Female-fronted Symphonic groove metal band, TULIP, have announced a European tour with Finnish heavy metal singer-songwriter TARJA. The tour begins on April 9th in Haarlem, Netherlands. In recent months, through relentless efforts and determination, Tulip’s debut music videos have gained momentum throughout the world, with 10’s of thousands of views, resulting in the signing to a worldwide booking agency, and their successful debut tour supporting Swedish melodic-metal outfit Evergrey this past summer. Stay tuned for news on their full-length release, High Strangeness, coming Spring 2020.
orged in the fire of excommunication, Texan transplants ‘Tulip’
deliver their own brand of symphonic metal, spearheaded by
ex-professional opera vocalist Ashleigh Semkiw, and Colin Parrish on
guitar.
Their story is a unique one. Publicly shamed, ostracized and cast out of the church, Semkiw and Parrish formed TULIP – an acronymic nod to their former faith.
Emerging together for the first time in September 2018, the members of Tulip
are established artists, having performed for a decade in their
respective past acts; Ashleigh in professional opera, Brandon with ONI
throughout Europe alongside the likes of Children of Bodom and Lamb Of
God, Ryan sessioning across the USA and Canada, and co-lead member Colin
as an accomplished recording and mix engineer.
_‘TULIP’_,
their self-titled debut EP was self written, recorded and mixed, and
was mastered by the legendary Troy Glessner (Devin Townsend, New Found
Glory, Disturbed). The five song collection delivers symphonic metal
with a modern groove oriented twist.
Following
their first US tour with Swedish metal outfit Evergrey, Tulip went even
further with their next recorded effort. The upcoming LP “High
Strangeness” boasts twelve tracks of bone crushing drums, searing
guitars and masterful vocals underpinned with full orchestration and
layered synths.
Recorded
at their home in Argyle, Texas – the LP was born out of a fascination
and curiosity both Semkiw and Parrish share for the unexplainable. Avid
fans of Coast to Coast AM Radio and Whitley Strieber, they sought to
create a musical pilgrimage into the unknown.
The
prelude to “Midnight in the Desert” powerfully opens the album with
intro audio adapted from the famous “Gimbal Video”, setting the record
on a trajectory that can’t be slowed down. “Communion” investigates the
nature of intimate and symbiotic relationships. “Theatre of the Dead” is
a folk-like warning story about trust and the demons within, while the
danceable “Inner Light” reminds the listener that we are all inevitably
forsaken. Having the courage to trust our own intuition is all we need.
TULIP – Total (Official Music Video) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOuyFE88Gj0
Tulip – Limited (Official Music Video) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGe47EQsGjE
