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London, UK mathcore band PUPIL SLICER has announced their debut headline UK tour, performing their critically acclaimed sophomore album Blossom in full, set to take place in April. PUPIL SLICER will be joined by special guests Coilguns, with additional support from Prosthetic Records labelmates God Alone.

TICKETS TO PUPIL SLICER’S UK HEADLINE TOUR AVAILABLE HERE.

Speaking on the tour announcement, Kate Davies (vocals and guitar) comments: “We’re thrilled to finally get to head out on our first headline tour! Blossom is a very special record to us so we’re incredibly excited to put together the best live experience that we can and bring that around the UK.

“Coilguns very kindly agreed to come with us as very special guests on this run, Josh and I have been fans of theirs for years so to be able to tour with them will be an amazing experience. God Alone are one of the coolest and most out-there young bands going at the moment so to take them with us is also going to be a great time also. We hope to meet a lot of new people and see returning fans again on this run and we couldn’t ask for better people to be doing it with, we hope that it will be an unforgettable experience every night!”

PUPIL SLICER UK headline tour dates:
April 10 – Devils Dog – Birmingham, UK
April 11 – Dust – Brighton, UK
April 12 – Rough Trade – Bristol, UK
April 13 – Junction – Plymouth, UK
April 14 – Takedown Festival – Portsmouth, UK*
April 16 – Stereo – Glasgow, UK
April 17 – Cluny 2 – Newcastle, UK
April 18 – Boom – Leeds, UK
April 19 – White Hotel – Manchester, UK
April 20 – Rock City Beta – Nottingham, UK
April 21 – Oslo – London, UK
*Pupil Slicer only

On Blossom PUPIL SLICER‘s primary lyricist, Kate Davies has crafted a story that conveys personal experiences via an other-worldly narrative. In the wake of a profane signal of alien origin, the album opens with the protagonist losing touch with reality beneath a starry night sky. What follows is a kaleidoscopic voyage through another plane of existence where all is not as it first seems; trapped in a loop of destruction that must be imparted upon others. The tale ultimately comes to a point with serenity achieved in the closing minutes, planting the seeds of hope for an opportunity to start anew. 

Whilst 2020’s Mirrors was lyrically a very raw, biographical album, on Blossom Davies has deftly blended between their lived experiences and the tales that unfold throughout the ten tracks on the follow up. These stories are supported by the intensely intricate and skillful rhythmic backbone provided by Josh Andrews on drums, Luke Fabian on bass and bursts of shredding leads from former live guitarist Frank Muir. Told through the prism of a fantastical fiction, the visceral delivery and cathartic energy is palpable as ever; intergalactic embellishments can’t destroy the umbilical link between what churns within and what is later spewed out. 

An intense month in the studio with producer Lewis Johns has led to a cohesive and confident sounding album that embraces ethereal singing, electronic breakdowns, and bold experimentation – without ever losing sight of their core tenets. Through darkness and despair, there is always – at the very least – a glimmer of light in all that they do. Drawing from influences as diverse as Nine Inch Nails, Deafheaven, Radiohead, and Botch, PUPIL SLICER have moulded an album that is effervescent with passion but doesn’t shy away from a good hook and a catchy chorus.

Blossom track list
1. Glaring Dark of Night
2. Momentary Actuality
3. Departure in Solitude
4. Creating the Devil in Our Image
5. The Song at Creation’s End
6. No Temple
7. Terminal Lucidity
8. Language of the Stars
9. Dim Morning Light
10. Blossom

PUPIL SLICER‘s Blossom is available on multiple physical formats, including various vinyl variants and CD – CLICK HERE FOR MORE.