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TAU CROSS Release New Song “Bread And Circuses”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 6, 2017
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Multinational punk / heavy metal collective TAU CROSS has the official audio for “Bread and Circuses” off the impending Pillar of Fire full-length album. Listen now via Cvlt Nation HERE.

Issues bassist/vocalist Rob “The Baron” Miller: “Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt…. A citizenry gorged on excess and mesmerized by the spectacle of entertainment has lost its will and its way, it has abdicated personal responsibility and handed over total control to the state. “

Additionally, TAU CROSS will tour throughout Europe this Summer. The tour commences July 29th in Finland and ends August 8th in Denmark. A full list of confirmed tour dates is listed below.

Watch the previously released videos for “Deep State” HERE and “Killing The King” at this location.

Pillar of Fire will be released worldwide July 21 on CD/2xLP/Digital via Relapse Records. Physical pre-orders and exclusive bundles are currently available via Relapse.com at this location and digital pre-orders are available via Bandcamp HERE.

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Pillar of Fire further expands the group’s unique musical approach ranging from dark folk witchery to industrial punk metal brutalism; a moody melting pot of Killing Joke’s metallic post-punk and Motörhead’s anthemic, hard rock with flourishes of traditional instrumentation and an infusion of 16th century English mysticism. Pillar of Fire is a musical unearthing of TAU CROSS’s philosophical preoccupations: mythological motifs, ultra-terrestrial hypotheses, surreal, social political landscapes and the endless search for meaning in a controlled Universe.

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TAU CROSS Share “Killing The King” Music Video, Announce Headlining European Summer Tour Dates

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 18, 2017
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Photo by Nikki Shier

Multinational punk / heavy metal collective TAU CROSS has shared the official music video for the second single off the impending Pillar of Fire full-length album. Watch the Jakub Moth directed video for “Killing the King” via Brooklyn Vegan HERE and Invisible Oranges HERE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkhdKOZrdMg

Vocalist/Bassist Rob “The Miller” Baron commented: “It is a time for dismantling the apparatus of authority and control.We live within the landscape of TS Elliot’s Waste Land, within the age of the Hollow Men and the new Crisis of cultural disintegration in the West, it is a time for Killing the King.”

Additionally, TAU CROSS has announced headlining European tour dates for later this Summer. The tour commences July 29th in Finland and ends August 8th in Denmark. A full list of confirmed tour dates is listed below.

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Pillar of Fire will be released worldwide July 21 on CD/2xLP/Digital via Relapse Records. Physical pre-orders and exclusive bundles are currently available via Relapse.com at this location and digital pre-orders are available via Bandcamp HERE.

Pillar of Fire further expands the group’s unique musical approach ranging from dark folk witchery to industrial punk metal brutalism; a moody melting pot of Killing Joke’s metallic post-punk and Motörhead’s anthemic, hard rock with flourishes of traditional instrumentation and an infusion of 16th century English mysticism. Pillar of Fire is a musical unearthing of TAU CROSS’s philosophical preoccupations: mythological motifs, ultra-terrestrial hypotheses, surreal, social political landscapes and the endless search for meaning in a controlled Universe.

Jul 29 Puntala Rock Festival Lempaala, Finland RSVP
Jul 30 Street Bar 95 Turku, Finland RSVP
Aug 01 Kraken Rökerigatan 1D Stockholm, Sweden RSVP
Aug 02 Revolver Oslo, Norway RSVP
Aug 03 Truckstop Alaska Gothenburg, Sweden RSVP
Aug 04 Hafenklang Hamburg, Germany RSVP
Aug 05 Baroeg Rotterdam, Netherlands RSVP
Aug 06 Disintegrate Your Ignorance Festival Giavera Del Montello, Italy RSVP
Aug 07 Badehaus Berlin, Germany RSVP
Aug 08 Beta Dirty Days of Summer Copenhagen, Denmark RSVP

TAU CROSS Announce New Album “Pillar Of Fire”, Premiere “Deep State” Video

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 25, 2017
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TAU CROSS, the multinational punk / heavy metal collective revolving around Amebix bassist / frontman Rob “The Baron” Miller, Voivod drummer Michel “Away” Langevin, and members of cult crust outfits Misery and War // Plague, have announced their second full-length album Pillar Of Fire, due out July 21 on CD/2xLP/Digital via Relapse Records.

The band has premiered a music video for the new song “Deep State” directed by Jakub Moth. Watch it now below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gd3xYtars8

TAU CROSS commented on the new album: “Pillar of Fire is the continuation of some of the ideas that were explored on our first Album, this time we have managed to share the songwriting more equally and introduce some other textures to the songs. This should help to establish Tau Cross as less of a one off phenomena and more of an ongoing musical collective producing our own distinctive sonic environment.”

Pillar Of Fire was recorded across three different countries and co-produced by “The Baron” in the same manner as their eponymous debut. The drums were tracked Montreal, guitars in Minneapolis, bass in Seattle and Minneapolis), vocals on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.

Physical pre-orders and exclusive bundles are currently available via Relapse.com at this location and digital pre-orders are available via Bandcamp HERE. A complete tracklisting is available below.

Pillar of Fire further expands the group’s unique musical approach ranging from dark folk witchery to industrial punk metal brutalism; a moody melting pot of Killing Joke’s metallic post-punk and Motörhead’s anthemic, hard rock with flourishes of traditional instrumentation and an infusion of 16th century English mysticism. Pillar of Fire is a musical unearthing of TAU CROSS’ philosophical preoccupations: mythological motifs, ultra-terrestrial hypotheses, surreal, social political landscapes and the endless search for meaning in a controlled Universe.

Pillar Of Fire Tracklist:

1. Raising Golem
2. Bread and Circuses
3. On the Water
4. Deep State
5. Pillar of Fire
6. Killing the King
7. A White Horse
8. The Big House
9. RFID
10. Seven Wheels
11. What is a Man
12. Three Down (Vinyl + Digital Bonus Track)
13. We are the Terror (Vinyl + Digital Bonus Track)
14. In Time (Vinyl + Digital Bonus Track)

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TAU CROSS Complete New Album

Posted by metalshockfinland on January 3, 2017
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TAU CROSS, the veteran punk / metal collective revolving around Amebix bassist / frontman Rob “The Baron” Miller, Voivod drummer Michel “Away” Langevin, and members of cult crust outfit Misery and War//Plague, have recently completed recording their sophomore full-length tentatively titled A Pillar of Fire.

Recorded across many different locations in the same manner as their eponymous debut, the drums were tracked Montreal, guitars in Minneapolis, bass in Seattle and Minneapolis), vocals on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Vocalist Rob “The Baron” Miller elaborated on the new material:

“This approach can be challenging given the location of the band members, but it is a necessity that we have tried to turn into a strength. Video conferencing and messenger services have been helpful in guiding the process to completion.

The album was mixed at Smiddy studios on the isle of Skye by James Adams who has also taken on duties as our keyboard player. We have had contributions from Themis for some of the ambient sounds on the album, a Hurdy Gurdy from Tanner Anderson and even bagpipes from 16-year-old Scottish virtuoso Brighde Chaimbeul, so there are some interesting textures, with an emphasis on the lyrical content. As usual, we have constructed a few intriguing landscapes for the listener to engage with.”

A Pillar of Fire unearths some of the preoccupations of both The Baron and Away: mythological motifs, ultra-terrestrial hypotheses, surreal social political landscapes and the endless search for meaning in a controlled Universe. A summer 2017 release via Relapse Records is expected.

Stay tuned for more info and news on TAU CROSS.

 

TAU CROSS: Announce Spring North American Tour Dates, First Live Appearances

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 24, 2016
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TAU CROSS – the veteran punk / metal collective revolving around Amebix bassist / frontman Rob Miller, Voivod drummer Michel ‘Away’ Langevin, and members of cult crust outfit Misery and War//Plague – have announced a 10-day North American Tour this Spring, marking their first live appearances as a band. The dates kick off on March 29th in Minneapolis, MN and wrap up April 9th in Brooklyn, NY, followed by a special performance at this year’s Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands. A complete listing of dates is available below (see the poster).

TAU CROSS released their debut self-titled album this past year via Relapse Records and received numerous end-of-year accolades, including being named the #3 metal album of the year from Rolling Stone and inclusions on lists from MetalSucks, Metal Injection, Invisible Oranges, and many more. TAU CROSS present a unique musical approach ranging from dark folk witchery to industrial punk metal brutalism,a melting pot of Killing Joke, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd and Joy Division with an infusion of 16th century English mysticism. Experience the full album HERE and watch their music video for “Lazarus” below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M3Y6AimGqs

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Additionally, TAU CROSS will be performing at Roadburn Festival in The Netherlands this April:

April 14-17 Tilburg, NL Roadburn Festival 2016 w/ Neurosis, Ecstatic Vision

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TAU CROSS: Announce First-Ever EU Performance At Roadburn 2016

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 5, 2015
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TAU CROSS (Michel "Away" Langevin-Drums missing from the pic)

TAU CROSS (Michel “Away” Langevin-Drums missing from the pic)

TAU CROSS, the veteran punk / metal collective, revolving around Amebix bassist/frontman Rob Miller, Voivod drummer Michel ‘Away’ Langevin, and members of cult crust outfit Misery, has announced that it will be performing at Roadburn 2016 on Saturday, April 16th at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands! TAU CROSS will be sharing the main stage with post-metal visionaries and Relapse alumni NEUROSIS, who will be celebrating their 30th anniversary at the festival. TAU CROSS‘s Roadburn performance is a one-off show, and is the band’s only confirmed EU performance to date.

Said vocalist/bassist Rob Miller:
“Tau Cross are delighted to announce that we have been invited to play at the 2016 Roadburn Festival. This will be our only upcoming European show, we are all looking forward to playing at this very special event.”

Tickets for Roadburn Festival go on sale this Friday, October 2! In previous years, tickets have sold out on the day of release – so don’t delay! You can register for an account on Ticketmaster.nl in advance to save time on the day, and the website language can be switched to English. Tickets are available from 21:00 CET (20:00 GMT | 22:00 Finland, Greece | 1pm East Coast USA | 12pm West Coast USA). 3-day, 4-day, and Sunday only tickets will be available from Friday. Limited day tickets for Thu-Sat will be available at a later date.

Three-day tickets will be available for 165 Euros (excl. service fees) HERE.

Four-day tickets will cost 185 Euros (excl. service fees) and are available HERE.

Sunday-only tickets will cost 39 Euros (excl. service fees) and are available HERE.

Camping tickets are also available through Ticketmaster.

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TAU CROSS‘s eponymous debut full-length (released via Relapse in April 2015) has a style that melds together acts like Killing Joke, Motorhead and New Model Army; however, the band is without a doubt a beast of its own, and the album is quite difficult to pin down from a musical perspective. Rob Miller’s heroic croak is set right at the sinister heart of the band’s sound, which evokes “the two changing faces of the United Kingdom: on the one hand, raw natural beauty and years of tradition and culture; on the other, the relentless grinding of machinery and technological advancement,” according to Invisible Oranges. Unsurprisingly, TAU CROSS‘s debut album had no trouble causing quite a stir, due in no small part because of its ability to appeal to a wide range of musical extremities, from post-punk to doom and protest-folk to metal.

Tau Cross is available for physical purchase via Relapse HERE, and is available for streaming and digital download via the band’s Bandcamp page HERE.

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