Gozu Announce Northeastern Tour Dates
It’s been kind of quiet from the camp of Boston heavy rockers Gozu since the announcement late last year that they’d signed to Metal Blade Records imprint Blacklight Media for the release of their next album. They shared the stage with Truckfighters last month in Somerville, MA, and I’ve heard rumblings about a return to Europe sometime in 2017, but my sense is they’ve been taking advantage of the winter season to hunker down, stay inside and set to work on the follow-up to 2016’s excellent Revival (review here), the charge of which was delivered via Ripple Music.
A release in 2017 would be Gozu‘s fastest turnaround, and of course there are contingencies like label scheduling, pressing, distribution, etc., to consider — let alone the recording process itself — so I don’t know if we’ll see it this year or in 2018. They were in the ‘Definitely Could Happen’ section of my most anticipated albums list, and particularly with the momentum they have on their side after the new signing, touring Europe with Holy Grove, and so on, yeah, it’s possible, but we’ll have to wait and see what materializes. While the energy of Revival was a big part of what made it work so well, I’d rather they didn’t actually rush the writing process, especially since their next outing has the potential to expand their reach so greatly with Metal Blade‘s promo/distro machine behind it. So yeah, off to the rehearsal space with you guys.
Nonetheless, one gets restless, right? And a couple days out are good for the soul, so Gozu will head south from MA later this month and make their way back to New England, playing Philly, Brooklyn, New Hampshire and Portland, Maine, along the way on a kind of during-the-week winter getaway tour. Shaking off the rust? Maybe testing out a new song or two? You’ll have to go to a show to find out, I suppose.
They’re keeping some cool company as well on the run. Dates/particulars follow:
Gozu – Winter Run 2017
Looking forward to seeing y’all!! Some upcoming shows with lots of friends!
Gozu live:
02/22 Philadelphia PA Kung Fu Necktie w/ The Age of Truth, Kingsnake
02/23 Brooklyn NY Lucky 13 Saloon w/ Pants Exploder, Eyes of the Sun, Eat
02/24 Dover NH The Dover Brickhouse w/ KYOTY, Tar
02/25 Portland ME Geno’s Rock Club w/ Sylvia, All Night, Lousy
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