New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Austrian melodic-punk rock quartet, ASTPAI will head back to the UK this August for a run of shows in support of their new album 'True Capacity' - Out June 22nd through Shield Recordings and Jump Start Records.
Previous visits to the UK have seen ASTPAI share tours with Restorations, The Smith Street Band and RX Bandits. The dates through August will see ASTPAI team up with labelmates, Harker from Brighton for all shows.
Speaking on the tour, guitarist Zock said "It's been almost two years since we've toured the land of
Linda McCartney sausages and Yorkshire Tea, which leaves us nothing short of feeling THRILLED to be teaming up with our Shield Recordings label comrades, the amazing Harker, for this great looking run of UK shows in August!"
14 AUG - Brighton UK, Sticky Mike's Frog Bar
15 AUG - London UK, The Lock Tavern
16 AUG - Bristol UK, Exchange
17 AUG - Manchester UK, Fuel Cafe
18 AUG - Cardiff UK, The Big Top
The new album, 'True Capacity' features 10 tracks of melody infused ragers, that the Viennese punks have become renowned for all over the world. The release sees the band continue their relationship with Jump Start Records in the US, as well as seeing Shield Recordings handling all things in Europe.
Speaking on the record, vocalist, Zock said, "When re-reading all the lyrics before recording, the word that stuck out the most is the word 'mind' - I feel like the older I get, the less my brain/mind/sanity/happiness manages to catch up and adjust to the ongoing impact of both useful and useless information - I've been going through really dark and intense phases of feeling absolutely full...you know, like a hard drive that reached its limit.
"The term "True capacity" is used to describe the maximum limit of production of (industrial) machines. I like the thought of using this term, comparing the way that it describes the capabilities of something soulless like a machine and the human brain/mind. The artwork underlines this idea in the way that our brains and emotions are unable to compute all the information we're given. Daantje Bons really hit the nail on the head with her amazing cover photo.
"The lyrics on the album are a little less analytical and a little more 'philosophical' i guess...they're all based on personal experiences, some turned out somewhat political, most are either self-critical, self-analytical and at their very core, a sign of exhaustion, sometimes disappointment, but also love and admiration, related to depressing situations and experiences."
'True Capacity' has seen ASTPAI team up with Tom Zwanzger at S.T.R.E.S.S Studios, Graz for engineering and production. The band also enlisted close friend Chris Cresswell of The Flatliners for vocal production. The record was mixed by J Robbins at Magpie Cage, Baltimore USA and mastered by Dan Coutant at Sun Room Audio, Cornwall NY USA.
'True Capacity' will be available on all formats through Jump Start Records and Shield Recordings on the 22nd June 2018.
ASTPAI are:
Zock - Guitar, Vocals
Bernie - Bass
Marco - Guitar
Toni - Drums
ASTPAI on tour:
28 JUN - Vienna A,
Arena (Album Release Show)
12 JUL - Berlin DE, Astra Kulturhaus w/ Descendents
16 JUL - Wiener Neustadt A, Triebwerk
17 JUL - Ljubljana SLO, Gala Hala w/ A Wilhelm Scream
18 JUL - Zweisel DE, Jugendcafe
14 AUG - Brighton UK, Sticky Mike's Frog Bar
15 AUG - London UK, The Lock Tavern
16 AUG - Bristol UK, Exchange
17 AUG - Manchester UK, Fuel Cafe
18 AUG - Cardiff UK, The Big Top
ASTPAI online:
https://www.facebook.com/ASTPAI/
https://www.astpai.org/
https://twitter.com/astpai
