Chicago's experimental metallers, THE ATLAS MOTH, have set a February 9, 2018 release date for their fourth LP, Coma Noir. The band will kick off their 2018 touring plans with North American tour with Royal Thunder and Mirrors of Psychic Warfare; further tour dates including European shows are expected in due course.
The album marks a few firsts for the band; it's the first release for LA indie metal, Prosthetic Records, it's the first to feature Mike Miczik (Broken Hope) on drums, and it's the first time the band worked with an outside producer. On previous releases, the band's guitarist/vocalist, Andrew Ragin handled production duties. This time around, longtime friend, Sanford Parker (Eyehategod, Voivod) stepped in to steer the Coma Noir ship. An outside voice, one that the band was comfortable with, was key to channeling all the different elements the band brings to the table and keeping everything cohesive and concise.
More information on Coma Noir will become available in the coming weeks, and plans are already underway for further activity for THE ATLAS MOTH in 2018.
THE ATLAS MOTH w/ Royal Thunder & Mirrors of Psychic Warfare
2/10 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
2/11 Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room
2/12 Toronto, ONT @ Hard Luck
2/13 Montreal, QUE @ Bar Le Ritz
2/14 Allston, MA @ Great Scott
2/15 Hamden, CT @ Ballroom at the Outer Space
2/16 Brooklyn, NY @Saint Vitus
2/17 Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage Lounge
2/18 Washington, DC @ DC9
2/20 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
2/21 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
2/22 Atlanta, GA @ 529
5/29-6/02 Seattle, WA @ Northwest Terror Fest
About The Atlas Moth
Formed in 2007, the band came up during an outpouring of heavy Chicago bands. Their self-released EP, Pray For Tides, was thick with sludgy licks and was a welcome addition to the city's burgeoning output. They released a full length in conjunction with on Candlelight Records, toured with Helmet and Crowbar and then signed to Profound Lore and released what many called 2011's album of the year, An Ache of the Distance. The band promoted that record worldwide, playing with Gojira, Devin Townsend, Intronaut and many others before releasing the aforementioned The Old Believer. The roadwork put in for that release included dates with Between The Buried and Me, Scale The Summit, The Ocean and others.
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