Acid Tiger (Converge/United Nations) will now release their new self-titled album through Deathwish Inc. on April 27th. For now, material from the outing can be found online here.
Adai have posted a new video for their track “Graves” online, you can view it below. The song comes from the groups new EP “Felo De Se“, which they recorded with Matt Talbott of Hum fame handling the production duties; while Kurt Ballou of Converge and Jason Livermore took care of the mixing. “Felo De Se” is expected out in May via Cavity.
Touche Amore has been revealed as the second special guest for the first leg of Converge’s upcoming U.S. headlining run, which will also feature Thursday and Lewd Acts. The revised dates for the trek now shape up as follows:
With Thursday, Touche Amore, Lewd Acts:
April 30th Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
May 01st Worcester, MA – Palladium (upstairs)
May 02nd Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
May 03rd Williamsville, NY – Club Infinity
May 04th Washington DC – Black Cat
May 05th Norfolk, VA – The Norva
May 06th New York City, NY – Santo’s Party House (feat. Black Breath)
With Lewd Acts, Black Breath:
May 07th Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
May 08th Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
May 09th Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
With Coalesce, Lewd Acts, Black Breath:
May 10th Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
May 11th Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
May 13th Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
May 14th Portland, OR – Satyricon (feat. Gaza)
May 15th San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
May 16th San Luis Obispo, CA – Downtown Brew (feat. Gaza)
With Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath:
May 17th Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
May 18th Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
May 19th Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
May 21st Austin, TX – Emo’s
With Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath:
May 22nd Dallas, TX – Trees
May 23rd Tulsa, OK – The Marquee
May 25th Memphis, TN – The Hi Tone
May 26th Louisville, KY – Headliners
With Harvey Milk, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath:
May 27th Nashville, TN – Rockettown
May 28th Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
May 29th TBA, NC – TBA
Converge frontman Jacob Bannon has revealed that he recently recorded some music for an upcoming collaboration with Crippled Black Phoenix. He offered the following on the pairing:
“I recently recorded some music for a collaboration release with Crippled Black Phoenix from the United Kingdom.
CBP members have also spent time playing in Iron Monkey, Gonga, Mogwai, Electric Wizard and others. I highly encourage you to check out their available releases, they are one of the most interesting bands out there today.
More news on this collaboration will be coming when we have it.”
Those unfamiliar with the aforementioned outfit can check them out here. In other news, it has been revealed that an additional guest will also be joining Converge on their April 30th to May 06th leg of dates with Thursday and Lewd Acts. An announcement regarding the shows and the new guest is expected to be made within the next few days.
Adai will release their new EP “Felo De Se” through Cavity Records this spring on LP+CD. The band tracked the outing with Matt Talbott of Hum fame handling the production duties, while Kurt Ballou of Converge and Jason Livermore took care of the mixing duties. For now, those unfamiliar with the outfit can check them out here.
An audio player for Acid Tiger’s upcoming self-titled outing has been made available online here. The group feature drummer Ben Koller of Converge/United Nations fame within their ranks, as well as guitarist Lukas Previn (United Nations) . Furthermore, the effort was tracked God City Studios with Converge’s Kurt Ballou handling the production duties. An official release date via Deathwish Inc. will be announced shortly.
Thursday have been tapped as the special guest for the as-yet unannounced initial leg of Converge’s upcoming spring headlining tour. Converge frontman Jacob Bannon revealed the news in the latest podcast for his label Deathwish Inc., which can be found here.
Cities and venues have yet to be revealed for the leg of the tour. However, the routing for Thursday’s stint on the trek, which will also feature Lewd Acts and more, is set to run from April 30th through to May 06th.
Black Breath have set a March 30th release date through Southern Lord for their new full-length album “Heavy Breathing“. The band tracked ten songs for the outing at God City Studiosin Salem, MA. As previously reported, Black Breath will spend May supporting Converge, Coalesce, Gaza and more.
For now, those unfamiliar with the outfit can check them out here.
Converge have officially announced their upcoming U.S. headlining run which will see Coalesce, Harvey Milk, Gaza, Lewd Acts and Black Breath appear on select dates. An additional special guest will be announced for the tour shortly, while preliminary dates run as follows:
With Lewd Acts and as-yet unannounced special guest:
April 30th TBA – TBA
May 01st TBA – TBA
May 02nd TBA – TBA
May 03rd TBA – TBA
May 04th TBA – TBA
May 05th TBA – TBA
May 06th TBA – TBA
With Lewd Acts, Black Breath:
May 07th Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
May 08th Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
May 09th Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
With Coalesce, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
May 10th Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
May 11th Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
May 13th Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
May 14th Portland, OR – Satyricon (feat. Gaza)
May 15th San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
May 16th TBA, CA – TBA
With Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath:
May 17th Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
May 18th Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
May 19th Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
May 21st Austin, TX – Emo’s
With Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath:
May 22nd TBA, TX – TBA
May 23rd Tulsa, OK – The Marquee
May 25th Memphis, TN – The Hi Tone
May 26th Louisville, KY – TBA
With Harvey Milk, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath:
May 27th Nashville, TN – Rockettown
May 28th Atlanta, GA – The Masqurade
May 29th TBA, NC – TBA
A full listing of dates is expected in the coming weeks.
Initial dates have slipped out for Converge’s upcoming headlining run which is heavily rumored to feature Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts and Black Breath in tow, they can be found below:
May 09th Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
May 13th Seattle, WA – Neumos
May 18th Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
May 19th Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
An official announcement is expected shortly.
Rare live footage of Kid Kilowatt -- the short lived side project of members of Cave In, Converge and Piebald, has surfaced online and can be seen below. The line-up for the footage includes Stephen Brodsky and Adam McGrath of Cave In, etc. fame and Converge’s Kurt Ballou.
Rumors have begun to circulate about Converge’s upcoming U.S. headlining tour. While the band initially revealed on Twitter that some of their original planned line-up for the trek had backed out, a new image circulating around the net implies that Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts and Black Breath will be supporting them on select dates.
Official word on who will be on the trek is expected shortly with Converge promising an announcement ’soon.’ Meanwhile, when quizzed about the validity of the tour on Twitter, Coalesce themselves offered only the following:
“dunno. nothing is true until bannon says so.”
108 have posted an audio player for their new album “18.61” online here. The album, which showcases new drummer Mike Justian (ex-The Red Chord/Unearth, etc.,) was recorded by Alex Garcia-Rivera (ex-Give Up The Ghost) and mixed by Kurt Ballou of Converge. A release is expected in the coming months through Deathwish Inc.
Trap Them have promised that their upcoming 12″ EP “Filth Rations” will arrive through Southern Lord ‘very very soon.’ The outing was tracked this past September at Godcity Recording Studio with Converge’s Kurt Ballou at the helm. The track listing for the effort, which boasts three new songs and a re-recording of an older song, runs as follows:
01 – “Day Thirty-Nine : Degenerate Binds”
02 – “Day Thirty-Eight : Carnage Incarnate”
03 – “Day Forty : Dead Fathers Wading in the Bodygrounds”
04 – “Day Seven : Digital Dogs With Analog Collars“
Fan-filmed live footage of United Nations (Converge, Thursday, Glassjaw, etc.) performing live at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ earlier this week has been made available online and can be seen below.
The clip finds the band performing their tracks “Revolutions In Graphic Design” and “My Cold War“, complete with what looks to be members of Poison The Well and Clouds.
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