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Windhand Post Eternal Return Teaser & Cover Art; Fall Tour Dates Announced

Windhand photo by Sally Patti

October 5 is the set release date for Windhand‘s new album, Eternal Return. Everyone got their calendars marked? Good. I mean, you probably won’t actually need to mark your calendar unless you’re old as dirt like me and haven’t come around to the notion of preordering things rather than simply being frustrated at yourself later for not having bought them yet — you know I just picked up the Sleep record like two days ago? ridiculous — but even figuratively speaking, it’s a date you’ll want to note. Three days later, the Richmond, Virginia, doom forerunners will hit the road for a month-plus of touring covering bigger markets on both coasts and between as well as a couple stops in Canada, playing alongside their splitmates/past-tourmates and apparent best buds Satan’s Satyrs all the while. That’s pretty much what you’d expect from Windhand around an album release, and it seems likely a European tour won’t be too far off either. Maybe during the Spring 2019 festival season? Or maybe they’ll go to Australia. Not like I know anything. Because I don’t. Actually. Nothing. Really about anything.

Okay. Kind self-talk.

Given the return to Jack Endino for recording, the title, and the on-stylistic-theme art from Arik Roper, I can’t help but wonder how much Eternal Return is intended as a sequel or at least direct follow-up to 2015’s Grief’s Infernal Flower (review here), but even if it is, that would hardly be a strike against it, particularly with a band whose track record for sonic progression is as well established as Windhand‘s. That is, even if they’re responding to the 2015 record, it seems likely they’ll bring something new to the proceedings anyhow.

I look forward to finding out. Calendar is marked.

Note how quick the PR wire is below to designate them a “heavy psychedelic” band. Fascinating. There’s a reason I include these things word-for-word. Check it out. Teaser clip is at the bottom:

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WINDHAND: Announce North American Fall Tour; Unveil Artwork & Teaser For New Album Eternal Return

Eternal Return is due out October 5th on Relapse Records

Virginia’s heavy psychedelic quartet WINDHAND have announced a full fall North American tour with Satan’s Satyrs and give us a glimpse of what’s to come on their forthcoming album, Eternal Return, coming October 5th on Relapse.

Eternal Return represents a new era for the group, a chrysalis moment that takes them to new and unforeseen heights. Once again the band have joined forces with producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden) with vivid artwork by Arik Roper (Sleep, High on Fire). Equally informed by heavy, fuzzed-out psych along with the iconic grunge / alternative groups of the 90s, WINDHAND have crafted a record brilliant in scope, powerful in execution, and perfect for an era of increasingly blurry yet still heavy borders.

Check below for a full list of dates, tour poster and stay tuned for more. Listen to WINDHAND’s full discography via Bandcamp.

WINDHAND LIVE DATES:
07/29: Chicago, IL – Wicker Park Fest
10/08: Atlanta, GA – The Earl #
10/09: New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa #
10/10: Houston TX – White Oak Music Hall #
10/11: Dallas, TX – Club Dada #
10/12: Austin, TX – Barracuda #
10/14: Albuquerque, NM – Sister #
10/15: Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar #
10/16: Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre #
10/17: Oakland, CA – Starline Social Club #
10/19: Portland, OR – Aladdin Theatre #
10/20: Vancouver, BC – Venue #
10/21: Seattle, WA – Neumos #
10/23: Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge #
10/24: Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room #
11/01: Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts #
11/02: Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere #
11/03: Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall #
11/04: Montreal, QC – Le Belmont #
11/05: Toronto, ON – The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern #
11/07: Chicago, IL – Subterranean #
11/08: Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe #
11/09: Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club #
11/10: Indianapolis, IN – The Hi-Fi #
11/11: Nashville, TN – The Basement East #
11/12: Louisville, KY – Zanzabar #
11/13: Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups #
# – w/ Satan’s Satyrs

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http://windhandva.bandcamp.com/
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Windhand, Eternal Return album teaser

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