The Mars Volta’s recent countdown timer has ended and the website now seems to be teasing a “Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos Del Vacio” live album. The band played that album in full on tour last year and it appears fans can vote for the performances they want to see on the live record. The tracks also include cryptic symbols that correspond to each city.
Fu Manchu will be releasing 30th anniversary vinyl pressings of “In Search Of…” on August 28. The band said the following about that:
“You asked and we delivered. The In Search Of… 30th Anniversary Edition double LP / gatefold – one LP is a brand new master of the original album and the 2nd LP is the original demos that were recorded on a 4-track Tascam 1995 and are being released for the first time anywhere. 2 different limited variants available for pre-sale June 22nd with general on-sale August 28th.”
Volumes have announced a headlining U.S. tour. Until I Wake and Catsclaw will open.
Tour Dates:
With Until I Wake and Catsclaw:
09/09 Nashville, TN – Eastside Bowl
With Catsclaw:
09/10 Chicago, IL – Reggies
09/11 Lakewood, OH – The Foundry
09/12 Columbus, OH – A&R Bar
With Until I Wake and Catsclaw:
09/13 Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Ironworks
09/15 New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
09/16 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
09/17 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life (Volumes only)
09/18 Richmond, VA – Canal Club
09/19 Raleigh, NC – Chapel of Bones
09/21 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Hell)
09/22 Greenville, SC – Radio Room
09/24 Orlando, FL – Conduit
09/25 Tampa, FL – Orpheum
09/26 West Palm Beach, FL – The Banyan Live
To The Grave and Crown Magnetar have announced a co-headlining North American tour. Face Yourself, I Declare War, Ameonna, Tracheotomy, Backbiter, and Squelching will open on select dates.
Tour Dates:
With Face Yourself and Backbiter:
09/17 Chicago, IL – Subterranean
09/18 Detroit, MI – Catacombs at The Sanctuary
09/19 Cleveland, OH – Mahall’s
09/20 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
09/22 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
09/23 Montreal, QC – Foufounes Électriques
09/24 Hartford, CT – Webster Underground
09/25 Brooklyn, NY – The Meadows
09/26 Harrisburg, PA – Capital City Music Hall
09/27 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
With Face Yourself and Tracheotomy:
09/28 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
09/30 Asheville, NC – Revival
10/01 Nashville, TN – The End
10/02 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Purgatory)
10/03 Jacksonville, FL – The Albatross
10/04 West Palm Beach, FL – The Banyan Live
With Face Yourself and Squelching:
10/06 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
10/07 Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
10/09 Mesa, AZ – Rosetta Room (no Squelching)
With Face Yourself and I Declare War:
10/10 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
10/11 Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
10/13 Portland, OR – The Hawthorne Theatre
10/14 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
With Face Yourself and Ameonna:
10/16 Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell
10/17 Denver, CO – HQ
Chat Pile have premiered a new video for their new song “Deep Blue.” This track is from the band’s new album, “Who Loves The Sun,” which will be released on September 4 via The Flenser.
Bassist/keyboardist Stin commented on the song:
“This is the first track we wrote for the album and the one that helped set the tone for the whole thing. I personally love this because it sounds like Chat Pile doing a Billy Squire song. It’s our ‘Lonely is the Night,’ which is actually a fake Led Zeppelin song so who knows what the hell we’re actually doing here?”
Vocalist/guitarist Raygun Busch continued:
“Technology is rapidly ruining our lives, all promise seemingly squandered on the worst things, like killing people, wasting resources, destroying art- shrinking our brains and pulling us further apart than ever before.”
He also commented on the album:
“This record focuses on my grievances with the modern world. AI, genocide, climate change, the power elite, $$$$ hoarding pigs— all that shit fucks up your life and mine. The band is definitely stretching out their abilities on the album and I too felt inspired to go further— as a huge fan of Boston, I like to think Brad Delp is somewhere up there, smiling down, as I take the layering to new heights, but who can say? We have fun with it.”
Stin added:
“This album contains a healthy dose of the usual Chat Pile airing of grievances against the state of the world, but deeper at it’s heart I feel Who Loves the Sun is grappling with the challenges of trying to keep one’s humanity in a time of extreme anti-humanity.”
“Who Loves The Sun” Track Listing:
01. “Creature“
02. “Deep Blue“
03. “Same Rules“
04. “PEN I S MALL“
05. “Shrine“
06. “Intruder“
07. “Christabel ’26“
08. “Influence“
09. “Family Funeral“
10. “October All The Time“
In other news, Chat Pile have also announced a U.S. tour. Here’s the dates:
09/12 Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theatre (‘SISU Fundraiser Fest)
09/17 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue (feat. Soul Glo and Prize Horse)
09/19 Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
With Soul Glo and Virga:
09/20 Englewood, CO – The Gothic Theatre
09/23 Salt Lake City, UT – The Metro Music Hall
09/25 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
09/27 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
09/29 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
09/30 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
10/03 San Diego, CA – Music Box
10/04 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
10/06 Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
10/08 Austin, TX – Radio/East
10/09 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
10/10 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
With Soul Glo and Shallowater:
11/05 Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre
11/06 Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
11/08 Norwalk, CT – District Music Hall
11/10 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
11/11 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
11/12 Washington, DC – Black Cat
11/14 Charlotte, NC – Underground
11/15 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
11/16 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
11/18 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
11/20 Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe at Old National Centre
11/21 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
11/22 Lawrence, KS – The Granada
Underoath will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Define The Great Line” on a North American tour with August Burns Red and Atreyu. As Cities Burn and Emery will also perform on select dates.
Tour Dates:
With As Cities Burn:
11/05 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
11/06 Oklahoma City, MO – The Criterion
11/07 Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center
11/09 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
11/10 San Diego, CA – SOMA
11/12 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
11/13 TBA – TBA
11/14 San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
11/16 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
11/17 Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum
11/19 Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
11/21 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
11/23 Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
11/24 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
11/25 Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
11/27 TBA – TBA
With Emery:
11/28 Montreal, QC – MTELUS (no Atreyu)
11/29 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
12/01 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
12/03 Lancaster, PA – Freedom Hall (‘Christmas Burns Red‘)
12/04 Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center
12/05 Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
12/06 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
12/08 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
12/11 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
12/12 Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
12/13 TBA – TBA
12/15 Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater
12/16 Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
12/18 Tampa, FL – Yuengling Center
Underoath’s Chris Dudley commented:
“What this album has meant to us, and so many others, over the past 20 years is hard to quantify. It gave us permission to be ourselves. It sent us around the world. It gave people the freedom to say (and scream) the things out loud they had buried deep. It will outlive us. We still play these songs on stage 20 years later and get those chills. The opportunity to devote an entire tour to presenting this album in the best way it ever has been, alongside friends we’ve had since before it was released, is going to be bucket list material for us.”
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