Australian metalcore band The Amity Affliction‘s ninth studio album has been christened “House Of Cards“. Pure Noise Records will be issuing that opus on April 24th, while a Daniel Daly-directed music video for the title track has just gone up online.
As diehard fans are no doubt aware, this new record is the band’s first outing since their bitter split with their ex-bassist/vocalist Ahren Stringer. Jonny Reeves of Kingdom Of Giants, etc. fame has since taken over that role in the group.
As for the title track, vocalist Joel Birch drew inspiration from a complicated relationship he and his siblings had with his late mother for this new record, stating:
“Our mother died in 2024 and none of us had a healthy relationship with her. She was very self-involved, aggressive, abusive in our early years, and in her later years, spent a good amount of time trying to put a wedge between the three of us. Thankfully, once she passed, the three of us actually became closer as we realized we had individual, but shared trauma related to her.”
“House Of Cards” track listing:
01 – “Vida Nueva“
02 – “Kickboxer“
03 – “House Of Cards“
04 – “Heaven Sent“
05 – “Bleed“
06 – “Break These Chains“
07 – “Beso De La Muerte“
08 – “Swan Dive“
09 – “Speaking In Tongues“
10 – “Afterlife“
11 – “Reap What You Sow“
12 – “Eternal War“
Pre-orders can be found over at theamityaffliction.net.
With In Hearts Wake, RedHook & Headwreck:
02/13 Sunshine Coast, AUS – The Station
02/14 Toowoomba, AUS – Powerhouse
02/15 Gold Coast, AUS – Miami Marketta Laneway
02/18 Mackay, AUS – McGuires Hotel
02/19 Airlie Beach, AUS – Magnums
02/20 Townsville, AUS – JCU
02/21 Cairns, AUS – Ellis Beach Bar & Grill
02/25 Dee Why, AUS – Dee Hy RSL
02/26 Newcastle, AUS – Bar On The Hill (no Headwreck)
02/27 Tamworth, AUS – Wests
02/28 Coffs Harbour, AUS – Jetty Beach House
03/05 Penrith, AUS – Panthers (no Headwreck)
03/06 Wollongong, AUS – UOW Hall
03/07 Central Coast, AUS – Woodport Hotel
03/11 Albury, AUS – Beer Deluxe
03/13 Hobart, AUS – Odeon Theatre (no In Hearts Wake/RedHook)
03/14 Forth, AUS – Forth Pub (no In Hearts Wake)
03/18 Geelong, AUS – Eureka Hotel
03/19 Traralgon, AUS – The Deck
03/20 Frankston, AUS – The Pier (no Headwreck)
03/21 Adelaide, AUS – Bridgeway Hotel (no In Hearts Wake/Headwreck)
With August Burns Red, Boundaries, HEAVENSGATE & Dreamwake:
With Dreamwake:
04/10 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
04/11 New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
With HEAVENSGATE:
04/12 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
04/14 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
04/15 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
04/16 Orlando, FL – House of Blues
04/18 New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore
04/19 Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
04/21 Houston, TX – House of Blues
04/22 San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center (Outdoors)
04/24 Phoenix, AZ – The Marquee
04/25 San Diego, CA – Soma
04/26 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
04/28 Sacramento, CA – Channel 24
04/29 Garden City, ID – Revolution Concert House
05/01 Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
05/02 Denver, CO – The Fillmore
05/03 Omaha, NE – The Astro Theater
05/05 Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
05/06 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
05/08 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
05/09 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
05/10 Toronto, ON – History
05/12 Montreal, QC – Mtelus
05/13 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
05/15 Baltimore, MD – Nevermore Hall
05/16 Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple (August Burns Red & The Amity Affliction only)
05/17 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
