Upper Darby, PA. (Top40 Charts/ Relapse Records) Esoteric, experimental artisan's Locrian have premiered a brand new track from their forthcoming full-length Return To Annihilation. The song "Two Moons" described by Invisible Oranges as a combination of "noise rock, drone, electronics and black metal...that may not be conventionally "heavy" yet maintains the weighty themes of dread and desolation" is available to stream here.
The group has previously released songs via NPR and Pitchfork. The entire record is set to stream next week via Spin Magazine.
Return To Annihilation was recorded by Greg Norman (Pelican, Russian, Circles, Serena Maneesh) at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago, IL and mastered by Jason Ward at
Chicago Mastering Service. The album will be released as CD, 2xLP, and digital formats on June 25th in North America, June 21st in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, and Finland, and June 24th in the UK and rest of the world.
A two-part concept album inspired by the band's love for prog-rock progenitors Genesis, Yes & King Crimson, Return To Annihilation is sure to be the group's most ambitious recordings to date, dubbed by Pitchfork as both "excellent" and "risky".
Physical CD and 2xLP pre-orders are available via Relapse at this location with digital pre-orders available via Bandcamp here.
Locrian, located in Chicago, IL and Baltimore, MD, has released over 20 recordings on an eclectic array of labels in their relatively short but prolific career.
Additionally, the group has announced a short run of dates this June plus an appearance at Kentucky's Boomslang Festival in September. The shows kick off on June 27th in Montreal. A complete list of dates is included below.
Locrian Tour Dates:
June 27 Montreal, QC Casa Del Popolo
June 28 Brooklyn, NY St. Vitus
June 29 Providence, RI Machines With Magnets
June 30 Baltimore MD Metro Gallery
Sep 20-22 Lexington, KY Boomslang Fest
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