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Scandinavian Hi-Fi heroes Graveyard will release their new album, Innocence & Decadence, on September 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The acclaimed rock band's fourth album, Innocence & Decadence was recorded live in the studio, directly to analog tape, with producer Johan Lindström and is the follow-up to Graveyard's 2012 release, Lights Out, a record that the Wall Street Journal claimed "rips by like a boulder kicked over a cliff" and Pitchfork said "re-imagines a different path for metal that amps the intensity of the originators but keeps the Mississippi Delta-via-Birmingham vibe intact."
Innocence & Decadence builds on the solid foundation and formidable reputation that Graveyard has cultivated since its formation in 2006, providing the most shining example to date of a sound the band calls "classic rock with a modern roll". The quartet describes the record as a blend of "everything from old 20's Blues to Krautrock with synthesizers, Irma Thomas, blast beats and Psych Rock." Check out a trailer for the record, featuring interactive album art, at this location.
"Just like life in general, it depends on what you choose to see and hear," said the band in a statement. "Innocence & Decadence is built on thousands of layers of love, fury and being alive in the year 2015." Innocence & Decadence is available for pre-order now at this location.
Today, Graveyard announces fall U.S. tour dates in support of Innocence & Decadence. The headlining run will launch on December 4 in Columbus, OH and run through December 19 in Austin, TX with support to be announced. The just-released live dates are as follows:
Graveyard Tour Dates:
December 4 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
December 5 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
December 6 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
December 8 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall
December 9 Salt Lake City, UT In the Venue
December 10 Missoula, MT Stage 112
December 11 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
December 14 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
December 15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
December 17 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
December 19 Austin, TX Mohawk
Fresh off a North American tour with contemporaries Mastodon and Clutch, Graveyard is firing on all cylinders and primed for the biggest year in its near decade-long career with the release of Innocence & Decadence. Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden's Atlantis Studio (ABBA, Scorpions, The Hives), the record features the return of original bassist and founding member Truls Mörck, who sings lead vocals on the new song "From A Hole In the Wall". The album also sees guitarist Jonathan Ramm sing leads on the track "Far Too Close". While Graveyard applies these new twists to its songcraft, a first listen to Innocence & Decadence will leave no doubt that this is the band fans have grown to love over the course of three bedrock releases (Graveyard (2007), Hisingen Blues (2010) and 2012's Lights Out).
Simply stated, Innocence & Decadence proves that Graveyard -- like no other band -- can honor rock history in their own unique way and at the same time feel as current and hot as global warming.
Track Listing:
1.) Magnetic Shunk
2.) The Apple And The Tree
3.) Exit 97
4.) Never Theirs to Sell
5.) Can't Walk Out
6.) Too Much Is Not Enough
7.) From A Hole in the Wall
8.) Cause & Defect
9) Hard-Headed
10.) Far Too Close
11.) Stay For A Song
