New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Liverpool-based black metal trio, DAWN RAY'D, have released their latest album, Behold Sedition Plainsong today. The album is available on all streaming platforms and is available to order online now.
The follow up to 2017's The Unlawful Assembly, Behold Sedition Plainsong is a call to arms and a potential catalyst for positive radical change. Opening the album with evocative album intro, Raise The Flails, its rallying cry -'It's time for new tales of resistance' - sets the tone of the rest of the album. Behold Sedition Plainsong comprises of 11 tracks of what will surely become their trademark sound: pure black metal, shot through with sonic flecks of traditional folk. Each song is an emotional response to a political struggle, with a clear focus on ecological destruction and anti-capitalism.
About the release of the album, the band comments:
"We are really happy to see 'Behold Sedition Plainsong' released; it is angry songs for chaotic times. This album means everything to us right now, and we hope it will mean a lot to other people too!" DAWN RAY'D are currently on tour in the UK, and will hit mainland
Europe in November alongside US black metal ensemble, False. They have also just announced a US run with Ragana for early next year. All tour dates can be found below.
About the tour with Ragana, the band comments:
"We are really proud to be playing shows with Ragana, they are a band we feel a strong connection with musically and politically. We can't wait to share the stage with genuine radicals, and get back to the West Coast of the US!"
Behold Sedition Plainsong is available in physical (LP, CD) and digital formats. The vinyl is available in
Black (500 copies),
Silver (200 copies, mail-order only), Dark Green (200 copies, mail-order only); both CD and LP versions are available as part of a T-shirt bundle.
DAWN RAY'D - Behold Sedition Plainsong
1. Raise The Flails
2. The Smell Of Ancient Dust
3. Like Smoke Into Fog
4. To All, To All, To All!
5. A Time For Courage At The Borderlands
6. Songs In The Key Of Compromise
7. Until The Forge Goes Cold
8. A Stone's Throw
9. Soon Will Be The Age of Lessons Learnt
10. Salvation Rite
11. The Curse, The Dappled Light
Upcoming DAWN RAY'D shows:
25 October - Stuck On A Name - Nottingham
26 October - Rough Trade - Nottingham *Free In Store*
27 October - The Pipeline - Brighton (w/Pijn)
31 October - Mother's Ruin - Bristol
01 November - Henry's Cellar Bar - Edinburgh
2 November - Damnation Festival - Leeds
Dates with False:
7 November - Alte Meierei, Kiel, DE
8 November - Ungdomshuset, Copenhagen, DE
9 November - Mörtelwerk, Leipzig, DE
10 November - Underdogs, Prague, CZ (w/Imperial Triumphant)
11 November - Zukunft am Ostkreuz, Berlin, DE
12 November -
Music City, Antwerp, BE
13 November - De Onderbroek, Nijmegen, NL
14 November - PMK, Innsbruck, AT
15 November - Venster 99, Vienna, AT
16 November - Aurora, Budapest, HU
17 November - AKC Attack, Zagreb, CR
18 November - Sub, Graz, AT
19 November - Kochareal, Zurich, CH
20 November - TBA, Clermond Ferrand, FR
21 November - Espace B, Paris, FR
22 November - Jugend Kultur Cafe, Troisdorf, DE
6 December - Soup Kitchen, Manchester, UK (w/Pijn)
31 December -
Boston Music Room - London w/ Akercocke
25 January - Warhorns Winterfest, The Trades, Rotherham
U.S Tour with Ragana:
3 January - Los Angeles, CA
4 January - Yucca Valley, CA
5 January - Tijuana, MX
6 January - San Diego, CA
7 January -
Santa Cruz, CA
8 January - Williams, OR
9 January - Eugene, OR
10 January - Portland, OR
11 January - Seattle, WA
12 January - Olympia, WA
13 January - Vancouver, BC
14 January - Victoria, BC
17 January - Oakland, CA
