SKELETONWITCH RELEASE ADVANCE STREAM OF NEW EP “THE APOTHIC GLOOM”
SKELETONWITCH RELEASE ADVANCE STREAM OF NEW EP “THE APOTHIC GLOOM”
Heavy metal troupe currently amidst Canadian tour, Full U.S. run to follow later this Fall
SKELETONWITCH have kept the anticipation building over the past few months as they have prepared for the release of their forthcoming EP featuring vocalist Adam Clemans (Wolvhammer). Making his debut appearance on the cover of Decibel Magazine alongside Abbath, High on Fire’s Matt Pike and Tribulation’s Johannes Andersson – all of whom were featured on this years annual Decibel Magazine Tour – the band have returned to the lauded metal magazine to unveil an advance stream of “The Apothic Gloom”, out this Friday (August 19). Lauded as “their most ambitious offering to date”, you can listen for yourself to the exclusive stream on DecibelMagazine.com here: http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2016/8/13/exclusive-full-stream-of-skeletonwitchs-the-apothic-gloom-ep.
“The Apothic Gloom” features the longest tracks the band has ever recorded, including the stunning seven minute album-closer “Red Death, White Light.” This EP documents a band that has not yet peaked in creativity or vitality and it fiercely bridges the gap into the band’s new era.
Track Listing
1. The Apothic Gloom (5:58)
2. Well of Despair (3:54)
3. Black Waters (3:47)
4. Red Death, White Light (7:12)
“The Apothic Gloom” is available for pre-order on CD, LP and Cassette tape at store.prostheticrecords.com/b/skeletonwitch. Vinyl is currently available on 180 gram black and limited-edition yellow/white marble (800 copies total), clear variants are now sold out. Cassette tapes are limited to 125 copies each of light grey and metallic gold variants.
Digital pre-order’s – which include instant downloads of two singles (“Well of Despair” and “Red Death, White Light”) – are available at the below sites:
iTunes – https://itun.es/i6hg2bF
Bandcamp – skeletonwitch.bandcamp.com
Amazon – https://amzn.com/B01G84TFCU
SKELETONWITCH have been exciting fans with their ferocious, high-energy live show across North America and Europe for over a decade. During that time, they have toured with such legends as Ozzy Osbourne (Ozzfest) and Danzig and many of the biggest acts in heavy music, including Ghost, Amon Amarth, Cannibal Corpse, Abbath, and High on Fire.
SKELETONWITCH’s upcoming Noisey-presented “Curse of the Dead” tour, a full U.S. tour, includes support from some of THE WITCH’s collective favorite bands in the international metal underground. “Curse of the Dead” will feature Iron Reagan (members of Municipal Waste and Darkest Hour), Belgium’s Oathbreaker, the Sonoran Desert’s Gatecreeper (9/29-10/18) and Cleveland’s Homewrecker (10/19 – 30). In addition to looking forward to all of their sets each night, SKELETONWITCH is very pleased to help expose these excellent bands to wider audiences.
SKELETONWITCH are currently trekking across Canada on their “No Sleep ‘Til Vancouver” tour which included a stop at the Heavy Montreal (Mastodon, Carcass) where the band delivered a triumphantly savage set to a sea of appreciative headbangers. Following shows in British Columbia, the band will play select U.S. shows ending with the tour’s finale at Columbus, Ohio’s Ace of Cups. After a month off, which will allow for the nuptials of drummer Dustin Boltjes, SKELETONWITCH will begin the Noisey-presented “Curse of the Dead” tour. Further information on the band’s upcoming dates can be found at www.facebook.com/skeletonwitch. A complete list of tour dates can be found below.
SKELETONWITCH TOUR DATES
8/15 Saskatoon, SK – Amigos Cantina
8/16 Edmonton, AB – Mercury Room
8/17 Calgary, AB – Dickens Pub
8/19 Vancouver, BC – The Rickshaw Theater
8/20 Victoria, BC – Logan’s Pub
8/22 Spokane, WA – The Pin
8/25 Madison, WI – The Frequency
8/26 St. Louis, MO – Firebird
8/27 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
9/25 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
9/28 Asheville, NC – Mothlight #
9/29 Atlanta, GA – The Earl ^
9/30 Savannah, GA – The Jinx ^
10/1 Tampa, FL – Crowbar ^
10/2 Gainesville, FL – The Atlantic ^
10/4 New Orleans, LA – Siberia ^
10/5 Houston, TX – White Oak ^
10/6 Dallas, TX – RBC ^
10/7 Austin, TX – Barracuda ^
10/9 Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge ^
10/10 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick ^
10/11 Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy ^
10/12 San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge ^
10/14 Portland, OR – Panic Room ^
10/15 Seattle, WA – Highline ^
10/17 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Bar ^
10/18 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater ^
10/19 Kansas City, MO – Riot Room &
10/20 Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews &
10/21 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock &
10/22 Chicago, IL – Subterranean &
10/23 Indianapolis, IN – 5th Quarter &
10/25 Pittsburgh, PA – Cattivo &
10/26 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts &
10/28 Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus &
10/29 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery &
10/30 Richmond, VA – Hardywood Brewery &
# with Iron Reagan & Oathbreaker & All Hell
^ with Iron Reagan & Oathbreaker & Gatecreeper
& with Iron Reagan & Oathbreaker & Homewrecker