 places) and Wasteland (5 places). Also, I'm currently finishing up a brand new layout for the Vortech website. It will include some new material and sections, plus a few surprises! <img src="img/letters.jpg" alt="Promo albums" /> And finally, as some of you may have noticed on Last.fm, I've got six songs demoed for the next Vortech album. This time I've been doing a mixture of speed and electronics, which should provide more listening pleasure ;) The working titles for the songs are: Afterworld, Humanity:Static, Posthumanism, The Wolves, Transcendence and Xenomorphosis. And lastly, Vortech albums are still available to buy worldwide from <a href="http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?manufacturers_id=14076">TheGround.com</a> at a good price. You can also buy them from me for 11,99 euros per CD via e-mail at <a href="mailto:vortechband@gmail.com">vortechband@gmail.com</a> (EU countries only). Levyjä¡³aat edelleen ostettua lå©¥ttå®¤llä¡³å©«ò°¯³tia minulle, hintaa levyllä¡¯n 11,99 euroa.

CDs available as of now!

You can now order the CD albums anywhere in the world through <a href="http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?manufacturers_id=14076">TheGround.com</a> (<b>Note: new address</b>). Initially there's 10 pcs of each album available, but if the stock runs out I will send them more albums. Be quick though, as the stocks are small! Have fun :) 36 pcs of Conclusion are available 77 pcs of Wasteland are available 67 pcs of Deep Beneath are available (figures updated as orders/reservations are placed) <b>ORDERING</b> <b><i>- EU citizens:</i></b> To order e-mail to: <a href="mailto:vortechband@gmail.com">vortechband@gmail.com</a>. I will provide more information as a reply. <b><i>- Worldwide:</i></b> You can buy the albums at: <a href="http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?manufacturers_id=14076">TheGround.com</a>. Buying from me (EU only!), each CD costs <b>11,99 euros</b> + shipping 3 euros. If you order more CDs at once, the total shipping costs will be smaller. Free shipping if you order all three CDs at once! <b>Tilausohjeet:</b> Lå©¥tä¡³å©«ò°¯³tia osoitteeseen <a href="mailto:vortechband@gmail.com">vortechband@gmail.com</a>. Kerron tarkemmat tiedot vastauksena. Jokainen levy maksaa 11,99 euroa + postikulut yhteensä ³ euroa. Jos tilaat enemmå® levyjä¡«erralla, on kokonaispostikulut halvemmat. Jos tilaat kaikki kolme levyä¡³amalla, ei tilaukseen tule postikuluja! Voit halutessasi ostaa levyjä¡yò³ ¼a href="http://www.theground.com/catalog/artist.php?manufacturers_id=14076">TheGround.comista</a>. Lå©©nnä¡³e on tarkoitettu EU:n ulkopuolelle myytå·©lle levyille. Click for fullsize: <a href="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech-cd.jpg"><img src="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech-cd-thumb.jpg"></a>

CD news

I've finished with the material and have sent an order for the CDs to the factory. Unfortunately the super jewelbox was a bit too expensive, so I decided to go with the regular jewelbox instead. Anyways, there will be 100 pcs of both Wasteland and Deep Beneath available, and 50 pcs of Conclusion. And as a special bonus for CD orders, there are two bonus tracks on Deep Beneath (instrumental original demo versions of Biodroid Legions and Retribution), plus the making of... video for the album, which you can watch at Youtube too in lower quality. I will start taking orders once the CDs arrive, which shouldn't take too long anymore. If all goes well, they'll be available on Friday the 13th (oooh) of June. Each CD will cost 12 euros (18 USD) + shipping: 3 euros in Europe, 4 euros (6 USD) for the rest of the world. If you order more CDs, the shipping will be cheaper per CD. The t-shirts will be available later this month. <b>Update, 10 June 2008:</b> Looks like payments from outside the EU area would be problematic (expensive). I'll try looking into other options, so that fans living outside the EU area can also buy the albums. There's a distributor possibility, which would also make PayPal a possible payment method. The problem is that it would make the CDs a little bit more expensive, but if you order several CDs at once, after the shipping costs they will cost less.

May update

Deep Beneath has been downloaded 430 times, and Wasteland is soon at 400! Things are progressing well so far, and I should have the CD prints of the three full length albums available in mid-June. They will be in super jewel box form with an 8-page booklet with all the lyrics and I'll see if there will be some additional artwork for the inner pages. I'll also start working on some new material around that time. I don't know how the material will turn out, but I have a feeling it will be quite fast with a lot more keyboards and synths now with a MIDI keyboard available.

Making of Deep Beneath

Here you have the full Making of Deep Beneath video set at Youtube. The total length is 22:20, hope you enjoy it :) <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/C_dqoUQGagg&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/C_dqoUQGagg&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L1pmDnT73mw&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L1pmDnT73mw&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iqXeY-RNGIE&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iqXeY-RNGIE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>

Downloads and Updates

Deep Beneath has now been downloaded almost 300 times! Thanks to everyone for interest! And as for the CD release of the three full length albums, things are progressing well. It is now quite certain that they will be available this summer and there will also be a Vortech t-shirt available. Depending on how well the shirt sells, there may also be a second type of t-shirt later on for diversity. During this time, I've been preparing all the background tracks for most of the songs from the three latest albums for possible live gigs this fall/winter. But first we need to rehearse the songs with Kraken during the summer and also see if it's feasible to perform with just two guys. If there's gigs, they will most likely be in this area (Tornio-Kemi-Oulu, maybe Rovaniemi) and perhaps in Sweden (Haparanda, Luleå¡¡nd maybe Umeå©® I will also try to record those gigs and see how it works. Maybe put out a live album for fun, or just have them available for download. We'll see. I'll also start composing for the next Vortech album this summer, as usual, and aim for a release in the first quarter of 2009. So far there's just some material I came up with during the DB sessions and some other things, but nothing full yet.

The new album has been released!

Today marks the release of Deep Beneath, the latest installment of the Vortech saga. Enjoy a dark release with heavy Lovecraftian undertones set in a futuristic world about to come to an end. There will be a 100 pcs CD print of the album this summer and maybe some t-shirts too, so hang tight for those if you prefer a hard copy :) <b>Deep Beneath (2008)</b> <img src="img/vortech-db420.jpg" alt="Deep Beneath class="dbkuva"/> Download the FULL album here: <a href="http://www.vortechmusic.com/deepbeneath">vortech-deepbeneath.zip</a> (64 MB) 01. The Awakening 02. <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/Vortech/Vortech%20-%2002%20-%20Biodroid%20Legions.mp3">Biodroid Legions</a> 03. The Undying Storm 04. <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/Vortech/Vortech%20-%2002%20-%20Shadow%20Shapes.mp3">Shadow Shapes</a> 05. Retribution 06. Bewildered 07. Deep Beneath 08. Subjugation 09. <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/Vortech/Vortech%20-%2002%20-%20Exile%20Within.mp3">Exile Within</a> 10. So They Rise All music, lyrics and arrangements by Juha Untinen. Released on 6 March 2008. Mixed and mastered by Juha Untinen in March 2008. Recorded by Juha Untinen at Liberty Street Studios, January 2008. Vocals recorded at Siwa Studios, February/March 2008. Personnel: Juha Untinen - guitars, bass, programming and vocals, Kraken - guest vocals [1-3, 5, 6, 8-10], Mikko Nurmos - guest spoken vocals [8] Enjoy ;) Update: the album has been downloaded over 200 times in 4 days!

Mixing session

I'm currently mixing the songs for what I hope to be the final mix. I'll check out the mixes in a variety of setups and places and see if I like it. If I do like the mix, then it's time to release the album :) But we'll see. So far four songs have been fully mixed.

It's a wrap!

All the vocals are now done! We just finished recording the last one, and you can expect some wild things in a few parts. Next up I'll start compiling the vocal tracks and add them to the song project files. I also need to finish the consolidation of all the guitar impulse tracks. Once those two things are done, I can start doing the final mix for all the songs. That should take a few days or so, so if all goes well I might even be able to release the album next week! There's some more pictures too: <a href="pics-deep.php">Photos</a>.

Vocal sessions, day 3

We just finished the third day of vocal recording and we managed to finish 3,5 songs. I did the vocals for one song in full and a nice black metal part in one song, which cracked us up very badly :) Very grim and frostbitten ;) So there is only 2,5 songs left to do, but they are quite difficult ones which means the progress is slow. Hopefully we can finish up them tomorrow. Then it's finally time to start mixing. Oh, and as usual there's a few videos and pictures, so hang tight for them.

Vocal recording progress

The recording session has started up nicely today. We finished three songs, and I also did vocals for three songs which may be used in the final album. Tomorrow we'll try to record three more songs. Hopefully on monday we'll be able to finish the last three songs and then it's time to start mixing the new album! I took some pictures and videos, which I'll add later. Update: There's now four additional pictures in the Photos section for Deep Beneath.

Diary updated and lots of new pictures added!

Check out the diary for updated information from the sessions. Also check out the Photos section for 14 new pictures from the recordings at Siwa Studios. Tomorrow there will be more pictures from the vocal recording session with Kraken.

Website now updated + guitar info

As you hopefully see, I just updated the website layout for the upcoming album. As usual, if you see anything strange, try force refreshing with Ctrl + F5. There's a lot more stuff in the studio diary for the new album, so go check it out! I will add some pictures from the sessions later on. As for the guitars, I decided the scrub the reamped tracks and just go with impulses and EQ spectrums for the final tone. The reamped tracks sounded nice on their own and all, but they didn't fit very well into the mix, so it was a nice test but better left for some more practice. Anyways, this weekend and during next week, we'll be recording Kraken's vocals for the album over at the Siwa Studios. I already recorded two vocal tracks of my own last friday, but we'll see if I'll use them on the album. kthxbye.

Reamping is done + more!

Alright, the session went beautifully after some initial fiddling. I've now got roughly 24 guitar tracks per song, dual miced with SM57 and into the Fireface 400. I also did vocals for the first two tracks so I can begin to do some initial vocal mixes of the songs. Right now I need some sleep after sitting in one place for 3 hours pushing space and clicking record :) I've got a whole bunch of pictures and videos from the session, which I will add to the "Making of" video for Deep Beneath. Also, as usual with the release of a new album, I've got a new website layout finished and I will post it as soon as finish writing out the last plain text tabulatures for the new songs. Maybe next week or so. It's also time to start recording Kraken's vocals soon, so hang tight! And here's a quick video clip from the session: <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/marsu-reamp.avi">marsu-reamp.avi</a>. Enjoy.

Today's the big day!

I just packed most of the stuff and I'm preparing to setup the reamping session over at Relativity rehearsal space. I'll try all sorts of things for the guitars and see what turns out the best. Once I'm happy with the guitar sound, I'll reamp all of them in one go and I'm also going to record some vocals too. That leaves just the guest vocalists' parts left to record and then I can start mixing the CD!

Future Plans

I've been going through some things and doing some research this week and the aim is to do a small pressing of all three full length Vortech albums: Conclusion (2006), Wasteland (2007) and Deep Beneath (2008). The print would 50 pcs of each album, and also 50 pcs of Vortech t-shirts. If all goes well, this will happen this summer, most likely in July or so, and you will be able to buy the CDs and the t-shirt (10xSmall, 20xMedium, 10xLarge, 10xExtra Large) through this website. From there on, if there is more demand for the CDs and t-shirts, I will order another pressing. But initially it will be a 50 pcs pressing of each. There may be another distributor too, but it depends on other issues. I will be able to ship them all around the world, but most likely the only payment method would be a bank transfer. If the other distributing system works out, there will also be credit card and PayPal options, but just for CDs. I haven't decided on the prices yet (it depends on how much the print will cost), but most likely they will be around 10 - 14 euros for a CD, and 15 - 20 euros for the t-shirts. But that is just an estimate. Stay tuned for more updates on the Deep Beneath recording process, which resumes next weekend with guitar reamping and vocal recording!

Vocal recording

The recording session has been postponed because Tero isn't in town next weekend, so I can't record them yet. So, February 22 - 24 is the new date. Meanwhile, I've finished a first instrumental test mix and it's sounding very nice. Very articulate and clear.

A week my ass...

I just finished recording all the bass tracks for all songs in one day :) So, now I have all the DI tracks for guitars and bass for all songs. Next up I'll do demo vocals for all the songs so that Kraken can learn how they go. Then he can start recording, or actually I can start recording since we can record the vocals over at the Relativity rehearsal space. Not this weekend since he doesn't have time to learn the songs and not next weekend since I'll be touring in Sweden with Relativity, but the next weekend (15 - 17 February) after that we should be able to start recording.

The next phase begins

Alright, I just finished tabbing the songs too, so now I have both lyrics and tabs for all the songs. That means that I'll begin recording DI guitars and bass soon, and that process will probably take a week or two. I've made preliminary arrangements with Kraken and he'll probably do vocals on a lot of the songs once again. Right now I'll go through the lyrics once more and decide the final titles for the songs. Here's the final tracklist and song titles: 01. The Awakening <span style="color: lime">GDI</span> | <span style="color: lime">BDI</span> 02. Biodroid Legions <span style="color: lime">GDI</span> | <span style="color: lime">BDI</span> 03. The Undying Storm <span style="color: lime">GDI</span> | <span style="color: lime">BDI</span> 04. Shadow Shapes <span style="color: lime">GDI</span> | <span style="color: lime">BDI</span> 05. Retribution <span style="color: lime">GDI</span> | <span style="color: lime">BDI</span> 06. Bewildered <span style="color: lime">GDI</span> | <span style="color: lime">BDI</span> 07. Deep Beneath 08. Subjugation <span style="color: lime">GDI</span> | <span style="color: lime">BDI</span> 09. Exile Within <span style="color: lime">GDI</span> | <span style="color: lime">BDI</span> 10. So They Rise <span style="color: lime">GDI</span> | <span style="color: lime">BDI</span> Songs with a green <span style="color: lime">GDI</span> and <span style="color: lime">BDI</span> in them indicate that I've finished recording the final DI tracks for them; GDI = Guitar DI, BDI = Bass DI. If all goes well, the album should be out sometime March 2008. But if everything goes extremely well, it might be out a lot sooner. Here's a quick video of what's to come (from Biodroid Legions): <a href="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/bio.avi">http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/bio.avi</a> Now that the guitars are done, it's bass time! I've also got a big bunch of videos from the DI guitar recording sessions, which I might compile a video of this weekend!

The List of Occurences

Well, I guess I'll just update this list to let you know how things progress. The tracklist and song titles aren't 100% final, there may be changes to both. But it's currently my choice between the various song orders I've tested: Progress status last updated 23 January 2008. All lyrics are finished, last tab starting. 01. Re.Activate - <span style="color: lime">Lyrics done</span> - <span style="color: lime">Guitar Pro tab done</span> 02. Biodroid Legions - <span style="color: lime">Lyrics done</span> - <span style="color: lime">Guitar Pro tab done</span> 03. The Undying Storm - <span style="color: lime">Lyrics done</span> - <span style="color: lime">Guitar Pro tab done</span> 04. Shadow Shapes - <span style="color: lime">Lyrics done</span> - <span style="color: lime">Guitar Pro tab done</span> 05. Retribution - <span style="color: lime">Lyrics done</span> - <span style="color: lime">Guitar Pro tab done</span> 06. Bewildered Beyond Disknowledge - <span style="color: lime">Lyrics done</span> - <span style="color: lime">Guitar Pro tab done</span> 07. Deep Beneath (ambient track) 08. Rust - <span style="color: lime">Lyrics done</span> - <span style="color: lime">Guitar Pro tab done</span> 09. The Six Phases of Unrest - <span style="color: lime">Lyrics done</span> - <span style="color: lime">Guitar Pro tab done</span> 10. Voidforms - <span style="color: lime">Lyrics done</span> - <span style="color: lime">Guitar Pro tab done</span>

Future

Some people wonder how I can keep on putting out releases so fast. Here's how: I've already been fiddling around with two new tracks for the next album after the upcoming one :D Just received my new midi keyboard today, so now I can truly compose some nice midi stuff to the songs. The two songs so far seem to be a bit more keyboard oriented, so it might bring a nice change for the usual riffing. Oh and I also received my reamp box in the same shipment, so now I can also test around and see how it would work for some live playing. Kraken would also be the live lead guitarist (or bassist) and vocalist, if we ever do some live shows in the future. I would play rhythm guitar and handle the synths, electronics and such. Anyways, still continuing with the lyrics.

Small update to the site

I just finished tweaking some small things on pretty much every page of the site, plus I changed the Releases section completely. The Pictures section was changed too. If you see any strange things, or things which look odd, just refresh the site with Ctrl + F5 so it reloads everything from the server and doesn't use (old) cached files. Oh and I'm quite sure the next album will be called Deep Beneath. It depends on how the lyrics come together and whether it fits the title. However, the artwork I'm pretty set on. I'm still working on the front cover of the album, but here's the inner booklet and back artwork. Click on the images to open the DeviantArt pages of them, with a full-sized version. There's no text and such yet in the versions I posted, since someone might think the song titles are final. They aren't yet. Back: <a href="http://torniojaws.deviantart.com/art/Biodroid-Legions-74023131"><img src="img/vortech-db-back.jpg" alt="Deep Beneath Back Art"/></a> Inner booklet: <a href="http://torniojaws.deviantart.com/art/Deep-Beneath-74023282"><img src="img/vortech-db-inner.jpg" alt="Deep Beneath Inner Art"/></a>

Albums of the Year 2007

Well, since the year is just about done I guess I'll list my personal Top 10 albums of 2007: #01: Ulver - Shadows of the Sun #02: Elend - A World In Their Screams #03: The Sin:Decay - Rehabilitation (EP) #04: Samael - Solar Soul #05: Rotting Christ - Theogonia #06: Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos #07: Dð¤¨¥imsgard - Supervillain Outcast #08: Kaipa - Angling Feelings #09: Grendel - Harsh Generation #10: Ministry - The Last Sucker Update: Oh and just in time for the new year, I upgraded the forum to phpBB 3.0.0 :) Should be much more bot-free now.

Wasteland downloads

The album Wasteland has now been downloaded 200 times in full since October 6 when I started counting. Also, there's almost 1000 unique listeners of Vortech over at <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Vortech">Last.fm</a>. Both are nice milestones to reach. Hopefully there will be a lot more downloads to come, too ;) In other news, I'm pretty much done with the next album's song order. Starting soon with the lyrics too. Update: Looks like the download url to the Wasteland .zip file had been reverted to an older one with the redirect pointing to the previous ftp location, so the link didn't work. It's fixed now.

Tracks for the next release

Well, here's a breakdown on the tracks of the next Vortech release. The titles aren't finished yet, they're just working titles. Also, the final tracklist will be different, this list is just alphabetical: <b>Bewildered Beyond Disknowledge </b>(3:33) An older demo track remade, somewhat fast and traditional <b>Biodroid Legions </b>(4:32) A fast one with a very heavy and dark chorus <b>Civil War (Funker Vogt cover)</b> (5:29) This will maybe appear on the release, if I feel like it and I get a permission to use it. Compared to the original, this one's more concise and of course much heavier with guitars et al. Some artistic liberties taken too. <b>Deep Beneath </b>(6:28) An ambient piece in Dark Corners of the Earth mood. Darkness and pressure. <b>Re-Activate</b> (3:28) A bit darker song with some nice choirs, somewhat fast. <b>Retribution</b> (3:50) Lots of strange melodies, midtempo with some blackish parts. <b>Rust</b> (3:14) Fast one, quite grindy with a lush C-part <b>Shadow Shapes</b> (4:00) The first song I did for this release, tricksy and melodic <b>The Six Phases of Unrest</b> (4:21) Progressive and twisty, lots of varied parts. <b>The Undying Storm</b> (4:28) Another proggy one with a driving chorus <b>Voidforms</b> (4:32) More prog, this time a bit Arcturus-styled with strange leads and a dark fadeout

Vortech in Miasma magazine

There's an interview/article on Vortech on the newest Miasma magazine (#21). I'm still waiting for mine to arrive so I can't describe what the final article is like. But we talked about the new album, the songwriting side and the equipment used while making Vortech albums. There was discussion about internet releases and such, too. <a href="http://www.miasma-mag.net/html/">http://www.miasma-mag.net</a>

The next Vortech album

It's taking shape very well. Currently I have ten songs done and I'm still working on two more. The total length is about 50 minutes, but one song may drop depending on how I can re-do it, as I'm not yet satisfied with it. There may be one cover song, depending if I like the final product and if I get a permission for it. Once I've finished polishing up all the songs, it's time to start recording them. This time I will do the guitars a little bit different than usual. I'm planning to re-amp them in Relativity's rehearsal space house at some serious volume >:) and I think I'll make it two tracks of Marshall JCM900 SL-X 50W and two tracks of Engl Powerball 100W, both through my Engl Vintage 2x12" cab. Should sound sweet. Leads will probably be done with the Marshall. Overall the songs will be a lot more varied and progressive-ish than previously. A little slower too, except for two songs (no ballads though, heh). And decidedly more electronics all over. But don't worry, you'll still recognize the band in question ;)

New site online and downloads are back

Instead of having all songs available as single-file downloads, I just put a few select full songs per each release that you can download to get a picture of the music on that album. The full album .zip downloads are of course still available. I feel that this makes it a bit more simpler for counting downloads and you getting a better picture of the music. And of course the new website. Hope you enjoy it.

Downloads offline for a while

The FTP service provider deleted all the files from Gavin's server because it apparently violates their terms of service, so until at earliest next wednesday (October 31) the files will be offline. I'll see if I can work something temporary out. Update: the main download link for the full album .zip works again, but the single-song links are still down.

Vortech on Pommiradio today

Tune to Pommiradio here: <a href="http://www.taajuus.fi/pl/pommiradio/b21855e5fe4773b31177c933f0759358.m3u">Pommiradio</a> . They will play some Vortech material within the next three hours (timezones below): 9:00 to 12:00 UTC 12:00 - 15:00 GMT +3 (Helsinki) 5 AM to 8 AM EDT (New York) 6 PM to 9 PM (Tokyo). Update: They played Evolutionary Project and made a few comments about the style of the band.

It's spreading well

There will be a full page interview and a review for Wasteland on the next <a href="http://www.miasma-mag.net">Miasma</a> magazine (#21). Vortech was also chosen as the Internet Find of the Week on the Finnish metal radio <a href="http://www.pommiradio.fi/index2.html">Pommiradio</a>.

The Wasteland is nigh!

The album has now been released. You can get it below (Lame 3.97 Final VBR NEW -v2), or from Last.fm (Lame 3.97 Final 128 kbit CBR): <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Vortech/Wasteland">http://www.last.fm/music/Vortech/Wasteland</a> <b>Wasteland</b> (2007) <img src="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech/img/cd-wasteland.jpg" alt="Wasteland" /> Get it in one .zip from here: <a href="http://www.vortechmusic.com/wasteland">vortech-wasteland.zip</a> 01. <a href="http://www.sneapforum.celtiaproductions.co.uk/torniojaws/mp3/vortech-2007-wasteland/Vortech%20-%2001%20-%20The%20Core.mp3">The Core</a> 02. <a href="http://www.sneapforum.celtiaproductions.co.uk/torniojaws/mp3/vortech-2007-wasteland/Vortech%20-%2002%20-%20Evolutionary%20Project.mp3">Evolutionary Project</a> 03. <a href="http://www.sneapforum.celtiaproductions.co.uk/torniojaws/mp3/vortech-2007-wasteland/Vortech%20-%2003%20-%20Their%20Contract.mp3">Their Contract</a> 04. <a href="http://www.sneapforum.celtiaproductions.co.uk/torniojaws/mp3/vortech-2007-wasteland/Vortech%20-%2004%20-%20Instigate%20Hostile%20Reaction.mp3">Instigate Hostile Reaction</a> 05. <a href="http://www.sneapforum.celtiaproductions.co.uk/torniojaws/mp3/vortech-2007-wasteland/Vortech%20-%2005%20-%20Impulse.mp3">Impulse</a> 06. <a href="http://www.sneapforum.celtiaproductions.co.uk/torniojaws/mp3/vortech-2007-wasteland/Vortech%20-%2006%20-%20Perdition.mp3">Perdition</a> 07. <a href="http://www.sneapforum.celtiaproductions.co.uk/torniojaws/mp3/vortech-2007-wasteland/Vortech%20-%2007%20-%20The%20Silence.mp3">The Silence</a> 08. <a href="http://www.sneapforum.celtiaproductions.co.uk/torniojaws/mp3/vortech-2007-wasteland/Vortech%20-%2008%20-%20Winds%20of%20Contamination.mp3">Winds of Contamination</a> 09. <a href="http://www.sneapforum.celtiaproductions.co.uk/torniojaws/mp3/vortech-2007-wasteland/Vortech%20-%2009%20-%20Radiant%20Storm.mp3">Radiant Storm</a> 10. <a href="http://www.sneapforum.celtiaproductions.co.uk/torniojaws/mp3/vortech-2007-wasteland/Vortech%20-%2010%20-%20Wasteland%20Roamers.mp3">Wasteland Roamers</a> Enjoy, and remember to post comments in the guestbook, or join our forum at: <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/forum/">http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/forum</a>.

And you know what that means!

I'm currently sitting here listening to the finished product for the first time in its entirety, just making sure there's nothing there that shouldn't be. Once I've confirmed it to be perfect, I'm going to start the release procedures. That means if all goes well, you'll hear this album within the next 3,5 hours :) Just like Conclusion, this album will be released in its entirety for free here at the website and select songs will be added (in fact, they already have been added) to some other media sites like Myspace, Mikseri.net and so on. Hang tight.

Well, they're finally on tape!

I did the remaining vocals today and now I have vocals for all the required tracks. As you may have seen, I added a release date for Wasteland into the releases section, and the date is <b>September 26</b>. Mark it on your calendar, or something. Anyways, I heard from Kraken once more and if he manages to record some more vocals tomorrow, I'll include those. But it's no longer necessary for the album to be released, so there's no panic. While at it, I also added some small synth thingies to The Core to spice it up just a little.

Two tracks available from Wasteland!

Alright, I just uploaded two tracks from Wasteland to Mikseri.net and Myspace. Check 'em here: <a href="http://www.mikseri.net/artists/?id=18935">http://www.mikseri.net/vortech</a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal">http://www.myspace.com/vortechmetal</a>

Updates for August

Well, looks like it didn't work out. I guess I'll have to record the vocals myself, probably tomorrow morning. Anyways, there's now seven new demo songs and exactly 30 minutes of material for the next Vortech album. I'm going to do three more songs and possibly some intermission electronic things or maybe some more ambient and then start writing the lyrics for them. At the same time, I'll probably start recording all the DI tracks for the songs and see where it goes from there. Maybe I'll have them reamped or just use an amp emulator again.

Futuristic

That's what I'd say about this fifth new song that I wrote :) Things are progressing nicely with 20 minutes of new material ready at this point. A second bunch of new stuff still needs to be done over time and I should have a very nice release ready once more. Which leads us to Wasteland. I sent Daedolon some clean vocal demo lines and he'll do those at his studio sometime soon. Should provide a nice edge to the track Instigate Hostile Reaction. That's the last one remaining at this point.

The time draws nearer...

I finished doing the final mixes with vocals and everything for 8 songs today. I'm going to do some small additional vocals on "The Core" to finish that song up, and Kraken has promised to finish his vocals on the last remaining song next week. Hopefully this time it works out and I can finally do the last touches for the album. As for the mix, it's sounding very kickin' and delightfully raw at the moment. Can't wait to release this baby :)

Some changes

While waiting for Kraken and Daedolon to finish their vocal stuff, I decided to record a real bass to all the songs on Wasteland. And that's what I did. I started this morning at around 11:30 and finished at 16:00. Nice and swift, heh. Oh, I also had a gig with Relativity on Friday at Oulu, and it went pretty nicely. I also got to meet Kraken and Daedolon face to face. What a strange bunch ;)

Brand new layout!

As I promised in the forum, here you have the brand new website layout with much added content! Also, the problems you occasionally saw with IE6 have been fixed. I've tested the site with Firefox 2.0.0.5, Opera 9.22 and Internet Explorer 6 SP1 with all updates, and everything has worked fine even after intentionally trying to break the layout :D Go and browse around for new stuff. The studio diaries have been updated, there's a whole section of brand new print-size album artwork files and the guestbook has been updated a bit. Have fun. Oh and the usual deal: if you see something strange in the layout, try force-refreshing with Ctrl + F5

Well, well, what do you know

Looks like the old pain in the butt is back online, but we'll see for how long. You can once again get to our forum at: <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/forum/">http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/forum/</a> But there's no guarantee for how long Personal.fi will work this time. Enjoy while you can ;)

Spambot strike

Looks like an advertisement bot flooded up the comments section of the news program and made that error come up. It's fixed now.

In case you were disappointed

Here's a brand new Vortech demo song :) The title is "The Six Phases of Unrest" and it's basically about a dream gone wrong, with sudden phase-outs to something entirely different. Hope you enjoy the track while waiting for Wasteland to be finished. This track will very likely be on the next Vortech album after Wasteland. <a href="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech_six.mp3">http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech_six.mp3</a> (6.53 MB)

Not so fast, buddy!

Well, unfortunately things didn't work out so I'll have to wait for a bit more. Apparently the two fellas are doing something this weekend, so hopefully they'll be able to finish the song :)

Final vocals this week

I just got the word from Kraken that he might finish his final vocals this week, maybe by friday already. That would leave just the possible clean vocal feature for Instigate Hostile Reaction, and Closure's vocals for The Core remaining to do. But I will be at the Tuska festival (Emperor <img src="img/headbang.gif" alt="Whee"/>) this weekend so I can't do the final mixes yet. Perhaps I can have the album ready for a release by the end of next week, if all goes well :)

Winds of Contamination

Well, it wasn't Instigate after all, but Winds of Contamination. Anyways, it's finished now. That leaves just the aforementioned one and a half songs left to do. While I've been waiting for the vocals to be finished, I've actually composed two brand new songs that will probably be on the next Vortech album due out sometime in 2008. The two songs feature more melody, more speed and more brutality it seems, so hang tight ;) The first song features some of the fastest stuff I've done so far, at 310 bpm :D Human limits? Human schmimitz!

One more track finished

I managed to finish Radiant Storm today. That leaves Instigate Hostile Reaction for tomorrow, but that's also the track that will possibly feature some clean vocals so I can't do a final mix of it yet. Things are looking good right now overall :)

And another!

Alright, I just finished mixing Evolutionary Project, and I also have the tracks for two more songs. I should be able to finish them tomorrow, leaving only one and a half songs! There might be one more guest vocalist doing some clean vox to the track Instigate Hostile Reaction, so stay tuned ;)

Third mixed song

Alright, just received some more vocals and now Perdition has full vocals and mix. Not many songs left anymore, and thus the release gets closer by the day.

Second track mixed

The tracks "Their Contract" and "Impulse" now have full vocals in them. "The Core" also has nearly complete vocals, courtesy of Closure. I'll have to do some minor parts for the song to complete it. That leaves five more tracks without vocals, of which Kraku will do three more. Hopefully I can finish my vocal parts this week.

First track mixed

The first track with the new vocals has been mixed. I've got the vocals for another track too, and I'll put them into the song and mix it tomorrow. So far they're sounding very nice :)

Receiving some vocal tracks

I'm currently downloading the first batch of finished vocals from the second guest vocalist. Can't wait to hear what he's come up with :) Once I've checked them and approved them, I'll start mixing the song up. From there on, it should be all nice and dandy to add the other vocals. Maybe this baby will finally see the light of day, heh :)

Brand, shining-new layout

As you probably have noticed, the website received a small facelift this weekend, all in preparation for the upcoming release. There are a few things that look different with a browser that supports PNG alpha channels, so check the site out with one (Firefox, Opera, IE7, etc). Also, if you see some odd things, try refreshing the site. But meanwhile, enjoy the new site while waiting for some updates in the near future. The second guest vocalist has unfortunately been sick for a while and he may not be able to do the vocals.

Vocal works

The other guest vocalist has finally fixed his gear and can now begin recording his vocals. Hopefully it won't take too long anymore, so I can release the album :) In other news, I've already started doing some inital work towards the next album. About half of the lyrics have now been finished. This time I'll try a different approach, doing the lyrics first and the music afterwards. We'll see what will come from this.

About the mp3 server and forum

Looks like the service provider is finally explaining the constant outages: money. Their own internet provider has asked a lot more money, and that surprised them. So, right now they're cut off for the time being. I guess I'll start looking for a different place to host my mp3s and the forum in. And finally, some more info about the new album. The second vocalist should start recording his parts soon. UPDATE, 17 April The mp3s are now back. A big thanks goes to -Gavin- at Ultimate Metal! :) Still working on a good solution for the forum. Perhaps I'll just remove it and maybe expand the guestbook.

Vocals... revisited

Looks like some of the vocals will in fact happen, and not just by one person - but two! Stay tuned for more information soon. If all goes well, it seems that the first half of the songs will have one and the second half of the album will have another vocalist, with me filling the gaps.

Changes in commenting

Alright, since there's no good way to prevent those damn spambots, I removed commenting from the news. From now on, please post comments to the new guestbook or just join our forum :) And then about Wasteland; It seems that the guest vocals aren't going to happen, so I will start recording the vocals probably next weekend.

Instrumental mixes finished

While waiting for the vocals to be finished, I did a preliminary mix for the album and it's sounding very nice right now :) The mix sounds a little bit like Terror 2000's Faster Disaster when compared to some other albums. I'm very happy how it turned out, so now it's just a waiting game until the vocals are done and can be added to the mixes. Hopefully the album can be released sometime in April or May. See ya...

New Album Information

Alright, the album is almost finished. It is called Wasteland, and it talks about the times before, during and after a worldwide nuclear war. The last things left to do before the release are recording the vocals and mixing it. Here is the album cover and the final tracklist. You can click on the album cover to view a full size version: <a href="img/cd-full-wasteland.jpg"><img src="img/cd-wasteland.jpg" alt="Wasteland" class="levy"/></a> 01. The Core 02. Evolutionary Project 03. Their Contract 04. Instigate Hostile Reaction 05. Impulse 06. Perdition 07. The Silence 08. Winds of Contamination 09. Radiant Storm 10. Wasteland Roamers Here's also a small 32 seconds long teaser clip from the track Impulse. This sample isn't the final mix. <a href="http://koti.mbnet.fi/juhau/vortech/impulse-teaser.mp3">Impulse</a> (918 kB) And as you may have noticed, the website has now been updated! Enjoy the new content, such as album diaries/looks in the past :) PS. I've also started a new dark ambient project called Cryonity, which you can check out at <a href="http://www.mikseri.net/cryonity">http://www.mikseri.net/cryonity</a>. In the vein of Deutsch Nepal, Delerium and Mark Snow.

Updates for February

Alright, the vocals seem to be coming along soon, courtesy of a currently unnamed person :) The name will be revealed later on just to keep you on your toes. In other news, I have finished making the new layout for this website and it should be live very soon! It features a lot of new content, and even some articles about previous releases. A nice look in the past to see what was done. The album artwork has also been finished, so stick around for that too...

Lyrics from the Wasteland

Alright, all the lyrics are now finished! The remaining work is to tweak them a little for best impact and flow. It's also my birthday today ;) But some updates will follow soon, as I finish the lyrics.

Throaty…

The lyrics are now pretty much done for 5 songs. I will try to finish all the lyrics this weekend and begin recording in early February or so.

Bassic Info

Alright, all bass lines have been finalized now and are ready for mixing. I'm still working on the vocals and lyrics.

Day 4

And we're done! All guitars have now been recorded. The next step is doing the vocals, and it should keep me busy until February. There may be a few surprises, if things work out, so watch out! ;)

Day 3 (Part 2)

Alright, I managed to record the guitar for two more songs, but unfortunately our band training with my other band Coldway took a little more time, so I couldn't finish the guitars for the final song. I'll record the last one tomorrow morning, and then I have all guitars done!

Day 3 (Part 1)

Here are some pictures from the previous days: <a href="img/studio_2007_1.jpg"><img src="img/studio_2007_1_thumb.jpg" alt="Vortech @ studio 2007"/></a> <a href="img/studio_2007_2.jpg"><img src="img/studio_2007_2_thumb.jpg" alt="Vortech @ studio 2007"/></a> <a href="img/studio_2007_3.jpg"><img src="img/studio_2007_3_thumb.jpg" alt="Vortech @ studio 2007"/></a> <a href="img/studio_2007_4.jpg"><img src="img/studio_2007_4_thumb.jpg" alt="Vortech @ studio 2007"/></a> <a href="img/studio_2007_5.jpg"><img src="img/studio_2007_5_thumb.jpg" alt="Vortech @ studio 2007"/></a> <a href="img/studio_2007_6.jpg"><img src="img/studio_2007_6_thumb.jpg" alt="Vortech @ studio 2007"/></a>

Day 2 in Studio

Alright, just as I hoped yesterday, I managed to record all the guitars for three more songs, and now there's just three songs left to record, and all guitars are done! Tomorrow I'll also record the fastest song on the album, Perdition, which is basically 3 minutes of almost non-stop bombing at 258 bpm :) Not that any of the other songs are slow, either... heh. Hopefully I'll manage to record all the remaining three songs tomorrow :) Over and out.

Recording Update, Part 1

Greetings again. I have now finished recording 25% of all the guitars, and it's sounding nice so far :) I hope to finish all the guitars for three more songs tomorrow, and I will most likely be done by this weekend. I have also filmed a few video clips and taken some pictures, which I will add to the site once I've gone through them. Stay tuned for more updates!

Merry giftmas

So, just in time for the celebrations, I just wanted to inform you that I'm currently setting up a new forum for our bands (Vortech and Coldway). This one will be based on phpBB2, so it will be a much better and usable one for all sorts of posting. A variety of user choosable skins are also added :) More info coming later on. Ja sama suomeksi. Eli pistå® juuri uutta foorumia kasaan Vortechille ja Coldwaylle, phpBB2-pohjaisena. Mukaan tulee lå«¤ vaihdettavia ulkoasuja, ja kåº´ettå·¹ys paranee muutenkin. Tarkempaa infoa tulee myò¨¥min. Update: The forum is now online! Have fun :) <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/phpBB2/">http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/phpBB2/</a>

Recording to Begin

It seems I have now finished all the songs up, and it's time to start recording the guitars properly. The recordings will begin at the end of December, and I should have all guitars recorded by early January. Then it's time to program the final synth thingies and such. Lastly, I will record all vocals at an appropriate time sometime in January. The album will be mixed in late January, and all should be done by February if all goes smoothly. Check back for more news, and perhaps some pictures and videos from the recording sessions! And lastly, here's the currently planned tracklist and durations. The song titles will change after the final storyline is done: 01. The Core (2:25) 02. System Failure (4:54) 03. Anthropomorph (3:48) 04. Instigate Hostile Reaction (4:41) 05. Impulse (3:54) 06. Perdition (2:49) 07. The Silence (3:43) 08. Artificial (2:58) 09. Venomous Sky (3:03) 10. Radiant Storm (3:15) 11. Wasteland Roamers (4:36) Total length 40:04

Conclusion also at Last.FM

Well, some of you have noticed it a while ago, but here's a more official version. The entire album is previewable at Last.fm here: <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Vortech/Conclusion">http://www.last.fm/music/Vortech/Conclusion</a> In other news, I'm pretty near of the final structures for the songs. There's a total of 15 songs and a few of them will probably be dropped off from the final album, but I haven't decided fully which songs to drop. It's turning out quite nice, being a good continuation and progression on Conclusion. The songs are a lot more aggressive and faster overall. The basic premise for the album is a plane right before, during and after a nuclear war after which only a wasteland is left for the survivors to roam about. Stay tuned ;)

Excellent News!

The entire previous Vortech album, Conclusion, is available for download in good quality (VBR, using Lame 3.92 MMX alt-preset standard). Here you go: 01. <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/Vortech%20-%20Conclusion/Vortech%20-%2001%20-%20The%20Institution.mp3">The Institution</a> 02. <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/Vortech%20-%20Conclusion/Vortech%20-%2002%20-%20Terra%20Ultimatum.mp3">Terra Ultimatum</a> 03. <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/Vortech%20-%20Conclusion/Vortech%20-%2003%20-%20Crescent%20Moon.mp3">Crescent Moon</a> 04. <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/Vortech%20-%20Conclusion/Vortech%20-%2004%20-%20Mind%20Awakening.mp3">Mind Awakening</a> 05. <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/Vortech%20-%20Conclusion/Vortech%20-%2005%20-%20Sentinels%20of%20Pain.mp3">Sentinels of Pain</a> 06. <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/Vortech%20-%20Conclusion/Vortech%20-%2006%20-%20Apoapsis%20Mentis.mp3">Apoapsis Mentis</a> 07. <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/Vortech%20-%20Conclusion/Vortech%20-%2007%20-%20Judgement%20of%20the%20Amenti.mp3">Judgement of the Amenti</a> 08. <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/Vortech%20-%20Conclusion/Vortech%20-%2008%20-%20Lunar%20Eclipse.mp3">Lunar Eclipse</a> 09. <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/Vortech%20-%20Conclusion/Vortech%20-%2009%20-%20Sycophant%20Gods.mp3">Sycophant Gods</a> 10. <a href="http://user.personal.fi/musiikki/torniojaws/Vortech%20-%20Conclusion/Vortech%20-%2010%20-%20End%20Game.mp3">End Game</a> Enjoy :)

Making of... (The Videos)

Alright, there's now a second <a href="article-02.php">article</a> that keeps track of the "Making of..." video clip series for the upcoming album. The latest video is <b>Part 5</b> and more should be added later on during the actual recording phase of the upcoming release.

Pre-production

So, in case you missed it, I'm keeping a pre-production diary for the next Vortech release. You can read it here: <a href="article-01.php">Pre-production diary</a>, the diary has been updated on <b>October 22nd</b>. You'll keep up with the latest daily updates in the songwriting process of the next release, with occasional pictures included.

Ominous Dawn

So, with the new album having been out for a few months now, it is time to look forward and continue work towards the next event in time. A new release has been in the works for a while now, with 11 incomplete songs being currently worked on, hopefully for a release in autumn. Some of the working titles include, in alphabetical order: "Anthromorph", "Impulse", "Infra Red Seekers", "Lord of Worms", "Memoirs of A.I.", "Ominous Dawn", "Perdition", "Rift Vision", "System Boot Failure", "The Core", "Wasteland Roamers" While waiting for that, the winds of change tear down the foundations and thus a new site is built on the ground zero of old. I present this new form of information center.

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