Immortal Bird Releasing New Album "Empress/Abscess"

Midwest blackened death grind ensemble Immortal Bird will release a brand new full-length this Summer.

Titled "Empress/Abscess," the five track follow-up to 2013's "Akrasia" EP was captured by Pete Grossmann (Weekend Nachos, Harm's Way, Dead In The Dirt) at Bricktop Recording in Chicago earlier this year and mixed and mastered by Colin Marston (Gorguts, Krallice, Nader Sadek, Atheist, Origin etc.) at Menegroth, The Thousand Caves in New York.

"Empress/Abscess" includes a guest appearance by John Hoffman of Weekend Nachos and finds former drummer/vocalist, Rae Amitay, trading in her drum stool for a full-time position at the mic.

Elaborates Amitay, "I've stepped away from drumming duties and enlisted our live drummer, Garry Naples (Novembers Doom). Essentially, I had to set my ego aside and determine what was going to be the best for this music. [Guitarist] Evan [Berry] and I wrote some incredibly challenging material for Empress/Abscess, and Garry had been playing it live for months, whereas I'd been focusing a lot of my drumming energy on the newest Thrawsunblat album.

"My chops are in a very different place than they were when we recorded Akrasia and it would take me a week in the studio to do what Garry can accomplish in two days. Having him behind the kit saved us time, the finished product is stronger, and I was able to delve into the vocal performances and lyrics with my undivided attention. Will I play drums on future Immortal Bird albums? It's entirely likely, but for Empress/Abscess, I passed the sticks over to the best person for the job."

An official release date for "Empress/Abscess" is forthcoming, but expected to drop in late June. As a precursor to its official unveiling, the band will embark upon the Western Migration Tour 2015.

"We're really looking forward to hitting all new cities on this run of dates," relays Amitay, "It's time to bring Akrasia to the West Coast before we release the new record! We'll be playing a bunch of previously unperformed material, and will again be enlisting the talents of guitarist Eric Kornfeind on this tour. Stoked to spend a few weeks playing for our friends in the West."

4/27/2015 Diamond Pub - Louisville, KY
4/28/2015 House Show - Nashville, TN
4/29/2015 Vino's - Little Rock, AR
4/30/2015 Tomcats - Fort Worth, TX
5/02/2015 Lost Well - Austin, TX
5/03/2015 TBA - San Antonio, TX
5/04/2015 Sandbox - El Paso, TX
5/05/2015 The Cottage House - Flagstaff, AZ
5/06/2015 Yucca Tap Room - Tempe, AZ
5/07/2015 Katz Alley - Redlands, CA
5/08/2015 TBA - San Diego, CA
5/09/2015 TBA - Los Angeles, CA
5/10/2015 The Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM
5/11/2015 Flux Capacitor - Colorado Springs, CO
5/12/2015 TBA - Omaha, NE
5/14/2015 The Wisco - Madison, WI