Firebreather Sign to RidingEasy Records; Touring UK with Conan
This week, Swedish heavy thrashers Firebreather will take to the UK to tour on a run co-presented by The Obelisk — hey, that’s this site! — alongside the ever-crushing Conan. Fitting company for Firebreather, who released their self-titled debut (review here) in 2017 through Suicide Records, to keep, and as they go, they’ll be celebrating as well their newly-announced signing to RidingEasy for the follow-up to that first album. Of course, RidingEasy served as home to fellow Goteborgers Monolord as they made their breakthrough across three records, so one can’t help but wonder if that means a US incursion is imminent for Firebreather, who hit the road a year ago in Scandinavia alongside Monolord and toured Canada this past Fall with Zaum. Their ducks would seem to be finding a row, is what I’m saying, and if that’s indeed the direction they’re headed as the move toward and through the cycle of their second album, don’t be surprised if and when you start seeing their name more often.
The dates for the UK shows this week are below, along with the signing announcement from the PR wire. Congrats to the band:
FIREBREATHER sign to RidingEasy Records, announce tour with Conan
Gothenburg, Sweden trio Firebreather have signed to L.A. purveyors of heavy, RidingEasy Records for worldwide release of future recordings. The band also launch a series of dates supporting Conan next week. Please see dates below.
There’s no escaping the fact that Sweden is an incomparable breeding ground for some of the heaviest and most crushing metal bands. One such band is Gothenburg trio Firebreather, who’ve released their self-titled debut album on Suicide Records, October 13th, 2017.
Relatively new to the fold having formed in the spring of 2016 from the ashes of underground doom heavyweights Galvano, Firebreather is a devastatingly weighty statement of intent. Tooth shattering riffs from guitarist/vocalist Mattias Nööjd and crunching rhythms via bassist Kyle Pitcher and drummer Axel Wittbeck, Firebreather are a jaw-breaking triptych of sludge and doom rock.
FIREBREATHER LIVE:
01/24 Hull, UK @ Gorilla
01/25 Brighton, UK @ Green Door
01/26 Nottingham, UK @ Stuck On a Name Studio – SOLD OUT
01/27 London, UK @ The Black Heart
01/28 Sheffield, UK @ Record Junkie
Line-up
Mattias Nööjd – Guitar & Vocals
Axel Wittbeck – Drums
Kyle Pitcher – Bass
https://www.facebook.com/firebreathergbg/
https://www.instagram.com/firebreathergbg/
https://firebreatherdoom.bandcamp.com/
ridingeasyrecs.com
Maybe I’m being pedantic but I wish bands would stop saying a tour of a few English towns and cities equates to a UK tour. It isn’t. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland being included would. There. I feel better now.