ATTENTION HUMANS!
Cult heroes – HENGE – are back. HENGE’s new album ‘Journey to Voltus B’ was released on January 31st, 2025, which is exactly 10 years to the day from when the band gave their first live performance on planet Earth. Plus, New single “Ascending” is out everywhere now and available on all platforms.
Ascending’ showcases HENGE’s sound that is difficult to define but occupies a space somewhere between rave and prog-rock that nobody knew existed – with robotic vocals, thundering drums, hyperdrive bass, rude guitar and soaring synths combining to provide a euphoric soundtrack to a space launch. The single is accompanied by a spectacularly cute 3D animated music video by filmmaker and visual artist Antony Barkworth-Knight – watch it now below.
Of the new single, HENGE frontman and crew captain, Zpor, says: “With this new single Ascending we are setting the scene for our latest adventure into space. As we blast off from Earth, it becomes clear that YOU, the listener, are among our crew for this high-stakes voyage, where the fate of an entire planet is literally in your hands.” Another scintillating example of their mutant electronic spacerock, ‘Ascending’ is a rapturous addition to the HENGE catalogue and one that boldly initiates the next phase of their interplanetary quest.
The band has gone from performing in front of around 100 people at that first show in Salford, Greater Manchester, to headlining Shambala Festival in 2024 to a crowd of thousands. HENGE are also past winners of Best Live Act at the Independent Festival Awards – so it is clear that Earthlings are warmly welcoming the band’s message of peace and hope.
On ‘Journey to Voltus B’, the band offers a direct invitation to their audience to join them on their voyage to a faraway planet. It follows debut album ‘Attention Earth!’, which was released in 2018, 2020’s ‘ExoKosm’ and 2023’s ‘Alpha Test 4’. You can also join them as in support of their latest campaign, HENGE aembark on an extensive run of UK shows from next month.
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