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Riff Fist Premiere “King Tide” Video; European Tour Starts April 21

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The official issue date for Riff Fist‘s new album, King Tide, is listed as April 21, but you might look at the entirety of their upcoming European tour as a release party. The shows will happen in and on multiple stages throughout Poland, Germany and the Netherlands, as the Melbourne, Australia, three-piece make their return trip to the continent to play Desertfest Berlin 2017 after featuring two years ago at the same festival. Nothing like a command return, and all the better as they team up for gigs with Major Kong in their native Poland and fellow Aussie troublemakers Mammoth Mammoth for other gigs post-Desertfest, all en route to a headlining show in Berlin on May 12 that closes out the run.

It’s a busy time for the band, to be sure, but you’d never know it listening to “King Tide” itself. The title-track of Riff Fist‘s latest unfolds patiently over the course of 11 minutes as bassist/vocalist Cozza, riff fist king tideguitarist Casey and drummer Joel dig into a languid psychedelic flow distinct from the prior work of the band’s own Dollars-trilogy-themed short releases, 2015’s The Good, the Loud and the Riff, 2014’s For a Few Riffs More and 2013’s Fistful of Riffs (review here), which tapped into some similar elements but only hinted at such range of approach. Rest assured, there’s still plenty of post-Orange Goblin burl to bask in during songs like “Chugg” and “Fist Bier (Noch Eins)” as the 33-minute King Tide plays out, and some of that in the title-cut as well, but Riff Fist offer a markedly expanded scope with “King Tide,” and in bringing it along with them as they hit Europe once again, it’s easy to imagine they’ll turn heads all the more in their direction as a result.

Below, the band premieres the track “King Tide” in a new video featuring the album artwork by Berlin-based artist BoozyBags. Spoiler alert: there’s a fist involved. Underneath the player itself, you’ll find some exposition from Riff Fist and the upcoming tour dates.

The highlight, however, is “King Tide” itself, and I hope you enjoy:

Riff Fist, “King Tide” official video

Riff Fist on “King Tide”:

‘King Tide’ is the epic track that we have long considered as our opus work and we finally look forward to presenting it to our fans. The track now recorded beautifully at the Black Lodge in Melbourne is shown in music video with a slow reveal first look of the new album artwork by Berlin artist BoozyBags. We look forward to fans experiencing its raw power presented with live Riff Fist energy on stages in Europe over the next 4 weeks.

From the upcoming release ‘King Tide’ available April 2017.

Hands up who wants to RIFF?

The knuckle sandwich to the eardrums that is Riff Fist are excited to announce their latest release ‘King Tide’. Recorded at The Black Lodge Studios in Melbourne, Australia by drummer and audio engineer Joel Taylor, the release features a true stoner rock epic title track that demonstrates the power trio’s dynamic range and solid groove. The rest of the album features the fuzzed out stoner riffage and fat low end the band are known for combining influences from the golden era of stoner rock as well as a solid dose of ?O’s heavy classics.

Celebrating the release the band are embarking on a European tour through Poland, Germany and The Netherlands including their second performance at Desertfest Berlin. After a fantastic reception to their previous European shows, the boys can’t wait to unleash the ‘King Tide’ at the following dates:

RIFF FIST EURO TOUR 2017:
w/Major Kong and Red Scalp
21/4 – Poznan (POL)
22/4 – Wroclaw (POL)
23/4 – Krakow (POL)
Desertfest
28/4 – Desertfest Berlin (GER)
w/Mammoth Mammoth
2/5 – Dresden (GER)
3/5 – Osnabrueck (GER)
4/5 – Cologne (GER)
5/5 – Duesseldorf (GER)
7/5 – Utrecht (NL)
8/5 – Frankfurt (GER)
9/5 – Hamburg (GER)
w/Urza and Kkröte
12/5 – Berlin

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