New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Relapse Records) Relapse Records is extremely proud to announce the signing of Richmond, VA's INTER ARMA. The group consisting of (T.J. Childers - Drums, Steven Russell - Guitars, Trey Dalton - Guitars, Mike Paparo - Vocals, Joe Kerkes - Bass) formed in 2006 and released their debut full-length Sundown via Forcefield Records in 2010. Combining a punk rock ethos with an esoteric blend of psychedelia, black metal, and doom/sludge, the quintet quickly developed a name for themselves in the underground through relentless touring and mesmerizing live performances. The band commented on the signing:
"It's pretty crazy to think that we'll be tacitly associated with bands like Neurosis, Amorphis, Human Remains, diSEMBOWELMENT, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Incantation, Mastodon, et al. That's a pretty high standard to hold yourself to, but we'll give it our damndest."
Additionally, the band recently released a brand new 12" EP entitled Destroyer via Toxic Assets Records which can currently be streamed at this location (https://bit.ly/NNlXe8). They plan to finish recording their second full-length and Relapse debut later this summer for an early 2013 release. In the meantime, INTER ARMA will be hitting the road in support of the release for a four week run. A complete listing of dates is included below.
INTER ARMA are available for interviews upon request. To speak with the band, please get in touch with
[email protected]. Additional INTER ARMA information is available via
Relapse.com and the official INTER ARMA Facebook page.
INTER ARMA Tour Dates:
Sep 11 New York, NY Knitting Factory (w/ Pallbearer, Royal Thunder, Samothrace)
Sep 12 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Lanes
Sep 13 Philadelphia, PA Golden Tea House
Sep 14 Pittsburgh, PA House show
Sep 15 Columbus, OH Carabar
Sep 16 Chicago, IL Ultra Lounge
Sep 17 Minneapolis, MN Memory Lanes
Sep 20 Missoula, MT Missoula VFW
Sep 21 Seattle, WA
Black Lodge w/ Bell Witch
Sep 22 Tacoma, WA 5th Dimension w/ Bell Witch
Sep 23 Bellingham, WA The
Shakedown w/ Bell Witch
Sep 24 Portland, OR The Rotture w/ Bell Witch
Sep 25 Eugene, OR TBA w/ Bell Witch***
Sep 27 Arcata, CA The Big Tree
Sep 28 Chico, CA Monstro's Pizza
Sep 29 Oakland, CA TBA
Sep 30 San Francisco, CA TBA
Oct 1 Fullerton, CA Sidebar w/Scott Kelly, Mike Scheidt
Oct 2 Las Vegas, NV TBA
Oct 3 Flagstaff, AZ House Show
Oct 4 Albuquerque, NM TBA
Oct 5 Denton, TX Rubber Glove w/ Baring Teeth
Oct 6 Austin, TX TBA
Oct 7 Houston, TX TBA
Oct 10 Greensboro, NC Buttery Day Ranch
"Richmond's INTER ARMA totally floored me at The Charleston with their furious mix of black metal, southern stoner style and NEUROSIS-style imperial riffage." - BrooklynVegan
"Further blurring the lines between what constitutes pure Norwegian black metal, Scandinavian blackened death metal and their influences Stateside, Richmond, VA's INTER ARMA unveil one intense demon of an album with Sundown." - Exclaim.ca
"the sort of unadulterated awesome that'll make your arm hair stand on end and have you pulling the air guitar out"- Hellbound.ca
"occupying some space between urban black like Ludicra, naughty southern EHG sludge and sprawling mindfuckery like Neurosis before it became the norm…Inter Arma's songs are long as fuck but shred pretty hard start to finish" - Metal Maniacs
"It is one of the heaviest things out of Richmond." - Dave Witte (MUNICIPAL WASTE, BURNT BY THE SUN)
