If a band or artist releases a record under the Pure Noise banner, one of two things are true: it’s a towering masterclass in metallic hardcore rife with searing vocals, or it’s a provocative, introspective piece of songwriting excellence. Obvious examples include recent Fit For A King and Senses Fail.
Award-winning sludge metal band KEN Mode have shared a new video and track from their forthcoming new album Loved, coming later this summer via Season of Mist. Check out the new clip for ‘Feathers & Lips’, directed by Christopher Mills. Continue reading
KEN mode will be releasing their new album titled Success on June 16, 2015 via Season Of Mist. The album was produced by Steve Albini (Nirvana, The Pixies, ZAO). A trailer for the album can be viewed below.
Success Track Listing:
01: Blessed
02: These Tight Jeans
03: The Owl
04: I Just Liked Fire
05: Management Control
06: A Passive Disaster
07: Failing At Fun Since 1981
08: A Catalog Of Small Disappointments
09: Dead Actors
Their music video for their Christopher Mills (Rush, Interpol) directed video for “Blessed” in Toronto, ON can be viewed below.
The band has confirmed a string of upcoming tour dates:
Apr 05: Velbloud – Ceské Budejovice (CZ)
Apr 06: 007 – Praha (CZ)
Apr 08: Usine – Geneva (SW)
Apr 09: Roadburn Festival – Tilburg (NL)
Apr 10: L’Oreille Qui Traine – Rouen (FR)
Apr 11: Gaswerk – Winterthur (SW)
May 29: OTB Festival – Paris (FR)
May 31: Audio – Glasgow (UK)
Jun 01: Macbeth – London (UK)
With Fight Amp:
Jun 16: The Shop (Parts & Labour) – Toronto, ON (feat. The Great Sabatini)
Jun 17: Turbo Haus – Montreal, QC (feat. The Great Sabatini)
Jun 18: St. Vitus – Brooklyn, NY (feat. Pyrrhon, Couch Slut)
Jun 19: Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
Jun 20: Ace of Cups – Columbus, OH (feat. Lo-pan)
Jun 21: The Burlington – Chicago, IL
Jun 26: The Goodwill – Winnipeg, MB (feat. Pop Crimes (no Fight Amp)