With North American tour dates kicking off this week and a European run to follow, Vista Chino today mark the release of their debut album, Peace, on Napalm Records. Even if you start the clock at Garcia Plays Kyuss performing live at Roadburn in 2010, this has been years in the making, and whatever tumult they’ve had as that group became Kyuss Lives! and subsequently Vista Chino, once the record’s out, it’s out. Peace (review here) arrives with no shortage of drama behind it, but at least it arrived. Gotta get my hands on the bonus tracks with the deluxe edition. Figure even if it’s just jams or whatever (and I don’t know that it is or isn’t), that’s still worth a couple extra bucks.

The PR wire makes it official:

VISTA CHINO’s Peace Available Today on Napalm Records

VISTA CHINO the band formed by John Garcia and Brant Bjork that continues the legacy of Kyuss, right where it left off are weeks away from the release of their album Peace. Peace has been released today via Napalm Records. The artwork for the album was created by the renowned California art collective The Date Farmers.

Drummer Brant Bjork commented on the release:

“It’s been a long, heavy road to Peace… but we made it. This was an important record for us. Its exactly what we intended to do. Its an honest rock record…desert style. Peace is here now and Its time to go out on the road in north america and celebrate. If you’re scared and you’re a hater…..stay home and snivel. If you’re down and love is your style…meet us at the VC show and we’ll rock some old Kyuss classics and some Peace.”

VISTA CHINO will embark on a North American headline tour in support of Peace. Support on the tour will come from the Portland Oregon rock outfit known as Black Pussy. The tour kicks off this Friday September 6th in Calgary, Alberta and runs through September 28th in Columbus, Ohio.

Rising from the desert sands that birthed Kyuss Lives, VISTA CHINO’s sound is instantly familiar. With the trademark soulful vocals of John Garcia, the songwriting and production of Brant Bjork (drums) and the fuzz-laden riffage of imported guitarist Bruno Fevery, VISTA CHINO’s debut is one of the year’s most anticipated heavy rock albums. A new band born of a storied past, right now it’s about these players playing these songs.

VISTA CHINO North American Tour:
9/6: Calgary, AB @ Flames Central
9/7: Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Ballroom
9/9: Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
9/10: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
9/11: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
9/12: San Francisco, CA @ Slims
9/13: Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
9/14: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
9/16: Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
9/18: Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café
9/19: Chicago, IL @ Metro
9/20: Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
9/21: Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater
9/23: Montreal, QC @ Corona Theater
9/24: Quebec, QC @ Dagobert
9/25: Ottawa, ON @ Ritual Night Club
9/26: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
9/27: Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
9/28: Columbus, OH @ Alrosa Villa

VISTA CHINO European Dates:
10/18: Turku, Finland @ Klubi
10/19: Jyvaskyla, Finland @ Lustakko
10/20: Helsinki, Finland @ Nosturi
10/22: Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser Strand
10/23: Gothenburg, Sweden @ Tragarn
10/24: Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller
10/25: Copenhagen, Denmark @ Loppen
10/27: Osnarbruck, Germany @ Rosenhof
10/28: Hamburg, Germany @ Docks
10/30: Manchester, United Kingdom @ Ritz
10/31: Birmingham, United Kingdom @ Institute
11/1: Bristol, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy
11/2: London, United Kingdom @ Roundhouse
11/4: Glasgow, Scotland @ Garage
11/5 Nottingham, United Kingdom @ Rock Ctiy
11/6: Newcastle, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy
11/8: Erfurt, Germany @ HSD
11/10: Berlin, Germany @ Huxleys
11/11: Dresden, Germany @ Alter Schlachthof
11/14: Salzburg, Austria @ Rockhouse
11/15: Preatteln, Switzerland @ Z7
11/16: Milan, Italy @ Live Club
11/18: Augusburg, Germany @ Kantine
11/19: Frankfurt, Germany @ Batschkapp
11/20: Koln, Germany @ Live Music Hall
11/22: Tourhout, Belgium @ De Mast
11/23: Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Kolokgebouw Speedfest

For More Info Visit:
https://www.facebook.com/VistaChinoMusic
http://www.vistachinomusic.com
http://www.napalmrecords.com

Vista Chino, “Planets 1 & 2” from Peace (2013)

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