Sunn O))) recently released physical copies of their new album “Life Metal” in independent record stores as part of Record Store Day and now the effort is available to stream in full over at NPR. The record will be released in digital outlets and other retailers on April 26. The group are also planning to release another new album titled “Pyroclasts” in the fall.
Sunn O))) have announced that physical copies of their new album “Life Metal” will be released on April 13 as part of this year’s Record Store Day. The effort will be available on CD and vinyl in U.S. independent record stores and on vinyl in European/UK record stores. The album will then hit digital outlets and other retailers on April 26. As previously reported, the band are also planning to release another new album titled “Pyroclasts” in the fall.
In other news, the group have also announced a couple of album listening parties. Those will be held on March 31 at Gaîte Lyrique in Paris, FRA (RSVP here) and on April 9 at The Institute Of Life in Hackney, London (RSVP here). The band said the following about that:
“With great pleasure we present a few special public deep listening sessions of our forthcoming album Life Metal. Our wish and intention are to offer the astounding presence, detail and color of this recording on great PA systems in a public situation as an introduction.
Part of the joy of producing and mastering this album in the studio was that we were fortunate to be able to listen on the perfect high fidelity playback situations for the record, top precise studio sound guided by the best ears in the business. With these public listening sessions we hope to get a step closer to that experience of being inside the studio for you all at these special events, a few weeks before the album is unleashed upon the world.”
Sunn O))) have announced that they will be releasing two new albums. They include “Life Metal,” which will be released in April and “Pyroclasts,“ which will be released in the fall.
“Life Metal” was recorded with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, IL and it will feature a number of guests including: Hildur Guðnadóttir, who contributed vocals, cello, and haldorophone to “Novæ,“ Anthony Pateras, who contibuted pipe organ to “Troubled Air,” and Tim Midyett (Silkworm, Bottomless Pit), who contributed aluminum neck bass and baritone guitars to the effort.
“Pyroclasts,“ which is said to be a “more meditative” album, was also recorded with Albini, and it will feature guest contributions from Midyett and Guðnadóttir as well.
In other news, Sunn O))) have also announced some U.S. and European dates:
02/28 Frankfurt, GER – Mousonturm
03/01 Graz, AUT – Orpheum
03/02 Prague, CZE – Divadlo Archa
03/03 Hamburg, GER – Kampnagel
03/04 Amsterdam, NET – Paradiso
03/06 Lyon, GRA – L’Epicerie Moderne
03/07 Nancy, FRA – L’Autre Canal
03/08 Dijon, FRA – La Vapeur
03/09 Rouen, FRA – QuasaRits Day
03/11 Tours, FRA – Le Temps Machine
03/12 Nantes, FRA – Stereolux
03/13 La Rochelle, FRA – La Sierene
03/14 Bordeaux, FRA – Le Rocher de Palmer
04/17 Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom
04/18 Detroit, MI – Masonic
04/19 Chicago, IL – Rockefeller Chapel
04/20 Pelham, TN – The Caverns
04/24 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
04/25 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
04/26 New Haven, CT – College Street
04/28 Washington, DC – The Howard
On November 18, Sunn O))) will headline the 2018 Power Of The Riff with a special 20th anniversary set. The event, which will also celebrate the 20th anniversary of Southern Lord Recordings, will take place at the Echoplex in Los Angeles, CA. Other artists are still pending, but The Sonics and The Primals are set to perform at the kickoff party the day before (November 17).
Sunn O))) have announced some 2017 North American shows with Big ‡ Brave. Check out the dates below:
Tour Dates:
03/12 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
03/13 Pittsburgh, PA – The Rex
03/14 Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
03/15 Montreal, QC – La Sat
03/16 Boston, MA – The Coolidge
03/17 Brooklyn, NY – Knockdown Center
03/18 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
03/21 London, UK – Barbican (‘Convergence Festival‘)
Sunn O))) have announced a 2016 tour. Check out the dates below:
Tour Dates:
03/12 Adelaide, AUS – Adelaide Festival
03/15 Sydney, AUS – Manning Bar
03/16 Melbourne, AUS – Max Watts
04/02 Knoxville, TN – Big Ears Fest
04/03 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
04/05 Athens, GA – Georgia
04/06 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
04/07 Jacksonville, FL – Sun Ray Theatre
04/08 Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
04/30 Austin, TX – Levitation
05/02 Denver, CO – Gothic Theater
05/03 Albuquerque, NM – Sister Bar
05/04 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
05/06 Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theater
05/07 Oakland, CA – Oakland Metro Operahouse
05/21 Durham, NC – Moogfest
06/06 St. Louis, MO – The Ready Room
06/07 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
06/08 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
06/09 Detroit, MI – El Club
06/10 Toronto, ON – Hearn Generating Station
06/11 Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount
06/14 Amsterdam, NET – Paradiso
06/15 Ghent, BEL – Vooruit
06/17 Clisson, FRA – Hellfest
Sunn O))) are streaming their new album “Kannon,“ in its entirety, via Rolling Stone. The effort will officially be released on December 4.
Click the LINK to go to the stream.
