Extreme music mystics Blood Incantation have submitted a consuming preview of soundtrack paired with the wide release of All Gates Open: In Search Of Absolute Elsewhere.

The 73-minute documentary and original motion picture soundtrack was first released as part of the deluxe edition of the acclaimed 2024 album Absolute Elsewhere. For the first time ever, the film and the soundtrack will receive a standalone release set for June 5th via Century Media. 

All Gates Open: In Search of Absolute Elsewhere frames the band's time in Berlin in the summer of 2023 and their work inside the legendary Hansa Studios for what would become the sessions of their acclaimed 2024 full length marvel. Among the iconic albums recorded at the famed location include David Bowie's Heroes, Iggy Pop's Lust for Life and a source of inspiration for Blood Incantation, Tangerine Dream's Force Majeure.

Coinciding with the release of the film, the original motion picture soundtrack and the start of the band's highly-anticipated European Absolute ElseTour, Blood Incantation again assert their knack for otherworldly ambient with the reveal of the immersive track,"DAWN." A wash of lush synth and mind-altering atmospherics, "DAWN" offers a glimpse of the band's vast sonic scope and suggest the boundless headspace that birthed a metal music masterpiece. 

For the soundtrack specifically, the release consists of four compositions that first took shape in 2021 - a testament to Blood Incantation’s unparalleled musical ambitious and acumen. Utilizing ambient synth and acoustic instrumentation, the band opened a creative portal that would eventually lead to Absolute Elsewhere. Guitarist/vocalist Paul Riedl describes All Gates Open as the “yang energy” to the otherworldly air of Timewave Zero.

Riedl further elaborated on the standalone release of All Gates Open. “It’s not the next album or follow-up to 'Absolute Elsewhere', it’s the soundtrack to the documentary about making the album with songs that are from before.” He further adds: “The documentary deserves to be experienced, not just as content for the internet. The soundtrack captures the very first seed of what led to Absolute Elsewhere. This is where that era started.”

The film was directed by Niklas Tschaikowsky and Tammo Dehn with the accompanying Soundtrack mixed and master ed by the incomparable, Arthur Rizk. The release will be available in multiple formats including a Blu-ray edition, vinyl variants as well as a full digital album release. The album also features analog collage artwork by Jodie Day.

Blood Incantation are currently on European leg of the Absolute ElseTOUR. The trek will include headlining performances as well as several festival appearances including Rock Im Park/Rock Am Ring, Download Festival, Hellfest and Resurrection Fest. See the confirmed list of dates and cities below. 

All Gates Open: In Search of Absolute Elsewhere, the documentary film and Original Motion Picture Soundtrack arrives June 5th via Century Media. Order the release - HERE