Black Heaven cover (illustration by Andrew Sloan)
EARTHLESS STREAM NEW SONG, “GIFTED BY THE WIND”
BLACK HEAVEN ARRIVES MARCH 16 VIA NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
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January 12, 2018, LOS ANGELES – Earthless, the San Diego-based trio whose most recent release, the 2013 album From The Ages, was included on multiple best of year-end lists including Rolling Stone and Magnet magazines, return with the full-length album Black Heaven on March 16 (via Nuclear Blast). The band is giving fans an early preview of the six-track, forty-minute album, with a stream of the first track on the album, “Gifted by the Wind:” https://youtu.be/PAMCQt_2R1I. Pre-order bundles, with digital releases offering an instant download of “Gifted by the Wind,” are available now via Nuclear Blast (http://nblast.de/ |
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“We are proud to drop the first single ‘Gifted by the Wind’ today,” says drummer Mario Rubalcaba. “Something that moves, grooves and wants to shake your brains! We hope you enjoy and of course blast the ‘F’ out of it.” The song, which kicks off the album, marks a shift for the band, with four of the six songs featuring vocals whereas earlier albums only occasionally had vocals. “It wasn’t a premeditated thing to do a record with vocals,” continues Rubalcaba. “On the older records, Mike [Eginton] was responsible for a lot of the riffs that would start these jams, but on this one, Isaiah [Mitchell] really brought his own pizazz and flavor to it. I’d say that’s one of the major differences on this album: It has more of Isaiah’s input. He took a risk bringing these ideas to us, not knowing if we’d like them. But as with everything we’ve done in the past, it felt very organic and natural.” Black Heaven was recorded at Rancho de la Luna in Joshua Tree, Calif. with Dave Catching (Eagles of Death Metal) handling production. Black Heaven tracklist:
Earthless recently announced both North American and European tour dates: February 28 San Rafael, CA Terrapin Crossroads March 1 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall March 2 San Diego, CA Casbah March 3 San Diego, CA Casbah March 4 Los Angeles, CA Teragram Ballroom March 5 Santa Cruz, The Atrium March 7 Las Vegas Beauty Bar March 8 Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriet’s March 13 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop March 14 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace March 15 Montreal, QC L’Astral March 16 Brooklyn, NY Market Hotel March 17 Boston, MA The Sinclair March 18 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts March 20 Washington, DC Rock’n’Roll Hotel March 21 Richmond, VA The Broadberry March 22 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge March 23 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill March 24 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle March 25 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle All North American dates with Kikagaku Moyo and JJUUJJUU except San Rafael which is Earthless and JJUUJJUU only April 3 Korkrijk, Belgium De Kreun April 4 Bristol, UK The Fleece April 5 Manchester, UK The Deaf Institute April 6 London, UK Islington Assembly Hall April 7 Paris, France Petit Bain April 8 Frankfurt, Germany Zoom April 10 Munich, Germany Feierwerk April 11 Berlin, Germany Bi Nuu April 12 Copenhagen, Denmark Pumpehuset April 13 Oslo, Norway BLA April 14 Gothenberg, Sweden Truckstop Alaska April 16 Hamburg, Germany Molotow April 19-21 Tilburg, Netherlands Roadburn 2018 All European, non-Roadburn dates with Comet Control |
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 Photo credit: Ed Dominick
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