Particulars have begun to surface regarding Pallbearer‘s third album, Heartless. Art and tracks — you know the drill. First there was the album announcement last month, and now we have the cover and tracklisting. Soon audio premieres will start through the broader media websites, who’ll pad their underground cred by celebrating a doom band while exposing the Arkansas four-piece to a wider public; win-win. Let’s say three songs out one at a time and then a full-album stream? Then more tour dates once the record’s out March 24 via Profound Lore, because as ever, one can expect Pallbearer to bust their collective ass on the road, and maybe a video or something like that. Then tour tour tour and that’s how it is. Like I said, you know the drill. It’s the modern album cycle. Half of you are in one part of it or another, I’d wager.

And nothing against it. Pallbearer’s Heartless will no doubt be one of 2017’s biggest releases in doom and likely under the wider sphere of metal as a whole. They’re due for that kind of ascent. So only right it should be done up with maximum ceremony. The PR wire explains why:

PALLBEARER UNVEIL DETAILS FOR THEIR HEARTLESS LP, DUE OUT MARCH 24th FROM PROFOUND LORE

Progressive doom giants Pallbearer have returned with their third album: a 7-song collection of monumental rock music titled Heartless, which will be released March 24th from Profound Lore in North America (in Europe from Nuclear Blast Entertainment). Pallbearer recorded Heartless on analog tape at Fellowship Hall Sound in their hometown of Little Rock, AR, and mixed it with Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Tool, Melvins, Soundgarden) in summer of 2016. The end result is an album grander in scope than anything they’ve released prior, showcasing a natural progression that melds higher technicality and more ambitious structures with Pallbearer’s most immediate hooks to date.

On Heartless, Pallbearer offer a complex sonic architecture that weaves together the spacious exploratory elements of classic prog, the raw anthemics of 90’s alt-rock, and stretches of black-lit proto-metal. Lyrics about mortality, life, and love are set to sharp melodies and pristine three-part harmonies. Vocalist and guitarist Brett Campbell has always been a strong, assured singer, and on Heartless, his work is especially stunning. Written by Campbell and bassist/secondary vocalist Joseph D Rowland, the words have moved from the metaphysical to something more grounded. As the group explains: “Instead of staring into to the void—both above and within—Heartless concentrates its power on a grim reality. Our lives, our homes and our world are all plumbing the depths of utter darkness, as we seek to find any shred of hope we can.”

By fusing their widest musical palette to date, Pallbearer make the kind of heavy rock that will appeal to diehards, but could also find the group crossing over into newer territories and fanbases. After having helped revitalize doom metal, it almost feels like they’ve gone and set their sights on rock and roll itself. Which doesn’t seem at all impossible on the back of a record like Heartless.

See Pallbearer on tour in support of Heartless in February and March (dates below with more to surface) and look for song premieres, pre-orders and more information from Profound Lore to be posted soon.

Heartless, track listing:
1. I Saw the End
2. Thorns
3. Lie of Survival
4. Dancing in Madness
5. Cruel Road
6. Heartless
7. A Plea for Understanding

Pallbearer is:
Brett Campbell – guitar, vocals
Devin Holt – guitar, vocals
Mark Lierly – drums
Joseph D. Rowland – bass, vocals

PALLBEARER, ON TOUR:
February 25 Austin, TX @ Barracuda *
March 22 Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Music Room
March 23 Nashville, TN @ The End
March 25 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
March 28 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
March 29 Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
March 31 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
* w/ The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

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Pallbearer, Fear and Fury EP (2016)

Of all the surprises the universe might bestow on a given day, Pallbearer announcing a round of tour dates is probably pretty low on the scale of absolute shockers. They tour a lot. They’ve toured a lot since their second album, Foundations of Burden, came out in 2014, and they toured a lot for the preceding 2012 debut, Sorrow and Extinction (review here). It’s just what they do.

Perhaps more of a newsly morsel is that a third album is impending. Titled Heartless, it’s due in March and follows an EP released earlier this year also through Profound Lore called Fear and Fury (discussed here) that boasted covers of Dio-era Black Sabbath and Type O Negative back to back — just in case you weren’t sure they were up for a bold decision or two.

The limited album info and the tour dates around the release follow. Note that in February they’ll also be playing with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, which seems worth a trip to Austin if anything ever was:

PALLBEARER RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM, ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES

Their third full-length album, Heartless, due out in March from Profound Lore Records

Pallbearer recently announced their third full-length album, Heartless, which is due out in March 2017 via longtime label partner Profound Lore. In conjunction with the album’s release, Pallbearer will headline a string of shows in March; kicking off in their hometown of Little Rock, then heading to Nashville, Brooklyn, Cleveland, Grand Rapids and Chicago. These shows are the first since Pallbearer’s extensive U.S. tour alongside Baroness last fall – check out the full list of dates below.

PALLBEARER, ON TOUR:
February 25 Austin, TX @ Barracuda *
March 22 Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Music Room
March 23 Nashville, TN @ The End
March 25 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
March 28 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
March 29 Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
March 31 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
* w/ The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

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[Stream Iron Tongue’s Witches in full by clicking play above. Album is out digitally today, Nov. 8, with physical release Nov. 14.]

A second full-length from Little Rock, Arkansas, six-piece Iron Tongue, Witches, arrives as a self-released follow-up to the band’s 2013 debut, The Dogs Have Barked, the Bird Has Flown (review here). That album came out via Neurot Recordings and had a benefit of relative proximity to 2011’s Rest (review here), the most recent LP from frontman Christopher “CT” Terry‘s then-main outfit, Rwake. Three years later, Terry, fellow vocalist Stephanie Smittle, guitarists Mark Chiaro and Scott Diffee, bassist Andy Warr and drummer Stan James would seem to stand more on their own with the brevity of Witches, a 24-minute five-tracker that nonetheless pushes forward the stylistic modus established their last time out.

Centerpiece “Starless,” with a pedal steel guest appearance from Todd Beene (Lucero) might be where that’s most the case, as Iron Tongue blend moody and mid-paced heavy rock groove with more Southern vibes, and certainly a pedal steel guitar isn’t going to hurt that effort, but even in the call and response gang-style vocals in the chorus of opener “Lose Yourselves Away” and the verse of the subsequent “The Giant,” the lead-topped swing of “Stones and Chains” and the spaciousness in which the dual-vocal hook of crawling closer “Devil’s Friend” seems to take place, Iron Tongue seem intent on casting an identity of their own throughout Witches in weighted Southern-style tones, fluid tempos, clean and soulful vocals, tales of perseverance, and just an underpinning of metal to sharpen the corners.

Importantly, there’s no single element that defines them at any given time, but rather the different ways in which they blend the not-exhaustive aspects above to execute this brief collection. Structure plays a significant role as well. With three songs over five minutes long — “Lose Yourselves Away,” “Starless” and “Devil’s Friend” — and two under four — “The Giant” and “Stones and Chains,” both faster — Iron Tongue set themselves up with a prime opportunity to emphasize dynamics with a back and forth between them, and that’s just how Witches plays out, so that the turns between “Lose Yourselves Away” and “The Giant” and “Starless” and “Stones and Chains” and “Devil’s Friend” are all the more flowing for their consistency. If it was an album that was 40 or 50 minutes long, they might need something more to break it up, but for as bare-bones as Witches seems interested in being, those bones prove solid enough to support its flesh and musculature.

One can hear a likewise patterning in the vocals. Already-noted call and response between CT and either Smittle on “Starless” and “Devil’s Friend,” or what seems to be a variety of others throughout — might also be layering — becomes a big part of the tracks’ identities, and draws emphasis to the languid sway in the opening minutes of “Starless” before that song kicks into its more uptempo second half as much as it does the barroom strut of “Stones and Chains.” I’m not sure if Iron Tongue are inviting sing-alongs, ultimately, but they wouldn’t seem to be discouraging them by any means, and the parallel moves in positioning of the songs and arrangements within them speak to a drive toward structure that lends Witches an even more cohesive sense of presentation.

And as they make their way toward “Devil’s Friend” to round out, they seem to match that structure with a linear design poised toward a darker-sounding finish. “Stones and Chains,” “Lose Yourselves Away” and indeed “Devil’s Friend” keep a decidedly positive lyrical spin, but the finale is as close to doom as Iron Tongue come, and with its slow-rolling riff, drawn out leads, echoing shouts from CT and punctuating snare from James, they make the point clear. If not for the “You gotta stand up” encouragement in the hook, it would almost be out of place, but the lyrics tie “Devil’s Friend” the rest of what precedes and help bring Witches to a crashing and rumbling finish that helps ensure an impression is left, despite the album being so short.

Arguments could be made for Witches as an EP as opposed to an LP because of that quick runtime — my standard is usually that Slayer‘s Reign in Blood was 28 minutes long — but I think Iron Tongue make a good case for a full-length flow here and that rather than include any filler or take more time, three years after their debut they opted for something that could be both raw and engaging. They got there. Witches has its brooding side, as seen in the Nate Powell cover art, but repeat listens reveal it as a bolder step into sonic individualism than it might at first seem to be, and it takes that step without giving way to any form of pretense, thereby making it even more of a win for the band.

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Three years after their debut album, The Dogs Have Barked, the Birds Have Flown (review here), arrived via Neurot Recordings, Little Rock, Arkansas, heavy troupe Iron Tongue return next month with their second full-length, Witches. A DIY release is expected to be ready to roll by the end of next month, and in advance of that, you can check out a brand new — as in, put together this week — video for the opening track “Lose Yourselves Away,” featuring the recognizable vocals of Christopher “CT” Terry of Rwake.

Terry, who’s also known for helming the Southern metal documentary Slow Southern Steel, took the time to give some background on the making of the record, about which I’ll have more up closer to the release — digital Nov. 8, physical Nov 14. The Nate Powell artwork, Terry‘s words, the tracklist, lineup info and video follow here, ready for the digging.

Be informed:

Iron Tongue – Witches

Here’s the facts: We wrote the album about two years ago, directly after the release of the last record. Recorded it almost a year ago. It’s way, way more stripped down compared to the last record. Just basic hard rock. One of our guitarists, Jason Tedford, recorded it. It’s done in the same studio as the last record.

We recorded most of it live with very little overdubs. The reason for the lag was our second guitarist, the engineer, quit the band last June, so we went into the foxhole, came up with a new plan, and starting setting it out. We have a new guitarist, and we are rolling. Already have new songs in the arsenal with shows throughout the mid-South into the New Year.

Also one little cool thing to point out is a guest appearance from electric pedal steel player Todd Beene. He used to play in Lucero, and now plays with Chuck Ragan. He laid down a monster of a dirty slide solo on the song “Starless.”

Cover art is by Nate Powell. He’s a north Little Rock, AR, native, known for the graphic novel series March about the life of Congressman John Lewis.

Iron Tongue, Witches tracklisting:
1. Lose Yourselves Away
2. The Giant
3. Starless
4. Stones and Chains
5. Devils Friend

Iron Tongue is:
Mark Chiaro – Guitar
Andy Warr – Bass
Stephanie Smittle – Vocals
Stan James – Drums
CT – Vocals
Scott Diffee – Guitar

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Iron Tongue, “Lose Yourselves Away” official video

Nearly 20 years on to the day since the release of Type O Negative‘s now-classic fourth album, October Rust, as well as six years after the early passing of that band’s inimitable frontman Peter Steele, yeah, I guess a song like “Love You to Death” is fair game for covering. And as someone who’s loved Type O since I was like 12, I’ll say that hard touring Little Rock, Arkansas, doomers Pallbearer do an admirable job with it as well on their brand new EP, Fear and Fury, just released digitally through Profound Lore with vinyl to follow this fall, bringing their own psychedelic edge to the brooding sentimentality of the original, indulging in some choice keyboard work while maintaining the underlying push of low-end.

“Love You to Death” is joined by “Fear and Fury,” which Pallbearer released as a single last year, and a take on Black Sabbath‘s “Over and Over,” which has been a staple of live shows for several years now. The vinyl is up for preorder, the whole thing is available to stream and you can check it out under the PR wire info below, which also includes the dates for Pallbearer‘s tour with Baroness, which is happening as we speak.

Dig:

PALLBEARER RELEASE ‘FEAR AND FURY’ EP, EMBARK ON U.S. TOUR WITH BARONESS

Three-song EP out now digitally, on vinyl October 21st from Profound Lore / See Pallbearer on tour August 11 – September 10

Pallbearer is thrilled to release a 3-song EP, titled Fear and Fury, available now via digital download with a limited vinyl version to follow on October 21st from Profound Lore Records. The vinyl version will be presented in a beautifully packaged circular die-cut jacket with art and design by Johan G. Winther and inner-sleeve artwork by Michael Lierly. The EP’s three songs include a remastered version of the band’s titular 2015 single “Fear and Fury” and cover versions of Black Sabbath’s “Over and Over” and Type O Negative’s “Love You To Death”. The vinyl itself will have the three tracks on Side A and an etching on Side B and is available for pre-order now in all of its limited colors, along with a digital release which is available now as well.

Pallbearer is an American colossus, rooted in doom metal but shaping their own musical paradigm unfettered by the confines of genre. Initially formed in Little Rock, AR by Joseph D Rowland (bass) and Brett Campbell (vocals / guitars) and later Joined by Devin Holt (guitar), the line up was solidified by the addition of Mark Lierly (drums) after the recording of their debut LP. That album, 2012’s Sorrow and Extinction, captured the primal heaviness of the band’s live show but expanded beyond a reliance on pure volume. It wavers beautifully between subdued introspection and towering aural force.

2014’s Foundations Of Burden built on the groundwork of their debut, evoking a complex melodic consciousness, each song imbued with a weight of devastating melancholy. Produced and mixed by Billy Anderson (Sleep, Agalloch, Red House Painters), the album saw Pallbearer forging it’s own brilliantly desolate path, seeking balance at the very threshold of an unforgiving void.

Pallbearer are currently working on their third full-length LP, and will be on tour in August and September alongside Baroness – see all tour dates below and look for more news from Pallbearer coming soon.

PALLBEARER
(U.S. tour with Baroness)
08/11 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter**
08/12 – Washington, DC @ The Howard Theater
08/13 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street Ballroom
08/14 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
08/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie**
08/16 – Providence, RI @ Fete Ballroom
08/17 – Buffalo, NY @ Waiting Room
08/19 – Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
08/20 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews
08/21 – Chicago, IL @ The Metro
08/23 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze
08/24 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada Theater
08/25 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge**
08/26 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
08/27 – Phoenix, AZ @ Club Crescent
08/29 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill**
08/30 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory Northpark
08/31 – Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
09/02 – Dallas, TZ @ Granada Theater
09/03 – Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theatre
09/04 – Baton Rouge, LA @ The Varsity Theater
09/06 – Orlando, FL @ The Beachum Theater
09/07 – St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater
09/09 – Charleston, SC @ The Music Farm
09/10 – Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight**
**Pallbearer Only

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Pallbearer, Fear and Fury EP (2016)

Heebus jeebus, Pallbearer. You sure you’ve got enough tour dates planned out for the next couple months?

I think my favorite part about Pallbearer‘s summer tour — which started last night in Berlin after an appearance this past weekend at Psycho California — is that it’s utter insanity. It interrupts an already-in-progress European headlining run with Bast for three dates in North America, two in the US and one in Canada, and then an Australian tour before going to Japan and then resuming in Europe before coming back to North America again, this time with High on Fire. What’s the matter, dudes, couldn’t tack on any dates in India or Africa while you were at it?

Of course, if they did, no doubt they’d find welcome when they got there. Pallbearer‘s Foundations of Burden continues to reap acclaim from just about every corner of the universe after being covered in so much critical saliva upon its release last year. If nothing else, the four-piece are obviously busting their ass to support it. They also recently released a new video for the track “Watcher in the Dark,” which you can find way down beneath the list of tour dates hoisted from the PR wire.

Take a deep breath and dive in:

PALLBEARER PREMIERES FIRST MUSIC VIDEO EVER FOR “WATCHER IN THE DARK”; TRACK APPEARS ON FOUNDATIONS OF BURDEN; ON TOUR THIS MAY, JUNE AND JULY

Watch Pallbearer’s epic and cinematic new video for “Watcher in the Dark”

The video was directed, shot and edited by Adam Heathcott (Hometapes) and produced by Adam Heathcott and Sara Padgett Heathcott and marks the first ever official music video for the band.

Formed in 2008 by Joseph D. Rowland (bass) and Brett Campbell (vocals/guitars), Pallbearer grew from the fertile underground metal scene of Little Rock, AR. A year after their formation, the band released their first three-song demo (with guitarist Devin Holt), which garnered well-deserved attention. Pallbearer went on to release Sorrow & Extinction in early 2012 on well-respected Canadian indie label Profound Lore, and instantly made waves among listeners and critics who found the band’s compositional paradox of vulnerability and might unparalleled in the metal world. Sorrow & Extinction proved to be an unequivocal masterpiece in any genre of music and compelled Pallbearer to reach even further creatively for what would come next. In August of 2014, the band released the monumental and acclaimed, Foundations Of Burden; an album that delves even deeper into Pallbearer’s melodic contexts, adding a new and compelling dimension to music which has long since proven itself to be inexorably captivating.

Check out the band’s rigorous Spring/Summer European touring schedule below.

PALLBEARER – ON TOUR
May 20 Berlin, DE @ Kantine am Berghain
May 21 Prague, CZ @ Klub 007
May 22 Koln, DE @ MTC
May 23 Utrecht, NL @ Le Guess Who
May 24 Brussels, BE @ AB Club
May 25 Paris, FR @ Social Club
May 26 Schorndorf @ Club Manufaktur
May 27 Zurich, CH @ Rote Fabrik
May 29 Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound Festival
May 31 Bristol, UK @ Temples Festival
June 1 Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast
June 2 Birmingham, UK @ Rainbow
June 3 London, UK @ 100 Club
June 5 Porto, PT @ Optimus Primavera Sound
June 6&7 Houston, TX @ Free Press Summer Fest
June 12 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
June 14 Edmonton, AB @ Farmageddon
June 17 Melbourne, AUS @ Ding Dong Lounge
June 18 Hobart, AUS @ Dark Mofo Festival
June 19 Melbourne, AUS @ Northcote Social
June 20 Sydney, AUS @ Hermann’s Bar
June 21 Brisbane, AUS @ Crowbar
June 24 Osaka, Japan @ Conpass
June 25 Nagoya, Japan @ Huck Finn
June 26 Tokyo, Japan @ Earthdom
June 30 Oslo, NO @ BLÅ
July 1 Gothenburg, SE @ Truckstop Alaska
July 2 Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
July 3 Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
July 4 Wiesbaden, DE @ Schlachthof Wiesbaden
July 6 Milano, IT @ Lo Fi Club
July 7 Bologna, IT @ Freakout Club
July 8 Roma, IT @ Traffic Live
July 9 Padua, IT @ Radar Festival
July 10 Vienna, AT @ Mind Over Matter Festival
July 11 Erfurt, DE @ Stoned from the Underground – Festival
July 30 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah ^
July 31 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex *
August 1 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom *
August 3 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater *
August 4 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw *
August 5 Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
August 7 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex *
August 8 Denver, CO @ The Gothic *
August 10 Minneapolis, MN @ Mill City Nights *
August 11 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *
August 12 Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch *
August 13 Toronto, ON @ Opera House *
August 14 Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon *
August 15 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *
August 17 Boston, MA @ Royale *
August 18 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
August 19 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts *
August 20 Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage *
August 21 Winston Salem, NC @ Ziggy’s *
August 22 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade *
August 23 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s *
^ w/ High On Fire, Lucifer
* w/ High On Fire, Lucifer, Venomous Maximus

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Pallbearer, “Watcher in the Dark” official video

I can’t claim to have heard Rwake‘s demo, Xenoglossalgia: The Last Stage of Awareness — going by the etymology it would seem to be knowing what’s outside yourself, alien to you, or something like that — but if I had to sit and imagine what earliest Rwake might sound like, I’d have to guess it would be raw as hell. An included excerpt of “Colibos/So Fucking Tired” that’s about one-tenth the actual length of the track affirms the supposition. It’s nice to be validated every now and again, even if that means being flayed by Rwake in the process.

The Little Rock outfit’s demo will see a February release on Relapse. 2015 will make it four years since their last album, Rest (review here), so they’re probably due for something one way or another. Perhaps issuing Xenoglossalgia is a way to remind people that Rwake are still out there, lurking in the genre-blending shadows, ahead of a new full-length. I suppose that could go the other way too. I’d make a guess, but wouldn’t want to be accused of faking knowledge of things foreign to me.

Info and awesome-looking art off the PR wire:

RWAKE: Announce Official Release of First Ever Demo

Xenoglossalgia: The Last Stage of Awareness Set for February Release

Little Rock, AR infamous doom horde, Rwake, have announced the first ever official release of their highly sought after original demo Xenoglossalgia: The Last Stage of Awareness. Originally released in 1998 when the band were barely in their 20s, Xenoglossalgia is a document of the band discovering and experimenting with their sound. Glimmers of the deeply psychedelic sludge the band would become famous for are there, coupled with moments of Emperor influenced symphonic metal. Now, almost 20 years later, Rwake’s first official recordings have been fully remastered by Brad Boatright (Sleep, High On Fire, Integrity, etc) and made available for the first time ever outside of their hometown.

The album will be released on CD/LP/Digital on February 10th via Relapse Records in North America and February 9th in the UK/World and February 6th in Germany/Benelux. The limited edition LPs and CDs will come packaged in an insane 3D cover complete with 3D glasses. Physical pre-orders are available HERE with digital pre-orders available HERE.

1. Intro
2. Stairwell
3. Or Die
4. Xenoglossalgia
5. Nagarachi
6. Interlude
7. Calibos/So Fucking Tired

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Just six days after capping their European tour with YOB by appearing at Desertfest Belgium, Arkansas doomers Pallbearer will embark on their first and presumably far from last round of North American dates in support of their new album, Foundations of Burden, which is due in August on Profound Lore Records. They’ll tour this time with Tombs and Vattnet Viskar, and the trek includes a stop at Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest.

Details follow, fresh off the PR wire:

PALLBEARER ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN OCTOBER

Tombs & Vattnet Viskar to Support; U.S. Tour Follows European Run with YOB

New Album, Foundations Of Burden, Available August 19th from Profound Lore

Having recently completed a tour across the U.S. supporting Deafheaven, Little Rock AR’s Pallbearer are excited to announce their own headlining run this coming October with Tombs and Vattnet Viskar in tow. The tour will kick off shortly after Pallbearer’s European tour with YOB and will take the band from the South up through the Midwest and into Canada for shows in Toronto and Montreal. Then, Pallbearer will tour down the East Coast to eventually end up in Texas for Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin – check out the band’s full tour routing below.

Pallbearer will be on tour in support of their monumental new album, Foundations of Burden, which is scheduled for release on August 19th on Profound Lore Records. The band recently premiered a new track “The Ghost I Used To Be” via NPR’s All Songs Considered and the track was hailed as “more confident, more diverse, and more immersive” by Stereogum and “modern metal doesn’t get much better than this” by Consequence Of Sound.

Formed in 2008 by Joseph D. Rowland (bass) and Brett Campbell (vocals/guitars), Pallbearer grew from the fertile underground metal scene of Little Rock, AR. A year after their formation, the band released their first three-song demo (with guitarist Devin Holt), which garnered well-deserved attention. Pallbearer went on to release Sorrow & Extinction in early 2012 on well-respected Canadian indie label Profound Lore, and instantly made waves among listeners and critics who found the band’s compositional paradox of vulnerability and might unparalleled in the metal world. Sorrow & Extinction proved to be an unequivocal masterpiece in any genre of music and compelled Pallbearer to reach even further creatively for what would come next.

Fast forward to February of 2014 as Pallbearer headed to Portland, OR (with drummer Mark Lierly) to Type Foundry Studio with legendary producer/engineer Billy Anderson (Neurosis, Melvins, Sleep, Swans) to lay down six tracks that would become Foundations Of Burden. This new album delves even deeper into Pallbearer’s melodic contexts, which adds a new and compelling dimension to music which has long since proven itself to be inexorably captivating; if Sorrow and Extinction created massive waves in the metal scene, Foundations Of Burden will create the stuff of legends.

Pre-order Foundations Of Burden now from Profound Lore.

PALLBEARER – ON TOUR
September 3 Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli de helling ^
September 4 Bristol, UK @ The Fleece ^
September 5 Manchester, UK @ Roadhouse ^
September 6 Glasgow, UK @ Audio ^
September 7 Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club ^
September 8 London, UK @ The Underworld ^
September 10 Dortmund, DE @ FZW ^
September 11 Groningen, NL @ Vera ^
September 12 Aarhus, DK @ Atlas ^
September 13 Gothenberg, SE @ Truckstop Alaska ^
September 14 Oslo, NO @ Hostsabbat @ Betong ^
September 16 Helsinki, FI @ Tavastia ^
September 17 Stockholm, SE @ Slakthuset ^
September 18 Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen ^
September 19 Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz ^
September 20 Wroclaw, PL @ Firlej ^
September 21 Berlin, DE @ Bi Nuu ^
September 23 Prague, CZ @ Klub 007 ^
September 24 Vienna, AT @ Arena ^
September 25 Innsbruck, AT @ PMK ^
September 26 Winterthur, CH @ Gaswerk ^
September 29 Lausanne, CH @ Le Romandie ^
October 2 Barcelona, ES @ Razzmatazz3 ^
October 3 Madrid, ES @ Villamanuela ^
October 4 Porto, PT @ Amplifest ^
October 5 Erandio, ES @ Sonora ^
October 10 Athens, GR @ Kyttaro Club ^
October 11 Antwerp, Belgium @ Desert Fest ^
October 17 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In *
October 18 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlie’s *
October 19 Champaign, IL @ High Dive *
October 20 Madison, WI @ The Frequency *
October 21 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick *
October 23 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop *
October 24 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace *
October 25 Montreal, QC @ Il Motore *
October 26 Boston, MA @ Great Scott *
October 27 Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus *
October 29 Philadelphia, PA @ Black Box *
October 30 Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery *
October 31 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
November 1 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl *
November 2 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum *
November 5 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Downstairs *
November 7 Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
November 9 Dallas, TX @ Three Link *

* w/ Tombs, Vattnet Viskar
^ w/ YOB

Foundations Of Burden Track Listing:
1. Worlds Apart
2. Foundations
3. Watcher In The Dark
4. The Ghost I Used To Be
5. Ashes
6. Vanished

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Pallbearer, “The Ghost I Used to Be”