Providence, RI’s HOWL will release their sophomore album, Bloodlines, on April 26th in Germany, April 29th in UK/Europe, and April 30th in North America, via Relapse Records.

Bloodlines was recorded at the infamous Planet Z Studio in Hadley, Massachusetts with Chris “Zeuss” Harris (CROWBAR, MUNICIPAL WASTE, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD), its metallic lead-footed sludge hitting with all the subtlety of getting shot in the face with a howitzer.

Get a five-minute view inside the recording compound below:

The Bloodlines album artwork can be seen below:

Tracklisting:

'Attrition'

'Midnight Eyes'

'Demonic'

'One Last Nail'

'Down So Low'

'Your Hell Begins'

'With A Blade'

'Of War'

'The Mouth Of Madness'

'Embrace Your Nerve'

A new album teaser can be seen below:

Howl guitarist / vocalist Vincent Hausman commented on the new recordings: "This is the meanest and heaviest thing we've ever done, and we feel like the songwriting is a big step forward since Full Of Hell. We're super psyched to team up with Zeuss, because we feel like he'll properly capture this monster of a record."

As a precursor to the record’s official detonation, Howl will take their metallic doom to the streets on a month-long run of live takeovers scheduled to commence next month in New London, Connecticut.

Confirmed tour dates currently include:

February

28 - The El N Gee – New London, CT (with David Caradine, Heavy Breath, Hivesmasher)

March

1 - St. Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY (with Samothrace, Pilgrim)
2 - Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA (with Ominous Black, Die Choking, Mainline Cocksucks)
3 - Strange Matter – Richmond, VA (with Gritter, Cut the Architects Hand, Uncle Jimmy)
4 - The Nightlight – Chapel Hill, NC (with Mortal Man)
5 - The Milestone Club – Charlotte, NC (with Pig Mountain, Kato)
6 - Earshot Records – Greenville, SC
7 - Poison Lawn – Knoxville, TN
8 - Owl Farm – Nashville, TN (with Cove, Demeaner)
9 - The Buccaneer – Memphis, TN (with Crowlord)
10 - Siberia – New Orleans, LA (with She Rides)
11 - Walter’s – Houston, TX
13 - TBA – San Antonio, TX
17 - Parade Of Flesh Afterparty – Dallas, TX (with Mutilation Rites, Ken Mode)
18 - The Sound Pony – Tulsa, OK (with Senior Fellows, The Way it Was)
19 - The Riot Room – Kansas City, MO (with Abbot, Keef Mountain)
20 - Fubar – St. Louis, MO (with Grand Inquisitor, Predatory Witch)
21 - Frank’s Power Plant – Milwaukee, WI (with Gravedirt)
22 - Ultra Lounge – Chicago, IL (with Jar’d Loose)
23 - The Bishop – Bloomington, IN (with Torturess)
24 - The Berkley Front – Detroit, MI (with The Armed, Dead Church)
25 - Kobo Live – Columbus, OH (with Stormbrewer)
26 - Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH (with She Rides)
27 - The Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA
28 - The Sidebar – Baltimore, MD (with Strong Intention)
29 - The Tuscan Cafe – Warwick, NY (with Strong Intention)
30 - TBA Boston, MA (with Strong Intention)
31 - The Shaskeen – Manchester, NH (with Strong Intention)

April

1 - Nectars – Burlington, VT (with Strong Intention)
3 - Dusk – Providence, RI (with Tinsel Teeth, Graveside Service)

Updates to follow. More on Howl at this location.