ALL PIGS MUST DIE Premieres “Blood Wet Teeth” At Metal Hammer; Hostage Animal Due October 27th Through Southern Lord

ALL PIGS MUST DIE shares the punishing new track “Blood Wet Teeth,” the second single from their upcoming album Hostage Animal, due out through Southern Lord October 27th.

The band offers, “Hostage Animal is the most dynamic but efficient of our albums. The idea was to get to a wider spectrum without meandering along the way. We enjoy playing together and making music that is as heavy as possible. Getting that feeling like you’re about to break apart when you are making violent music is something we chase after any time we are putting together new material.”

Stream/share ALL PIGS MUST DIE‘s “Blood Wet Teeth” HERE.

ALL PIGS MUST DIE‘s “Blood Wet Teeth” is now streaming exclusively through Metal Hammer at THIS LOCATION.

Also hear the previously released “A Caustic Vision” via Revolver Magazine HERE.

Preorders for Hostage Animal are now available in the US HERE, Europe HERE, and via Bandcamp HERE.

ALL PIGS MUST DIE has confirmed several new performances coinciding with the release of the new LP, with shows in Brooklyn on October 19th, Boston on October 20th, and Providence on October 21st. Additional tour dates will be announced shortly.

ALL PIGS MUST DIE Tour Dates:
10/19/2017 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY
10/20/2017 Great Scott – Boston, MA
10/21/2017 AS220 – Providence, RI

Four years since the release of their last full-length, ALL PIGS MUST DIE has returned with Hostage Animal, a ten-song album that distills aggressive music to its purest tenets. The band, now a five-piece with the addition of Brian Izzi (Trap Them) on guitar, is comprised of some of the most well-seasoned musicians on the eastern seaboard – Kevin Baker (The Hope Conspiracy), Ben Koller (Converge), Matt Woods (Bloodhorse), and Adam Wentworth (Bloodhorse). Hostage Animal is their most dynamic collection of work thus far

ALL PIGS MUST DIE unleashed their first full-length in 2011 with God Is War, the thirty-minute rip a nod to primeval disdain and anger. Exploring facets of human conflict one track at a time, God Is War introduced the world to a whole new spectrum of rage. In 2013, APMD upped the ante with Nothing Violates This Nature; having honed their craft with more speed and filth, the band pushed their sound closer to the edge.

Now, in 2017, the band is gearing up for the release of Hostage Animal which, like its predecessors, was recorded at Kurt Ballou’s GodCity Studio. But that is where the similarities end; Hostage Animal ushers in ten new songs that pulverize, gnash, and whirl with the band’s most punishing delivery yet. Hostage Animal showcases that ALL PIGS MUST DIE is far more than the sum of their parts, and their fusion of crust punk, hardcore, and metal is more ferocious than ever before.

Review copies of Hostage Animal will be issued in the days ahead. For coverage of ALL PIGS MUST DIE in North America contact dave@earsplitcompound.com and internationally contact lauren@rarelyunable.com.

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FRIENDSHIP: Japanese Outfit To Issue Hatred LP Through Southern Lord In October; Tracks Streaming

Southern Lord has teamed up with their cohorts at Japanese label Daymare Recordings for the impending vinyl release of Hatred, the unrelenting debut LP by Japan’s mysterious FRIENDSHIP.

While FRIENDSHIP‘s identity remains an enigma, those who have encountered their antagonistic, loud, and murky sonic world, can testify to the sheer power of the auditory torture the band creates. FRIENDSHIP has previously self-released two CD EPs which sold out in a month since reissued as I & II vinyl and cassette version through Sentient Ruin. For their Hatred LP, the band delivers twelve caustic tracks in just over twenty-five minutes, the album recorded in their home city of Tokyo, the album then mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.

Originally released by Daymare Recordings on CD and digital formats back in June, Southern Lord will now issue FRIENDSHIP’s Hatred on vinyl October 20th. Blackened, dark, loud, fast, and intense, fans of prior Southern Lord releases by Nails, Heartless, Dead In The Dirt, Gust, and other brutally motivational grinding devastation should pay heed.

Stream FRIENDSHIP‘s “Tortures” and “Life Sentence” HERE; watch for physical preorders in the coming days.

Having shared the stage with the likes of Full Of Hell, Sumac, Endon, and others, and having gained a reputation for extremely loud live shows, FRIENDSHIP will fittingly open for the mighty Sleep in Tokyo in January. Find more info HERE and watch for international tour dates from FRIENDSHIP to be announced in the months ahead.

FRIENDSHIP Live:
1/13/2018 Garden – Tokyo, JP w/ Sleep, Mutoid Man, Nepenthes

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KOHTI TUHOA To Issue Pelon Neljäs Valtakunta LP Through Southern Lord In North America

Helsinki, Finland’s hardcore/punk squad, KOHTI TUHOA, returns with the by-the-throat second LP, Pelon Neljäs Valtakunta. With two tracks now available for early streaming, the new album will see North American release through Southern Lord in November, with Svart handling the European release.

KOHTI TUHOA‘s 2015-issued debut LP, Rutiinin Orja, was considered by many as the most exciting hardcore punk record out of Scandinavia in ages. Their sophomore album Pelon Neljäs Valtakunta is constructed from similar building blocks of aggression based at sociopolitical injustice, but with the band’s sound taking a step further towards genre classicists such as Discharge and Disorder, not to mention classic Finnish hardcore punk acts such as Terveet Kädet, Varaus, and Riistetyt.

Recorded in May 2017 at V.R. Studio in Turku, Finland, Pelon Neljäs Valtakunta was engineered by Jussi Vuola, mixed by Jussi Vuola and KOHTI TUHOA, mastered and cut by Jukka Sarapää at Timmion Cutting, and finalized with artwork by returning artist Jaakko Karjula. The album crushes twelve relentless tracks in twenty minutes, including a cover of “Saatanan Lampaat” by Painajainen.

Stream KOHTI TUHOA’s “Kiire Läpi Elämän” and “Meille On Valehdeltu” from Pelon Neljäs Valtakunta at Southern Lord HERE.

Southern Lord will issue Pelon Neljäs Valtakunta on LP and digital formats on November 24th. Digital preorders are live HERE; stand by for physical preorder links.

KOHTI TUHOA advances the release of the riotous new Pelon Neljäs Valtakuntawith their first North American tour dates, having scheduled a run of East Coast dates for early October. The tour starts October 6th in Philadelphia and blasts through Washington, Richmond, Pittsburgh, New York City, Boston, Montreal, and ends in Toronto October 14th. See confirmed dates below and watch for new shows to be announced.

KOHTI TUHOA Tour Dates:
10/06/2017 Glitter Galaxy – Philadelphia, PA
10/07/2017 Slash Run – Washington, DC
10/08/2017 VSC – Richmond, VA
10/09/2017 The Rock Room – Pittsburgh, PA
10/10/2017 Brooklyn Bazaar Cellar – Brooklyn, NY
10/11/2017 Ralph’s Rock Diner – Boston, MA
10/12/2017 Cafe Atomic – Montreal, QC
10/14/2017 Coalition – Toronto, ON

Pelon Neljäs Valtakunta Track Listing:
1. Hajota Ja Hallitse
2. Anna Kaikkes
3. Meille On Valehdeltu
4. Ei Pelastusta
5. Saatanan Lampaat
6. Jaettu Maa
7. Saastaa
8. Kiire Läpi Elämän
9. Pelon Neljäs Valtakunta
10. Maan Tapa
11. Oma Helvetti
12. Jotain Sisältä Rikki

Review copies of Pelon Neljäs Valtakunta will be released shortly. For all interviews and coverage of KOHTI TUHOA in North America contact dave@earsplitcompound.com and internationally contact nathan@svartrecords.com.

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BIG|BRAVE Streams Entire Ardor LP, Out Tomorrow Through Southern Lord

[photo by Pascha Marrow]

Montreal three-piece BIG|BRAVE will release their sophomore LP, Ardor, this Friday through Southern Lord. With just three songs that clock in for a forty-minute-long album, BIG|BRAVE has adopted a nearly unbearable level of urgency and intensity that weaves throughout Ardor. Chock full of swirling static, booming guitars, powerful drums-all the hallmarks that have made them one of experimental rock’s most exciting acts today-the album can be streamed in full today, featured on Bandcamp Daily, alongside an interview with the band.

Stream BIG|BRAVE’s Ardor, featured at Bandcamp RIGHT HERE.

As with their previous release, Au De La, the new Ardor album was recorded at the Hotel2Tango, this time by Radwan Ghazi Moumneh (of Jerusalem In My Heart). Jessica Moss (Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra), who was a special guest on Au De La, played violin on all the three new tracks, and Thierry Amar (Godspeed You! Black Emperor) played contrabass on two of the tracks.

Since their inception in 2012, BIG|BRAVE has demonstrated the fluidity of experimental rock and put everything into their music, until there’s nothing left to give. Their particular art in musical refinement expands ever gradually, unfurling into a very heavy, strong, and elevating force. As comfortable as they are with tidal waves of sound, BIG|BRAVE is unafraid to experiment with silence, oscillating between sparse, gentle arrangements and deep swells of noise.

Look for Ardor to be released this Friday, September 15th via Southern Lord. Watch for more news to be released in the weeks ahead.

BIG|BRAVE has also announced new tour dates coinciding with the release of Ardor, including one-off shows in Montreal and Brooklyn this month, and a run of North American dates supporting labelmates Unsane in December, with more dates to be announced.

BIG|BRAVE Tour Dates:
9/15/2017 Breakglass Studio – Montreal, QC
9/16/2017 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY
12/12/2017 7th St. Entry – Minneapolis, MN w/ Unsane
12/13/2017 Cactus Club – Milwaukee, WI w/ Unsane
12/14/2017 Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH w/ Unsane
12/15/2017 Loving Touch – Detroit, MI w/ Unsane
12/16/2017 Hard Luck Bar – Toronto, ON w/ Unsane
12/18/2017 Once – Boston, MA w/ Unsane
12/19/2017 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA w/ Unsane

For review copies of Ardor and interviews with BIG|BRAVE in North America contact dave@earsplitcompound.com and in Europe contact lauren@rarelyunable.com.

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POWER TRIP Kicks Off North American Tour Tonight Including Dates With Obituary, Exodus, Cannibal Corpse, And More

[photo by Sarah Churchill]

POWER TRIP kicks off their massive North American tour tonight in Little Rock just before they hop on supporting Obituary and Exodus throughout September and October. In November, the road warriors continue touring through the end of the year with Cannibal Corpse and Gatecreeper, all still in support of their latest critically acclaimed album, Nightmare Logic.

Highlights of POWER TRIP‘s impending tour dates include NYC’s Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Aftershock Festival, Austin’s Sound On Sound, Chicago, Seattle and so many more. POWER TRIP is also confirmed to perform at the inaugural Loudwire Music Awards in Los Angeles. They’ve been nominated for Metal Artist Of The Year, Metal Album Of The Year, and Best Metal Song Of The Year.

Nightmare Logic, POWER TRIP‘s most powerful effort yet and one the year’s smartest and most crucial releases to spawn from the rock, metal and punk scenes. Their sophomore release does not disappoint. With hooks and tightness comparable to greats like Metallica, Pantera, or Pentagram, POWER TRIP punishes fans not only sonically but with pure songwriting skill.

See POWER TRIP‘s “Executioner’s Tax (Swing Of The Axe)” video RIGHT HERE, stream Nightmare Logic at YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, and find ordering options at THIS LOCATION.

POWER TRIP Tour Dates:
9/14/2017 Motorco Music Hall – Durham, NC #
9/15/2017 Shaka’s Live – Virginia Beach, VA #
9/16/2017 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD #
9/17/2017 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ #
9/19/2017 Music Hall Of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY #
9/20/2017 The Palladium – Worcester, MA #
9/21/2017 Higher Ground – Burlington, VT #
9/22/2017 Imperial Bell – Quebec City, QC #
9/23/2017 Bronson Centre – Ottawa, ON #
9/24/2017 London Music Hall – London, ON #
9/26/2017 Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI #
9/27/2017 Park Street Saloon – Columbus, OH #
9/28/2017 Deluxe – Indianapolis, IN #
9/29/2017 The Forge – Joliet, IL #
9/30/2017 Skyway Theater – Minneapolis, MN #
10/01/2017 Ready Room – St. Louis, MO #
10/03/2017 Granada Theatre – Lawrence, KS #
10/04/2017 Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, CO #
10/07/2017 Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA #
10/08/2017 The Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA #
10/09/2017 The Green Room – Flagstaff, AZ
10/10/2017 The Rock – Tucson, AZ #
10/11/2017 Sunshine Theatre – Albuquerque, NM #
10/12/2017 Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX #
10/14/2017 Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX #
10/22/2017 Monster Energy Aftershock Festival – Sacramento, CA [info]
10/24/2017 LA Live – Los Angeles, CA @ Loudwire Music Awards [info]
11/03/2017 Mavericks – Jacksonville, FL *
11/04/2017 Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL *
11/05/2017 Saturn – Birmingham, AL *
11/06/2017 New Daisy Theater – Memphis, TN *
11/08/2017 Trees – Dallas, TX *
11/09/2017 White Oak – Houston, TX *
11/10/2017 Sound On Sound Festival – Austin, TX *
11/12/2017 Club Red – Phoenix, AZ *
11/13/2017 The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA *
11/14/2017 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA *
11/15/2017 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA *
11/17/2017 Neumos – Seattle, WA *
11/18/2017 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR *
11/19/2017 Knitting Factory – Boise, ID *
11/20/2017 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT *
11/22/2017 Summit – Denver, CO *
11/24/2017 Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL *
11/25/2017 St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI *
11/26/2017 Agora Ballroom – Cleveland, OH *
11/27/2017 Chrome – Waterford, NY &
11/28/2017 Royale – Boston, MA *
11/29/2017 Stage 48 – New York, NY *
11/30/2017 TLA – Philadelphia, PA *
12/01/2017 Broadberry – Richmond, VA *
12/02/2017 The Muse – Wilmington, NC *
12/03/2017 Pete’s – Greensboro, NC *
12/05/2017 Diamond Pub Concert Hall – Louisville, KY *
12/06/2017 Exit/In – Nashville, TN *
12/07/2017 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA *
12/08/2017 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL *
12/09/2017 One Eyed Jack’s – New Orleans, LA ^
# w/ Obituary, Exodus, Dust Bolt
* w/ Cannibal Corpse, Gatecreeper
& w/ Gatecreeper
^ w/ Suicideyear

…the best they’ve sounded, the tightest representation of their no-holds-barred thrash attack that pummels you into dirt for 32 frenzied minutes straight, without so much as a 10-second breather…” – Billboard

one of the best live acts of the modern day” – Loudwire

You don’t need to be a metalhead to have a blast with Nightmare Logic… POWER TRIP’s fist-pumping choruses, ricocheting grooves, and ample charm are so animated that they leave us with something addictive and, well, fun. – Pitchfork / Best New Music

possesses a certain monolithic quality Lemmy would admire: a massive rawness and a sludgy, heavy hopelessness that thrashes with punk immediacy and metal intricacy…it’s a track preparing for war” – NPR

one of the most highly anticipated records in aggressive music in recent memory” – The New Yorker

For review copies of Nightmare Logic and interviews/live coverage of POWER TRIP in North America contact dave@earsplitcompound.com and internationally contact lauren@rarelyunable.com.

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JESUS PIECE Confirms Fall US Tour With Comeback Kid And Burn + Additional Tour Dates

[photo by Tracy Nguyen]

Recent Southern Lord signees JESUS PIECE have announced a barrage of new tour dates for the months ahead, including a US tour with Comeback Kid and Burn.

The ongoing JESUS PIECE European tour runs through August 24th. Upon their stateside return, the band has confirmed two new shows in Amityville and Toronto with Code Orange, Eternal Sleep, and Trail Of Lies on September 1st and 2nd. JESUS PIECE will embark on a run into the Midwestern US and lower Canada with shows October 1st through 5th with shows in Franklin, Fargo, Regina, Calgary, and Vancouver.

The new tour that was just announced will see JESUS PIECE out on Comeback Kid’s Outsider USA Tour, also joined by NYHC legends Burn. The tour kicks off October 6th and runs through October 23rd, beginning in the Pacific Northwest and carving a counter-clockwise loop into the country back to the East Coast. Additional tour dates are to be expected.

JESUS PIECE Tour Dates:

9/01/2017 Revolution Music Hall – Amityville, NY w/ Code Orange, Eternal Sleep, Trail Of Lies
9/02/2017 Hard Luck Bar – Toronto, ON w/ Code Orange, Eternal Sleep, Trail Of Lies
10/01/2017 JJ’s/house show – Franklin, WI
10/02/2017 Red Raven – Fargo, ND
10/03/2017 Exchange – Regina, SK
10/04/2017 Palomino – Calgary, AB
10/05/2017 333 Venue – Vancouver, BC
w/ Comeback Kid, Burn:
10/06/2017 West Seattle American Legion Hall – Seattle, WA
10/07/2017 Analog Theatre – Portland, OR
10/08/2017 The Cornerstone – Berkeley, CA
10/09/2017 Union – Los Angeles, CA
10/10/2017 Chain Reaction – Anaheim, CA
10/11/2017 The Nile Theatre – Mesa, AZ
10/13/2017 Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX
10/14/2017 Dirty 30 – Dallas, TX
10/15/2017 Walter’s Downtown – Houston, TX
10/16/2017 Spanish Moon – Baton Rouge, LA
10/17/2017 Kings Barcade – Raleigh, NC
10/18/2017 Black Box – Philadelphia, PA
10/19/2017 Brooklyn Bazaar – Brooklyn, NY
10/20/2017 The Raven – Worcester, MA
10/21/2017 The Chance – Poughkeepsie, NY
10/22/2017 Cattivo – Pittsburgh, PA
10/23/2017 El Club – Detroit, MI

JESUS PIECE is a Philadelphia hardcore band that works tirelessly to play to everyone they can. Their anthems lyrically range from personal struggle and loss, to racism, police brutality, and many other social and political injustices. The band formed in 2015 and self-released their first demo/EP in the same year, followed by a self-released EP in the Summer of 2016. Most recently, Bridge Nine Records released a split 7″ between JESUS PIECE and Malice At The Palace earlier this year. The band has paved their own way into the national scene by booking multiple headlining coast-to-coast tours among many bouts of regional touring and performances at notable festivals including This Is Hardcore, Nature World Fest, Sound And Fury, FYA Fest, and others. 2018 will see the band record their debut LP for release through Southern Lord.

For coverage of JESUS PIECE in North America contact dave@earsplitcompound.com and internationally contact lauren@rarelyunable.com.

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POWER TRIP To Support Cannibal Corpse For Fall US Tour; Band To Perform At Loudwire Awards + Live Footage With Volbeat Posted

[photo by Sarah Churchill]

Road warriors POWER TRIP have added another massive tour to their 2017 itinerary, as the band will support Cannibal Corpse this fall. POWER TRIP will be out on the road supporting Obituary and Exodus on their massive North American tour from September 14th through October 14th, with Dust Bolt confirmed as the opener. That month-long venture is followed by a set at the Monster Energy Houston Open Air in Houston, Texas on October 15th, where they’ll share the stage with Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour, Mastodon, Suicidal Tendencies, Five Finger Death Punch, Marilyn Manson, Prophets Of Rage, and many others. October 22nd will see POWER TRIP at the Monster Energy Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, California, alongside Ozzy Osbourne, Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle, Run The Jewels, Marilyn Manson, Mastodon, and tons more.

It has also been confirmed that POWER TRIP is one of the initial performers set to play at the inaugural Loudwire Music Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on October 24th. Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi has been announced as the Courage Award honoree, and Judas Priest’s Rob Halford will be receiving the “Lemmy” Lifetime Achievement Award, in addition to performances by Body Count, Halestorm, Starset, POWER TRIP, and more to be announced.

Directly following the two Monster Energy festivals and Loudwire Awards, the newly-announced tour will see POWER TRIP providing direct support for Cannibal Corpse on the band’s US fall trek. The tour will run from November 3rd through December 8th, with Gatecreeper providing opening support.

POWER TRIP vocalist Riley Gale has been documented performing with Volbeat at a recent concert the two bands played together, performing their track “Evelyn”. See the video RIGHT HERE.

Nightmare Logic, POWER TRIP’s most powerful effort yet, was released early this year to high critical acclaim and anticipation — their sophomore release does not disappoint. With hooks and tightness comparable to greats like Metallica, Pantera, or Pentagram, POWER TRIP punishes fans not only sonically but with pure songwriting skill. Nightmare Logic proves to be one of the year’s smartest and most crucial releases to spawn from the metal and punk scenes.

See POWER TRIP‘s “Executioner’s Tax (Swing Of The Axe)” video RIGHT HERE, stream Nightmare Logic at YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, and find ordering options at THIS LOCATION.

POWER TRIP Tour Dates:
9/14/2017 Motorco Music Hall – Durham, NC #
9/15/2017 Shaka’s Live – Virginia Beach, VA #
9/16/2017 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD #
9/17/2017 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ #
9/19/2017 Music Hall Of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY #
9/20/2017 The Palladium – Worcester, MA #
9/21/2017 Higher Ground – Burlington, VT #
9/22/2017 Imperial Bell – Quebec City, QC #
9/23/2017 Bronson Centre – Ottawa, ON #
9/24/2017 London Music Hall – London, ON #
9/26/2017 Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI #
9/27/2017 Park Street Saloon – Columbus, OH #
9/28/2017 Deluxe – Indianapolis, IN #
9/29/2017 The Forge – Joliet, IL #
9/30/2017 Skyway Theater – Minneapolis, MN #
10/01/2017 Ready Room – St. Louis, MO #
10/03/2017 Granada Theatre – Lawrence, KS #
10/04/2017 Aggie Theatre – Ft. Collins, CO #
10/07/2017 Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA #
10/08/2017 The Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA #
10/10/2017 The Rock – Tucson, AZ #
10/11/2017 Sunshine Theatre – Albuquerque, NM #
10/12/2017 Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX #
10/14/2017 Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX #
10/15/2017 Monster Energy Houston Open Air – Houston, TX [info]
10/22/2017 Monster Energy Aftershock Festival – Sacramento, CA [info]
10/24/2017 LA Live – Los Angeles, CA @ Loudwire Music Awards [info]
11/03/2017 Mavericks – Jacksonville, FL *
11/04/2017 Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL *
11/05/2017 Saturn – Birmingham, AL *
11/06/2017 New Daisy Theater – Memphis, TN *
11/08/2017 Trees – Dallas, TX *
11/09/2017 White Oak – Houston, TX *
11/10/2017 Sound On Sound Festival – Austin, TX *
11/12/2017 Club Red – Phoenix, AZ *
11/13/2017 The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA *
11/14/2017 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA *
11/15/2017 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA *
11/17/2017 Neumos – Seattle, WA *
11/18/2017 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR *
11/19/2017 Knitting Factory – Boise, ID *
11/20/2017 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT *
11/22/2017 Summit – Denver, CO *
11/24/2017 Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL *
11/25/2017 St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI *
11/26/2017 Agora Ballroom – Cleveland, OH *
11/28/2017 Royale – Boston, MA *
11/29/2017 Stage 48 – New York, NY *
11/30/2017 TLA – Philadelphia, PA *
12/01/2017 Broadberry – Richmond, VA *
12/02/2017 The Throne Theater – Wilmington, NC *
12/03/2017 Pete’s – Greensboro, NC *
12/05/2017 Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY *
12/06/2017 Exit/In – Nashville, TN *
12/07/2017 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA *
12/08/2017 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL *
# w/ Obituary, Exodus, Dust Bolt
* w/ Cannibal Corpse, Gatecreeper

You don’t need to be a metalhead to have a blast with Nightmare Logic… POWER TRIP’s fist-pumping choruses, ricocheting grooves, and ample charm are so animated that they leave us with something addictive and, well, fun. – Pitchfork / Best New Music

possesses a certain monolithic quality Lemmy would admire: a massive rawness and a sludgy, heavy hopelessness that thrashes with punk immediacy and metal intricacy…it’s a track preparing for war” – NPR

one of the most highly anticipated records in aggressive music in recent memory” – The New Yorker

For review copies of Nightmare Logic and interviews/live coverage of POWER TRIP in North America contact dave@earsplitcompound.com and internationally contact lauren@rarelyunable.com.

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JESUS PIECE: Philadelphia Hardcore Outfit Signs With Southern Lord; US July Tour With Darkest Hour + European August Tour Confirmed

[photo by Tracy Nguyen]

Southern Lord announces the signing of JESUS PIECE, confirming the release of the band’s debut LP in 2018. JESUS PIECE is also confirmed to support Darkest Hour on their US tour beginning this week, and has a European tour confirmed for August.

JESUS PIECE is a Philadelphia hardcore band that simply plays what they want to hear, and they work tirelessly to play to everyone they can. Their anthems lyrically range from personal struggle and loss, to racism, police brutality, and many other social and political injustices.

JESUS PIECE formed in 2015 and self-released their first demo/EP in the same year, followed by a self-released EP in the Summer of 2016. Most recently, Bridge Nine Records released a split 7″ between JESUS PIECE and Malice At The Palace earlier this year. The band has paved their own way into the national scene by booking multiple headlining coast-to-coast tours among many bouts of regional touring and performances at notable festivals including This Is Hardcore, Nature World Fest, Sound And Fury, FYA Fest, and others. 2018 will see the band record their debut LP for release through Southern Lord.

Issues JESUS PIECE on the new signing, “Southern Lord is a label we’ve looked up to for releasing some of our favorite metal and hardcore records, so it’s an honor to be a part of it, and we’re super excited to put out our first record with them.”

Southern Lord owner Greg Anderson states, “JESUS PIECE evokes intense, discordant, angular aggression in the same way certain ’90s bands were kicking asses with. Think Deadguy, Kiss it Goodbye, Bloodlet, Disembodied. They fuse this chaos with a brutal modern execution. Southern Lord is extremely excited to be working with JESUS PIECE and can’t wait to unleash their debut album upon the unsuspecting hordes.

JESUS PIECE will support Southern Lord labelmates Darkest Hour on their Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora Tour Part II which begins this weekend, and runs through July 23rd, with shows in Clifton, Virginia Beach, Spartanburg, Orlando, Margate, Tampa, Atlanta, and Fayetteville.

Also, just announced; JESUS PIECE will take August on their first tour international tour, hitting Europe and the UK. The newly-confirmed tour begins August 4th and will run until the last week of August, with the final few tour dates being confirmed. Stand by for a full new tour update in the days ahead.

JESUS PIECE Tour Dates:
7/15/2017 Dingbatz – Clifton, NJ w/ Darkest Hour, Havok [info]
7/16/2017 Shaka’s – Virginia Beach, VA w/ Darkest Hour, Havok [info]
7/18/2017 Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC w/ Darkest Hour, Havok [info]
7/19/2017 Backbooth – Orlando, FL w/ Darkest Hour, Havok [info]
7/20/2017 O’Malley’s – Margate, FL w/ Darkest Hour, Havok [info]
7/21/2017 Crowba – Tampa, FL w/ Darkest Hour, Havok [info]
7/22/2017 Masquerade (Hell) – Atlanta, GA w/ Darkest Hour, Havok [info]
7/23/2017 Drunk Horse Pub – Fayetteville, NC w/ Darkest Hour, Havok [info]

JESUS PIECE:
Aaron Heard – vocals
David Updike – guitar
John Distefano – guitar
Anthony Marinaro – bass
Luis Aponte – drums

Updates on JESUS PIECE‘s upcoming tour dates and debut album will be issued in the weeks ahead. For tour coverage requests and interviews with the band in North America contact dave@earsplitcompound.com and internationally contact lauren@rarelyunable.com.

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UNSANE Launches Summer Tour This Week; New Video Trailer Features First Audio From Southern Lord-Bound Sterilize LP

New York City noise rock kingpins UNSANE begin their Western US tour advancing their Southern Lord-bound eighth studio album, Sterilize, this week. The band has issued a trailer for the tour which includes the public’s first dose of the album’s damaging tones.

UNSANE‘s first tour for Sterilize begins this Saturday, July 15th in Portland, with shows in Seattle, Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Rock Island, Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, Dallas, Austin, Houston, Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Jose through August 3rd. Fashion Week will provide opening support for the entire tour, which is based around a performance at AmRep Bash 17 in Minneapolis on July 21st.

See the new UNSANE tour trailer created by Chariot Of Black Moth at THIS LOCATION.

Closing a five-year gap since the 2012 release of their Wreck LP through Alternative Tentacles, UNSANE makes a vicious return with the pummeling Sterilize, a record that recalls the most defining elements of the band’s seminal albums, surging with their unrelenting singular sound created by guitarist/vocalist Chris Spencer, bassist/vocalist Dave Curran, and drummer Vinnie Signorelli. Sterilize was produced by UNSANE, recorded by Dave Curran at Gatos Trail Studios in Yucca Valley, California, mixed by Andrew Schneider at Acre in New York City, and mastered by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering in Chicago. Sterilize showcases UNSANE sounding as dense and damaging as ever, and sees them remaining as necessary as ever, nearly three decades since they began.

Southern Lord will release UNSANE‘s Sterilize on LP, CD, and digital formats on September 29th; watch for audio samples, preorder links, additional tour dates, and more to be issued in the days ahead.

UNSANE Sterilize Tour w/ Fashion Week:
7/15/2017 Ash St. Saloon – Portland, OR
7/16/2017 Highline – Seattle, WA
7/18/2017 Hi Dive – Denver, CO
7/19/2017 Slowdown – Omaha, NE
7/20/2017 Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
7/21/2017 AmRep Bash 17 – Minneapolis, MN
7/22/2017 Rock Island Brewing – Rock Island, IL
7/23/2017 Beat Kitchen – Chicago, IL
7/25/2017 Fubar – St. Louis, MO
7/26/2017 Growlers – Memphis, TN
7/27/2017 Three Links – Dallas, TX
7/28/2017 Sidewinder – Austin, TX
7/29/2017 The Secret Group – Houston, TX
7/31/2017 The Rebel Lounge – Phoenix, AZ
8/01/2017 Casbah – San Diego, CA
8/02/2017 Union (Jewel’s Room) – Los Angeles, CA
8/03/2017 The Ritz – San Jose, CA

Since 1988, UNSANE has pounded the planet with their caustic grooves and foundation-crumbling riffs, having released LPs through a wide range of labels including Matador/Atlantic, Amphetamine Reptile, Relapse, Ipecac, Alternative Tentacles, and others, not to mention a wide range of singles, splits, and live albums. The band’s gnarled blend of punk, metal, noise, and hardcore helping to define the “AmRep sound” alongside other forerunners of the style, Today Is The Day, The Jesus Lizard, Helmet, Tad, Cows, Halo Of Flies, Melvins, and others.

Review copies of Sterilize will be issued in the weeks ahead. For coverage of UNSANE in North and South America contact dave@earsplitcompound.com and in Europe and beyond contact lauren@rarelyunable.com.

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DARKEST HOUR To Embark On East Coast Tour Next Week; Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora LP Out Now On Southern Lord

[photo by Pete Duvall]

In the wake of their acclaimed ninth studio album, Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora – released earlier this year via Southern Lord – Washington, DC-based metal outfit DARKEST HOUR is preparing to embark on a new wave of East Coast tour dates in support of the record.

Following the first leg of the tour earlier this year with Ringworm, Rotten Sound, Tombs, and Rivers Of Nihil, the Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora Tour Part II begins next Friday, July 14th, and runs through July 23rd. The routing takes DARKEST HOUR, along with support acts Havok and Jesus Piece, through Washington, Clifton, Virginia Beach, Spartanburg, Orlando, Margate, Tampa, Atlanta, and Fayetteville. Find the tour dates and ticket links below.

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

DARKEST HOUR Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora Tour Part II w/ Havok, Jesus Piece:
7/14/2017 Rock N Roll Hotel – Washington, DC [info] (no Jesus Piece)
7/15/2017 Dingbatz – Clifton, NJ [info]
7/16/2017 Shaka’s – Virginia Beach, VA [info]
7/18/2017 Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC [info]
7/19/2017 Backbooth – Orlando, FL [info]
7/20/2017 O’Malley’s – Margate, FL [info]
7/21/2017 Crowbar – Tampa, FL [info]
7/22/2017 Masquerade (Hell) – Atlanta, GA [info]
7/23/2017 Drunk Horse Pub – Fayetteville, NC [info]

Since their inception twenty-one years ago, DARKEST HOUR has released eight studio full-lengths via eleven different record labels, has appeared in major motion pictures and US television shows, video games, and has toured the world extensively covering six of the seven continents. A bastard child born of the mid-1990s, DARKEST HOUR combines the passion, energy, and soul of punk and hardcore with the style, speed, vengeance, and fury of melodic speed, thrash and death metal. The band has helped defined the entire New Wave Of American Metal sound — blending the raw, hardcore punk of the ’80s, with the Scandinavian death metal of the ’90s – forging a sound that would later become the template for modern metal.

While many of their contemporaries have decided to hang it up, DARKEST HOUR is still charging ahead with invigorated spirit. In 2016, the same rabid fan base that helped propel the band into the national spotlight helped push them to reach another milestone by crowd funding their ninth LP, Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora. The band then partnered with California based Southern Lord Records to help complete the release and distribution of this fan fueled release. Produced by underground legend Kurt Ballou (Converge) at his Godcity complex, and drawing from the band’s extensive performing experience, this album helps solidify DARKEST HOUR’s legacy as a major metal powerhouse. Raw as all hell, musically complex, melodic, yet cutting with razor blade precision, Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora is fierce and hungry for blood.

For tour coverage requests and interviews with DARKEST HOUR, in North America contact dave@earsplitcompound.com and internationally contact lauren@rarelyunable.com.

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