London, UK’s PUPIL SLICER have today announced that they’ll be joining Tokyo, Japan experimental metal group Boris for the first leg of their Heavy Rock Breakfast European and UK tour. The tour dates will include PUPIL SLICER‘s first foray into European touring and the announcement follows their recently announced sophomore album, Blossom, of which more details will be shared in the coming weeks.
Speaking on the tour announcement Katie Davies (vocals and guitar) comments: “Boris are a huge inspiration to us as genre-defying icons of the heavy music scene. To be able to go out on tour with them is a huge honour, especially as long time personal fans of them. We can’t wait to get out into Europe for the first time and play to new audiences as well as the many fans we met along the way in 2022.”
Heavy Rock Breakfast UK and Europe tour dates w/ Boris 29 April – Dudefest – Karlsruhe, DE 30 April – Les Cuizines Chelles – Paris, FR 2 May – Cyprus Avenue – Cork, IR 3 May – Button Factory – Dublin, IE 4 May – Limelight 2 – Belfast, UK 5 May – Room 2 – Glasgow, UK 6 May – Victoria Hall – Settle, UK 7 May – Desertfest – London, UK 9 May – Colos Saal – Aschaffenburg, DE 10 May – Trix – Antwerp, BE 11 May – Patronaat – Haarlem, NL 12 May – Hafenklang – Hamburg, DE 13 May – A Colossal Weekend – Denmark, DK 15 May – Bla – Oslo, NO 16 May – Bla – Oslo, NO 17 May – Debaser – Stockholm, SE
Thermal Runaway track list
1. Thermal Runaway feat. Cara Drolshagen 2. Wounds Upon My Skin (Nadja Remix) 3. Wounds Upon My Skin (Marble Girl Remix)
PUPIL SLICER have shareda music video for new single, Thermal Runaway, via Kerrang! The track – which features Cara Drolshagen from The Armed on guest vocals – premiered via the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show this past Sunday. Thermal Runaway will be released as a digital single this Thursday, February 3 – ahead of PUPIL SLICER‘s first live show in over two years. The digital single also features remixes of Wounds Upon My Skin – a track from debut album, Mirrors – by Nadja, and Marble Girl.
Of the track, vocalist/guitarist Katie comments: “The idea behind the track was to capture the experience of being in a catastrophising cycle of anxiety and depression that keeps getting worse no matter what you do, through metaphors of thermal runaway that occurs in stars which leads to supernovas.”
Of Cara’s contributions they continue: “We are huge fans of The Armed and really love Cara’s vocal work with them. I wrote the track with Cara in mind and approached her with the title and some general themes already established. She took the ball from there and laid down her vocal parts which established the fantastic core lyrical drive on the chorus which I then expanded.”
Cara adds: “It’s pretty incredible what you can do creatively now even being miles apart. We had such a great time collaborating on this song. Pupil Slicer were amazing to work with and really gave me the chance to mould my style with theirs in a really unique way.”
Thermal Runaway track list
Thermal Runaway feat. Cara Drolshagen
Wounds Upon My Skin (Nadja Remix)
Wounds Upon My Skin (Marble Girl Remix)
Timed to coincide with their first live shows since 2019, Thermal Runaway retains the hallmarks of Mirrors’ grinding mathcore, but gives a clear indicator of the direction that PUPIL SLICER are moving towards. With writing well underway for their sophomore album, Thermal Runaway stood out as track that warranted immediate attention. PUPIL SLICER enlisted the talents of producer Lewis Johns (Employed To Serve, Blanket, Svalbard) at The Ranch studio in Southampton, The track features guitarist Frank Muir, who will also be joining the band on their upcoming live dates.
LIVE SHOWS: 6 February – Record Junkee – Sheffield (Independent venue week)
UK tour w/ Rolo Tomassi 16 February – The Loft – Southampton 17 February – Mama Roux – Birmingham 21 February – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham, UK 22 February – Club Academy – Manchester, UK 23 February – Fleece – Bristol, UK 24 February – Oval Space – London, UK
3 April – Classic Grand – Glasgow, UK (w/ GODFLESH) 23 – 24 April – StrangeForms Festival – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK 2 June – Underwerket – Copenhagen, DK 3 June – ILTER Festival – Odense, DK 30 June – UK Tech Fest – Newark, UK 11 – 14 August – Bloodstock – UK 19 August – ArcTanGent – Bristol, UK 3 September – Burn It Down Fest – Torquay
PUPIL SLICER have shareda new music video for their track,Collective Unconscious, which premiered yesterday evening via Knotfest. The six and a half minute missive is taken from the band’s debut full length, Mirrors, released in March of this year via Prosthetic Records. Collective Unconscious is available as a digital single featuring live versions of Mirrors Are More Fun Than Television and a cover of Converge’s Concubine as b-sides. The highly stylized visual, produced by Cineoteric Films, depicts the band performing within a theatre alongside choreographed dance and performance by Liam Hill – tying together Collective Unconscious‘ lyrical narrative.
Speaking on the song, Kate Davies (vocals / guitar) comments: “The song is about coming to terms with being trans and the amount of vitriol and unconscious bias in society around it, as well as my own internalised transphobia. Basically, after realising I was trans there wasn’t any way to un-learn that fact, so there was only one option: going forward despite knowing how hard things could be.
The idea of the majority of society being conditioned from birth to laugh at and dismiss everything about trans people, and there being no willingness to learn about struggles or to try to help. The way most media paints trans people is as sexual predators, just plain delusional or a threat to everyone around them. A way of coping became dissociation; disconnecting from what people say and how you feel, so that the negativity can’t affect you as much, distancing yourself from your own feelings as much as you can so that you don’t feel anything either way.”
Collective Unconscious tracklist:
Collective Unconscious
Mirrors Are More Fun Than Television (live)
Concubine (Converge) (live)
PUPIL SLICER‘s Mirrors captures the frenetic energy that propels the band forward, making their snarling blend of mathcore, grindcore, death metal and more a truly essential listen. Garnering critical praise upon release, Mirrors debuted on the US Billboard Charts in March of this year and the band have since performed exclusive sets for both Knotfest and Mathcore Index – ahead of a planned 13 date European and UK tour alongside Rolo Tomassi in early 2022.
Praise for Mirrors:
“There’s a raft of exciting and innovative bands coming from the UK right now. PUPIL SLICER are on par with all of them.” – Metal Hammer UK
“Davies is such a consistently commanding presence that Mirrors is vastly more immersive and absorbing than any record this fast, furious and fucked up has any right to be.” – Blabbermouth
“Overall, Mirrors is nothing short of incredible. It’s up there with the likes of Vein, End and Fawn Limbs as one of the best and most visceral debuts of recent years.” – Distorted Sound
“PUPIL SLICER’s debut album is a panic-stricken purging of mental anguish, carried out by a blast of cacophonous instrumentation. So in other words, this album rules.” – New Noise
Upcoming PUPIL SLICER tour dates:
6 February – Record Junkee – Sheffield, UK
2022: European tour w/ Rolo Tomassi 10 February – Trix – Antwerp, Belgium 11 February – Péniche Antipode – Paris, France 12 February – Complexity Fest – Haarlem, Netherlands 14 February – Cassiopeia – Berlin, Germany 15 February – Strahov 007 – Prague, Czech Republic 16 February – A38 – Budapest, Hungary 17 February – Arena – Vienna, Austria 18 February – Feierwerk – Munich, Germany 19 February – MTC – Cologne, Germany 21 February – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham, UK 22 February – Club Academy – Manchester, UK 23 February – Fleece – Bristol, UK 24 February – Oval Space – London, UK
23 – 24 April – StrangeForms Festival – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK
PUPIL SLICER have announced a 13 date tour of Europe and the UK for February 2022, supporting Rolo Tomassi. The live dates mark PUPIL SLICER‘s first shows in mainland Europe, and will be among the band’s first set of live shows since the release of their acclaimed full length debut, Mirrors, in March this year.
Speaking on the tour announcement, drummer Josh Andrews comments: “I first saw Rolo Tomassi live in 2010 and I’m still blown away every time I see them live. I am honoured as a musician and fan to now be a part of Rolo’s journey as main support on the upcoming album tour. As a band, we’re excited to be taking this huge step up with one of the UK’s truly legendary alternative metal acts. We can’t wait to meet people on the road and finally be able to play Mirrors live for audiences. See you all soon!”
Alongside the tour announcement, PUPIL SLICER have also shared a live performance of Converge’s Concubine – taken from their recent Mathcore Index Festival performance. Watch the live cover of Concubine below.
Tickets to PUPIL SLICER‘s European and UK tour will be available on Friday, October 1 at 10am BST.
2022: European tour w/ Rolo Tomassi
10 February – Trix – Antwerp, Belgium 11 February – Péniche Antipode – Paris, France 12 February – Complexity Fest – Haarlem, Netherlands 14 February – Cassiopeia – Berlin, Germany 15 February – Strahov 007 – Prague, Czech Republic 16 February – A38 – Budapest, Hungary 17 February – Arena – Vienna, Austria 18 February – Feierwerk – Munich, Germany 19 February – MTC – Cologne, Germany 21 February – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham, UK 22 February – Club Academy – Manchester, UK 23 February – Fleece – Bristol, UK 24 February – Oval Space – London, UK
London, UK mathcore trio PUPIL SLICER are today premiering their brand new single, Interlocutor, and its accompanying music video via Revolver Magazine. The track is the third single to be taken from PUPIL SLICER’s upcoming debut album, Mirrors, due for release on March 12 via Prosthetic Records.
Speaking on Interlocutor‘s release, Katie Davies (vocals/guitars) comments: “We wanted to present different facets of our sound with each single we put out from Mirrors. Where Wounds Upon My Skin and L’Appel Du Vide were two different takes on more conventional song structures, Interlocutor is a look into some of our more direct and immediate work, a musical train of thought running off the rails, constantly evolving in one direction. This theme is reflected in the lyrics which tell of an internal struggle, a fight between a voice of reason and love of life pitted against a twisted mirror image of crushing depression and self-loathing.”
Josh Andrews (drums) adds: “In this music video we wanted to go beyond the more typical style of performance videos common to metal and create a stronger narrative to effectively explore the concepts that are core to Kate’s lyrics. The music video features a women in turmoil and on the brink of suicide. The inner thoughts in the present self and memory of a happier childhood self are featured to highlight how oppressing and all encompassing a self-destructive mindset can become, losing touch with better times and the possibility of a brighter tomorrow.”
Having spent two years honing their craft and refining their sound, PUPIL SLICER set out to record new material in 2019 with Pedram Valiani of Frontierer/Sectioned overseeing production, and mastering taken care of by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. In late 2020 the band released the single, L’Appel Du Vide featuring Carson Pace of the Callous Daoboys, paving the way for this full-length to follow. Mirrors captures the frenetic energy that propels PUPIL SLICER forward, making their snarling blend of mathcore, grindcore, death metal and more a truly essential listen.
Mirrors tracklist 1. Martyrs 2. Stabbing Spiders 3. L’Appel Du Vide 4. Panic Defence 5. Husk 6. Vilified 7. Worthless 8. Wounds Upon My Skin 9. Interlocutor 10. Mirrors Are More Fun Than Television 11. Save The Dream, Kill Your Friends 12. Collective Unconcious
Having inked a deal with Prosthetic Records in 2020, PUPIL SLICER have announced their debut album, Mirrors. Due for release on March 12, the London, UK based mathcore trio are celebrating the announcement with the release of new single, Wounds Upon My Skin, and an accompanying video premiering now via Metal Injection. The track is available to listen to via Bandcamp now, and on all digital platforms.
Of the announcement, Katie Davies (vocals/guitars) comments: “Wounds Upon My Skin was one of the first tracks we wrote for this album and marked a turning point where I realised I could really write anything I wanted to put in a song and make it work. It was also the starting place for the thematic elements of the album, it was the first time I had explored more introspective and personal concepts in my lyrics.”
“I used Mirrors as a vehicle to exorcise many painful experiences; topics of abuse, social anxiety and depression alongside the injustices, iniquities and oppression that many are forced to endure simply due to their existence make up the fabric of this LP. The title Mirrors itself is an example of these themes of introspection whilst also representing the reflection of the reality of society many face today. The response we got to our first single was overwhelmingly positive and we can’t wait for you to experience the rest of what we have put together.”
Having spent two years honing their craft and refining their sound, PUPIL SLICER set out to record new material in 2019 with Pedram Valiani of Frontierer/Sectioned overseeing production, and mastering taken care of by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. In late 2020 they released the single, L’appel Du Vide featuring Carson Pace of the Callous Daoboys, paving the way for this full-length to follow. Mirrors captures the frenetic energy that propels PUPIL SLICER forward, making their snarling blend of mathcore, grindcore, death metal and more a truly essential listen.
Mirrors tracklist 1. Martyrs 2. Stabbing Spiders 3. L’Appel Du Vide 4. Panic Defence 5. Husk 6. Vilified 7. Worthless 8. Wounds Upon My Skin 9. Interlocutor 10. Mirrors Are More Fun Than Television 11. Save The Dream, Kill Your Friends 12. Collective Unconcious
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