KEN mode have revealed the title of their next full-length, which will go under the heading of 'Success'. The Canadian power-trio will record their new album with Steve Albini (HIGH ON FIRE, NEUROSIS, NIRVANA, HELMET). Albini and the band will convene on November 23rd at Winnipeg's Empire Recording to start the process. The album will be mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service.
'Success' will be graced with art by the band's longtime collaborator Randy Ortiz, and feature guest performances by Eugene Robinson (OXBOW) and members of FULL OF HELL. Some early song titles include: "Blessed", "Absolutely Not", "Failing at Fun Since 1981", "Dead Actors", "A Catalog of Small Disappointments", "Management Control", "A Passive Disaster", and "I Just Liked Fire". The band will debute a multitude of new material on their current European tour.
Frontman Jesse Matthewson describes his upcoming work as being "a decidedly stripped down northern noise rock apocalypse to be unleashed on the world. Time to take this back to our roots."
KEN mode are commencing their European tour tonight alongside label-mates HARK until their final show in the UK at Swansea's Garage on October 19th. A complete list of the remaining dates can be viewed below:
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01 Oct 14 Orleans (FR) L'Astrolabe
02 Oct 14 Nantes (FR) Ferrailleur
03 Oct 14 Barcelona (ES) Razzmatazz (Ritual Cvlt Fest)
05 Oct 14 Madrid (ES) Barracudas
06 Oct 14 Toulouse (FR) Saint des Seins
07 Oct 14 Montpellier (FR) Black Sheep
08 Oct 14 Milano (IT) LoFi
09 Oct 14 Innsbruck (AT) PMK
10 Oct 14 Chemnitz (DE) AC17
11 Oct 14 Leipzig (DE) Zoro
12 Oct 14 Liège (BE) La Zona
14 Oct 14 London (UK) The Black Heart
17 Oct 14 Glasgow (UK) Audio
18 Oct 14 Sheffield (UK) South Sea
19 Oct 14 Swansea (UK) Garage
