Alkaloid Premiere ‘Bach Out of Bounds’
Posted on January 22, 2026
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Alkaloid know no bounds. Since joining forces in 2013, the supergroup has rearranged the very composition of progressive death metal. But upon returning to the stage last summer, Morean, Hannes Grossman, Linus Klausenitzer, Justin Hombach and Max Blok proved once and for all why they are metal’s maddest scientists. Their new live album, Bach Out of Bounds, is a genre-defying experiment that only true maestros can perform.
“Alkaloid don’t just bend genre boundaries”, Metal Lair writes about Bach Out of Bounds in a 4.5/5 review, “they erase the chalk lines entirely”.
Bach Out of Bounds comes out tomorrow, Friday, January 23, but you can hear the all eight explosive compositions today by listening to the full album stream on the Season of Mist YouTube channel.
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“The audience who came and saw these performances went crazy for it”, Morean remembers. “I’m so happy that we can now share them with people everywhere. People aren’t going to know what hit them. Bach Out of Bounds is very different from what other metal bands – or even Alkaloid – normally do”.
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Chat with Alkaloid about their classical new invention tomorrow during the band’s Reddit AMA.
Alkaloid Bach Out of Bounds Reddit AMA
Friday, January 23 @ 18 CET / Noon Eastern Time
Recorded live in the Netherlands, Bach Out of Bounds brings the revered composer in conversation with the heaviest of underground arts. Across three separate performances – at the Bachfestival in Dordrecht, Paard van Troje in The Hague and on November Music in Den Bosch – Alkaloid present three faithful renditions of Bach classics alongside an award-winning ensemble. Heavenly vocals grace sacred aria “Agnus Dei”. Even the hellacious guitar solo on “Allegro” achieves perfect harmony with softly shredding strings.
Of course, being metal’s mad scientists, Alkaloid also unveil some fresh creations by re-imagining songs from their own acclaimed catalogue in Bach’s image. As if summoned by a siren’s call, “Beneath the Sea” is revealed as a speaker-shaking precursor to the band’s monster hit “Cthulhu”. New song “Haunter of the Void” goes where no metalhead has gone before: following a digitized brain into deep space’s crushing void. “These will change everything”, Morean growls as “The Fungi from Yuggoth” spawns into a headbanging symphonic mutation.
With Bach Out of Bounds, Alkaloid deliver a classically innovative performance as only true maestros can.
More praise for Bach Out of Bounds and Alkaloid
“Bach Out Of Bounds is a triumph of ambition. It is a record that could only have been made by musicians who have mastered the extremes of two disparate worlds” – Atmosfear Entertainment
“It doesn’t need to be said, but the musicianship is very strong. Quite amazing to consider this was all pulled off live” – Sea of Tranquility
“…a brave, daring and innovative concept that is technically stunning as well as stunningly different” – The Razors Edge
“It doesn’t need to be said, but the musicianship is very strong. Quite amazing to consider this was all pulled off live” – Sea of Tranquility
“…it really is what Bach would’ve written as a member of a technical death metal band” – Metal Epidemic
“Alkaloid hasn’t released mere metal covers of Bach. This event infused Bach with Alkaloid’s original material. The ensemble of vocalists delivered stunning performances of haunting harmony and gripping sci-fi tales” – Heavy Metal Philosophy
“I am certainly more motivated than ever to catch Alkaloid live the next time they roll through my neck of the woods” – The Progressive Subway
“Alkaloid continue to trek through the stars to be one of progressive metal’s preeminent modern acts” – Lambgoat
“Within their colorful and distinctive sound, Alkaloid continue exploring exciting new ways to shift and pirouette through rich progressive pastures, intricate arrangements and technical firestorms” – Angry Metal Guy
“Alkaloid are more than worthy of fans’ lofty expectations” – Metal Sucks
“…a band who continue to hurdle over their own high expectations” – New Noise
“…it really is what Bach would’ve written as a member of a technical death metal band” – Metal Epidemic
“Alkaloid hasn’t released mere metal covers of Bach. This event infused Bach with Alkaloid’s original material. The ensemble of vocalists delivered stunning performances of haunting harmony and gripping sci-fi tales” – Heavy Metal Philosophy
“I am certainly more motivated than ever to catch Alkaloid live the next time they roll through my neck of the woods” – The Progressive Subway
“Alkaloid continue to trek through the stars to be one of progressive metal’s preeminent modern acts” – Lambgoat
“Within their colorful and distinctive sound, Alkaloid continue exploring exciting new ways to shift and pirouette through rich progressive pastures, intricate arrangements and technical firestorms” – Angry Metal Guy
“Alkaloid are more than worthy of fans’ lofty expectations” – Metal Sucks
“…a band who continue to hurdle over their own high expectations” – New Noise
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