Seattle death grind legion, THEORIES, wrapped up the epically successful Poisoning North America Summer tour featuring headlining labelmates Goatwhore with Black Breath and Ringworm last night in Atlanta, Georgia. The trek pillaged its way through over three dozen venues in twenty-three cities and provinces. THEORIES will grind their way back home on four more dates with Black Breath beginning tonight in Kansas and leveling Colorado, Utah, and Idaho. The band continues to tour in support of the sadistic wares of their Regression full-length, released earlier this Spring via Metal Blade Records.
Relays drummer Joe Axler of the journey, “After grinding across the states and Canada for the last six plus weeks, sadly the dates of this tour package have to come to an end. Huge thank you to our friends in Goatwhore, Ringworm and Black Breath for being badasses and absolutely killing it every night on this run. Now to begin this string of dates home with Black Breath. Lawrence, Denver, Salt Lake City and Boise, put your grind shoes on and let’s shit!”
SickDrummer recently posted a drum-cam video of Axler performing the track “Shame“. Check it out at THIS LOCATION.
THEORIES w/ Black Breath:
7/13/2015 Jackpot – Lawrence, KS
7/14/2015 Moon Room – Denver, CO
7/15/2015 Kilby Courty – Salt Lake City, UT
7/16/2015 The Shredder – Boise, ID
One of the most belligerent releases from Metal Blade in recent memory, Regression was tracked at The Red Room and The Boiler Room with producer/engineer Derek Moree (The Sword, Pelican, Minus The Bear et al) with mixing and mastering conducted by Visceral Sound’s Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed).
At its core, Regression is about the downfall of one’s own nation and all that it might encompass. Social unrest, economic uncertainty, mental anguish, environmental disasters – those left alive are lost and in ruins. Peace has solved nothing. Musically, the album reflects these themes, and on top of grind’s prototypical hyper speed blasts, listeners will find moments of dissonant groove and clarity, as well guitar leads that are not often heard within the genre.
Check out Regression now at iTunes or Spotify.
THEORIES features within their ranks current and former members of Samothrace, Skarp, and Book Of Black Earth among others. Regression is available now via Metal Blade Records: http://www.metalblade.com/theories.
