LOCRIAN START THEIR FIRST TOUR IN A DECADE SUPPORTING ‘END TERRAIN’ LP |
| Following their newly released album on Profound Lore Records, Locrian ready to hit North America with their first tour in ten years. |
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| “We couldn’t be more excited to hit the road for our first U.S. tour since 2015 and our first shows since 2016.’ – explains André Foisy talking about the upcoming run of North American tour supporting the newly released ‘End Terrain’ LP. ‘This tour is a significant milestone for us, and we’re eager to perform live again. The energy and anticipation are palpable, and we can’t wait to share this experience.’ |
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| “End Terrain” is the group’s most direct and concise work to date. More complex and layered than anything in the prolific trio’s catalog, “End Terrain” is a concept album exposing a vision of a future earth consumed by waste. An apocalyptic landscape, inhabited by a generation who despise their parentage and a dying breed fully aware of the wasteland they have left. Mountains of trash and an uninhabitable planet, endless and dead. End Terrain is about inertia and regret, about the future and a mirror to the present, about mourning and extinction. |
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| Blending experimental approach, post-rock, and post-metal, Locrian are happy to perform the material of “End Terrain” making the perfect manifestation of modern, forward-thinking experimental music pushed to a maximalist conclusion. While referring to the very beginning of the band, Terrence Hannum stresses that specifically, the live-experience was fundamental defining the energetics and approaches that became crucial for Locrian: ‘I am extra excited to be playing the new material for live audiences alongside our new visual accompaniment and play a few of our older songs’ |
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| In the ever-evolving realm of extreme music, Locrian stands as a testament to the power of artistic exploration. Their geographical spread mirrors the expansive sonic landscapes they traverse, cementing their status as trailblazers in the avant-garde metal scene. |
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| The tour-dates would include: |
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| 7/19 – Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery – TICKETS |
| 7/20 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer – TICKETS |
| 7/21 – Voorhees, NJ – Tunes — TICKETS (Doors Only) |
| 7/22 – New York City, NY – TV Eye – TICKETS |
| 7/23 – Providence, RI – Alchemy – TICKETS |
| 7/24 – Boston, MA – O’Briens – TICKETS |
| 7/25 – Portland, ME – Geno’s Rock Club – TICKETS |
| 7/26 – Montreal, QC – Cabaret Foufs – TICKETS |
| 7/27 – Toronto, ON – The Baby G – TICKETS |
| 7/28 – Detroit, MI – Sanctuary – TICKETS |
| 7/29 – Milwaukee, WI – X-Ray Arcade – TICKETS |
| 7/30 – Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle – TICKETS (Doors Only) |
| 7/31 – Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge – TICKETS |
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| Photo credits: Nick Rosendorf + Elena Volkova. |
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| The trio of LOCRIAN, comprised of André Foisy (Albany), Terence Hannum (Baltimore), and Steven Hess (Chicago), has garnered critical acclaim for their innovative approach to heavy music. As Marc Masters of Pitchfork noted, “Plenty of bands play music that sounds dark, but few can make every note bleed black and breathe smoke. Count Locrian as part of that select circle.” Lars Gotrich of NPR praised the group stating that “Locrian always wants to show us something new – or at least rearrange the context of what heavy means, or even what sound means,” and Jamie Ludwig of Noisey applauded the group for “masterfully conjuring and destroying alternate universes through music” with each of their releases providing “challenging sonic adventures and evocative perspectives on the physical state of the world around us.” |
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