Pelican
From:
Evanston,
IL,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Pelican News
Below is our complete Pelican news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Brutal Assault Adds "Dirty" 4 Piece To Lineup
Brutal Assault welcomed the savage riffs of Inter Arma, the crossover blend of thrash and speed metal of Carnivore A.D., the post-metal vibe of Pelican, and the sludge doom metal force of Obscure Sphinx to its lineup.
Brutal Assault will take place in the Czech Republic at the Josefov Fortress during August 6-9, 2025.
Festival passes are available HERE! More...
Glassing Premiere New Single "Sulk"
Blackened sludge outfit Glassing return with a new advance track "Sulk" taken from their upcoming two-song EP "Dire And Sulk", due out August 26th on ''/CS/Digital via Brutal Panda Records (digital) / Medication Time (physical).
You can catch Glassing live on the road with Pelican, Chat Pile, Meth, and Dreamwell on the below booked dates: More...
RLYR (Ex-Russian Circles, Etc.) Premiere Single
RLYR - the band featuring Trevor de Brauw (Pelican), Steven Hess (Locrian) and Colin DeKulper (Bloodiest, ex-Russian Circles) - announce a May 13th release for their new self-titled studio full-length. A first advance track named “Wrack“ has premiered online and can be streamed below.
Pelican Premiere New Single “Cold Hope”
Pelican‘s new track “Cold Hope” premiered online ahead of the June 07th release of the group’s new record, “Nighttime Stories“.
Psycho Las Vegas Announces 2017 Lineup
Psycho Las Vegas - set to take place from August 18th through August 20th, 2017 at the Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada -- today announces over thirty-five new additions to its massive 2017 lineup.
Headliners remain TBA, but joining previously-announced acts like Neurosis, Swans, and French prog lords Magma, comes U.K. grind legends Carcass, whose reunion continues to bring gruesome tales of dissections and unparalleled.
They'll be in good company with Norwegian black metal legend Abbath, formerly of Immortal, who released a raging self-titled debut album this year (named our best debut album of 2016), New York's Myrkur, and USBM innovators Wolves In The Throne Room. The currently announced linup is as follows: More...
The Power Of The Riff Fest Approaching
As the Los Angeles-based The Power Of The Riff festival event taking place next week rapidly approaches, the set times and more have been posted.
The Power Of The Riff begins with a now sold-out pre-party Friday, December 16th, with Venice crossover icons Excel headlining the show in support of the recent reissue of second album, "The Joke's On You.: Also added to the party are Inglewood powerviolence squad Despise You as well as local Los Angeles death-punk sect Deth Crux.
Saturday, December 17th will feature a headlining set by Cascadian black metal artisans Wolves In The Throne Room playing Los Angeles for the first time in years, as well as long-running death metal masters Incantation, Chicago post-metal outfit Pelican, the debut performance of hardcore supergroup Bloodclot, Olympia-based punk freaks Gag, Oakland death metal warriors Necrot, and Ohio death/black/crust newcomers, and recent Southern Lord signees, Crypt Rot.
Sunday, December 18th will be dominated by Neurosis making a special return to Los Angeles to headline the event. The rest of the evening sees Southern California metal/hardcore trio Nails making a first live appearance since the band went on hiatus several months ago, Bay-Area post/sludge act Kowloon Walled City, Arizona death faction Gatecreeper, Los Angeles' own hardcore-punk savages Obliterations, and Southern Lord-signed blazing hardcore outfit Lies.
Another batch of two-day passes have been released this week as the two main events are very close to selling-out. Set times are as follows: More...
Power Of The Riff Announces More Bands
The second wave of acts for the LA-based December edition of The Power Of The Riff has today been released.
The new list includes Nails, Pelican, Gatecreeper, Gag, and hardcore supergroup Bloodclot, featuring members of Cro-Mags, Warzone, Murphy's Law, Queens Of The Stone Age, and more. The fest has issued a brief trailer for the event, and tickets have just gone on sale as well.
Presented in conjunction with Southern Lord, the two-day Power Of The Riff festival event is set to take place on Saturday, December 17th and Sunday, December 18th at LA's Regent Theatre. Each night will feature seven artists bridging the realms of underground extreme music, including a mix of both internationally-recognized and brand new acts.
12/17/2016 Regent Theater - Los Angeles, CA w/ Wolves In The Throne Room, more TBA
12/18/2016 Regent Theater - Los Angeles, CA w/ Neurosis, more TBA More...
Pelican Announces New Tour Dates
Chicago's celebrated torchbearers of instrumental metal from Pelican will return to Europe for a string of dates this Spring.
This marks the band's first European tour since the successes of the 2013 LP "Forever Becoming" and 2015's 4-track EP, "The Cliff" -- both released via Southern Lord -- as well as the 2014 "Arktika" live 2xLP. Catch these upcoming European Pelican tour dates:
4/28/2016 Astra- Berlin, DE @ Desertfest
4/29/2016 MTC Club - Koln, DE
4/30/2016 Electric Ballroom - London, UK @ Desertfest
5/01/2016 The Fleece - Bristol, UK
5/02/2016 Audio - Glasgow, UK
5/03/2016 Gorilla - Manchester, UK
5/04/2016 Le Grand Mix - Lille, FR
5/05/2016 La Maroquinerie - Paris, FR
5/06/2016 Dunk! Festival - Zottegem, BE
5/07/2016 Les Trinitaires - Metz, FR @ Young Team Festival
5/08/2016 Rote Fabrik - Zurich, CH
5/10/2016 Arena - Vienna, AT
5/11/2016 NOD - Prague, CZ
5/12/2016 Hafenklang - Hamburg, DE
5/13/2016 A Colossal Weekend - Copenhagen, DK More...
Goatsnake Announces Shows With Pelican
Southern California's raging doom quartet Goatsnake will join up with atmospheric post-rock artisans and Southern Lord labelmates Pelican for a run of tour dates through the Midwest U.S. together this December, marking Goatsnake's first time performing in the region.
The Goatsnake and Pelican tour festivities will begin in Indianapolis on December 12, with the show also featuring Bongripper. Post-show, an afterparty has been scheduled to take place at the local Kuma's Corner spot, where the bands' prior special burgers will be made available as a trio of miniatures.
The next show takes place on December 13 in Columbus, followed by Ferndale on the 14 and Chicago for the final show on the 15 with Cloakroom and Canadian Rifle. A complete list of upcoming tour dates is as follows: More...
Pelican Reveals "The Cliff" EP Details
Yesterday, Chicago's esteemed instrumental quartet Pelican announced a new EP, and today full details have become available.
The EP is due out through Southern Lord in the new year and is based around fresh re-imaginings of "The Cliff," a highlight from 2013's "Forever Becoming," and one recently completed new song.
Due out February 24th on 12" vinyl and digital formats, the four track "The Cliff" EP includes remixes from Justin Broadrick (of Godflesh, Jesu), Aaron Harris and Bryant Clifford Meyer of ISIS/Palms, and, for only the second time in the band's fourteen year career, vocals. The following press release was also issued:
"Allen Epley (Shiner, The Life and Times) once again returns to the band's fold to transform the concept and overall outcome of what we have come to know as Pelican. Epley's seasoned voice is as broad and astonishingly capable on 'The Cliff' as the members behind the music, a claim those who have listened to Epley's contribution on 'Final Breath' from 2009's 'What We All Come To Need' will attest to. More...
Pelican Announces New EP
Pelican will soon be dropping an upcoming EP featuring vocals, and the band had this to say about the coming release:
"We're proud to announce the details of our new EP, 'The Cliff,' coming February 24th on Southern Lord Recordings, featuring remixes of the title track by Justin K Broadrick and Aaron Harris/Bryant Clifford Meyer of Palms/Isis + one new song and (for the second time in 14 year history) VOCALS by longtime friend Allen Epley of The Life and Times. Hear the full version of 'The Cliff (vocal Version)' via our friends MetalSucks.net below."
Southwest Terror Fest Lineup Announced
The promoters of Tucson, Arizona's Southwest Terror Fest have finalized the massive lineup for the 2014 installment of the event. Behold: Southwest Terror Fest III: The Western Front!
On October 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th, the third episode of the only major multi-day metal festival to annually invade the lower western territory of the U.S. will bring an incredible collective of bands into Tucson.
Having stepped up the hosting venues for this year's gathering, the three main night's events will be held at the historic Rialto Theatre in Tucson, with the kickoff show on Thursday and each night's after show throwdowns taking place at nearby The District Tavern.
Headlining acts for this year include the unstoppable and ever-morphing Neurosis, lords of decimating drone Sunn O))), and riff rock kingpins Goatsnake.
The rest of the lineup is set to include a widespread mix of national and local bands, with Pelican, -16-, The Body, Eagle Twin, Baptists, Author & Punisher, The Fucking Wrath, Primitive Man, Blackqueen, Night Demon, Obliterations, North, TOAD, Secrets Of The Sky, Godhunter, Sex Prisoner, Sorxe, Twingiant, Spiritual Shepherd, Windmill of Corpses, and Conqueror Worm.
Actual day-to-day lineups, ticketing info/packages and more on Southwest Terror Fest III will be released in the coming weeks. More...
Southern Darkness Festival Lineup Announced
Scrapyard Magazine is proud to announce Florida's first annual Southern Darkness Fest will take place on August 23rd, 2014 in Tampa/Ybor City. More names are still being confirmed, and the currently announced lineup is as follows:
Pelican
All Pigs Must Die
Maruta
Centuries
Sannhet
Mouth of the Architect
Black Tusk
Jungbluth
Yautja
Order of the Owl
A Storm of Light
Phobia
Strong Intention
Zoroaster
Everything Went Black
Weekend Nachos
Lord Mantis
Coke Bust
ASG
Junius
Set and Setting
Traitor Crucifix
Cosm More...
Ringworm Added To Brooklyn Showcase
Coming off of a recent North American headline tour, Cleveland's Ringworm has been added as a special guest to the Invisible Oranges CMJ Showcase.
The Showcase is set for Thursday, October 17th at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, NY. Appearing alongside Ringworm will be Pelican, Primitive Man, Aksumite, Radiation Blackbody, and Hasj. The showcase is open to CMJ badge holders and tickets are available for purchase right here.
Ringworm released new EP "Bleed" in September via Relapse Records. Check it out below. More...
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2013 Schedule Announcement
AUSTIN, TX (SEPTEMBER 12, 2013) - The eighth annual FUN FUN FUN FEST (FFF Fest) unveils the daily schedule of music and comedy performances during the festival at Auditorium Shores in Austin November 8-10, 2013. Also just announced, is the FFF Nites lineup, which are the nightly after parties free with a festival wristband.
"There's really something for everyone in this year's daily lineup. Folks are in for a special treat on any of the three days," says FFF Fest Founder Graham Williams. "We're very excited about the amazing list of FFF Nites artists who help us keep the music going all weekend long."
Festival producers Transmission Events are once again bringing a mix of new, up-and-coming talent, rare performances, and fan favorites each day of the festival. And, the fun will continue after the park closes each night during FFF Nites with shows at participating venues all around Austin. The music of FFF Fest combines everything from indie rock to hip-hop, punk to electronic, metal to folk, comedy to action sports.
Metal Underground brought you the news on past Fun Fun Fun festivals including reports on Danzig, Slayer and The Sword
Check the schedule below to determine when to see bands such as Slayer, Gojira, Flag, Pelican, Cro-Mags, Quicksand and Body Count. More...
Fun Fun Fun Fest Announces 2013 Lineup
AUSTIN, TX (July 10, 2013) Fun Fun Fun Fest (FFF Fest) is excited to announce the music lineup of the 8th annual festival to be held November 8-10 at Auditorium Shores in Austin. Weekend passes are on sale today at funfunfunfest.com
The lineup includes headliners M.I.A., Slayer, MGMT, Jurassic 5, Snoop Dogg, Descendents, Ice-T, Television, and FLAG (Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Dez Cadena, Bill Stevenson and Stephen Egerton). The full list of artists also includes performances from Big Freedia, Cut Copy, Ice-T’s Body Count, The Julie Ruin (Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill/Le Tigre), Deerhunter, Dismemberment Plan, Quicksand, Death Grips, Johnny Marr (of The Smiths), King Khan and the Shrines, Lupe Fiasco, Chelsea Light Moving (Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth), The Locust, Daniel Johnston, Unlocking the Truth, and more. Still to be announced is this year’s comedy programming. Additional musical acts may also be announced in August and September. More...
Maryland Deathfest 2013 Complete Lineup Announced
The final batch of bands for 2013's edition of the Maryland Deathfest XI has been confirmed, with the exception of one more band that expected for the Soundstage lineup in the next week or so. Here are the latest bands confirmed:
DOWN
(the) MELVINS
THE OBSESSED
ASCENSION (Germany) - Exclusive US appearance!
UFOMAMMUT (Italy)
COBALT
DEIPHAGO (Philippines/Costa Rica)
EVOKEN
NECROPSY
The full lineup for Maryland Deathfest XI, which takes place May 23-26, 2013 is as follows: More...
MDF 2013 Location Announced
With Sonar closing, the location of 2013's Maryland DeathFest XI was up in the air. The organizers have finally announced that the fest will be held in the same location as last year, and will be expanded. Maryland DeathFest XI will take place in Baltimore, Maryland on Memorial Day weekend, May 23-26, 2013. Tickets go on sale on October 15th at 12 pm (EST). You can read the entire update below:
We're a day early with this announcement, but we can finally let you know where MDF XI will be taking place.
In a nutshell, we will be returning to the property formerly known as Sonar, and will be at least doubling the amount of outside space that we've been used to utilizing. We realize that it's a bit of a mind fuck to wait around for a few months just to hear that the fest is returning to the same place, but truth be told, the other places we looked at were either not able to give us a definite answer anytime soon, and/or had too many inconveniences that we did not want to put the fans through. During the venue search, it was brought to our attention that the new owners of the property were willing to collaborate with us, so we decided to go through with returning to a familiar place that is close to the hotels and conveniences of downtown Baltimore.
The additional space outside will allow us to comfortably accommodate the crowd, and will allow more room for the MDF vendor village, food vendors/food trucks, places to sit, and other new additions like misting tents to escape the possibility of it being hotter than it should be that weekend. There will be two outside stages plus the stage inside. Due to the new configuration outside, the placement of the outside stages will likely be different.
As for the building itself, there are some renovations currently taking place, but the rooms will be used exactly how they have been in the past, and it will be air conditioned throughout.
We would also like to announce the addition of a second inside stage at Baltimore Soundstage, which is a 1/2 mile walk away from the former Sonar (at 124 Market Place), and will be used from Friday-Sunday. This will be a smaller show without a barricade that will feature mostly hardcore and punk bands, and it will be scheduled in a way that should not conflict with anything going on at the former Sonar compound. All of the bands for this stage will be included in next week's announcement on October 9th.
The latest list of bands playing at this time is as follows: More...
Pelican Postpones Upcoming Shows
It was recently announced that Sunn O))) would be canceling its Australian tour dates, which were set to also include Pelican. Pelican has now posted the following statement online about the cancellation and further postponing of shows:
"We're disappointed to announce our upcoming dates in Australia/NZ have been cancelled. Not to add further bummers to the fire, but our Bangkok and Hong Kong shows have been postponed until we can reschedule the Australian tour."
Info on upcoming Pelican live activity can be found over at the band's Facebook profile here.
Headline News
Hydra Head Records Closing Its Doors
Aaron Turner of Hydra Head Records has issued the following announcement about deciding to call it a day:
"Hydra Head Records has never been a smooth-running operation. We've spent the majority of our existence excitedly scrambling from one thing to the next, taking on more than we could ever possibly hope to achieve, and never quite finding solid footing in the midst of our self-induced whirlwind of chaos. Though not every second of doing this label has been enjoyable, it has been a very rewarding and meaningful project for me, and I hope for many of the other lives to which it has been directly connected. The fact that it has lasted close to two decades at this point is astonishing, and much has changed during that time - the lives of those directly involved with running the label, the bands and artists we've worked with, and the nature of the music industry itself. Though many of these changes have been positive, or at least illuminating, the impact of our history and current industry circumstances are culminating into a slow and somewhat painful death for the label. It certainly isn't an entirely unforeseen event, but we didn't think it would come quite so abruptly, or (perhaps naively) ever.
"The decision to pull the plug has not been an easy one, and in some ways is a not a choice at all. The simple fact of the matter is we've been running on empty for a while now and cannot afford to keep our doors open for much longer. Years of imbalance between creative ideals and financial realities, personal problems amongst the label operators, an unwillingness to compromise our aesthetic standards, a tendency towards releasing challenging (i.e. unmarketable) artists, and the steady decline of the music industry in general, are amongst the chief reasons for our inability to continue. It is a harsh but undeniable reality, and one which we are attempting to confront with as much integrity and grace as is afforded by the circumstances. More...