After setting the stage with their first single “A Secret Place,” German instrumental rock visionaries LONG DISTANCE CALLINGcontinue their journey into the darkness of their upcoming album The Phantom Void with the release of their second single, “The Spiral”.
“The Spiral” deepens the sonic and conceptual world the band has created.
Where “A Secret Place” opened the narrative with its tense and cinematic atmosphere, “The Spiral” pulls listeners even further into the album’s multidimensional core. The track begins with a mysterious, atmospheric soundscape, evoking sensations of drifting through outer space, suspended between dimensions. The calm before the storm and suddenly, the calm erupts.
“The Spiral” explodes into a massive, uncontrollable surge of heavy riffs and driving rhythms, capturing the feeling of being pulled into a vortex with no sense of direction or escape. The track embodies the album’s central themes: endless loops, collapsing realities, and the terrifying beauty of losing control. Its dynamic evolution, from ambient weightlessness to crushing intensity, showcases LONG DISTANCE CALLING at their most focused, visceral, and narratively powerful.
The accompanying visual chapter follows and continues the connected storyline.
The Phantom Void is described as “the shortest, hardest, and strongest album of their career”, pushes LONG DISTANCE CALLING’s signature sound into new territory while retaining the elements fans have always loved.
WATCH THE NEW MUSIC VIDEO “THE SPIRAL”
LISTEN HERE TO THE NEW SINGLE
The Phantom Void consists of seven tracks and stands as one of the most focused and powerful releases in the band’s catalogue. Coinciding with LONG DISTANCE CALLING’s 20th anniversary, the album captures the band at a creative peak: imposing, dynamic, full of atmosphere and depth.
The album will be available in multiple formats:
1LP Black Gatefold Heavyweight 180g,
1LP Pearl Flip / Dawn Gatefold Heavyweight 180g,
1LP Glow In The Dark Gatefold Heavyweight 180g (shop exclusive),
and as a CD Digisleeve.
The first pressing of all formats features an embossed logo and fluorescent highlights, underlining the album’s distinctive visual identity and collector appeal.
