Nashville metal/hardcore troops, Orthodox, have announced a headlining Summer tour in the US. The run comes in support of their upcoming album, A Door Left Open, due June 6th, through Century Media Records, and kicks off with a hometown release show. Also on the bill are Year of the Knife and Inclination, in addition to Mugshot, Omerta and fromjoy, who join the entire tour. Orthodox recently dropped their new single and video “Searching For A Pulse.” Check it out below, with live listings and more.
Tickets go on sale Friday, March 21 at 10AM Local. All tickets will be available to purchase here: https://orthodoxtn.com/pages/tour
Pre-order/pre-save A Door Left Open here: https://orthodoxtn.com/
“We’ve been looking forward to playing these songs in front of people for a very long time. To have the opportunity to do so alongside a package as strong as what we’re bringing feels surreal,” comments vocalist Adam Easterling. “‘A Door Left Open was created to deliver the feeling of chaos, and we know the people who love us will help us bring that feeling to life this summer.”
Orthodox’s fusion of frenetic rhythms, pushed-to-the-breaking-point riffing and explosively emotive vocals has refined itself to a bleeding edge proposition on their monolithic, expansive fourth studio album, A Door Left Open. On the record, Orthodox capture the sense of unease and full-on dread one would feel having their comfort and routine violated. What got in—or what got out?
The album’s lead single “Searching For A Pulse” mutates metal’s most groovy elements into a molten alloy as scalding as it is dense. “This is about a reoccurring dream I would get every time we left for tour that my house was burning down and I couldn’t make it home in time to save it,” Easterling explains, revealing it would crumble to ash as he finally made it back. “I tried to write something that encapsulates an overall fear and eventual submission to being powerless.”
A Door Left Open’s barrage of riffs (a New Wave of American Heavy Metal string skipper picks up the pace in “Godless Grace”), a shredding solo (in “Searching for a Pulse,” courtesy of newest member Ben Touchberry), and countless breakdowns construct a sonic sense of unrest across the album’s 12 tracks. At the center of it all is guitarist Austin Evans, whose upside-down, lefty way of playing is as unorthodox as his writing, which is littered with harmonics, squeals and borderline laser noises.
The contrast between those and crushing chugs—accentuated by diverse rhythms from drummer Mike White and bassist Shiloh Krebs—ensures the whiplash-laden listen never gets comfortable. Atop that, Easterling’s brash bellow is even more powerful here—resulting in new dynamics that had producer Randy LeBoeuf (Jesus Piece, Kublai Khan TX, Dying Wish) exclaiming he could hardly believe it’s coming from the same man.Listeners will notice less of the wavering voice Jonathan Davis and Corey Taylor used to approximate insanity and more of a self-assured brute force of nature. It’s in line with the direct nature of the lyrics, with Easterling stepping out from under metaphors with an explanation that’s equally as blunt: “It comes down to the fact that life will kick your a**, whether you want it to or not.”
Easterling matches life’s throes on the mic, which helps him stand strong amongst the album’s stable of guest vocals. Comeback Kid’s Andrew Neufeld emotes in one of hardcore’s most diverse and recognizable voices on pre-launch single “Commit to Consequence,” while Matt McDougal of best friend band Boundaries brings brutality to straight edge anthem “Blend in with the Weak.” A gang vocal shout of “WHAT THE FU*K?!” at the start of “One Less Body” sums up the guest who brings ethereal musings to the song’s epic closing: Mastodon’s Brann Dailor.
Orthodox Live Dates:
Mar 22: Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall ~
Jun 21: Nashville, TN @ Basement East ^*
Jun 22: Pensacola, FL @ Handlebar ^
Jun 24: Orlando, FL @ Conduit ^
Jun 25: Miami, FL – Grimz ^
Jun 26: Tampa, FL – Crowbar ^
Jun 27: Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Purgatory) ^
Jun 28: Raleigh, NC – Kings ^
Jun 29: Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery ^
Jul 01: Buffalo, NY – Rec Room ^
Jul 02: Albany, NY – Empire Underground ^
Jul 03: Boston, MA – Middle East (Upstairs) ^
Jul 04: Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Monarch ^
Jul 05: Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground ^
Jul 06: Columbus, OH – Aces of Cups ^
Jul 08: Detroit, MI – The Sanctuary ^
Jul 09: Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle ^
Jul 10: Chicago, IL – Subterranean ^
Jul 11: Milwaukee, WI – X-Ray Arcade ^
Jul 12: St. Paul, MN – Legion Hall (Basement) ^
Jul 13: Kansas City, MO – The Rino ^
Jul 15: Denver, CO – Marquis ^
Jul 16: Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court ^
Jul 18: Sacramento, CA – Goldfield Midtown ^
Jul 19: Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction ^
Jul 20: Las Vegas, NV – American Legion Post 8 ^
Jul 22: Mesa, AZ – The Nile Underground ^
Jul 24: Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street Collective ^
Jul 25: Houston, TX – The End ^
Jul 26: San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box ^
Jul 27: Dallas, TX – Texas Tea Room ^
~ w/ Gates to Hell (Record Release Show), Internal Bleeding, Hold My Own, Gored Embrace, Gaargoyle
^* Album Release Show w/ Year of the Knife, Inclination
^ w/ Mugshot, Omerta, and fromjoy
A Door Left Open tracklisting:
01 – Can You Save Me?
02 – Body Chalk
03 – Dread Weight
04 – Blend In With The Weak (feat. Matt McDougal)
05 – Godless Grace
06 – Keep Your Blessings
07 – Sacred Place
08 – Step Inside
09 – One Less Body (feat. Brann Dailor)
10 – Searching For A Pulse
11 – Commit To Consequence (feat. Andrew Neufeld)
12 – Will You Hate Me?
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