New York, NY (Top40 Charts) As they kick off a five week-long tour tonight, San Antonio metal heavyweights DARKNESS DIVIDED have released �Back Breaker,� the second video from their self-titled sophomore album, to be released April 22, 2016.
��Back Breaker� is the most challenging song to play on the new album,� confesses bassist Joe Mora. �It showcases several of our sounds in that it is fast and high energy, but also melodic and powerful.� Guitarist
Sebastian Elizondo claims the track is �Influenced by bands and guitar players that inspired me to pick up my instrument. This song feels like a throwback as well as something new to take in.�
�It really showcases all of us with the guitar solos, bass solos, technical drumming and some of my favorite vocals,� promises vocalist Gerard Mora. �I really feel like this song stands out from anything we've written.�
The band premiered the first single �Misery� in February, and gave fans an inside look into
Darkness Divided with a track-by-track commentary on the forthcoming album. The vocalist continues, �This new album itself is split up into three parts - innocence, contradiction and reaffirmation. As I wrote the lyrics to this record, I had the image of a house built of the ideas that others have built for you. As you grow from innocence and leave your innocence, your walls of the home begin to collapse.�
DARKNESS DIVIDED will tour extensively throughout 2016 in support of
Darkness Divided, including a stop at the renowned Sonshine Festival on July 22nd. Stay tuned for more news and tour dates.
APRIL
08 Albuquerque, NM @ The Co-Op
09 Mesa, AZ @ The Underground
10 Van Nuys, CA @ White Oak
Music and Arts
11 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
13
Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst
14 Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial
16 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Loading Dock
17 Grand Junction, CO @ Thunderstruck Valley
18 Colorado Springs, CO @
Black Sheep
19 Denver, CO @ The Summit
Music Hall
21 Lubbock, TX @ Jake�s
22 San Antonio, TX @ The Rock Box
23 Lake Charles, LA @ The Center Stage
24 Atlanta, GA @ Under The Couch
26 Miami, FL @ Zingular Bar Lounge
27 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
28 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
29 Florence, AL @ The End
30 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
MAY
(With Death of an Era, Come and Rest)
01 Dayton, OH @ Rockstar Pro Arena
03 Pittsburgh, PA @ Hard Rock Caf�
04 Providence, RI @ Firehouse 13
06 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Theater
08 Hampton, MA @ American Legion
11 Lakewood, OH @ The Foundry
12 Warren, MI @ The Ritz
13 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
14 LaCrosse, WI @ The Warehouse
15 St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
JULY
22 Somerset, WI @ Somerset Amphitheater (Sonshine Festival)
