Canadian Tech Death outfit ARCHSPIRE are now announcing new European tour dates together with DECAPITATED, BLACK TONGUE and INFERI in January/February 2022! The band will be blasting through 11 countries at 350 bpm and a full list of confirmed shows can be viewed below. Tickets are on sale HERE. ARCHSPIRE previously announced the rescheduled European tour dates for November 2022, together with RIVERS OF NIHIL and ALLEGAEON. Tickets for that run are on sale HERE.

ARCHSPIRE
+Decapitated +Black Tongue +Inferi
25 Jan 22 Vienna (AT) Viper Room
26 Jan 22 Salzburg (AT) Rockhouse
27 Jan 22 Munich (DE) Backstage
28 Jan 22 Milan (IT) Slaughter Club
29 Jan 22 Aarau (CH) KiFF
30 Jan 22 Lyon (FR) CCO
31 Jan 22 Istres (FR) L’Usine
01 Feb 22 Barcelona (ES) Bóveda
02 Feb 22 Madrid (ES) Caracol
03 Feb 22 Bilbao (ES) Stage Live
04 Feb 22 Nantes (FR) Le Ferrailleur
05 Feb 22 Paris (FR) Le Trabendo
07 Feb 22 Southampton (UK) The Loft
08 Feb 22 Bristol (UK) The Fleece
09 Feb 22 London (UK) Islington Assembly Hall
10 Feb 22 Manchester (UK) Club Academy
11 Feb 22 Limerick (IE) Dolan’s Warehouse
12 Feb 22 Dublin (IE) Button Factory
13 Feb 22 Glasgow (UK) The Classic Grand
14 Feb 22 Sheffield (UK) Corporation
15 Feb 22 Birmingham (UK) Mama Roux’s
16 Feb 22 Brighton (UK) The Arch
17 Feb 22 Antwerp (BE) Kavka
18 Feb 22 Oberhausen (DE) Kulttempel
19 Feb 22 Eindhoven (NL) Dynamo
20 Feb 22 Hannover (DE) Béi Chéz Heinz
21 Feb 22 Wiesbaden (DE) Schlachthof 
22 Feb 22 Haarlem (NL) Patronaat
23 Feb 22 Hamburg (DE) Bahnhof Pauli
24 Feb 22 Nuremberg (DE) Z-Bau
25 Feb 22 Berlin (DE) Hole44
26 Feb 22 Wroc?aw (PL) Pralnia
27 Feb 22 Dresden (DE) Puschkin

ARCHSPIRE
+Rivers of Nihil +Allegaeon +Black Crown Initiate
11 Nov 22 Oberhausen (DE) Kulttempel
12 Nov 22 Karlsruhe (DE) Die Stadtmitte 
13 Nov 22 Milan (IT) Slaughter Club
14 Nov 22 Aarau (CH) KiFF
15 Nov 22 Munich (DE) Backstage Halle
16 Nov 22 Prague (CZ) Futurum
17 Nov 22 Vienna (AT) Viper Room
18 Nov 22 Budapest (HU) Dürer Kert
19 Nov 22 Poznan (PL) U Bazyla
20 Nov 22 Dresden (DE) Puschkin
21 Nov 22 Berlin (DE) Hole44
22 Nov 22 Hannover (DE) Béi Chéz Heinz
23 Nov 22 Copenhagen (DK) Stengade
24 Nov 22 Hamburg (DE) Logo
25 Nov 22 Nijmegen (NL) Doornroosje
26 Nov 22 Bristol (UK) Thekla
27 Nov 22 London (UK) O2 Academy Islington
28 Nov 22 Glasgow (UK) Cathouse
29 Nov 22 Manchester (UK) Rebellion
30 Nov 22 Birmingham (UK) Mama Roux’s
01 Dec 22 Southampton (UK) The Loft
02 Dec 22 Paris (FR) Gibus
03 Dec 22 Aarschot (BE) De Klinker Club

The band will be playing in support of their freshly released album ‘Bleed the Future’, which was released on October 29, 2021 and can still be heard in full HERE. 

Canadian tech death masters ARCHSPIRE recently released the explosive and gory music video for their latest single, “Drone Corpse Aviator.” The band has teamed up with Metal Injection to share a hilarious video of their mothers’ reaction to the clip. Watch at THIS LOCATION.

“Drone Corpse Aviator” is taken from the band’s upcoming opus, ‘Bleed the Future,’ which is due on October 29! The original video can be seen HERE while a behind-the-scenes look at the clip’s creation is available HERE.

ARCHSPIRE will be playing an album release show in their hometown of Vancouver, B.C. at the Rickshaw Theatre on October 30! The event is now SOLD OUT!

“Drone Corpse Aviator” is taken from ARCHSPIRE‘s new full-length album, ‘Bleed the Future,’ on October 29, 2021 via Season of Mist! ‘Bleed the Future’ is available now for pre-orders at THIS LOCATION.

The album artwork was created by Eliran Kantor.

Tracklist:
01. Drone Corpse Aviator [WATCH]
02. Golden Mouth of Ruin [WATCH]
03. Abandon the Linear
04. Bleed the Future [LISTEN]
05. Drain of Incarnation
06. Acrid Canon
07. Reverie on the Onyx
08. A.U.M.
Total Running Time: 31:34

ARCHSPIRE also previously announced new European tour dates for November/December 2021. The band will be blasting through 12 cities at 350 bpm and a full list of confirmed shows can be viewed below. Tickets are on sale HERE.

ARCHSPIRE Album Release Show:
10/30/2021: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre [TICKETS // EVENT LINK]

Canadian tech death masters ARCHSPIRE are now unveiling their explosive new music video for their brand new single, “Drone Corpse Aviator!” The video, which was directed by Rob Zawistowski and Mitch Ray, premiered yesterday at the official Season of Mist YouTube! Watch and listen at THIS LOCATION.

ARCHSPIRE comments: “CODE BLUE! CODE BLUE! We hope you have good insurance! The video for Archspire’s newest single ‘Drone Corpse Aviator’ is basically one big malpractice suite, and these death metal guinea pigs are treated with ZERO bedside manner! The doctor is in, and he doesn’t have any anesthetics (or ear protection,) so watch with caution! Post operative mortality is 100%, and all liability waivers have been signed – this is our most face melting track ever! CLEAN UP IN OPERATING ROOM 7!”

In addition to a European and UK tour this November, the band will be playing an album release show in their hometown of Vancouver, B.C. at the Rickshaw Theatre on October 30! Tickets can be found HERE.

“Drone Corpse Aviator” is taken from ARCHSPIRE‘s new full-length album, ‘Bleed the Future,’ on October 29, 2021 via Season of Mist! ‘Bleed the Future’ is available now for pre-orders at THIS LOCATION.

The album artwork was created by Eliran Kantor.

Tracklist:
01. Drone Corpse Aviator [WATCH]
02. Golden Mouth of Ruin [WATCH]
03. Abandon the Linear
04. Bleed the Future [LISTEN]
05. Drain of Incarnation
06. Acrid Canon
07. Reverie on the Onyx
08. A.U.M.
Total Running Time: 31:34

ARCHSPIRE also previously announced new European tour dates for November/December 2021. The band will be blasting through 12 cities at 350 bpm and a full list of confirmed shows can be viewed below. Tickets are on sale HERE.

ARCHSPIRE Album Release Show:
10/30/2021: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre [TICKETS // EVENT LINK]

ARCHSPIRE European Tour Dates 2021:
11/12/2021    Matrix, Bochum (DE)
11/13/2021    Backstage Halle, Munich (DE)
11/14/2021    Slaughter Club, Milan (IT)
11/15/2021    KiFF, Aarau (CH)
11/16/2021    Die Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe (DE)
11/17/2021    Viper Room, Vienna (AT)
11/18/2021    Dürer Kert, Budapest (HU)
11/19/2021    Puschkin, Dresden (DE)
11/20/2021    Nova Chmelnice, Prague (CZ)
11/21/2021    U Bazyla    Poznan (PL)
11/22/2021    Béi Chéz Heinz    Hannover (DE)
11/23/2021    Hole44    Berlin (DE)
11/24/2021    Stengade    Copenhagen (DK)
11/25/2021    Logo    Hamburg (DE)
11/26/2021    De Klinker Club    Aarschot (BE)
11/27/2021    O2 Academy Islington    London (UK)
11/28/2021    Mama Roux’s    Birmingham (UK)
11/29/2021    Cathouse    Glasgow (UK)
11/30/2021    Thekla    Bristol (UK)
12/01/2021    Rebellion    Manchester (UK)
12/02/2021    The Loft    Southampton (UK)
12/03/2021    Gibus    Paris (FR)
12/04/2021    Doornroosje    Nijmegen (NL)

Canadian tech death masters ARCHSPIRE will be releasing their new full-length album, ‘Bleed the Future,’ on October 29, 2021 via Season of Mist! The band is now premiering the pummeling title track from the offering, which can be heard at THIS LOCATION.

ARCHSPIRE comments: “ALL ABOARD!!! The Archspire train keeps rolling today with a new single, ‘Bleed the Future!’ We’ve donned our conductor hats and overalls, and we’re speeding at 400BPM to give you a taste of our upcoming album! We hope you CHOO-CHOOSE! to pickup a pre-order package; fuel for this engine doesn’t pay for itself!”

In addition to a European and UK tour this November, the band will be playing an album release show in their hometown of Vancouver, B.C. at the Rickshaw Theatre on October 30! Tickets can be found HERE.

‘Bleed the Future’ is available now for pre-orders at THIS LOCATION.

Tracklist:
01. Drone Corpse Aviator
02. Golden Mouth of Ruin [WATCH]
03. Abandon the Linear
04. Bleed the Future [LISTEN]
05. Drain of Incarnation
06. Acrid Canon
07. Reverie on the Onyx
08. A.U.M.
Total Running Time: 31:34

ARCHSPIRE also previously announced new European tour dates for November/December 2021. The band will be blasting through 12 cities at 350 bpm and a full list of confirmed shows can be viewed below. Tickets are on sale HERE.

ARCHSPIRE Album Release Show:
10/30/2021: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre [TICKETS // EVENT LINK]

ARCHSPIRE European Tour Dates 2021:
11/12/2021    Matrix, Bochum (DE)
11/13/2021    Backstage Halle, Munich (DE)
11/14/2021    Slaughter Club, Milan (IT)
11/15/2021    KiFF, Aarau (CH)
11/16/2021    Die Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe (DE)
11/17/2021    Viper Room, Vienna (AT)
11/18/2021    Dürer Kert, Budapest (HU)
11/19/2021    Puschkin, Dresden (DE)
11/20/2021    Nova Chmelnice, Prague (CZ)
11/21/2021    U Bazyla    Poznan (PL)
11/22/2021    Béi Chéz Heinz    Hannover (DE)
11/23/2021    Hole44    Berlin (DE)
11/24/2021    Stengade    Copenhagen (DK)
11/25/2021    Logo    Hamburg (DE)
11/26/2021    De Klinker Club    Aarschot (BE)
11/27/2021    O2 Academy Islington    London (UK)
11/28/2021    Mama Roux’s    Birmingham (UK)
11/29/2021    Cathouse    Glasgow (UK)
11/30/2021    Thekla    Bristol (UK)
12/01/2021    Rebellion    Manchester (UK)
12/02/2021    The Loft    Southampton (UK)
12/03/2021    Gibus    Paris (FR)
12/04/2021    Doornroosje    Nijmegen (NL)

Canadian tech death masters ARCHSPIRE will be releasing their new full-length album, ‘Bleed the Future,’ on October 29, 2021 via Season of Mist! The album artwork, tracklist, and additional details can be found below. The band is now premiering the official music video for the spicy first single, “Golden Mouth of Ruin,” which is available at THIS LOCATION.

ARCHSPIRE comments: “The Archspire kitchen is open for business!!! We’ll be serving up big portions of the fastest death metal your ears can handle, across Europe and the U.K., so come get an extra large helping of home made, extra creamy tech death! Make sure to leave room for dessert, because we’ll be playing songs from our upcoming album ‘Bleed the Future!’ Bon appetit!”

Prior to the tour overseas, the band will be playing an album release show in their hometown of Vancouver, B.C. at the Rickshaw Theatre on October 30! Tickets can be found HERE.

‘Bleed the Future’ is available now for pre-orders at THIS LOCATION.

The album artwork was created by Eliran Kantor.

Tracklist:
01. Drone Corpse Aviator
02. Golden Mouth of Ruin [WATCH]
03. Abandon the Linear
04. Bleed the Future
05. Drain of Incarnation
06. Acrid Canon
07. Reverie on the Onyx
08. A.U.M.
Total Running Time: 31:34

ARCHSPIRE also previously announced new European tour dates for November/December 2021. The band will be blasting through 12 cities at 350 bpm and a full list of confirmed shows can be viewed below. Tickets are on sale HERE.

ARCHSPIRE Album Release Show:
10/30/2021: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre [TICKETS // EVENT LINK]

ARCHSPIRE European Tour Dates 2021:
11/12/2021    Matrix, Bochum (DE)
11/13/2021    Backstage Halle, Munich (DE)
11/14/2021    Slaughter Club, Milan (IT)
11/15/2021    KiFF, Aarau (CH)
11/16/2021    Die Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe (DE)
11/17/2021    Viper Room, Vienna (AT)
11/18/2021    Dürer Kert, Budapest (HU)
11/19/2021    Puschkin, Dresden (DE)
11/20/2021    Nova Chmelnice, Prague (CZ)
11/21/2021    U Bazyla    Poznan (PL)
11/22/2021    Béi Chéz Heinz    Hannover (DE)
11/23/2021    Hole44    Berlin (DE)
11/24/2021    Stengade    Copenhagen (DK)
11/25/2021    Logo    Hamburg (DE)
11/26/2021    De Klinker Club    Aarschot (BE)
11/27/2021    O2 Academy Islington    London (UK)
11/28/2021    Mama Roux’s    Birmingham (UK)
11/29/2021    Cathouse    Glasgow (UK)
11/30/2021    Thekla    Bristol (UK)
12/01/2021    Rebellion    Manchester (UK)
12/02/2021    The Loft    Southampton (UK)
12/03/2021    Gibus    Paris (FR)
12/04/2021    Doornroosje    Nijmegen (NL)

Archspire’s JUNO-Nominated (Canadian Grammy) 2017 Relentless Mutation was a cavalcade of speed and extremity — blasting, accelerating and, in partial reference to its title, “mutating” as each song unfolded, all the while rapid-fire, shotgun vocals blurred the lines between a man’s throat and additional instrument. It was, unquestionably, an innovation of sound and technique — Archspire had broken the speed barrier while creating songs memorable as they were unabashedly extreme for extreme metal. Thus, the pressure was already there to top Relentless Mutation when the band started to compile new songs in 2018. The global pandemic heightened the situation (read: no touring, expanded free time) and caused Archspire to turn inward and apply additional rigor to their songwriting process, albeit painstakingly so. But by the end of the fraught calendar year that was 2020, the band emerged with their fourth studio album, Bleed the Future.

According to the members of Archspire — vocalist Oli Aleron, guitarists Dean Lamb and Tobi Morelli, bassist Jared Smith and drummer Spencer Prewett — they originally went into the making of Bleed the Future under the idea they would finish the album in between the various tours scheduled for 2020. Of course, none of that happened, prompting the band to do more pre-production than at any time in their career. Archspire then subjected the album’s eight songs to near-constant critiquing that ensured they came away with a product, that in their estimation, is their best to date. 

“The benefit we had was that Relentless came out in 2017,” says Lamb. “Since then, we toured more than we ever did before. We had the viewpoint of ‘What do crowds like? What parts should we write more of? What parts do people give us good feedback on?’ We wanted to expand and write those parts more consistently — there are more hooks and when we do have hooks, we wanted to repeat those parts so people will know that this is the catchy part of the song.” 

“The most important thing was that we had clever songwriting,” adds Prewett. “We wanted the album to be more accessible to more people but still keep it extreme, fast and technical. So, we changed our process this time. We recorded rehearsal every day and listened to what we did afterward. We’d then come back to the jam spot and change riffs and ideas based on what everyone was thinking about during the week. It resulted in an album that everyone was happier with.” 

Archspire also had the stated goal for Bleed the Future that they wanted to get faster. While such a feat may defy reason given their previous output, the band wrote their fastest song to date — the album-closing “A.U.M.,” a cut that opens up with an audio recording of a German friend of Prewett’s who, according to the drummer, enjoys ragging on Archspire. Comedic clips aside, “A.U.M.,” caps off an album that pushes the boundaries of speed but also is textured — Smith’s ethereal basslines often serve as mid-song interludes, while Lamb and Morelli weave melodic, spiraling guitar lines that annihilate the fretboard during “Abandon the Linear,” “Bleed the Future” and “Acrid Canon.” Accordingly, the members of Archspire were keenly aware of the expectations placed upon them after the success of Relentless Mutation. The online comments regarding whether they could top

Relentless Mutation was also occasionally on their minds when composing Bleed the Future and prompted the band to ensure that all five members were happy with everything — down to the last riff, vocal line, bass run and drum pattern. “Audience expectation is really important,” says Lamb. “If we leave the jam spot and everyone is stoked on a song, it’s pretty likely that the audience will be stoked. We have the expectation of the audience but we also have to be pumped on the music. I feel the proudest of the music. We spent more time on the songs and got better at writing. I feel it’s better music.” 

“It’s an extremely tedious writing process,” adds Smith. “If anyone isn’t feeling a riff, we scrap it and have to find something we’re all happy with. It can be super-frustrating in the moment, but in the end, we have something better. We want everything we write to be a step up and I think we achieved that with Bleed the Future.” 

The album is accompanied by a concept developed by Aleron that begs the question: What happens when humans start giving birth to non-humans? Born from a weird dream the vocalist had, Bleed the Future’s concept does not have finality or a conclusion. It does, however, posit a few ethical dilemmas to ties into Archspire’s long-running science fiction themes. 

“I thought about what if those things they were giving birth to could actually benefit them in the future so they wouldn’t want to reject them,” says Aleron. “What would happen to the humans that weren’t born? Would they go to a different dimension? I played with that whole idea because I hadn’t seen a horror movie where that was the theme. It worked for all the songs. The only social commentary is that people don’t know what they’re giving birth to — if you put someone on this planet, you don’t know whether they’re going to be good or evil.” 

Bleed the Future was recorded in October and November 2020 at Flatline Audio in Colorado with producer/engineer Dave Otero. This was the second consecutive album the band worked with Otero. According to Morelli, the recording process was seamless. “Dave was already familiar with what we each can do individually,” he says. “This time, he was more prepared to tackle those elements. How he tracks was more focused on what we were capable of and I think it really shows here.” 

As live show activity for 2021 hangs in the balance (Archspire currently has dates lined up for November), the pandemic has prompted many bands to re-think their new album release dates as well as how to stay visible in a world currently without touring. But, with a fanbase that has embraced the band’s online presence that includes playthroughs, tutorials and now, cooking shows (!), Archspire heads into the Bleed the Future album cycle the benefactors of their commitment to touring and, most of all, position as one of death metal’s most forward-thinking bands. 

“We have a lot of awesome fans, so I think they’ll be there to support us and pick up the album because they like the music,” says Lamb. “We’re a self-managed band; we’ve been working with the same label for ten years and I think the outcome will be good. Would it had been better if we had been on a full North American tour starting a week before the album release? Sure, but I think people will come out and support us through other means. As soon as we’re ready to go back on tour and everybody is safe to do so, we’ll be out there.” 

Canadian tech death masters ARCHSPIRE are now embarking on an exciting new endeavor and have launched their very own online cooking series, “Good Morning Handsome!” Hosted by vocalist Oliver Rae Aleron and produced by guitarist Dean Lamb, the guys are now taking their technical skills to the kitchen to bring you the most unconventional and spicy cooking show that would have Julia Child rolling in her grave… and we mean that in a good way! You can watch the premiere episode, “Friends with Bennies,” at THIS LOCATION.

For more episodes, which will be rolling out in February, be sure to subscribe HERE.

“We are really stoked to announce the launch of our new cooking channel ‘Good Morning Handsome,'” comments the band. “Although barking fast and noodling lots are our actual jobs, we wanted to make a show about cooking that’s the opposite of horse shit like Gordon Dickhead Ramsey. We believe cooking should be fun and want to encourage everyone to learn about food in a non stressful or demeaning format. So subscribe to our channel and check out our pilot episode and hopefully learn a bit about how easy cooking actually is.”

Moreover, the band has recently completed the recording for the full-length follow up to 2017’s JUNO-Award Nominated ‘Relentless Mutation!’ The offering was once again recorded by Dave Otero and will be unleashed onto the masses in 2021. Stay tuned for more!

The band also previously announced new European tour dates for November/December 2021. The band will be blasting through 12 cities at 350 bpm and a full list of confirmed shows can be viewed below. Tickets are on sale HERE.

The band will be supporting ‘Relentless Mutation!’ Listen/stream/download HERE.

ARCHSPIRE European Tour Dates 2021:
11/12/2021    Matrix, Bochum (DE)
11/13/2021    Backstage Halle, Munich (DE)
11/14/2021    Slaughter Club, Milan (IT)
11/15/2021    KiFF, Aarau (CH)
11/16/2021    Die Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe (DE)
11/17/2021    Viper Room, Vienna (AT)
11/18/2021    Dürer Kert, Budapest (HU)
11/19/2021    Puschkin, Dresden (DE)
11/20/2021    Nova Chmelnice, Prague (CZ)
11/21/2021    U Bazyla    Poznan (PL)
11/22/2021    Béi Chéz Heinz    Hannover (DE)
11/23/2021    Hole44    Berlin (DE)
11/24/2021    Stengade    Copenhagen (DK)
11/25/2021    Logo    Hamburg (DE)
11/26/2021    De Klinker Club    Aarschot (BE)
11/27/2021    O2 Academy Islington    London (UK)
11/28/2021    Mama Roux’s    Birmingham (UK)
11/29/2021    Cathouse    Glasgow (UK)
11/30/2021    Thekla    Bristol (UK)
12/01/2021    Rebellion    Manchester (UK)
12/02/2021    The Loft    Southampton (UK)
12/03/2021    Gibus    Paris (FR)
12/04/2021    Doornroosje    Nijmegen (NL)