The Contortionist
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Below is our complete The Contortionist 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.
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Last Chance To Reason Back After 11 Year Hiatus
After an 11-year hiatus, Last Chance To Reason has returned with a new single titled "Digital Twin." The single showcases the band's original lineup, including vocalist Michael Lessard (The Contortionist), guitarist A.J. Harvey, bassist Chris Corey, and drummer Evan Sammons (Caricature), alongside Arch Echo keyboardist Joey Izzo.
"Digital Twin" comes with a visually compelling music video directed by Ben Levin. The music was produced and engineered by Sammons, with the mix and master handled by Jamie King.
Johari Premiere New Track & Music Video "Daedalus"
Technical death metal project Johari - led by guitarist Gabriel Castro and keyboardist and vocalist Connor Hill - premiere a new single and music video by the name of “Daedalus”. The duo tapped main vocalist Mac Smith (Hammer Of Dawn, Decrepit Birth), frontwoman Chaney Crabb (Entheos), Michael Lessard (Last Chance To Reason, The Contortionist), Jonathan Carpenter (ex-The Contortionist, Foreign Waves) along with guitarist Dean Lamb (Archspire) and drummer Evan Sammons (Last Chance To Reason) for that collab.
"Daedalus" was mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (Machine Head, Entheos, GWAR) and features artwork created by Julius Horsthuis (Meshuggah).
Check out "Daedalus" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.
The Contortionist Premiere New Official Live Video
A new live music video for The Contortionist‘s song “Primal Directive” has premiered online streaming via YouTube for you now below. The track is off the group’s 2010 debut release “Exoplanet“, which The Contortionist will be performing live in its entirety on their scheduled fall tour.
Rivers Of Nihil will join them as support act on the below tour: More...
Abiotic Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Abiotic are streaming their new full-length “Ikigai” in its entirety ahead of its release this Friday, February 12th, through The Artisan Era. Current and former members of The Black Dahlia Murder, Entheos, Fallujah, Archspire, The Contortionist have a guest appearance on that album.
Guitarist John Matos commented of the record: More...
Abiotic Premiere New Single & Music Video
With Abiotic‘s new record “Ikigai” less than a month away, the group premiere another new track and music video from it. Titled “Grief Eater, Tear Drinker“, the new single finds Abiotic joined by ex-The Contortionist singer Jonathan Carpenter. The album will be released on February 12th via The Artisan Era.
Abiotic Premiere New Single & Music Video
Abiotic premiere their new advance track and music video “Smoldered“, featuring Entheos frontwoman Chaney Crabb. That single will appear on Abiotic‘s third full-length named “Ikigai“, which will arrive on February 12th through The Artisan Era.
“Ikigai“ will also see guest spots from Trevor Strnad (The Black Dahlia Murder), Brandon Ellis (The Black Dahlia Murder), Scott Carstairs (Fallujah), Jared Smith (Archspire) and Jonathan Carpenter (ex-The Contortionist).
The Lylat Continuum Premiere New Song "Zero"
US progressive metal/djent outfit The Lylat Continuum premiere a new song entitled "Zero", taken from their upcoming debut album "Ephemeral", which will be out in stores February 19th, 2021.
Check out now "Zero" below.
The Lylat Continuum‘s line-up on "Ephemeral" consists of: More...
Abiotic Premiere New Song & Music Video
Abiotic premiere their new single and music video “Souvenir Of Skin”. taken from their impending new full-length, “Ikigai“, due out February 12th via The Artisan Era. This track features a guest appearance by The Black Dahlia Murder singer Trevor Strnad.
“Ikigai” track listing: More...
The Contortionist Premiere New Song & Music Video
The Contortionist premiere a new Corey Norman directed music video and track called “Early Grave” streaming via YouTube below. The track is the first song to be shared from the band’s impending new EP, “Our Bones“, which is scheduled for an August 09th release via eOne Music/Good Fight Music.
Comments singer Michael Lessard of the upcoming release: More...
Brutal Assault Festival Announces 85% Tickets Sold
Brutal Assault Festival announces 85% of the tickets of its upcoming 2019 edition already being sold. Tells the festival promotion agency:
"The attractive lineup of our festival draws audience from all around the world and we've already sold 85 % of all available tickets - thank You for your interest! Our lineup also misses just a couple of last bands and the artists from our KAL stage to be completely revealed... and that is happening soon! We can only recommend to everyone not to hesitate with the purchase of the festival pass, because there are gonna be no more tickets when the currently available capacity is gone!The festival passes are 102€ (full festival passes only), but you'll also find discounted festival passes for the disabled and for kids in our e-shop HERE."
You can now also generate your own Brutal Assault poster with bands ordered according to your liking and share your taste with the world! If you share your #mybrutal2019 poster on Facebook or Instagram, you can win a free festival pass!
The Contortionist European/UK Tour Announced
The Controtionist announce the dates for a summer European/UK run. Azusa will find join themas support at most stops. The trek will stop at the below cities:
08/03 Venice, ITA – Argo 16 (no Azusa)
08/04 Milan, ITA – Circolo Svolta (no Azusa)
08/06 Wiesbaden, GER – Kesselhaus
08/07 Dresden, GER – Beatpol
08/08 Warsaw, POL – Hydrozagadka (no Azusa)
08/09 Jaromer, CZE – Brutal Assault Festival
08/10 Berlin, GER – Musik & Frieden
08/11 Hamburg, GER – Knust
08/13 Nijmegen, NET – Merelyn
08/14 Cologne, GER – Club Volta
08/15 Dinkelsbuhl, GER – Summer Breeze Festival
08/17 Bristol, UK – ArcTanGent Festival
08/19 Dublin, IRE – Voodoo Lounge (no Azusa)
08/20 Belfast, IRE – Speakeasy (no Azusa)
08/22 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
Brutal Assault: 90 € Early Bird Festival Passes
The Brutal Assault 2019-team has the below announcement concerning their early bird festival passes for you:
"By the end of the month we'll stop selling the 90€ early bird festival passes. These are currently available from our e-shop in two forms, physical collector’s ticket where you have to pay for shipping and electronic ticket that you'll print at home and don't have to pay for shipping. It's also possible to change your e-ticket for design hard paper ticket on spot for a small fee.
Don't miss your opportunity to get the cheapest tickets that there are!"
Brutal Assault 2019, will once again take place at the Fortress Josefov - Jaromer, Czech Republic from , 7th – 10th August.
BRUTAL ASSAULT 2019 festival pass [PRINT@HOME ticket]
BRUTAL ASSAULT 2019 festival pass [collector's design hard paper ticket] More...
The Contortionist Headlining Shows Announced
The Contortionist announce some headlining shows around their forthcoming run with Animals As Leaders. Below's where they will perform:
04/28 St. Louis, MO – Fubar
04/29 Springfield, MO – The Riff
05/03 Oklahoma City, OK – The Warehouse
05/13 Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre
Animals As Leaders 10th Anniversary Tour Announced
Animals As Leaders announce their 10th anniversary tour with The Contortionist joining them as opener. Below’s where the trek will hit:
05/01 San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theater
05/02 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey
05/06 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
05/07 Los Angeles, CA – The Mayan
05/08 San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
05/10 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
05/11 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
05/14 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
05/15 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre
05/16 Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
05/17 Mckees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theater
05/18 Toronto, ON – Opera House
05/19 Philadelphia, PA – TLA
05/20 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
05/21 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
05/23 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
05/24 Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom
05/25 Columbus, OH – Newport Hall
The Contortionist ‘Reimagined’ Tour Announced
The Contortionist announce a special tour with Intervals for this fall. Dubbed ‘The Reimagined Tour‘, the shows will find The Contortionist performing two different sets each night. Comments keyboardist Eric Guenther:
“The Rediscovered concept was born from a desire to escape and redefine the rules of a show. We want to include our fans in an experience reflective of The Contortionist’s wide range of dynamics, not only on the scale of heaviness or intensity but in tone and texture.
Our goal is to invite the listener closer and show ourselves in a fresh new way for our fans who have evolved with us and embraced our sonic exploration over the years. This is an opportunity to ‘pull out all the stops’ and integrate the crowd into the changing aura of the room as we dig deep, reimagine, and give ever-echoing life to our music.”
Below's where that trek will hit: More...
The Contortionist European/UK Tour Announced
The Contortionist will head overseas this summer for the below European/UK run of shows:
06/23 Dover, UK – The Booking Hall
06/24 Dessell, BEL – Graspop Metal Meeting
06/26 Haarlem, NET – Patronaat
06/27 Paris, FRA – Backstage
06/28 Cologne, GER – MTC
06/29 Munich, GER – Backstage Club
06/30 Milan, ITA – Dissonance Festival
07/01 Budapest, HUN – A38
07/04 Berlin, GER – Musick and Frieden
07/06 Newark, UK – Tech Fest
07/07 Glasgow, UK – The Cathouse
07/08 Manchester, UK – Deaf Institute
07/09 Birmingham, UK – Asylum
07/10 Brighton, UK – Green Door Store
07/11 London, UK – Underworld
07/13 Viveiro, ESP – Resurrection Fest
The Contortionist Tap Fill-In Drummer For Tour
The Contortionist drummer Joey Baca will be sitting out the band’s immediate touring plans due to personal matters. Johnny Concannon has been tapped in his place. States the group:
“Due to some personal matters that require his attention at home, Joey Baca will be sitting out on the upcoming tours. In is place, we’ve brought in one of his early percussion mentors, Johnny Concannon. We’ve been rehearsing with Johnny for the past couple of weeks and can’t wait for you to hear his take on the tracks. See you on the road! –The Contortionist“
The band’s immediate touring plans include this tour supporting Nothing More: More...
The Contortionist Announce North American Tour
The Contortionist announce an North American headlining tour this March with Silent Planet, Skyharbor and Strawberry Girls as supports.
03/04 Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone
03/06 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
03/07 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
03/09 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
03/10 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
03/13 Mesa, AZ – Club Red
03/15 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Sports Cafe
03/16 San Antonio, TX – Alamo City Music Hall
03/17 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar And Grill
03/18 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
03/19 Springfield, MO – The Outland Ballroom
03/20 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
03/21 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade – Heaven
03/23 Lake Park, FL – Kelsey Theater
03/24 Orlando, FL – The Abbey
03/25 Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
03/27 Greensboro, NC – Arizona Pete’s
03/29 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Sound Stage
03/30 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
03/31 Montreal, QC – La Tulipe
04/01 Quebec City, QC – Salle Multi
04/03 Toronto, ON – The Velvet Underground
04/04 London, ON – Rum Runners
04/05 Lansing, MI – The Loft
04/06 Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe
BTBAM Announces "Colors" 10th Anniversary Tour
To celebrate the ten-year anniversary of classic album, "Colors," Between The Buried And Me will embark upon a special tour this September/October that sees the band perform the record in its entirety. The "Colors Ten Year Anniversary" tour features support from The Contortionist, Polyphia, and Toothgrinder.
Between The Buried And Me comments: "'Colors' was our statement of rebellion. We were challenging how others identified us in the context of heavy metal, and ultimately, we were challenging how we identified ourselves.
"It was some kind of musical manifesto, in which we found new purpose and direction simply by throwing caution to the wind and purging every ounce of creative energy we had, regardless of how unhinged it may have seemed at the time. Ten years have passed and we are lucky enough to be able to play this album from front to back on stage for our amazing fans. See you all soon!" More...
Boreworm Premieres New Guitar Playthrough Video
Michigan-based progressive death metal band Boreworm premieres a pre-production guitar playthrough video for the song "Synapse", taken from the upcoming new EP "Entomophobia", which will be out in stores later this year. The band has gone through several lineup changes and former The Contortionist keyboardist/vocalist Dave Hoffman is the new frontman for the band.
Check out now "Synapse" below.
States guitarist Mike Bielenda: More...