O.r.k’s ‘firehose of falsehoods’ explores the inexpressable

 O.R.k’s new album is out today, the band’s highly anticipated Firehose Of Falsehoods. The band kicked off a new wave of activity back in October 2024 with the single Blast Of Silence, and since then have released 4 more singles – PUTFP, Mask Becomes The Face, The Other Side and 16000 Days.

Firehose of Falsehoods continues the journey that O.R.k started with 2015’s debut Inflamed Rides and carried forward through their previous albums Soul Of An Octopus (2017), Ramagehead (2019) and Screamnasium (2022). Often exploring themes of tension, redemption, and the human condition, their latest release is an ambitious exploration of the inexpressible. Vocalist Esposito Fornasari states “We live in a world where it’s increasingly difficult to know the truth, so naming the album Firehose of Falsehoods was meant to intentionally reference something completely opposite to the sincerity we try to express in our music and lyrics.”

The cover image designed by acclaimed Marvel/DC comics illustrator Denis Rodier also expresses an ambiguity. Are the tentacles representative of some evil and unseen creature enveloping us in propaganda? …or is the creature a hidden but heroic being, reaching out to crush the loudspeakers and free us from false narratives?

O.R.k have an eagerly awaited run of shows coming up in 2025, including:

O.R.k TOUR DATES:

MAY 09 - Poppodium Boerderij - Zoetermeer, Netherlands

MAY 11 - Schouwburg Venray summaZaal - Venray, Netherlands