MONARCH To Release New Album Via At A Loss; European Fall Tour Confirmed
September 21, 2011, 13 years ago
Atmospheric sludge/drone act MONARCH will release their latest avant-garde oeuvre, Omens, via At A Loss Recordings this fall. Confirmed album info and release dates will be unveiled over the coming weeks as things take shape.
Omens will be hard working Monarch's sixth full-length release since their 2005 inception, not to mention the myriad of other releases within that amount of time including three EPs, three split releases and more, under the banners of Crucial Blast, Throne Records, 20 Buck Spin, Heathen Skulls and other great indie labels.
After several lineup changes over the years, Monarch recently acquired drummer Rob Schaeffer (DARK CASTLE, YOB live, etc.). The lineup also includes guitarist Shiran Kaïdine (YEAR OF NO LIGHT), bassist MicHell Bidegain, and of course the ethereal, penetrating vocals of Emilie Bresson.
The band will tour Europe starting in mid October, including a stop at this year's Supersonic Festival in Birmingham, England, joining an incredibly eclectic lineup including WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, BATTLES, HARVEY MILK, MERZBOW, ORTHODOW, OXBOW and dozens more.
Tour dates:
October
19 - Ateliers de Bitche - Nantes, France20 - La Miroiterie - Paris, France (with Aluk Todolo)
22 - Birmingham, England @ Supersonic Festival
23 - The Twisted Pepper - Dublin, Ireland (with De Novissimis, Wizards Of Firetop Mountain, RatsBlood)
28 - The Navigation - Nottingham, England
29 - The Unicorn - London, England (with Pombagira, Sonance)
30 - The Fishtank - Durham, England (with Bong)
31 - The Green Door Store - Brighton, England (with Pagan Altar)
November
2 - DB's - Utrecht, Netherlands4 - Les Pavillions Sauvages - Toulouse, France (with Goat River)
5 - Katie Daly's - Bayonne, France
