USBM legends PROFANATICA are now unleashing a gory, NSFW music video for the song “Take Up the Cross,” which is taken from the band’s latest offering, ‘Crux Simplex.’ The clip was created by garlix and can be found at THIS LOCATION.
In addition, PROFANATICA is now embarking on an East Coast U.S. headlining tour with support from NUNSLAUGHTER + TOMBS! The trek kicked off yesterday, February 13, in Providence, RI and will conclude on March 3 in Brooklyn, NY. The full itinerary can be found below while tickets can be found at THIS LOCATION.
The band will also be appearing on the 2024 edition of Milwaukee Metal Fest on Friday, May 17, in which the full lineup and tickets can be found HERE.
‘Crux Simplex’ was released on September 22, 2023 via Season of Mist. The record can be streamed, downloaded, and ordered HERE.
PROFANATICA U.S. TOUR 2024 (w/ NUNSLAUGHTER + TOMBS), remaining shows:
02/14: Bensalem, PA @ Broken Goblet 02/15: Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery 02/16: Chesapeake, VA @ Riff House 02/17: Greensboro, NC @ The Pour House 02/18: Piedmont, SC @ Tribbles 02/20: Orlando, FL @ Conduit 02/21: Pompano Beach, FL @ Pipers 02/22: Cape Coral, FL @ Nice Guys 02/24/: Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn 02/25: Louisville, KY @ Portal 02/26: Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary 02/27: Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving Underground 02/28: Ottawa, ON @ Brass Monkey 02/29: Quebec City, QC @ L’Anti 03/01: Montreal, QC @ Piranha Bar 03/02: Boston, MA @ Sonia 03/03: Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel 03/17: Milwaukee, WI @ Milwaukee Metal Fest* *Profanatica only
PROFANATICA are at the vanguard of the first wave of American black metal. Founded and led by infamous master of black perversion Paul Ledney (drums/vocals), they have purveyed primeval blasphemy for nigh on thirty-three years.
Ledney formed the band from the ashes of the first INCANTATION lineup when he split and took with him all of the members sans John McEntee. That early trio of ex-INCANTATION members reeled off three ground-breaking demos of some of the most extreme and blasphemic metal of its time in rapid succession. The band flyers that permeated the tape-trading circuit were no less shocking and featured the trio bloody and naked and in the throes of what was most certainly a primeval summoning of some kind. In short order, they had inked a deal with the fledgling Osmose Productions for what became one of that labels first releases (Osmose release #5); a legendary split with Colombia’s MASACRE.
Something so volatile could only last briefly, and after another brief recording session the band collapsed under the weight of its own extremity. but the recordings made in this two year window went on to see dozens of reissues in the coming decades, in a testament to how formidable and formative they are to the black metal scene worldwide.
After almost fifteen years spent with his equally polarizing solo project HAVOHEJ, Ledney reignited the flames of PROFANATICA in 2006. Reemerging with a new deal from Hells Headbangers, Ledney and his new band released ‘The Enemy of Virtue’, a collection of that vaunted early material, and a new fulllength, ‘Profanatitas de Domonatia’. A triumphant return, ‘Profanatitas de Domonatia’ picked up right where these Kings of US Black Metal left off, delivering a savage stream of chainsaw guitars and relentless battery upon which they desecrated everything sacred.
This set-in motion another frenetic burst of work for PROFANATICA. The next decade saw them
unleash four new full-length albums of blasphemous perversions, sacrilegious incantations, and furious black metal. In addition, the band issued six mini-albums and EP’s, a full DVD of early footage, and began touring internationally in Europe and in Central and South America. For the first time PROFANATICA were appearing near or at the top of the bill at festivals like Maryland Death Fest, Messe Des Mortes, Hells Headbash, Prague Death Mass (Czech Republic), Chaos Descends (Germany), Black Sun (Spain), Tyrant Fest (France), SWR Fest (Portugal) and many more.
In fall 2018, PROFANATICA joined forces with Season of Mist and undertook their biggest tour to date supporting WATAIN and ROTTING CHRIST across Europe. And a year later, the trio vomited forth a most vulgar strain of black metal ejaculate with their SoM debut album ‘Rottng Incarnation of God.’
The band embarked on an extensive twelve-country European headline tour in the album’s wake. Shortly after returning home that winter, the world ground to a halt in 2020. Save a live-streaming concert production for the legendary Rock al Parque in conjuncton with BATUSHKA, little was heard from PROFANATICA.
That is until spring 2023, when PROFANATICA emerged from their den of iniquity on a European headline tour to promote a new album. ‘Crux Simplex’ is a ten-track offensive of sin and sacrilege, a nasty affront that bastardizes the first 10 stations of the cross. As per their legacy, PROFANATICA deals in bestial, first-wave black metal barbarity, and their eighth album unveils ungodly levels of bile and blasphemy.
Live Lineup: Mayhemic Slaughter of the Heavens – Drums / Vocals Destroyer of Holy Hymen – Guitar The True Perversion of the Heavenly Father – Bass
PEARL JAM will release their twelfth studio album, Dark Matter, on Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records on April 19, 2024 and launch a 35-date worldwide tour this May. The album’s title track is available now HERE. Produced by multi-GRAMMY® award winning producer Andrew Watt, Dark Matter, marks the band’s first release since critically-acclaimed Gigaton (2020).
In 2023, the members of Pearl Jam—Eddie Vedder [vocals], Jeff Ament [bass], Stone Gossard [rhythm guitar], Mike McCready [lead guitar], and Matt Cameron [drums]—retreated to Shangri-La Studios in Malibu where they simply plugged in and played with producer Andrew Watt at the helm.
The musicians faced one another in the same space and communicated sonically at the highest level. Writing and recording in a burst of inspiration, Dark Matter was born in just three weeks.
As a result, Dark Matter channels the shared spirit of a group of lifelong creative confidants and brothers in one room playing as if their very lives depended on it. All of the blood, sweat, tears, and energy of a storied career felt renewed and poured into this one body of work.
Album Artwork: light painting art by Alexandr Gnezdilov
The band members personally previewed the record with a listening party at the iconic Troubadour in West Hollywood during GRAMMY® week:
Vedder said: “I’m getting chills, because I have good memories. We’re still looking for ways to communicate. We’re at this time in our lives when you could do it or you could not do it, but we still care about putting something out there that is meaningful and we hopefully think is our best work. No hyperbole, I think this is our best work.”
Ament added, “What Ed said about getting us in a room at this point, we felt like we were about to make a really important record. A lot of that had to do with the atmosphere Andrew set up. He has encyclopedic knowledge of our history, not only as a band and how we wrote songs, but as players. He could pinpoint things we did on old songs to the point where I was like, ‘What the fuck is he talking about?’ His excitement was contagious. He’s a force. I just want to say thanks for keeping us on track. I couldn’t be prouder of us as a band. I feel so grateful for the fans, but mostly for my brothers and these people I’ve made music with.”
The band is celebrating indie record stores with the release of a special edition of Dark Matter on April 20. Only at participating stores as part of Record Store Day. Get more information and find stores at www.recordstoreday.com
Dark Matter album packaging features light painting art by Alexandr Gnezdilov. Light painting is an artistic form of photography where images are created by adjusting a camera’s exposure for an extended period and using a light source, such as a flashlight, to “paint” in the dark. The album cover art was crafted using a large self-made kaleidoscope. Each letter visible on the cover was individually captured and handwritten midair with a specially designed flashlight to create the pearlescent effect. See more info on Alexandr Gnezdilov below.
Dark Matter Tracklist 1. Scared of Fear 2. React, Respond 3. Wreckage 4. Dark Matter 5. Won’t Tell 6. Upper Hand 7. Waiting for Stevie 8. Running 9. Something Special 10. Got to Give 11. Setting Sun
Dark Matter World Tour 2024 In support of Dark Matter, Pearl Jam will head out on a world tour this year, marking the first time the band has announced a new album and tour simultaneously and first time the group has unveiled all worldwide tour dates at once. Their global tour, hitting nine countries and 25 cities, kicks off at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, and will cover much of North America including shows at Wrigley Field, Madison Square Garden, Fenway Park, and their first hometown performance in six years at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, the world’s first net zero certified arena.
The tour continues with performances in the UK and Europe, including their first performance at London’s brand new and state-of-the-art Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, through September, followed by the group’s long-awaited ten-year return to New Zealand and Australia this November. Full routing below.
1. A Ten Club members-only presale will be held through Ticketmaster Request for eligible members. Only paid Ten Club members active as of Monday, February 12 are eligible to participate in this presale. More info at pearljam.com
2. Fans can register for a chance to participate in the Dark Matter World Tour 2024 registration sale at shops.ticketmasterpartners.com/pearl-jam by Sunday, February 18 at 11:59 PM local time for Europe, UK, Australia and New Zealand shows and by Sunday, February 18 at 11:59 pm PT for North America shows. This will be the only way for fans to participate in the onsale. Registration does not guarantee access to the sale.
The tour will use all-in pricing across all North America, Europe and UK shows to ensure the ticket price listed is the full out-of-pocket price inclusive of fees.
For fans in North America who can’t use their tickets, Pearl Jam and Ticketmaster will offer a Fan-to-Fan Face Value Ticket Exchange beginning at a later date to give fans the best chance to buy tickets at face value. To help protect the Exchange, Pearl Jam has also chosen to make tickets for this tour mobile only and restricted from transfer. This applies to all shows except those in Illinois and New York where non-transferability is prohibited by law. You must have a valid bank account or debit card within the country of the event(s) in order to sell through the Fan-to-Fan Face Value Ticket Exchange.
Dark Matter World Tour Dates: Date City Venue May 04 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena May 06 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena May 10 Portland, OR Moda Center May 13 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center May 16 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena May 18 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena May 21 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum May 22 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum May 25** Napa Valley, CA BottleRock Festival May 28 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena May 30 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena Jun 22 Dublin, IE Marlay Park Jun 25 Manchester, UK Manchester Co-Op Live Jun 29 London, UK Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Jul 02 Berlin, DE Waldbühne Jul 03 Berlin, DE Waldbühne Jul 06 Barcelona, ES Palau Sant Jordi Jul 08 Barcelona, ES Palau Sant Jordi Jul 11** Madrid, SE Mad Cool Festival Jul 13** Lisbon, PT NOS Alive Festival Aug 22 Missoula, MT Washington-Grizzly Stadium Aug 26* Indianapolis, IN Ruoff Music Center Aug 29 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field Aug 31 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field Sep 03 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Sep 04 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Sep 07 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center Sep 09 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center Sep 12 Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena Sep 15 Boston, MA Fenway Park Sep 17 Boston, MA Fenway Park Nov 08 Auckland, NZ Go Media Stadium Mt Smart Nov 13 Gold Coast, AU Heritage Bank Stadium Nov 16 Melbourne, AU Marvel Stadium Nov 21 Sydney, AU Giants Stadium
* Rescheduled date from 2022 ** Festival dates are already on sale
About Pearl Jam Pearl Jam is an alternative rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. The band’s lineup consists of bassist Jeff Ament, rhythm guitarist Stone Gossard, lead guitarist Mike McCready, lead singer/guitarist Eddie Vedder and drummer Matt Cameron. Thirty plus years of live performances, twelve studio albums and hundreds of official live concert bootleg releases later, Pearl Jam continues to be critically acclaimed and commercially successful. The band has sold over 85 million albums worldwide and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
Since the earliest days, Pearl Jam has used its platform to elevate people and causes that often go unnoticed or underserved. Much of the band’s philanthropic work is accomplished through its Vitalogy Foundation which to date has raised more than $50 million for organizations supporting issues such as abortion access, climate change and homelessness, and drawing attention to the fight against diseases such as Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis and epidermolysis bullosa (EB). In addition to the money Vitalogy donates, the band also donates signed instruments, posters and merchandise to organizations to use for their own fundraising purposes. Compounding the impact of Vitalogy Foundation, the band has supported Jeff Ament’s Montana Pool Service building skate parks in Montana and South Dakota. Pearl Jam also lends its voice to notable causes like the West Memphis 3, voting rights and fair ticketing practices. Over the past three decades, the band has a long history of standing up for what it believes in and putting its resources behind those beliefs.
Through its innovative Ten Club and fan engagement, community building, coveted poster designs, and longstanding activism and philanthropy, Pearl Jam continues to have a lasting impact on generations of music lovers.
About Andrew Watt The name Andrew Watt in recent years has become synonymous with one very true phrase: the music industry’s not-so-secret weapon. Since 2015, the multi-GRAMMY-winning and platinum-selling music producer has been a hit-making machine, having collaborated with some of the last decade’s most exciting, and ground-breaking artists, including including Justin Bieber, Ozzy Osbourne, Cardi B., Post Malone, Dua Lipa, Metallica, Stevie Wonder, Miley Cyrus, Bruno Mars, Shawn Mendes, Elton John, Lana Del Rey, Mick Jagger, Brandi Carlile, Paul McCartney, Smokey Robinson and Lady Gaga, to name a few.
In 2021, Watt took home his first GRAMMY Award for “Producer of the Year” at the 63rd annual GRAMMY Awards for his work on Ozzy Osbourne’s Ordinary Man, Miley Cyrus’ Plastic Hearts, both of which he executive-produced, Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia, which took home the GRAMMY that year for Best Pop Vocal Album, and Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding, which was nominated for Album of the Year. The following year saw Watt produce the widely publicized and critically acclaimed Elton John and Britney Spears collaboration “Hold Me Closer,” the entirety of Eddie Vedder’s solo release Earthling, and Ozzy Osbourne’s GRAMMY Award winning Patient Number 9, which earned Watt his second GRAMMY win for “Best Metal Album” at the 65th GRAMMY Awards. 2023 was also a stellar year for Watt, kicking off the top of the year with the release of Iggy Pop’s long-awaited 19th studio album, Every Loser, released via an exclusive partnership between Atlantic Records and Watt’s own Gold Tooth Records. This past summer also saw a slew of high profile and record-breaking releases on which Watt is credited as co-writer and co-producer, including; The Kid LAROI’s single “Forever and Again” which was released as part of the Barbiemovie soundtrack, and Jungkook’s “Seven,” which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and amassed a record-breaking 217.1 million streams and 269,000 downloads in just its first week of release. Watt ended the year with the release of “Hackney Diamonds,” The Rolling Stones’ first album of original music in 18 years, which was fully produced by Watt. The album’s lead single “Angry” earned Watt a GRAMMY Nomination for “Best Rock Song” for his work co-writing and producing the track.
About Alexandr Gnezdilov Alexandr Gnezdilov created the light photography art for the cover of Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter single and album along with the featured lettering. His work is also utilized throughout the Dark Matter campaign. His interest in photography began at an early age in Moldova where he spent his childhood before expanding to explore long exposure and light painting techniques after moving to Germany in 2001.
Alexandr created the cover of Dark Matter using a large self made kaleidoscope with each letter visible on the cover individually captured, handwritten midair with a specially designed flashlight to create the pearlescent effect. His artwork has been featured in multiple exhibitions including collaborations with the State Theatre of Nuremberg and has been licensed for the past decade for articles, news and commercials.
Gnezdilov lives in Nuremberg, Germany with his wife and two sons and works primarily as a software engineer. When not working, Alexandr’s other passions include music and he recently released his debut album Space Wire with his band “Pulsar Clock.”
After 20 years of relative silence, last month, Brodequin returned with the announcement of their long-awaited fourth album. Today, the Brothers Bailey and their punishing new drummer are releasing the second torturous single off Harbinger of Woe.
There’s a reason why metalheads from every underground fiefdom recognize Brodequin as the most brutal band in all of death metal. After all, they did take their name from the most wicked torture device that any peasant has had the misfortune of receiving.
Brodequin’s whole discography is culled from the bloody annals of medieval history, but the source of inspiration behind their new single dates all the way back to ancient Persian history. “Basically, the victim, who’s held in a tower that’s specifically designed for this sort of thing, is immersed in ash”, explains Jamie Bailey, who honed his morbid curiosity for the Middle Ages as a college history student.
But don’t just take his word for it. “Suffocation in Ash” treats unsuspecting spectators to an unflinching account of this real life torture chamber. Mike Bailey churns the riff like a giant wooden wheel, condemning even the sorriest of sinners to a hail of ash. Fellow executioner Brennan Shackelford continues to reign down a merciless torrent of blast beats and pinging cymbals long after their prisoner has been brought begging to one shredded knee.
“Silence. Liar”, Jamie gurgles, as if echoing the guilty conscience inside their poor beaten skull.
“I sought to shed light on an execution method rooted in antiquity”, Jamie says about the concept behind “Suffocation in Ash”. “This specific technique often escapes the attention of those intrigued by these kinds of historical practices. Lyrically, my aim was to transport the listener into the vivid depiction of the scene I attempt to portray”.
“Among the myriad methods employed, a prominent example was the affixing of an individual to a pillar, or, more commonly, a tree trunk through the use of long iron nails”.
That’s Jamie Bailey, talking in true Brodequin fashion about the very first single from Harbinger of Woe.
“Of Pillars and Trees” is classic Brodequin. Mike’s riffs churn like severed limbs through a meat grinder. Brennan pings his cymbals with all the murderous intent of a spiked mace. Heck, the death growls are nasty enough to make you think that Jamie is sucking the blood of his enemies through a straw.
Watch the medieval video for “Of Pillars and Trees”, which was created by Matti Way of From the North Films: https://youtu.be/yh7awqeuZJQ
Tracklist 1. Diabolical Edict (3:29) 2. Fall Of The Leaf (2:33) 3. Theresiana (3:03) 4. Of Pillars and Trees (4:03) [WATCH] 5. Tenaillement (2:53) 6. Maleficium (3:09) 7. VII Nails (2:17) 8. Vredens Dag (3:20) 9. Suffocation in Ash (3:05) [LISTEN] 10. Harbinger of Woe (4:04)
After signing with Season of Mist in 2022, Brodequin re-issued their entire discography on LP and CD.
“Relentless, barbaric intensity” – John Gallagher (Dying Fetus), who named Instruments of Torture one of the most brutal albums ever.
“Kicks in like a sledgehammer” – Metal Rage raved over Methods of Execution
“A merciless massacre” – Power Metal praised Festival of Death.
German power metal masters, THORNBRIDGE, have announced their new studio album for a March 22ndrelease on Massacre Records. “Daydream Illusion” will be released as CD Digipak, Ltd. Vinyl LP and Digital formats, the pre-sale is available at https://lnk.to/daydreamillusion
The concept album tells the story of a boy who tries to save his dream world and its characters from the destruction and violence he is confronted with in his real life in the form of questionable and inhumane healing methods’ and surgeries in a mental asylum set in the early Victorian era.
Following the previously-released, first single and album title track, today THORNBRIDGE are presenting a lyric video for their new single “My Last Desire”! THORNBRIDGE frontman Jörg “Mo” Naneder reveals about the song:
“The boy’s last wish is for the stories, which he has experienced in his dream world, to be passed on. This way, his fantasy creatures can live on in other people’s dreams and imaginations even if the boy himself completely loses his memories.
A special feature of this song is the almost constant melody in the verse.
This was also one of the first ideas for the new album. In addition to the simple chorus, the verse is also very catchy. So we have packed two catchy tunes into one song.“
In contrast to the two previous albums that were more on the heavy side, “Daydream Illusion” is a bit more melancholic and magical, which is also reflected in the vocals that are less aggressive and cleaner on this album. Special attention was paid to catchy melodies and lyrics, and for the first time a ballad made it onto an THORNBRIDGE album.
“Daydream Illusion” was mixed and mastered by Sebastian “Seeb” Levermann at Greenman Studios, with a cover artwork by Juanjo Castellano Rosado.
“Daydream Illusion” track listing:
Come on in!
Daydream Illusion
Kingdom of starlight
I am the storm
Sacrifice
Island of my memories
Send me a light
Bird of salvation
Final War
My last desire
Lost on the dark side
THORNBRIDGE is: Jörg “Mo” Naneder – Lead Vocals, Guitars Patrick “Pat” Rogalski – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals Thomas “Tomi” Göttlich – Bass Vincent Bechtold – Drums
Returning to the stage as an acoustic artist throughout this May and June, Toby Jepson is set to bring stories of a ‘lifer’ in the music business to a venue near you, along with a retrospective run through the songs that have made him an enduring character of the UK rock scene for over 35 years.
Applauded for his lockdown ‘Digital Busker’ Facebook shows, broadcast live and free from his kitchen throughout the pandemic, Toby will be bringing his legendary energy and along with partner in crime Dave Kemp in what promises to be a night not to be missed!
Born in Lincoln, raised in Yorkshire, Toby started his professional career in the rock band ‘Little Angels,’ formed in Scarborough in 1986. The band released three acclaimed albums on Polydor Records; the last one, ‘JAM,’ became a number one album in the UK album charts in 1993. The band enjoyed 10 top 40 hit singles in the UK, as well as chart success all over the world, and embarked on extensive touring as a headline act as well as opening for artists such as Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Marillion, Gun n Roses, Bryan Adams, and ZZ Top. The band bowed out in style at a sell-out concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 1994.
Since 1995, Toby has toured as a solo artist as well as a singer for hire with bands Fastway, GUN, and Dio’s Disciples. His most recent musical adventure has been the rock band ‘Wayward Sons,’ who have released three critically acclaimed records through Frontiers Music and have toured with UFO, Steel Panther, Saxon, Living Colour, as well as headlining tours of their own. In 2022, the band opened the main stage at Download Festival and is set to play festivals in 2024.
Aside from being a successful writer/performer, Toby is a record producer, runs an independent film company, is a screenwriter, and a radio presenter on Planet Rock Radio.
TOBY JEPSON – MY LIFE IN WORDS – ACOUSTIC LIVE DATES:
MAY 10th – CRUMLIN, CAERPHILLY, The Patriot 12th – NORWICH, Brickmakers 14th – YORK, The Crescent 15th – BRIDLINGTON, Black Lion 16th – BLACKPOOL, Waterloo Music Bar 18th – LIVERPOOL, O₂ Academy2
JUNE 1st – BALLYMENA NI, The Diamond Rock Club 6th – NOTTINGHAM, Rock City Beta 7th – BRISTOL, Thekla 8th – WOLVERHAMPTON, KK’s Steelmill 9th – LONDON, O₂ Academy2 Islington 16th – ABERDEEN, Tunnels 18th – GLASGOW Garage Attic 19th – EDINBURGH, Mash House 21st – HUDDERSFIELD, Parrish 22nd – HULL, The Welly 24th – BARNOLDSWICK, Music and Arts Centre 25th – BARNOLDSWICK, Music and Arts Centre
COGNITIVE have shared the news of an upcoming headlining North American tour with support from Trenchlung!
The bone-shattering New Jersey death metal elites have been teasing fans with the news of an upcoming album since last year and today, alongside the tour announcement, they confirm that it is in fact ready, coming soon, and the details are just around the corner!
Stay glued to the MBR & COGNITIVE socials this spring for full album details to come…
On the upcoming tour, guitarist Rob Wharton comments: “At last! After finishing our tour cycle for our last release, we had taken some time off to record our new Metal Blade album, music videos, content, recharge our batteries, and now it’s time to hit the road again. We wanted to hit the road when our new single drops, so we figured we would make our way up to Canada for the special occasion and take our dissonant pals in Trenchlung out for a small run of shows. We will be playing 2 new songs off our upcoming record, so we figured it was time to get our feet wet again in preparation for the rest of the year’s tour plans. We hope to see you at a show, and keep your eyes and ears peeled for the new album announcement!!“
Last year, the band released the stand alone single ‘Rot Eternal‘ (check out the video here) and began teasing a new COGNITIVE album on the horizon, commenting at the time that: “Rot Eternal was the second song written for our upcoming album, and when we did our pre-production recording we kept coming back to the song and saying ‘man this is like, REALLY awesome.’ We hope you all enjoy this stand alone single, and keep an eye out for the new record next year!“
COGNITIVE‘s upcoming headlining North American tour will kick off on March 28th at The Mona Lisa in Brooklyn, NY and stop in Salem, MA before moving further north into Canada where the band will tour through Quebec and Ontario and close out with one last USA stop in Corning, NY on April 05th at Marconi Lounge. Support will be provided by Trenchlung at all Canadian shows. The band will then head overseas to hit the road with PaRtY-CaNnOn kicking off on May 3rd in Hamburg, Germany and wrapping up on May 18th in the Netherlands – all dates listed below!
COGNITIVE w/ Trenchlung: 03.28.24 Brooklyn, NY @ The Mona Lisa* 03.29.24 Salem, MA @ Koto* 03.30.24 Sherbrooke, QC @ Le Murdoch 03.31.24 Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Cabaret 04.01.24 Hamilton, ON @ Vertagogo 04.02.24 St. Catharines, ON @ Warehouseban 04.04.24 Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck 04.05.24 Corning, NY @ Marconi Lodge* *COGNITIVE only
COGNITIVE w/ PaRtY-CaNnOn: 5.03.24 Hamburg, DE @ Bambi Galore 5.05.24 Copenhagen, DK @ Stengade 5.07.24 Essen, DE @ Don’t Panic 5.08.24 Charleroi, BE @ MCP Apache 5.09.24 Aarau, CH @ KiFF Foyer 5.10.24 Augsburg, DE @ Ballonfabrik 5.12.24 Darmstadt, DE @ Steinbruch Theater 5.13.24 Erfurt, DE @ VEB Bandhaus 5.14.24 Osnabrück, DE @ Bastard Club 5.15.24 Kortrijk, BE @ De Verlichte Geest 5.16.24 Alkmaar, NL @ The Scrapyard 5.17.24 Eindhoven, NL @ Dynamo 5.18.24 Arnhem, NL @ Willemeen
MORE ABOUT COGNITIVE: After releasing an EP and full length, COGNITIVE signed to Unique Leader Records in 2016 and released their album Deformity, which showed the bands dedication to their craft within a tale about their home states own legend about the Jersey Devil. Ramping up their tour schedule, the band continued to write and push themselves within the genre with technicality, speed, brutality, and songwriting, which came to shine through even more on the 2018 release Matricide, which displayed more focused effort while increasing speed and technicality even more. The band wasted no time in their touring schedule and hit the road supporting Fit for an Autopsy, Rivers of Nihil, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Vulvodynia, Lorna Shore and others, along with an appearance at Maryland Deathfest. COGNITIVE has become a touring machine with one goal in mind – always move forward.
With the release of their latest album Malevolent Thoughts of a Hastened Extinction (2022), the band has displayed more diversity and song writing more than ever and proves yet again they are never scared to explore new concepts musically and explore new territory.
COGNITIVE IS: Rob Wharton: Guitars Harry Lannon: Guitars Shane Jost: Vocals Tyler Capone-Vitale: Bass AJ Viana: Drums
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s ASA unveil the long-overdue release of "Collective Failure" + first music video for title-track! Check it out and stay tuned for more news! Click image to watch the video
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