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Sofy Major Gearing Up For Tour
French outfit Sofy Major is preparing to begin a latest tour excursion next week, embarking on a three-week-long European run supporting Unsane.
This trek is the first widespread tour from Sofy Major since the band's extensive European tour with labelmates and Unsane-spawned Pigs in late 2015. This new trek runs from May 27th through June 24th, with twenty shows throughout the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Sofy Major continues to tour in support of third LP, "Waste," which was released through Solar Flare Records in October and can be heard below. Catch the band live on these tour dates:
5/27/2016 The Exchange - Bristol, UK
5/28/2016 The Macbeth - London, UK
5/29/2016 De Kreun - Kortrijk, BE
5/31/2016 Epicerie Moderne - Lyon, FR
6/01/2016 Astrolabe - Orléans, FR
6/02/2016 Saint Des Seins - Toulouse, FR
6/04/2016 What The Fest - Vendargue, FR (no Unsane)
6/07/2016 Freakout Club - Bologna, IT
6/08/2016 Init - Roma, IT
6/09/2016 Magnolia - Milan, IT @ Solomacello Fest
6/11/2016 Primavera Sound Festival - Porto, PT
6/13/2016 Dachstock - Berne, CH
6/14/2016 Le Romandie - Lausanne, CH
6/15/2016 La Laiterie - Strasbourg, FR
6/17/2016 Poco-Loco - Clermont-Ferrand, FR
6/18/2016 Mains d'Oeuvres - Paris, FR @ SK Records Party
6/21/2016 Het Bos - Antwerp, BE
6/22/2016 Hafenklang - Hamburg, DE
6/23/2016 Vera - Groningen, NL
6/24/2016 Little Devil - Tilburg, NL More...
Sofy Major Posts "We See Fire" Video
As French racket brigade Sofy Major prepares to launch third LP, "Waste," at the end of October, brand new noise from the platter has been expulsed through a riotous new video for the ripping "We See Fire." Give it a watch below.
Solar Flare Records will release "Waste" on October 29, 2015. Sofy Major will return to the road heavily soon, leading off with a major European tour with labelmates Pigs. Upcoming dates are as follows:
10/15/2015 Power Lunches - Londres, FR
10/16/2015 Le Picolo - Paris, FR
10/17/2015 La Zone - Liège, FR
10/18/2015 Café Français - Vesoul, FR
10/21/2015 Sonic Ballroom - Cologne, DE
10/22/2015 La Péniche - Lille, FR
10/23/2015 Poppodium Baroe - Rotterdam, NL
10/24/2015 Magasin 4 - Bruxelles, BE
10/25/2015 L'Usine - Geneva, CH
10/26/2015 Exit Us - Prague, CZ
10/27/2015 Fluc - Vienna, AU
10/28/2015 Freakout Club - Bologna, IT
10/29/2015 Init - Rome, IT
10/30/2015 Raindogs House - Savona, IT
10/31/2015 Lo Fi - Milan, IT w/ Mutoid Man
11/03/2015 La Scène Michelet - Nantes, FR
11/04/2015 Black Sheep - Montpellier, FR
11/05/2015 Grrrd Zero - Lyon, FR
11/06/2015 La Giraffe Ronde - Marvejols, FR
11/07/2015 Gare Mondiale - Bergerac, FR
11/09/2015 La Coopérative de Mai - Clermont-Ferrand, FR
11/10/2015 Iboat - Bordeaux, FR
11/11/2015 Pavillons Sauvages - Toulouse, FR
11/12/2015 Grand Café - Poitiers, FR
11/13/2015 Le Kalif - Rouen, FR More...
Sofy Major Streaming "Waste"
French noise-rock/power trio Sofy Major will release third full-length album “Waste” on October 30, 2015 via Solar Flare Records and today the first sample from this new effort has been unveiled online. Listen in to the title track below.
“Waste” follows the band’s agitated (hurricane Sandy completely destroyed Sofy Major's recording studio along with all gear) second album “Idolize,” and was once again recorded by Dave Curran (Unsane, Pigs, Big Business) this time at Black Box Studio in France. The effort was then mixed by Andrew Schneider (Pigs, Julie Christmas, Unsane) at Translator Audio in Brooklyn and mastered by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering. The new album's track listing is as follows:
1. Waste
2. We See Fire
3. Turning Point
4. Slow Everywhere
5. Infinite Pill Case
6. Black and Table
7. Iron Butt
8. Devotion Man
9. As Happy As [Les Thugs cover] More...
Sofy Major Releasing A Total "Waste"
From the post-industrial wilderness of Clermont-Ferrand, France's violently addictive hardcore-soaked noise rock outfit Sofy Major has confirmed the completion of a third LP. This week the band discloses the release details for "Waste" (set to drop October 29th through Solar Flare Records) while also gearing up to perform at Hellfest this weekend.
The construction of Sofy Major's "Waste" LP was handled by nearly the same cohorts as preceding sophomore album, "Idolize," yet under radically different circumstances. While the band traveled from France to Brooklyn, New York in October 2012 to record with Andrew Schneider at Translator Audio (Unsane, Keelhaul, Cave In), Hurricane Sandy waged war on the region, the immense storm surge demolishing the entire studio and all of the band's gear. Label mate Dave Curran (Unsane, Pigs) helped Schneider and the band relocate to Brooklyn's Seaside Lounge and Spaceman Sound studios and complete the recording sessions Sandy attempted to thwart.
Now comes forth the band's third album, "Waste," with just under forty-two minutes of new material mixed by Andrew Schneider (Pigs, Julie Christmas, Unsane) at Translator Audio in Brooklyn and mastered by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering. The track listing is as follows:
1. Waste
2. We See Fire
3. Turning Point
4. Slow Everywhere
5. Infinite Pill Case
6. Black and Table
7. Iron Butt
8. Devotion Man
9. As Happy As [Les Thugs cover] More...
Sofy Major Documentary Clip Available
"Buckets, Curtains & More Noise," an in-depth video documentary released by French noise metal act Sofy Major, is now available and meshes interviews of the band members with footage captured during October 2011's massive Superstorm Sandy.
Check it out below, courtesy of Geargods.net. The following press release was also issued about the video:
"The decimating, record-setting hurricane inundating the East Coast US right as Sofy Major had migrated from the post-industrial badlands of Clermont-Ferrand, France to Brooklyn, New York to record their Idolize LP at Brooklyn's Translator Audio studios with Andrew Schneider (Unsane, Keelhaul, Cave In).
"Sandy razed the studio, flooding and ruining endless thousands of dollars of equipment, including everything the French trio had imported for the recording. Forging through it all, with the help of some remarkable friends, the sessions were quickly rescheduled at nearby locations, Idolize was recorded with extreme aggression, and the band's US tour carried on. This nearly twenty-five minute documentary showcases the band's entire incredible story of their struggle to keep spirits high and tells the heartfelt appreciation for their American cohorts and fans who helped them through and made the album a reality.
"Like a demented mesh of the Melvins slamming into High On Fire with undeniable noise/metal influences instigated by the likes of Unsane, Quicksand and Deadguy, Idolize encapsulates Sofy Major's intoxicating concoction of sludge riffage, stale beer, shattered dreams and perseverance. Listen to and purchase the entire bruising LP via Solar Flare Records here." More...
Sofy Major Streaming Full New Album
The enormous racket of "Idolize" -- the new LP from noise rock bandits Sofy Major -- is finally out today worldwide via Solar Flare Records. You can now stream the full album online via TheObelisk.net or in the player below. The following press release was also issued about the band:
"Like a demented mesh of the Melvins slamming into High On Fire with undeniable noise/metal influences instigated by the likes of Unsane, Quicksand and Deadguy, the latest in an extensive line of EPs, LPs, splits and other independent releases, Idolize not only shows the band at their caustic finest, it completes a painstaking journey bringing the album to life.
"Just after Sofy Major migrated from the post-industrial badlands of Clermont-Ferrand to Brooklyn, New York in October 2012 to record with Andrew Schneider at Translator Audio (Unsane, Keelhaul, Cave In), Hurricane Sandy waged war on the region, the immense storm surge demolishing the entire studio and all of the band’s gear.
"Cohort and labelmate Dave Curran (Unsane, Pigs) helped Schneider and the band relocate to Brooklyn’s Seaside Lounge and Spaceman Sound studios and complete the recording sessions Sandy attempted to thwart. Idolize encapsulates Sofy Major's intoxicating concoction of sludge riffage, stale beer, shattered dreams and perseverance." More...
Sofy Major Streams New Song
In preparation for the disbursement of new LP "Idolize," today French act Sofy Major proudly offers another new single from the album. Stream “Steven The Slow” through Invisible Oranges here or in the player below. The following press release was also issued about the band:
"Just after Sofy Major flew into Brooklyn in October 2012 to record Idolize at Translator Audio with producer Andrew Schneider (Unsane, Keelhaul, Cave In), Hurricane Sandy waged war on the region, the massive storm surge the bitch of a storm brought with her wiped out the entire studio and all of the band’s gear.
"The trio hooked up with cohort and labelmate Dave Curran (Unsane, Pigs), who helped Schneider and the band relocate to Brooklyn’s Seaside Lounge and Spaceman Sound studios and complete the recording sessions Sandy attempted to thwart.
"Invisible Oranges and Brooklyn Vegan are now hosting an exclusive stream of the album’s third track. The pummeling metallic swank of 'Steven The Slow' showcases the dredging, angular, possibly drugged slow-paced ramble Sofy Major has so masterfully crafted, the track also featuring guest vocals from their bro Dave Curran. Additionally, a documentary on Sofy Major’s unique and insane two months dealing with Sandy, the recording and the ensuing tour, entitled Buckets, Curtains And More Noise, was directed and produced by Riot House Production, and is pending release in June. More...