Moon Tooth released their first new music since their album Phototroph (13th May 2022 via Pure Noise Records) with the release of “Grimothy”. This is also the bands first new music since guitarist Nick Lee’s medically induced coma and being diagnosed with limbic encephalitic in 2022. Listen to Grimothy HERE or by clicking the image below.
Speaking about the new song guitarist Nick Lee said, “There were plenty of songs and riffs to pick from when we decided to release a new song before this tour but something about “Grimothy” really spoke to the insanity I was experiencing from going through Limbic Encephalitis and the meds they were throwing at me…. It was almost as if this song was musically explaining what I was going through. That and the fact that my bandmates all agreed that the title “Grimothy” even though it was kind of silly was the perfect title for it really hit the nail on the head… It was almost as if we gave my experience a name. Plus it really took some of my favorite bands (Metallica, Motorhead, Pantera, Slayer) and ran with them… Also, I love the fact that even though the guitar solo was a total improv nut-job moment and everyone in the band seemed to love it more than all the solos I spent countless hours on our ‘Phototroph’ album, it kind of gave me the answer… Also, our own Ray Marte did such an amazing job producing, mixing, and mastering it! “ Adding vocalist John Carbone said, “Similar to themes we’ve written about in the past, Grimothy explores the idea of having one true will or purpose and the awful toll it takes on mind, body and spirit when you’re kept from that most potent sense of freedom and belonging. How it feels like trying to stifle a volcano every minute of every day. It speaks to different factors in life that knowingly or unknowingly contribute in the fight against realizing a vision. And how the only way to kill a dream is by not acting on it.” Moon Tooth are currently on a full North American tour supporting Protest The Hero alongside The Callous Daoboys. A full list of dates below. 13th October 2023 – Piere’s Entertainment Center, Fort Wayne, IN
14th October 2023 – Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
15th October 2023 – TURF Club, Minneapolis, MN
17th October 2023 – Park Theatre, Winnipeg, MB
19th October 2023 – Starlite, Edmonton, AB
20th October 2023 – Palace Theatre, Calgary, AB
22nd October 2023 – Rickshaw, Vancouver, BC
23rd October 2023 – El Corazon, Seattle, WA
25th October 2023 – Goldfield (Roseville), Sacramento, CA
26th October 2023 – 1720, Los Angeles, CA
27th October 20233 – Music Box, San Diego, CA
28th October 2023- Crescent, Phoenix, AZ
31st October 2023 – Bluebird, Denver, CO
2nd November 2023 – South Side Music Hall, Dallas, TX
3rd November 2023 – Come And Take It Live, Austin, TX
4th November 2023 – Paper Tiger, San Antonio, TX
5th November 2023 – Rise Rooftop, Houston, TX
7th November 2023 – The Abbey, Orlando, FL
8th November 2023 – The Orpheum, Tampa, FL
9th November 2023 – Masquerade – Hell, Atlanta, GA
11th November 2023 – Ottobar, Baltimore, MD
12th November 2023 – Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA
14th November 2023 – Gramercy, New York, NY
15th November 2023 – Middle East Downstairs, Boston, MA
17th November 2023 – HISTORY, Toronto, ON Tickets on sale now – HERE MOON TOOTH is vocalist John Carbone, guitar player Nick Lee, drummer Ray Marte, and bass player Vincent Romanelli. The Long Island-based band self-released their debut album, Chromaparagon, in early 2016. Metal Injection, in one of Moon Tooth’s earliest reviews, said the foursome “establish a riveting precedent of what can be created within the wide parameters of modern progressive music.” The band went on to catch the attention of heavy music fans, critics and labels alike, leading to Pure Noise Records signing Moon Tooth and re-releasing their widely-praised album, Crux, in 2019. The 11-song collection, co-produced by Machine (King Crimson, Every Time I Die) and Lamb of God’s Mark Morton, led to the band being championed by Rolling Stone and Pitchfork, leading to placements on both outlet’s Best of 2019 year-end lists. Listen to single Grimothy – HERE |