New Zealand groove metallic trio Alien Weaponry has simply introduced their new file Te Rā, due out March 28. The announcement comes as Alien Weaponry kicks off their North American tour supporting Kerry King, and is heralded by the only “Mau Moko”.
“Māori have a wealthy historical past of marking traditions that had been almost misplaced throughout colonization. These traditions are presently within the technique of a a lot wanted cultural revival, and I used to be impressed by that,” stated Alien Weaponry lyricist and bassist Tūranga Porowini Morgan-Edmonds.
“I needed the lyrics to remind those who moko is, and all the time will probably be, part of who we’re. With the music’s video, we needed to indicate the darker facet of the historical past of moko and the way the pinnacle commerce performed a component within the close to extinction of the custom. We fought by way of it and proceed to battle for its revival nonetheless in the present day!”
Te Rā was produced and blended by Josh Wilbur (Lamb Of God, Gojira, Megadeth) and even options Lamb Of God vocalist Randy Blythe on the only “Taniwha”. Pre-orders can be found right here.
On the file itself, Alien Weaponry frontman and guitarist Lewis Raharuhi de Jong added: “We actually stepped it up this time, as we understood that this album needed to go additional. We went by way of lots of songs and scrapped total sections of songs.
“We saved working them and dealing them till we acquired them proper. Then, with the best way we had been pushing ourselves musically, I knew it was vital to problem myself lyrically as properly. This time I delved into tough emotional locations and psychological states. There’s lots of existential dread working by way of the album, and I attempted to search out the suitable phrases to explain the indescribable.”
Alien Weaponry hits the street beginning in the present day with Kerry King and fellow help acts Municipal Waste. Get these dates beneath and get your tickets here.
1/15 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom
1/17 Spokane, WA Spokane Reside On line casino
1/18 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
1/29 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
1/20 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
1/22 Calgary, AB The Palace Theatre
1/23 Edmonton, AB Halfway Music Corridor
1/25 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre
1/26 Minneapolis, MN The Fillmore
1/28 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
1/30 Detroit, MI The Majestic Theater
1/31 Cleveland, OH Home of Blues
2/1 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Corridor
2/2 Montreal, QC L’Olympia
2/4 Boston, MA Royale
2/5 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Residing Arts
2/7 New York, NY Irving Plaza
2/8 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
2/10 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
2/11 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Reside
2/13 Houston, TX Home of Blues
2/14 Austin, TX Emo’s
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