Los Angeles, California-based dark punk outfit THE WRAITH presents the first official video from their debut LP, Gloom Ballet, which saw worldwide release last week through Southern Lord. The album’s maiden video, created for the track “Wing Of Night,” now makes its public debut through a premiere hosted by Kerrang! Magazine. 

Directed, shot, and edited by Alisa Akay, the “Wing Of Night” video’s concept juxtaposes imagery reflecting the song’s lyrical themes – the embrace of pain, struggle, darkness, and inevitable (yet not truly final) death – with footage of THE WRAITH‘s lauded live performance, centered around frenetic frontman/poet Davey Bales. The band filmed the video over two days in a historic haunted theater in North Hollywood, just around the corner from producer Mat Mitchell’s studio where they recorded Gloom Ballet almost exactly a year prior. The band was keen to work with director Alisa Akay because, as Mitchell’s fiancée, she was intimately familiar with their music. 

“Alisa would often drop by the studio during the Gloom Ballet sessions, and she later worked on some of Davey’s poetry videos,” offers bassist Paul Rogers. “So, she really gets our sound and vibe, and we loved her vision for the video.” 

The video’s opening séance – conducted by The Wraith’s spiritual guide, psychic-medium Tiffany Retrozombie – was more real than intended: “Every time I closed my eyes I saw a blinding white light – I thought someone had turned on the production spotlights, but we were still sitting in the dark,” recalls guitarist Kaz Alvis. “When I mentioned it to the medium, her eyes got very big and she said it was a spirit trying to come through me.” 

Kerrang! writes with their premiere of the video, “the band’s shadowy sound and black-drenched look are what brought death-obsessed punks into the fold since Dead Moon first twanged out of the darkness. As such, THE WRAITH offer a refreshing sound that is still scratches the classic punk itch at its root. The band’s new video for ‘Wing Of Night’ walks that line with endearing grace. The footage is stylized to look like it was found in a camcorder from 1984, and shows the band taking part in a Satanic Panic-style occult ritual.” 

See THE WRAITH’s “Wing Of Night” video at Kerrang! RIGHT HERE. 

Influenced by the likes of Killing Joke, T.S.O.L., and Samhain, THE WRAITH‘s post-apocalyptic Gloom Ballet delivers twelve infectious tracks. The album was recorded by Puscifer guitarist/producer Mat Mitchell, mastered at Audiosiege by Brad Boatright (From Ashes Rise, Tragedy, Alaric), completed with artwork by Rebecca Sauve. 

Gloom Ballet is available worldwide via Southern Lord Recordings at the label webshop HERE, Bandcamp HERE, and through all other providers. 

The “Wing Of Night” video is the first of several new videos to be issued from the Gloom Ballet LP. Watch for new videos, tour dates, and more on THE WRAITH to be issued over the coming months.

For review copies of Gloom Ballet and all interviews and coverage of THE WRAITH in North America contact dave@earsplitcompound.com and internationally contact lauren@rarelyunable.com. 

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Southern Lord presents Gloom Ballet, the debut LP by Los Angeles-based dark punk act, THE WRAITH. As the anxiously awaited album nears release this Friday, it is now streaming in its entirety exclusively through Kerrang! Accompanying the piece, the band’s own Paul Rogers provides a detailed feature on the history of THE WRAITH and their place in the LA punk circuit.

Influenced by the likes of Killing Joke, T.S.O.L., and Samhain THE WRAITH‘s post-apocalyptic Gloom Ballet delivers twelve infectious tracks. The album was recorded by Puscifer guitarist/producer Mat Mitchell, mastered at Audiosiege by Brad Boatright (From Ashes Rise, Tragedy, Alaric), completed with artwork by Rebecca Sauve.

Stream THE WRAITH’s Gloom Ballet exclusively through Kerrang! at THIS LOCATION.

Gloom Ballet will be released worldwide via Southern Lord on November 29th. Find preorders at the label webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE.

THE WRAITH was founded by imposing frontman Davey Bales, formerly of Virginia peace-punks Lost Tribe, and Kaz Alvis shortly after they both (separately) washed up in Los Angeles. Their irresistibly distinctive sound – skeletal basslines and tribal beats propelling Alvis’ textured swathes beneath Bales’ poetic, anguished bark – immediately gained a following, with homemade demo Comatic Romance racking-up thousands of YouTube views. Convulsive, chaotic West Coast US shows honed the songs that became THE WRAITH‘s lauded 2017 EP, Shadow Flag.

Several videos and lineup changes later – the band now completed by former Blink-182 drummer Scott Raynor and Brit bassist Paul Rogers – their evocative songwriting and pure-punk authenticity earned the ear of Mat Mitchell, who has worked with Love And Rockets, The Flaming Lips, Meat Puppets, King Crimson, and more. Mitchell recorded the band’s debut LP, Gloom Ballet, and earlier this year, the band signed to Southern Lord Recordings for the worldwide release of the album.

For review copies of Gloom Ballet and all interviews and coverage of THE WRAITH in North America contact dave@earsplitcompound.com and internationally contact lauren@rarelyunable.com. 

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Los Angeles-based rock trio THE PRIMALS – founded by vocalist/guitarist John Henry (also of Darkest Hour), bassist Chad Fjerstad (formerly of Dead To Fall), and drummer Andrew Black (formerly of The Explosion) – has just embarked on their latest tour, supporting Cave In and Helms Alee. The tour begins tonight in Houston and runs through Dallas, Austin, Mesa, San Diego, Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle through November 19th. Watch for additional tour dates to be announced. 

THE PRIMALS‘ debut album All Love Is True Love is out now on Southern Lord. Featuring ten infectious tracks produced by John Reis (Rocket From The Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes) and completed with cover art by Laura K. Giron, the band’s fuzzy execution is equal slabs ripping guitar heaviness and infectious pop sensibility on All Love Is True Love. Concocted by a seasoned group of thrashers with a historical backbone in the D.C. punk community, the disintegrated spirit of grunge rises from the ashes, revitalized in a new light.

Stream THE PRIMALS’ All Love Is True Love HERE and see the videos for “Fortune & Sons” HERE and “Hello Cruel World” HERE.

All Love Is True Love is available on CD, LP, and digital platforms, available at the Southern Lord US label webshop HERE, the European webshop HERE, and at Bandcamp HERE.

THE PRIMALS w/ Cave In, Helms Alee:
11/08/2019 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
11/09/2019 Club Dada – Dallas, TX
11/10/2019 Parish – Austin, TX
11/12/2019 The Nile – Mesa, AZ
11/13/2019 Soda Bar – San Diego, CA
11/14/2019 Chain Reaction – Anaheim, CA
11/15/2019 The EchoPlex – Los Angeles, CA
11/16/2019 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
11/18/2019 Star Theater – Portland, OR
11/19/2019 El Corazon – Seattle, WA

Long-running Swedish d-beat/hardcore punk icons WOLFBRIGADE today release their tenth full-length album, The Enemy: Reality, through their allies at Southern Lord Recordings. 

On the wind-bitten plains of Skaraborg, Sweden, the wolves have arisen once again. They are on the prowl, yearning for your blood, warm and fresh. On their tenth album, WOLFBRIGADE cuts deep, and they are ruthless. This time they have only submitted to themselves, from recording to production and artwork working in isolation, resulting in heightened senses and sharpened fangs. The ten songs rip into both body and mind, with no holds barred regarding power, substance, and melody. 

Let WOLFBRIGADE’s The Enemy: Reality off the chain through Bandcamp at THIS LOCATION.

WOLFBRIGADE‘s The Enemy: Reality sees release on LP, CD, and digital platforms next Friday, November 8th. Find preorders and merch options at the Southern Lord webshop HERE and at Bandcamp HERE.  

Also see WOLFBRIGADE‘s video for “The Wolfman,” based on the theme of Sigmund Freud’s Wolfman’s Dream, directed by MeANkind, and edited by Henrik Norsell. The video is an incredibly stark, prime example not only of the band’s long-established but ever progressing sound, but of the band’s political message, beliefs, and outlook on humanity. A visual amalgamation of Orwellian overwatch by governmental powers, lessons unlearned from the nuclear arms race of the mid-1900s, and our current state of worldwide socio-political unrest serves as a backdrop for the band’s raging d-beat angst and scathing vocal detestation. 

See WOLFBRIGADE’s video for “The Wolfman” HERE. 

On The Enemy: Reality, WOLFBRIGADE‘s hybrid beast of Swedish hardcore and death metal known as Lycanthro Punk has become even more distinct. These ten tracks of destruction display both a love for ’80s metal hooks and intros, as well as primitive hardcore brutality. The lyrics on The Enemy: Realitydissect the state of human existence, the bizarre animal presence that we are. The naked apes. Exploring the dynamics that rule man. Power and submission. Manipulation. The injustices of inequality. This is an album seething with anger and frustration. 

The band remarks, “Humans are a narcissistic breed, incapable of real change. This album is a way for us to deal with the fact that we are one of a large pack, submitting to the same societal norms as everyone else. No matter how much we would like it to be different. We are all on the same crazy trip. The lyrics on The Enemy: Reality dissect the state of human existence, the bizarre animal presence that we are. The naked apes. Exploring the dynamics that rule man. Power and submission. Manipulation.”

For review copies of The Enemy: Reality and coverage of WOLFBRIGADE in North America contact dave@earsplitcompound.com and internationally contact lauren@rarelyunable.com.

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Los Angeles-based dark punk band THE WRAITH shares “Wing Of Night,” the first single from their incoming debut album, Gloom Ballet, set to be released worldwide through Southern Lord later this month.  

Influenced by the likes of Killing Joke and 1919, THE WRAITH‘s post-apocalyptic “Wing Of Night” juxtaposes a relentless verse groove – the ominous march of a spiritual death squad – with faint hope flickering amidst its expansive chorus. 

“‘Wing Of Night’ is about not just surviving the pain and struggle of living in a dark world, but also welcoming these,” says THE WRAITH vocalist/lyricist Davey Bales. He continues, “Embracing hell and rejecting heaven as your reality, but in a positive way.” 

Gloom Ballet delivers twelve infectious tracks drenched in the band’s ’80s UK post-punk (Death Cult, Killing Joke, Chameleons) and SoCal deathrock (T.S.O.L., Samhain) influences. Recorded by Puscifer guitarist/producer Mat Mitchell, Gloom Ballet was mastered at Audiosiege by Brad Boatright (From Ashes Rise, Tragedy, Alaric) and the artwork by Rebecca Sauve. 

Stream THE WRAITH’s “Wing Of Night” at Bandcamp RIGHT HERE.
Gloom Ballet will be released worldwide via Southern Lord on November 29th. Find preorders at the label webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE.

THE WRAITH was founded by imposing frontman Davey Bales, formerly of Virginia peace-punks Lost Tribe, and Kaz Alvis shortly after they both (separately) washed up in Los Angeles. Their irresistibly distinctive sound – skeletal basslines and tribal beats propelling Alvis’ textured swathes beneath Bales’ poetic, anguished bark – immediately gained a following, with homemade demo Comatic Romanceracking-up thousands of YouTube views. Convulsive, chaotic West Coast US shows honed the songs that became THE WRAITH‘s lauded 2017 EP, Shadow Flag. A couple of videos and lineup changes later – the band is now completed by former Blink-182 drummer Scott Raynor and Brit bassist Paul Rogers – their evocative songwriting and pure-punk authenticity earned the ear of Mat Mitchell, who has worked with Love And Rockets, The Flaming Lips, Meat Puppets, King Crimson, and more. Mitchell recorded the band’s debut LP, Gloom Ballet, and earlier this year, the band signed to Southern Lord Recordings for the worldwide release of the album.

For review copies of Gloom Ballet and all interviews and coverage of THE WRAITH in North America contact dave@earsplitcompound.com and internationally contact lauren@rarelyunable.com.  

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Long-running Swedish d-beat/hardcore punk icons WOLFBRIGADE present the sole single from their impending tenth full-length, The Enemy: Reality, set to see release next week through Southern Lord Recordings. The hammering track “The Wolfman” has been revealed through an ominous official new video. Directed by MeANkind and edited by Henrik Norsell, “The Wolfman” is built upon the theme of Sigmund Freud’s “Wolfman’s dream.” The video is an incredibly stark, prime example not only of WOLFBRIGADE‘s long-established but ever progressing sound, but of the band’s political message, beliefs, and outlook on humanity. A visual amalgamation of Orwellian overwatch by governmental powers, lessons unlearned from the nuclear arms race of the mid-1900s, and our current state of worldwide socio-political unrest serves as a backdrop for the band’s raging d-beat angst and scathing vocal detestation. 

See WOLFBRIGADE’s video for “The Wolfman” at THIS LOCATION.

WOLFBRIGADE‘s The Enemy: Reality sees release on LP, CD, and digital platforms next Friday, November 8th. Find preorders and merch options at the Southern Lord webshop HERE and at Bandcamp HERE.  

Following one-off performances in Los Angeles, California and Off Limits Festival in Naucalpan, Mexico in recent weeks, expect new live dates for WOLFBRIGADE to post over the coming months. 

On the wind-bitten plains of Skaraborg, Sweden, the wolves have arisen once again. They are on the prowl, yearning for your blood, warm and fresh. On their tenth album, WOLFBRIGADE cuts deep, and they are ruthless. This time they have only submitted to themselves, from recording to production and artwork working in isolation, resulting in heightened senses and sharpened fangs. The ten songs rip into both body and mind, with no holds barred regarding power, substance, and melody. 

This time around, WOLFBRIGADE‘s hybrid beast of Swedish hardcore and death metal known as Lycanthro Punk has become even more distinct. These ten tracks of destruction display both a love for 80s metal hooks and intros, as well as primitive hardcore brutality. The lyrics on The Enemy: Reality dissect the state of human existence, the bizarre animal presence that we are. The naked apes. Exploring the dynamics that rule man. Power and submission. Manipulation. The injustices of inequality. This is an album seething with anger and frustration. 

The band remarks, “Humans are a narcissistic breed, incapable of real change. This album is a way for us to deal with the fact that we are one of a large pack, submitting to the same societal norms as everyone else. No matter how much we would like it to be different. We are all on the same crazy trip. The lyrics on The Enemy: Reality dissect the state of human existence, the bizarre animal presence that we are. The naked apes. Exploring the dynamics that rule man. Power and submission. Manipulation.”

For review copies of The Enemy: Reality and coverage of WOLFBRIGADE in North America contact dave@earsplitcompound.com and internationally contact lauren@rarelyunable.com. 

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Washington, DC metalcore pioneers DARKEST HOUR announce a run of West Coast tour dates for December, with a nine-city co-headlining tour alongside Unearth.

Offers DARKEST HOUR, “2019, we are not done with you yet. Just added some shows on the West Coast with our dudes in Unearth! We have seen all the amazing feedback from you all, and we have listened. Both bands will be playing FULL headlining, rip’n, face melting sets. We have had a ton of fun all over the world with Unearth and we are stoked to slide these dates in before the end of the year. We have some huge things in store for 2020 but if you live in these cities come out and party like its 1999 with us and Unearth!”

A month later, DARKEST HOUR will kick off 2020 with a return to Europe for a sixteen-city special 25th anniversary tour, where they’ll be joined by special guests Fallujah, Bloodlet, Une Misere, and Lowest Creature.

The band comments, “It is with extreme excitement that we announce what we hope to be one of many tour’s next year celebrating our 25th anniversary! Over these past twenty-five years we have toured with both new and established bands and have always worked hard to make our tour packages diverse and interesting. This tour is in keeping with that tradition. Fallujah is ripping progressive death metal who have had our attention for a while, can’t wait to see these riffs live. Bloodlet is a very special band to us. One of our early influences, it is EASY to say we would not be a band (or at least not the same band) without their influence. We grew up going to their shows and it’s a joy to be able to share the stage with them. We got to see Une Misere play this summer and were impressed, insanely heavy, Icelandic mosh of the highest form. Lowest Creature is a killer blend of classic metal elements we all love translated with a new and distinctly Swedish twist. Oh, and you know we will have a few surprises planned for this set special 25th anniversary set. See you in the pit!”

Produced by Kurt Ballou (Converge), DARKEST HOUR‘s eleventh LP, Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora, continues to solidify the band’s legacy as a major metal powerhouse. Raw, complex, melodic, yet cutting with razor blade precision, Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora is a fierce album which shows the long-running band as lethal and ravenous as ever. Following its 217 release through Southern Lord, the band has continued to tour regularly throughout North America and Europe.

Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora is available on CD, black vinyl LP, picture disc LP, and all digital platforms via Southern Lord; find ordering options at the label’s webstore HERE, via Bandcamp HERE, and through all digital providers.

DARKEST HOUR Tour Dates:
Co-Headlining West Coast US Tour w/ Unearth:
12/06/2019 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
12/07/2019 Dante’s – Portland, OR
12/09/2019 The Boardwalk – Orangevale, CA
12/10/2019 Club 1720 – Los Angeles, CA
12/11/2019 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
12/12/2019 Pubrock – Scottsdale, AZ
12/13/2019 601 Fremont – Las Vegas, NV
12/14/2019 Mesa Theater – Grand Junction, CO
12/15/2019 The Roxy Theatre – Denver, CO

25th Anniversary Tour w/ Fallujah, Bloodlet, Une Misere, Lowest Creature:
1/17/2020 Weiße Rose – Karlsruhe, DE
1/18/2020 Kavka – Antwerp, BE
1/19/2020 Petit Bain – Paris, FR
1/20/2020 Rebellion – Manchester, UK
1/21/2020 Underworld – London, UK
1/22/2020 Willem Twee – Den Bosch, NL
1/23/2020 Conne Island – Leipzig, DE
1/24/2020 Logo – Hamburg, DE
1/25/2020 Bi Nuu – Berlin, DE
1/26/2020 Hydrozagadka – Warsaw, PL
1/27/2020 Arena – Vienna, AU
1/28/2020 Futurum – Prague, CZ
1/29/2020 Dürer Kert – Budapest, HU
1/30/2020 Backstage – Munich, DE
1/31/2020 Kiff – Aarau, CH
2/01/2020 Matrix – Bochum, DE

“The quest that DARKEST HOUR, the DC melodeath warriors, have been on for more than two decades is one that is wholly about tearing faces off with precision, intent, and riffs. The band’s most recent album, last year’s great Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora, showcased them knowing exactly what kind of music they wanted to make and how to make it.” – Noisey

“This album is full of death metal riffs, savage hardcore pummeling in drums, and melodic beauty, making for a terrific heavy record. Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora is a work that feels like the good ole days of outstanding hardcore that meets today’s brilliant technicality and soaring metal. This is unlike anything that DARKEST HOUR has presented before in their discography, and dare I say it: their best work. 9.5/10″ – Metal Injection

“As rich and ferocious as it is blessedly authentic…a freshly bloodthirsty DARKEST HOUR with a gritty edge and a fretwork at the forefront…With some of the band’s early spirit restored, some newly memorable songwriting skills, and superbly euphoric guitarwork, it would seem that DARKEST HOUR plus Kurt Ballou plus Kris Norris is as killer a formula as expected.” – Metal Hammer

“They’re firmly back on the horse here with a collection of acerbic aural hand grenades…the quintet set about ripping you limb from limb from the outset…A ripper.” – Rock Sound

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North American hardcore collective SECT – formed by longstanding scene veterans from Earth Crisis, Cursed, Catharsis, Racetraitor, Day Of Suffering, and more – has announced new West Coast tour dates for the fall months in support of their third LP, Blood Of The Beasts, which the band surprise-released through Southern Lord in recent weeks.

Following a recent run of East Coast dates, SECT will now hit the West Coast in support of the new LP. October 11th through 13th will see them doing a weekend in California with shows in San Diego, Fullerton, and Berkeley. A new wave of dates has also just been issued, as SECT will tackle the Pacific Northwest from November 8th through 10th, where they’ll play in Seattle, Vancouver, and Portland. See all confirmed dates below and watch for new tour dates to post through the end of the year.

Stream SECT’s Blood Of The Beasts in its entirety at Bandcamp HERE and see the video for “Like Animals” HERE.

SECT Tour Dates:
California October 2019 w/ Power Alone:
10/11/2019 Che Café – San Diego, CA
10/12/2019 Programme Skate & Sound – Fullerton, CA
10/13/2019 924 Gilman – Berkeley, CA
Pacific Northwest 2019:
11/08/2019 Fusion Café – Seattle, WA
11/09/2019 CBDB’s – Vancouver, BC
11/10/2019 Watershed – Portland, OR

Comprised of hardcore acts from across the US and Canada dating back to the early 1990s, the members of SECT are life-long committed scene veterans, including vocalist Chris Colohan (Cursed, Burning Love, Left For Dead), guitarists James Chang (Catharsis, Undying) and Scott Crouse (Earth Crisis, The Path Of Resistance), bassist Steve Hart (Day Of Suffering), and drummer Andy Hurley (Racetraitor, The Damned Things). The band coalesces their influences into a gnarled, caustic, metallic alloy of pulverizing hardcore intensity. Blood Of The Beasts LP was recorded at GodCity with Kurt Ballou (Converge, Nails, All Pigs Must Die) who also performed clean guitar on the song “Skies Wide Shut.” The infamous Dre Black also provides guest vocals on the song “Cirrhosis Of Youth.”

With the release of Blood Of The Beasts, vocalist Chris Colohan calls the album, “ten reflections on the myth of progress, the new old tribalism, the single face of all subjugations, the broken promise of automation, love, loss and obsolescence, set against the dying light of a better tomorrow.”

Blood Of The Beasts is out now on CD, LP, and all digital platforms through Southern Lord. Find options at the US label webshop HERE, European webshop HERE, and Bandcamp HERE.

For review copies of Blood Of The Beasts and all coverage/interviews with SECT in North America contact dave@earsplitcompound.com and internationally contact lauren@rarelyunable.com.

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Next week, Southern Lord will decimate the metal underworld with the release of Beyond The Wall Of Desolation, the debut LP by Massachusetts-based HIGH COMMAND. With their album about to invade the public, the band has just posted a run of Eastern North American Fall tour dates with fellow crossover outfit Enforced.

The eight tracks on HIGH COMMAND‘s Beyond The Wall Of Desolation deliver an onslaught of searing thrash/hardcore aggression. The album explodes with the band’s ravenous delivery, magnified by the powerful recording which took place at Machines With Magnets (Daughters, The Body, Lingua Ignota), and mastering job courtesy of Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Obituary, Integrity, Black Breath).

Following their extensive tour with Spirit Adrift over the summer, HIGH COMMAND announces their next new live excursion in support of Beyond The Wall Of Desolation, this time with Virginia-based Enforced. Beginning October 18th in Enforced’s hometown of Richmond, the At The Walls Of Desolation Tour 2019 will bulldoze northward through the Northeast US and into Canada before coming to a smoldering finale in HIGH COMMAND‘s hometown of Worcester on November 2nd.

HIGH COMMAND declares, “As lightning strikes beneath the crimson moon an unholy alliance of sonic devastation has been forged. Gather warriors! Harness the power of steel! For soon we unleash a vehement assault across the eastern realm…”

Southern Lord will release Beyond The Wall Of Desolation on CD, LP, and digital next Friday, September 27th. Find preorders at the label webshop HERE and at Bandcamp HERE.

HIGH COMMAND At The Walls Of Desolation Tour 2019 w/ Enforced:
10/18/2019 Wonderland – Richmond, VA
10/19/2019 Maywood – Raleigh, NC
10/20/2019 Raindogs – Jacksonville, FL
10/21/2019 Night Moves – Tallahassee, FL
10/22/2019 Poor Boys – New Orleans, LA
10/23/2019 The Firehouse – Birmingham, AL
10/24/2019 Caledonia Lounge – Athens, GA
10/25/2019 Hi Tone – Memphis, TN
10/26/2019 Subterranean – Chicago, IL
10/27/2019 North End Yacht Club – Cincinnati, OH
10/28/2019 Ottawa Tavern – Toledo, MI
10/29/2019 Rock Room – Pittsburgh, PA
10/30/2019 See Scape – Toronto, ON
10/31/2019 Sugar City – Buffalo, NY
11/01/2019 Piranha Bar – Montreal, QC
11/02/2019 The Raven – Worcester, MA

Review copies of Beyond The Wall Of Desolation are now available. For interviews and coverage of HIGH COMMAND in The Americas contact dave@earsplitcompoud.com and all others contact lauren@rarelyunable.com.

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SUNN O))) continues to tour across the western edge of the US this week with support from Papa M and labelmates Big|Brave. The caravan proceeds in the wake of the recent announcement of SUNN O)))‘s impending Pyroclasts LP – the companion album to their acclaimed Life Metal album, issued earlier this year – has been confirmed for October release through Southern Lord.  

Following their show in Salt Lake City tonight, SUNN O)))‘s performance in Arizona tomorrow, Saturday, September 7th, has been moved from Arcosanti to The Mesa Art Center since prior tour announcements. After Phoenix, the tour continues into Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, and ends with a return to Los Angeles for a special one-off Shoshin (初心) Duo performance September 15th.  

SUNN O))) will also return to Europe this fall on the Let There Be Drone (Multiple Gains Stages) October 2019 tour. See all updated tour dates below and watch for further announcements to be made in the coming weeks.  

In other recent news, the Gold Edition of their own EarthQuaker Devices-created Life Pedal – the popular boutique effects pedal company’s first artist-oriented collaboration – after the initial run of the pedals sold out in just hours. The limited Reverb run of the Gold Edition sold out in minutes this time, and SUNN O))) is selling their stock of the pedal on the current tour dates.  

SUNN O))) will release Pyroclasts through Southern Lord on October 25th. View the trailer for Pyroclasts at THIS LOCATION and see the Life Pedal trailer HERE.

SUNN O)))’s Life Metal is available at the North American outlets HERE and HERE, in Europe HERE, and via Bandcamp HERE.

SUNN O))) Tour Dates:September 2019 – Western U.S.
9/06/2019 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UTw/ Papa M, Big|Brave, Eagle Twin [tickets]
9/07/2019 Mesa Art Center – Mesa AZ w/ Papa M, Big|Brave [tickets] 9/08/2019 Mayan – Los Angeles, CA w/ Papa M, Big|Brave [tickets]
9/09/2019 The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA w/ Papa M, Big|Brave [tickets] 9/11/2019 The Showbox – Seattle, WA w/ Papa M [tickets]
9/12/2019 Revolution Hall – Portland, OR w/ Papa M [tickets]
9/15/2019 Hollywood Forever – Los Angeles, CA [Shoshin (初心) Duo] [tickets]

Let There Be Drone (Multiple Gains Stages) October 2019
10/07/2019 Backstage – Munich, DE w/ Caspar Brötzmann Bass Totem [tickets]
10/08/2019 HfG / ZKM – Karlsruhe, DE w/ Caspar Brötzmann Bass Totem [tickets]
10/09/2019 Kaserne Basel – Basel, CH w/ Caspar Brötzmann Bass Totem [tickets]
10/10/2019 Felsenkeller – Leipzig, DE w/ Caspar Brötzmann Bass Totem [tickets]
10/11/2019 Unsound Festival – Krakow, PL
10/13/2019 Kablys – Vilnius, LT w/ Caspar Brötzmann Bass Totem [tickets]
10/14/2019 Vene Teater – Tallinn, EE w/ Caspar Brötzmann Bass Totem [tickets]
10/15/2019 Kulttuuritalo – Helsinki, FI w/ Caspar Brötzmann Bass Totem [tickets]
10/17/2019 Kraken Sthlm – Stockholm, SE w/ Carl Michael Von Hausswolff [tickets]
10/18/2018 Kulturkirchen Jakob – Oslo, NO w/ Runhild Gammelsæter & Lass Marhaug Duo [tickets]
10/19/2019 BLA – Oslo, NO [Shoshin (初心) Duo] w/ Runhild Gammelsæter & Lass Marhaug Duo DJ set [tickets]
10/21/2019 Koncerthuset – Copenhagen, DK w/ Puce Mary [tickets] 10/22/2019 Doornroosje – Nijmegen, NL [tickets]
10/24/2019 SWX – Bristol, UK w/ Anna Von Hausswolff [tickets]
10/25/2019 QMU – Glasgow, UK w/ Anna Von Hausswolff [tickets]
10/26/2019 The Crossing – Birmingham, UK w/ Anna Von Hausswolff [tickets] 10/27/2019 Albert Hall – Manchester, UK w/ Anna Von Hausswolff [tickets] 10/28/2019 Roundhouse – London, UK w/ Anna Von Hausswolff [tickets]  

INCOMING IN 2020…La Gaîté Lyrique presents:
SUNN O))) – Let There Be Drone / One Residence, Two Concepts, Three Concerts
1/30/2020 / Life Metal
2/01/2019 / Life Metal
2/02/2020 / Shoshin (初心)

Review copies of Pyroclasts will be released in the coming weeks.
For coverage of SUNN O))) in The Americas contact dave@earsplitcompound.com, all others contact lauren@rarelyunable.com.  

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