Month: December 2016

SUNN O))) To Tour Northeastern USA, Southeast Canada In March; Digital Bandcamp Sale And Free Track Available Through The Year’s End

Posted on: December 22, 2016

The first set of SUNN O))) tour dates for 2017 sees the collective bringing their dense and arrhythmic blend of metal, drone, and minimalist music back to the Northeast USA and Southeastern realms of Canada for a week of performances. SUNN O))) will converge in Washington DC on March 12th, following with shows in Pittsburgh, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia confirmed through March 18th. Support on all shows will be provided by Southern Lord labelmates, Montreal-based Big|Brave, whom have also joined SUNN O))) on their recent tours of the Southwest, Southeast and Midwest states and Europe.

This follows the recent announcement of SUNN O)))‘s appearance at London’s massive performing arts venue, Barbican Centre, as part of this year’s Convergence Festival on March 21st. Support for the performance will come from Icelandic singer and cellist, Hildur Guðnadóttir, who has played and recorded with bands such as Pan Sonic, Throbbing Gristle, and Múm. Guðnadóttir also wrote the arrangements for the Wildbirds & Peacedrums session as part of the Barbican’s Nils Frahm curated Possibly Colliding marathon weekend in July.

Tickets for the East Coast shows go on sale this Friday, December 23rd at 10am local time. Tickets for the Barbican performance are available HERE.

As Winter Solstice approaches, SUNN O))) extends thanks to their fans for their support throughout 2016, and as a token of their appreciation, offer a free track as well as a digital sale through the rest of the year. Fans can now find the exclusive track «青木ヶ原 // 樹海» (aka “Aokigahara // Jukai” from the flexi 7″ which was released together with some vinyl copies of Kannon) for free download through the end of December at THIS LOCATION. To take advantage of the 35% Bandcamp discount, go to sunn.bandcamp.com or sunn-live.bandcamp.com and enter discount code SOLSTICE2016.

SUNN O))) Tour Dates:

3/12/2017 930 Club – Washington, DC w/ Big | Brave [tickets]
3/13/2017 The Rex – Pittsburgh, PA w/ Big | Brave [tickets]
3/14/2017 Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Toronto, ON w/ Big | Brave [tickets]
3/15/2017 La Sat – Montreal, QC w/ Big | Brave [tickets]
3/16/2017 The Coolidge – Boston, MA w/ Big | Brave [tickets]
3/17/2017 Knockdown Center – Brooklyn, NY w/ Big | Brave [tickets]
3/18/2017 Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA w/ Big | Brave [tickets]
3/21/2017 Barbican – London, UK @ Convergence Festival w/ Hildur Guðnadóttir [tickets]

ALL PIGS MUST DIE And GUST To Tour Europe In April

Posted on: December 15, 2016

Trollhättan, Sweden-based GUST released their breakneck self-titled second LP via Southern Lord in 2014. Gust is a crushing and incredibly dynamic album, displaying a unique style of crust-infused hardcore and talented songwriting. With ten tracks in just under a half-hour, the members of GUST unleash a maelstrom of cutting edge demolition, with cerebral elements continually emerging from the shadows with an almost ethereal effect. Fans of Cursed, Oathbreaker, Rise And Fall, and labelmates The Secret, Baptists, and Dead In The Dirt will no doubt find something highly addictive in the band’s harsh output. Stream the album via Bandcamp.

ALL PIGS MUST DIE + GUST Tour Dates:

3/31/2017 Bla – Oslo, NO
4/01/2017 Kajskjul 46 – Gothenburg, SE
4/02/2017 Hafenklang – Hamburg, DE
4/03/2017 Baroeg – Rotterdam, NL
4/04/2017 Jubez – Karlsruhe
4/05/2017 Kiff – Aarau, CH
4/06/2017 Gibus – Paris, FR
4/07/2017 Ritual Warm Up Show – London, UK [no GUST]
4/08/2017 Ritual Festival – Leeds, UK [no GUST]

POWER TRIP Announces North American Tour Dates With Iron Reagan; Nightmare Logic Coming February 24th Via Southern Lord

Posted on: December 14, 2016

Hailing from Dallas, POWER TRIP‘s raw energy, musical proficiency, perfect song structure, rich tones, fierce riffs, persecution, and collective attitude has seeded them as one of the most prolific staples in the metal, punk and hardcore scenes. Nightmare Logic was produced by Arthur Rizk, engineered by Arthur Rizk and Matthew Barnhart, and mastered by Joel Grind.

Hear POWER TRIP’s first single from Nightmare Logic, “Firing Squad,” streaming HERE.

POWER TRIP was just declared the winner of Best Hardcore Act 2016 in Dallas Observer’s Music Awards.

POWER TRIP Tour Dates:

1/04/2017 RBC – Dallas, TX w/ Antwon
1/05/2017 Barracuda – Austin, TX @ This Is Austin, Not That Great Festival w/ Antwon
2/24/2017 Walter’s – Houston, TX w/ Iron Reagan
2/25/2017 Siberia – New Orleans, LA w/ Iron Reagan
2/26/2017 Saturn – Birmingham, AL w/ Iron Reagan
2/27/2017 Kings – Raleigh, NC w/ Iron Reagan, Genocide Pact
2/28/2017 Broadberry – Richmond, VA w/ Iron Reagan, Genocide Pact, Concealed Blade
3/01/2017 Soundstage – Baltimore, MD w/ Iron Reagan, Genocide Pact, Concealed Blade
3/02/2017 Marlin Room @ Webster Hall – New York, NY w/ Iron Reagan, Concealed Blade, Krimewatch
3/03/2017 Spirit – Pittsburgh, PA w/ Iron Reagan, Concealed Blade, Protestor
3/04/2017 Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH w/ Iron Reagan, Concealed Blade, Protestor
3/08/2017 Les Foufounes Électriques – Montreal, QC w/ Iron Reagan
3/09/2017 Brass Monkey – Ottawa, ON w/ Iron Reagan
3/10/2017 Velvet Underground – Toronto, ON w/ Iron Reagan
3/11/2017 Marble Bar – Detroit, MI w/ Iron Reagan
3/12/2017 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL w/ Iron Reagan
3/13/2017 Triple Rock – Minneapolis, MN w/ Iron Reagan
3/14/2017 Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA w/ Iron Reagan
3/16/2017 Riot Room – Kansas City, MO w/ Iron Reagan
3/17/2017 89th Street Collective – Oklahoma City, OK w/ Iron Reagan
3/25-26/2017 South by So What? – Dallas, TX
3/31-4/02/2017 Spokane Hardcore Fest – Spokane, WA w/ Destruction Unit, Primal Rite

THE POWER OF THE RIFF: December Los Angeles-Based Event Takes Place Next Week; Set Times Posted

Posted on: December 7, 2016

As the Los Angeles-based THE POWER OF THE RIFF festival event taking place next week rapidly approaches, the set times and more have been posted.
THE POWER OF THE RIFF begins with a now sold-out pre-party Friday, December 16th, with Venice crossover icons EXCEL headlining the show in support of the recent reissue of their second album, The Joke’s On You. Also added to the party are Inglewood powerviolence squad DESPISE YOU as well as local Los Angeles death-punk sect DETH CRUX.

Saturday, December 17th will feature a headlining set by Cascadian black metal artisans, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM playing Los Angeles for the first time in years, as well as long-running death metal masters INCANTATION, Chicago post-metal outfit PELICAN, the debut performance of hardcore supergroup BLOODCLOT — comprised of John Joseph (Cro-Mags), Todd Youth (Warzone, Murphy’s Law), Joey C. (Queens Of The Stone Age, B’last), and Nick Oliveri (Queens Of The Stone Age, Dwarves) — Olympia-based punk freaks GAG, Oakland death metal warriors NECROT, and Ohio death/black/crust newcomers, and recent Southern Lord signees CRYPT ROT.

Sunday, December 18th will be dominated by NEUROSIS making a special return to Los Angeles to headline the event. The rest of the evening sees Southern California metal/hardcore trio NAILS making their first live appearance since the band went on hiatus several months ago, Bay-Area post/sludge act KOWLOON WALLED CITY , Arizona death faction GATECREEPER, Los Angeles’ own hardcore-punk savages OBLITERATIONS, and Southern Lord-signed blazing hardcore outfit LIES.

Another batch of two-day passes have been released this week as the two main events are very close to selling-out. See all ticket options HERE.

See the trailer for THE POWER OF THE RIFF at THIS LOCATION.

THE POWER OF THE RIFF 2016:
Friday, December 16th – pre-party @ Complex [SOLD OUT]
EXCEL
DESPISE YOU
DETH CRUX

Saturday, December 17th @ Regent Theater – doors @ 4:30
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM 11:00-12:00
INCANTATION 9:30-10:30
PELICAN 8:30-9:15
BLOODCLOT 7:45-8:15
GAG 7:00-7:30
NECROT 6:15- 6:45
CRYPT ROT 5:30- 6:00

Sunday, December18th @ Regent Theater- doors @ 4:30
NEUROSIS 10:30-12:00
NAILS 8:45-9:30
KOWLOON WALLED CITY 7:45- 8:30
GATECREEPER 7:00- 7:30
OBLITERATIONS 6:15-6:45
LIES 5:30- 6:00