ABIOTICare set to release their new album "Casuistry" April 21st on Metal Blade Records. Today the band has teamed up with GuitarWorld.com the online home of Guitar World Magazine for an exclusive song/play through video premiere. The song "The Absence of Purity" features a guest solo from Between the Buried and Me's Paul Waggoner, which the band had to learn after Waggoner tracked it in the studio. Check out the song and videoHERE.
In support of the album, the band will be hitting the road starting this April for an extensive North American tour.ABIOTICis heading out alongside Boris the Blade, Alterbeast and more. The tour kicks off April 12th and wraps up May 8th in San Francisco, CA. In addition to the dates with Boris the Blade,ABIOTICwill play select headline dates leading up to the start of the tour and an additional headline date on the way back home. A complete list of dates can be found below.
ABIOTICsigned to Metal Blade Records and released their debut album, "Symbiosis," which was followed by regional and national touring. Reviews for the album were predominantly positive - Terrorizer Magazine called the record "a monstrously ferocious first full-length" and Decibel Magazine claimed thatABIOTIC"could eventually help propel some kind of post-djent prog bandwagon." The promotional cycle for "Symbiosis" concluded with a support tour with Dying Fetus and Exhumed. By the end of 2014,ABIOTIChad re-tooled their line up by adding vocalist Travis Bartosek and drummer Brent Phillips.
In the late summer of 2014,ABIOTICventured to Basement Recordings with acclaimed producer Jamie King. The collaboration would prove fruitful. Guitarist John Matos elaborates: "Working with Jamie was unlike any other studio experience we've had before. Tracking with someone who's produced bands like Between the Buried and Me, Wretched, and The Contortionist put our minds at ease and allowed us to put total trust in Jamie to achieve the sound we were looking for. It made the experience so comfortable and relaxed that we were really able to explore and create without boundaries. I think that's something that can be felt with this record."
AnABIOTICrecord would not be complete without space-y leads and the bands brand of breakdowns. Leads were a major focus for the album. Seven of the nine tracks contain guitar solos from both John Matos and Matt Mendez. And, of course, Alex Vasquez's bass flourishes can be heard throughout. There's even a drum solo on "Molecular Rematerialization."
ABIOTICHeadline Dates:
4/9: Houston, TX @ Walters
4/10: Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room - Texas Independent Fest*
4/11: San Angelo, TX @ Yays
*Denotes Festival Appearance
ABIOTICw/ Boris the Blade, Alterbeast, Reaping, Asmodeia
4/12: Shreveport, LA @ Hotshots
4/13: Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room w/Vital Remains & Vale of Pnath
4/15: Memphis, TN @ High Tone Records
4/16: Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
4/17: Kenilworth, NJ @ 10th Street Live
4/18: Brooklyn, NY @ Coco 66
4/20: Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall
4/21: Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
4/22: Detroit, MI @ The Ritz
4/23: Danville, IL @ Vintage Villains
4/24: Crest Hill, IL @ Bada Brew
4/25: Lacrosse, WI @ Warehouse
4/26: Milwaukee, WI @ Metal Grill
4/27: Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
ABIOTICw/Boris the Blade, Alterbeast
4/28: Denver, CO @ The Skatuary
4/29: Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Bar
4/30: Pocatello, ID @ Green T
ABIOTICw/Boris the Blade, Alterbeast, Lord of War
5/2: Spokane, WA @ The Pin
5/3: Salem, OR @ Duffy's Hangar
5/5: San Jose, CA @ The Rockbar
5/6: Upland, CA @ The Grizzly Den
5/7: Camarillo, CA @ Rock City Studios
5/8: San Diego, CA @ Soma
ABIOTICHeadline Date:
5/9: Mesa, AZ @ The Underground
