THE COMPOUND & EARSPLIT DISTRO Update: GODHUNTER And AMIGO THE DEVIL, LAE, WINO & CONNY OCHS & More

Posted on 02/25/2015 by the compound

THE EARSPLIT COMPOUND continues to infiltrate the populous with quality non-mainstream music through its three subdivided branches of public propaganda — EARSPLIT PR, THE COMPOUND RECS, and EARSPLIT DISTRO — and here declares the latest actions on behalf of its label and mailorder sects for the first quarter of 2015. THE COMPOUND RECS methodically plots the deployment of new works from across the musical underworld through cult label sub-faction, THE COMPOUND RECS, including the new collaboration from GODHUNTER & AMIGO THE DEVIL, the impending vinyl version of Break The Clasp from LAE, and much more. New and exclusive wares are also now available through EARSPLIT DISTRO, including preorders for the second collaborative LP from WINO & CONNY OCHS, as the only US outlet to purchase the vinyl edition of the album.

Out as of Valentine’s Day is the new collaborative release from political sludge faction, GODHUNTER, and banjo-attacking murderfolk soloist, AMIGO THE DEVIL, a succinct but imposing two-song release capturing both bands in an entirely new approach. GODHUNTER & AMIGO THE DEVIL PRESENTS: The Outer Dark leads off with a barren hymn, “Weeping Willow,” wrought with both beauty and sadness, ill-omened from the start. The video for the track, created by Frank Huang (Metal Injection’s Pit Full Of Shit), was recently premiered at popular rock underworld portal, The Obelisk RIGHT HERE. On the B-Side, a stark rendition of Nirvana’s iconic ballad, “Something In The Way” pays homage to the already bleak anthem, painted with the foreboding, southwestern Americana vibe of the collaboration, which was released in conjunction with GODHUNTER’s Battleground Records. Stream the entire 7” HERE.

Following its CD and digital release in November, Break The Clasp, from Montreal-based post-rock/hardcore outfit LAE — featuring lead vocalist Steve Austin from Today Is The Day — is now being constructed in its prime, intended format, with the vinyl edition now in the production process. With nearly fifty-three minutes of unearthly, heartbreaking, psychedelic audio artistry delivered in four segments — Life, Hope, Love, Death — fans of Three Mile Pilot, Pink Floyd, Swans, Sonic Youth, Unwound, Slint, Shellac, early Today Is The Day and more will be instantly hooked. Having restructured their original lineup and works forged in the Y2K era as LAE-TSU, this dynamic five-piece invited Steve Austin to produce the album, which landed him a seat as the band’s new lead vocalist. Recording in founding member Marc Ablasou’s wood shop, utilizing acoustic and electric guitars, trumpet, saws, organs, pianos, accordion and more to capture their debut full-length, Break The Clasp was captured on an arsenal of vintage analog equipment, mastered at Austin Enterprises and bearing artwork by Sonny Kay (The VSS, Angel Hair, Gold Standard Laboratories label). Break The Clasp is out now on all digital platforms as well as eco-friendly, 6-panel, spot-varnish digipak CD, and a massive 180-gram gatefold double-LP will be available this late Spring/early Summer. Two videos for the album are also in construction. Stream Break The Clasp in its entirety and order the CD/digital RIGHT HERE. Vinyl preorders coming mid-March.

And as the anxiously anticipated second collaborative LP from American doom metal legend and solo artist, SCOTT “WINO” WEINRICH, and iconic German singer/songwriter, CONNY OCHS, entitled Freedom Conspiracy nears late March release via Germany’s Exile On Mainstream, EARSPLIT DISTRO has just posted preorder links to both the CD and LP version. Not only is our depot the ONLY outlet in the US from which to order the vinyl version, but the first fifteen preorders of the LP will also receive a FREE copy of CONNY OCHS’ Suiciety 7”, with two new songs and an outtake from the Raw Love Songs sessions, initially released to accompany Ochs’ November tour in November 2014 European tour with labelmates, Kristian Harting and Friedemann, limited to 300 copies worldwide. Recorded at Kabumm Studio with producer Thommy Krawallo, as was their Heavy Kingdom LP, the newest collection of ambitious, harrowing and beautiful music created by WINO & CONNY OCHS not only brings forth the same quality of organically conceived folk/rock fans of the previous album should expect, it simply excels in every imaginable aspect. Freedom Conspiracy’s approach is slightly different from Heavy Kingdom as it has been created in a much more organic way with rudimentary ideas brought in by each and then carved into songs by both together. Fusing acoustic and electric guitars and with both artists’ standout vocal styles searing through these thirteen well-crafted brand new hymns, the album delivers forty-five minutes of some of the most refined, dynamic and unforgettable folk/rock music in years. Fans of Woodie Guthrie, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, The Black Crowes, Scott Kelly, Mike Scheidt and the like should make sure this duo is on your radar. Imported from Germany, the LP version of Freedom Conspiracy is pressed on 180-gram black vinyl in a reverse board sleeve with thermographic print and an extensive booklet, the CD packaged in a mini-gatefold with booklet and matt laminate varnish. Preorders can be placed in the US right HERE and internationally via Exile On Mainstream HERE.

Since the release of ENABLER’s Flies CDEP on Samhain 2013, EARSPLIT’s DIY label division, THE COMPOUND, has been responsible for GODHUNTER’s City Of Dust album and split GH/0ST:S LP with SECRETS OF THE SKY, COP PROBLEM’s Buried Beneath White Noise 7”, ENABLER’s La Fin Absolue Du Monde sophomore album (now released through Century Media for Europe), DIE CHOKING’s self-titled debut 7” and II follow-up 7”, the magnificent Break The Clasp debut album from LAE, featuring Steve Austin of Today Is The Day on lead vocals, and the recent collaborative GODHUNTER & AMIGO THE DEVIL 7”. Updates on future releases and endeavors are being prepped for broadcast in the coming days.

Also stay frosty with updates from EARSPLIT DISTRO as new stock from our cohorts at Eolian Empire, 20 Buck Spin, Supernatural Cat, Selfmadegod, Battleground Records, Indisiplinarian, Exile On Mainstream and more, with new titles from Ufomammut, Rabbits, Encoffination, Treedeon, Secret Cutter, Graves At Sea, Big Black Cloud, Deivos and tons more now joining the hundreds of other releases in our arsenal. Free stickers, pins mags or other random swag included in every order. We’ve also got an Ebay store HERE.

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THE COMPOUND: New Release Update; LAE, DIE CHOKING, GODHUNTER / SECRETS OF THE SKY And More Out Now

Posted on 12/05/2014 by the compound

Since its inception last year, Earsplit’s DIY label division, The Compound, has been painstakingly forging paths for our close allies, with our seventh official release now out on in the back-alleys of the planet.

Beginning with our maiden title, releasing ENABLER’s Flies EP on Samhain 2013, The Compound has since been responsible for GODHUNTER’s City Of Dust album and split GH/0ST:S LP with SECRETS OF THE SKY, COP PROBLEM’s Buried Beneath White Noise 7”, ENABLER’s La Fin Absolue Du Monde sophomore album (now being released by Century Media for Europe), DIE CHOKING’s self-titled debut 7” and II follow-up 7”, and most recently, the magnificent Break The Clasp debut album from LAE, featuring Steve Austin of Today Is The Day on lead vocals.

Check out the latest on our newest titles below and watch for more news as The Compound begins prepping new releases for 2015, including tunes from LAE, GODHUNTER & AMIGO THE DEVIL, CLASSHOLE, VISE MASSACRE and much more.

LAE – Break The Clasp

Performing under their original moniker, LAE-TSEU, the outfit now known as LAE impacted the Quebec art and post-hardcore/emo/indie circuits in the apocalypse-ready Y2K era of the mid-1990s. In 2013, the band went through an incredible rebirth, completely re-envisioning their original songs with new life knowledge. To capture this soundtrack, the band contracted Steve Austin (Today Is The Day), flying him and an arsenal of gear from his Austin Enterprises from Maine to record in Ablasou’s wood shop, utilizing acoustic and electric guitars, trumpet, saws, multiple electric organs and pianos and more to capture their long-awaited full-length, fully recorded on an arsenal of vintage analog equipment. However, during the recording process, Austin ended up performing lead vocals to the entire album in addition to other musical contributions. Mastered at Austin Enterprises and enshrouded with artwork by Sonny Kay (The VSS, Angel Hair, Gold Standard Laboratories label), LAE’s Break The Clasp encompasses nearly fifty-three minutes of unearthly, heartbreaking, psychedelic audio artistry delivered in four segments; Life, Hope, Love, Death. Fans of Three Mile Pilot, Pink Floyd, Swans, Sonic Youth, Unwound, Slint, Shellac, early Today Is The Day and more will be instantly hooked. Break The Clasp is out now on all digital platforms as well as eco-friendly, 6-panel, spot-varnish digipak CD, and a massive 180-gram gatefold 2xLP will be available in early 2015 as LAE begins to tour North America on the album. Stream Break The Clasp in its entirety and order the CD/digital RIGHT HERE.

DIE CHOKING – II

Philadelphia’s demolition trio, DIE CHOKING, shoved their second EP of hyperactive, earthmoving grind/thrash down the world’s collective throat, with II. Comprised of members previously/currently hailing from other acts Total Fucking Destruction, Cop Problem, Burden and more, the band follows up their self-titled debut EP with another five tracks in less than six minutes, the material swarming with even more enraged and psychotic songwriting, and more of an ominous powerviolence approach, while stepping things up in the songwriting department and delivery on all levels. II was recorded and mixed at Mark It Zero Studios with Dan O’Hare (Brutal Truth) and mastered by Brad Boatright (Tragedy, Baptists, Code Orange Kids) at Audiosiege. The first pressing limited to 300 copies on vibrant red 7” vinyl, enclosed in the 7” is a document that function’s as a real, personal Living Will, in the theme of the closing track, “Tonsil.” Check out the new video for “Tonsil” HERE and order The Compound’s exclusive mailorder edition limited to 30 copies with the Will printed on paper bag brown HERE.

GODHUNTER / SECRETS OF THE SKY – GH/0ST:S

On their 2014 Southwest US tour together, Tucson-based sludge metal bandits, GODHUNTER and Oakland’s cinematic doom outfit, SECRETS OF THE SKY, were selling a limited edition cassette version of a new split release entitled GH/0ST:S. On this combined effort, both bands showcase even further experimentation into each of their respective crafts, with forty minutes of material, including a crushing new opus from each band, as well as a haunting, thematic accompaniment bearing the “ghosts” theme. Through a joint effort with GODHUNTER’s Battleground Records, GH/0ST:S is now available digitally as well as on a killer 180-gram black/white vinyl swirl LP including a download card, limited to 300 copies. Stream all of GH/0ST:S and purchase the wax and digital HERE.

View and order physical copies of our entire label roster including additional titles not listed here, including ENABLER, GODHUNTER, COP PROBLEM, DIE CHOKING, and more at The Compound’s sector at Earsplit Distro RIGHT HERE. Also at the distro you can find hundreds of other titles from labels including Supernatural Cat, 20 Buck Spin, Selfmadegod, Eolian Empire, Exile On Mainstream, Public Guilt, Battleground and much more, and we’ll continually amass more wares in the coming months. Free stickers, pins mags or other random swag included in every single order.

ENABLER Signs With Century Media; La Fin Absolue Du Monde To Get Official European Issue

Posted on 09/24/2014 by the compound

Following the initial release of ENABLER’s acclaimed second LP, La Fin Absolue Du Monde — which hit the streets in May via an alliance between The Compound and Creator-Destructor — the album will now see an official European release through Century Media, as the band has officially signed with the label.

Issued ENABLER’s founding guitarist/vocalist Jeffrey Lohrber of the union with Century Media: “I couldn’t be happier for all of this to come together. We’ve had a lot of good people working behind us for years, friends who have lived through the blood, sweat, and tears with myself and the multitude of extremely talented musicians who have shared the stage playing in ENABLER. Myself and the musicians who share this with me are going to take this to the next level. The best is yet to come.”

We at The Earsplit Compound are stoked to see our close allies in ENABLER get hooked up with an amazing worldwide deal with a label like Century Media and can’t wait to see them remove many faces live and on record through the New Year.

While European fans await the Century Media reissue of the album, those based in North America can order La Fin Absolue Du Monde now, the first pressing of the LP version from The Compound available on black/white/Orange Crush splatter, limited to 250 copies, in a wide-spine, uncoated jacket with a digital download code included, the CD housed in a high-quality, six-panel digipak. Additionally, The Compound released ENABLER’s previous Flies EP, which is also still available on digipak CD (for a mere $5) and on limited import 12” LP courtesy of a licensing deal with London’s Holy Roar Records. Order all physical versions of both releases HERE.

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ENABLER: Entire La Fin Absolue Du Monde LP Playing At Stereogum

Posted on 05/20/2014 by the compound

ENABLER’s sophomore LP, La Fin Absolue Du Monde, will inundate the masses in just days, set for unleashing on Tuesday, May 27th.

A cooperative release between NYC-area based The Compound and the Bay Area’s Creator-Destructor, La Fin Absolue Du Monde is a thirty-six minute assault, barely harnessing ENABLER’s most diverse and well-executed material to date, and is yet another of the band’s releases in homage to director John Carpenter’s arsenal of horror/sci-fi masterpieces. Tracked by Shane Hotchstetler at Howl Street Recordings (Expire, Northless), produced by Hotchstetler and the band’s founding guitarist/vocalist Jeff Lohrber, and mastered by Steve Austin (Today Is The Day) at Austin Enterprises, the album’s raw, organic delivery matched with their frantic, torrid energy showcases some of Lohrber’s slickest signature riffage to date, thunderous undercurrents from bassist/vocalist Amanda Daniels and a driving pulse delivered by drummer Ryan Steigerwald (The Ox King, Ringworm).

Now only one week out from its street date, Stereogum is streaming ENABLER’s La Fin Absolue Du Monde in its entirety. The accompanying text in part states the album “is their most textured, assured, and satisfying release to date.” It continues “The songs found on La Fin have the fury and leanness of tough-guy hardcore and the stomp of d-beat, but the dexterous guitars and anthemic hooks of ’80s thrash. It’s jolting, physical music, but there’s a compelling emotional core that reveals itself in the melodies and especially in the vocals… and once revealed, takes hold.”

**Hear to the absolute end of your world coming down with La Fin Absolue Du Monde courtesy of Stereogum RIGHT HERE.**

La Fin Absolue Du Monde is shipping now. The LP is available in two color schemes through Pirates Press; The Compound’s edition is on grey wax with heavy black/white/Orange Crush splatter, and Creator-Destructor’s in a half-and-half grey/Halloween orange pattern. Both versions are limited to 250 copies, packed in a wide-spine, uncoated jacket with a digital download code included. The CD is housed in a high-quality, six-panel digipak. All physical versions are available via The Compound HERE, via Creator-Destructor HERE, and via ENABLER, as well as digital, right HERE.

Currently on tour across the Northeast, ENABLER is storming through Canada on their way to rage the East Coast on their way to play Maryland Deathfest for their first time on Sunday May 25th at Baltimore Soundstage with Maruta, Shitstorm, Left for Dead, Unholy Grave, Ratos de Porao and more. Two days later, La Fin Absolue Du Monde will see release, and the following day, ENABLER will join up with Eyehategod and Ringworm for a month-long North American tour.

ENABLER – On Tour Now:
5/20/2014 Bar Le Megog – Sherbrooke, QC
5/21/2014 Jim’s Basement – Burlington, VT
5/22/2014 Geno’s Rock Club – Portland, ME
5/23/2014 Even Flow – Bay Shore, NY w/ Maruta
5/25/2014 Baltimore Sound Stage – Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Deathfest
5/27/2014 Longbranch Saloon – Knoxville, TN w/ Ringworm
ENABLER w/ Eyehategod, Ringworm:
5/28/2014 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA [tickets]
5/29/2014 Drunk Horse – Fayetteville, NC [tickets]
5/30/2014 Chop Shop – Charlotte NC [tickets]
5/31/2014 611 – Frederick, MD [tickets]
6/01/2014 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA [tickets]
6/02/2014 Rex Theater – Pittsburgh, PA [tickets]
6/03/2014 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA [tickets]
6/04/2014 American Legion Post 80 – Binghamton, NY [tickets]
6/05/2014 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA [tickets]
6/06/2014 Even Flow – Long Island, NY [tickets]
6/07/2014 Europa – Brooklyn, NY [tickets]
6/08/2014 Basement Transmissions – Erie, PA [tickets]
6/09/2014 Bug Jar – Rochester, NY [tickets]
6/10/2014 Loving Touch – Detroit, MI [tickets]
6/11/2014 Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH [tickets]
6/12/2014 Birdy’s – Indianapolis, IN [tickets]
6/13/2014 Cobra Lounge – Chicago, IL [tickets]
6/14/2014 Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI [tickets]
6/15/2014 Bottom End Bar – Appleton, WI [tickets]
6/16/2014 Triple Rock – Minneapolis, MN [tickets]
6/17/2014 Diamond Pub – Louisville, KY [tickets]
6/18/2014 Fubar – St. Louis, MO [tickets]
6/19/2014 Hi Tone – Memphis, TN [tickets]
6/20/2014 Southport – New Orleans, LA [tickets]
6/21/2014 Dollhouse – Savannah, GA [tickets]
6/22/2014 Orpheum – Tampa, FL [tickets]
6/23/2014 Looseys – Gainesville, FL [tickets]
6/24/2014 Zydeco – Birmingham, AL [tickets]
6/25/2014 The Handlebar – Pensacola, FL [tickets]
ENABLER:
8/06/2014 The Busted Lift – Dubuque, IA
8/07/2014 The New Direction – Fargo, ND
8/08/2014 Arson Fest – Winnipeg, MB
10/31/11/02/2014 The Fest 13 – Gainesville, FL [info]

“GET READY TO HAVE YOUR FACE RIPPED OFF… RPGs are less destructive than this shit.” – MetalSucks

“Often tagged as d-beat hardcore, it doesn’t really matter how you categorize them; just know that Enabler is INTENSE.” – Lambgoat

“…got a bit of noise-rock influence, no coincidence since Today is the Day’s Steve Austin mastered the record.” – Pitchfork

“The style of music they play may seem hectic but it’s quality musicianship and very true to their own sound. Loud, in your face and and constructed with care.” – Headbang Or GTFO

“This is an achievement to be studied and poured over by lesser bands for years to come. A strong contender for album of the year…” – Wonderbox Metal

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THE COMPOUND: Label Update May 2014: New Releases From ENABLER, GODHUNTER, COP PROBLEM and DIE CHOKING Out Now

Posted on 05/17/2014 by the compound

Since coming together in the fourth quarter of 2013, Earsplit’s label division, THE COMPOUND, has been slaving away with new releases from an array of incredible, hard-working artists within the American underground.

Following our first release, with ENABLER’s Flies CDEP — which was then licensed to London-based Holy Roar Records for a deluxe vinyl pressing — release number two was for GODHUNTER’s debut full-length, City Of Dust, which we released on digipak CD. Now, our first official vinyl releases are in stock, and we are already racking up other new releases for the Summer months.

The massive, acclaimed debut album from Tucson, Arizona’s political sludge henchmen, GODHUNTER, City Of Dust, is now available on in an amazing LP format. Pressed on mighty 180-gram milky-clear vinyl with a desert rose blood splatter, the record is housed in a full-color gloss jacket and black inner-sleeve, and comes with a full-color 12″ x 24″ lyric/liner sheet, limited to 300 copies worldwide.

Philly d-beat activists COP PROBLEM’s new Buried Beneath White Noise EP is available on vinyl. The crushing 7” comes in a high-gloss four-panel cover and is available in standard black wax in a run of 300 copies worldwide — available through Prejudice Me in Europe — as well as an exclusive clear “cash green” in a run of 200 available only via the band and THE COMPOUND/EARSPLIT DISTRO.

And the vinyl version of the self-titled debut EP from Philly-based hyper thrash/grind assassins, DIE CHOKING — featuring members of COP PROBLEM, ex-Total Fucking Destruction and Burden — is also now in-hand. A stripped-down quality 7” release, this bruiser comes on standard black wax in a first pressing of 300 copies.

Preorders for our biggest label release yet, ENABLER’s brilliant sophomore LP, La Fin Absolue Du Monde, are now available as well. A cooperative release with Creator-Destructor Records, both labels have their own color/pattern of vinyl each in runs of 250 copies — THE COMPOUND’s version on grey wax with heavy Black/White/’Orange Crush’ splatter — packed in a wide-spine, uncoated jacket with a download code included. The album comes out on Tuesday, May 27th, and orders will begin shipping next week.

Additional new recordings from DIE CHOKING, GODHUNTER, SECRETS OF THE SKY, VISE MASSACRE and tons more are already in the works for release later in 2014, among some other massive projects currently in the devising stages.

Catch all of THE COMPOUND’s bands on tour in the coming months, including ENABLER supporting Eyehategod and Ringworm across all of North America in June, GODHUNTER and SECRETS OF THE SKY touring together for the Doom In June festival and then performing again together at the third annual Southwest Terror Fest, and steady regional touring from both COP PROBLEM and DIE CHOKING.

Also check out the arsenal at EARSPLIT DISTRO, where all of the titles from THE COMPOUND’s artists are housed alongside hundreds of other distributed titles from 20 Buck Spin, Exile On Mainstream, Eolian Empire and countless of our cohort labels, in addition to being the official stateside maiorder distro point for Selfmadegod and Indisciplinarian.

Order all current releases from THE COMPOUND at THIS LOCATION.

THE COMPOUND ON TOUR…

COP PROBLEM:
5/23/2014 Brooklyn Night Bazaar – Brooklyn, NY w/ Sheer Terror, Agitator
6/21/2014 Punk Island – Staten Island, NY

DIE CHOKING:
5/31/2014 2014 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA w/ Ladder Devils, Prophet Say I, TV Freaks (ex-Burning Love)

ENABLER:
5/15/2014 Coach and Horses – Windsor, ON
5/16/2014 Centre-Ville De – Montreal, QC @ Pouzza Fest
5/17/2014 The Central – Toronto, ON
5/18/2014 HvyHouse – Ottawa, ON
5/20/2014 Bar Le Megog – Sherbrooke, QC
5/21/2014 Jim’s Basement – Burlington, VT
5/22/2014 Geno’s Rock Club – Portland, ME
5/23/2014 Even Flow – Bay Shore, NY w/ Maruta
5/25/2014 Baltimore Sound Stage – Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Deathfest
5/27/2014 Longbranch Saloon – Knoxville, TN w/ Ringworm
ENABLER w/ Eyehategod, Ringworm:
5/28/2014 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA [tickets]
5/29/2014 Drunk Horse – Fayetteville, NC [tickets]
5/30/2014 Chop Shop – Charlotte NC [tickets]
5/31/2014 611 – Frederick, MD [tickets]
6/01/2014 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA [tickets]
6/02/2014 Rex Theater – Pittsburgh, PA [tickets]
6/03/2014 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA [tickets]
6/04/2014 American Legion Post 80 – Binghamton, NY [tickets]
6/05/2014 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA [tickets]
6/06/2014 Even Flow – Long Island, NY [tickets]
6/07/2014 Europa – Brooklyn, NY [tickets]
6/08/2014 Basement Transmissions – Erie, PA [tickets]
6/09/2014 Bug Jar – Rochester, NY [tickets]
6/10/2014 Loving Touch – Detroit, MI [tickets]
6/11/2014 Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH [tickets]
6/12/2014 Birdy’s – Indianapolis, IN [tickets]
6/13/2014 Cobra Lounge – Chicago, IL [tickets]
6/14/2014 Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI [tickets]
6/15/2014 Bottom End Bar – Appleton, WI [tickets]
6/16/2014 Triple Rock – Minneapolis, MN [tickets]
6/17/2014 Diamond Pub – Louisville, KY [tickets]
6/18/2014 Fubar – St. Louis, MO [tickets]
6/19/2014 Hi Tone – Memphis, TN [tickets]
6/20/2014 Southport – New Orleans, LA [tickets]
6/21/2014 Dollhouse – Savannah, GA [tickets]
6/22/2014 Orpheum – Tampa, FL [tickets]
6/23/2014 Looseys – Gainesville, FL [tickets]
6/24/2014 Zydeco – Birmingham, AL [tickets]
6/25/2014 The Handlebar – Pensacola, FL [tickets]
ENABLER:
8/06/2014 The Busted Lift – Dubuque, IA
8/07/2014 The New Direction – Fargo, ND
8/08/2014 Arson Fest – Winnipeg, MB
10/31/11/02/2014 The Fest 13 – Gainesville, FL [info]

GODHUNTER:
6/06/2014 Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, NV @ Doom In June w/ SECRETS OF THE SKY
6/07/2014 Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, NV @ Doom In June w/ SECRETS OF THE SKY
6/08/2014 Stork Club – Oakland, CA w/ SECRETS OF THE SKY
6/09/2014 Frankie Teardrops – San Luis Obispo, CA w/ SECRETS OF THE SKY
6/10/2014 Billy O’s – Ventura, CA w/ SECRETS OF THE SKY
6/11/2014 The Complex – Glendale, CA w/ SECRETS OF THE SKY
6/12/2014 29 Palms – Palm Desert, CA w/ SECRETS OF THE SKY
6/13/2014 The District Tavern – Tucson, AZ w/ SECRETS OF THE SKY
6/14/2014 Tempe Tavern – Phoenix, AZ w/ SECRETS OF THE SKY

SECRETS OF THE SKY:
6/06/2014 Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, NV @ Doom In June [info] w/ GODHUNTER
6/07/2014 Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, NV @ Doom In June [info] w/ GODHUNTER
6/08/2014 Stork Club – Oakland, CA w/ GODHUNTER
6/09/2014 Frankie Teardrops – San Luis Obispo, CA w/ GODHUNTER
6/10/2014 Billy O’s – Ventura, CA w/ GODHUNTER
6/11/2014 The Complex – Glendale, CA w/ GODHUNTER
6/12/2014 29 Palms – Palm Desert, CA w/ GODHUNTER
6/13/2014 The District Tavern – Tucson, AZ w/ GODHUNTER
6/14/2014 Tempe Tavern – Phoenix, AZ w/ GODHUNTER

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ENABLER Begins Six-Week Tour Supporting New LP This Week

Posted on 05/13/2014 by the compound

Having just returned from a three-week East Coast tour, ENABLER will head back out on a new six-week tour assault in just days, as the release date for their anticipated second LP, La Fin Absolue Du Monde, nears its street date.

ENABLER’s newest tour itinerary begins this Thursday, May 15th with a five-city run including a set at the massive three-day Pouzza Fest in Montreal alongside Reagan Youth, The Hold Steady, Dillinger Four, SNFU, The Dayglo Abortions, 7 Seconds and dozens more. From there, they trek back to the East Coast on their way to let loose at their first ever Maryland Deathfest performance on Sunday May 25th at Batlimore Soundstage with Maruta, Shitstorm, Left for Dead, Unholy Grave, Ratos de Porao and more. Just two days later, their killer second LP, La Fin Absolue Du Monde, will see release the same day as Eyehategod’s brand new album, after which both bands will tour the US for a full month, the trek also including Ringworm.

**Over recent weeks, multiple tracks from La Fin Absolue Du Monde have been released, including the newest single, “Balance Of Terror” at Pitchfork at THIS LOCATION, “New Life” via is at Lambgoat RIGHT HERE and “Prey” is playing at MetalSucks HERE**.

La Fin Absolue Du Monde will see release via The Compound and Creator-Destructor Records on May 27th. Preorders are available via The Compound HERE, via Creator-Destructor HERE, and digital preorders are live HERE.

ENABLER Tour Dates:
5/15/2014 Coach and Horses – Windsor, ON
5/16/2014 Centre-Ville De – Montreal, QC @ Pouzza Fest
5/17/2014 The Central – Toronto, ON
5/18/2014 HvyHouse – Ottawa, ON
5/20/2014 Bar Le Megog – Sherbrooke, QC
5/21/2014 Jim’s Basement – Burlington, VT
5/22/2014 Geno’s Rock Club – Portland, ME
5/23/2014 Even Flow – Bay Shore, NY w/ Maruta
5/25/2014 Baltimore Sound Stage – Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Deathfest
5/27/2014 Longbranch Saloon – Knoxville, TN w/ Ringworm
ENABLER w/ Eyehategod, Ringworm:
5/28/2014 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA [tickets]
5/29/2014 Drunk Horse – Fayetteville, NC [tickets]
5/30/2014 Chop Shop – Charlotte NC [tickets]
5/31/2014 611 – Frederick, MD [tickets]
6/01/2014 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA [tickets]
6/02/2014 Rex Theater – Pittsburgh, PA [tickets]
6/03/2014 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA [tickets]
6/04/2014 American Legion Post 80 – Binghamton, NY [tickets]
6/05/2014 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA [tickets]
6/06/2014 Even Flow – Long Island, NY [tickets]
6/07/2014 Europa – Brooklyn, NY [tickets]
6/08/2014 Basement Transmissions – Erie, PA [tickets]
6/09/2014 Bug Jar – Rochester, NY [tickets]
6/10/2014 Loving Touch – Detroit, MI [tickets]
6/11/2014 Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH [tickets]
6/12/2014 Birdy’s – Indianapolis, IN [tickets]
6/13/2014 Cobra Lounge – Chicago, IL [tickets]
6/14/2014 Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI [tickets]
6/15/2014 Bottom End Bar – Appleton, WI [tickets]
6/16/2014 Triple Rock – Minneapolis, MN [tickets]
6/17/2014 Diamond Pub – Louisville, KY [tickets]
6/18/2014 Fubar – St. Louis, MO [tickets]
6/19/2014 Hi Tone – Memphis, TN [tickets]
6/20/2014 Southport – New Orleans, LA [tickets]
6/21/2014 Dollhouse – Savannah, GA [tickets]
6/22/2014 Orpheum – Tampa, FL [tickets]
6/23/2014 Looseys – Gainesville, FL [tickets]
6/24/2014 Zydeco – Birmingham, AL [tickets]
6/25/2014 The Handlebar – Pensacola, FL [tickets]
ENABLER:
8/06/2014 The Busted Lift – Dubuque, IA
8/07/2014 The New Direction – Fargo, ND
8/08/2014 Arson Fest – Winnipeg, MB
10/31/11/02/2014 The Fest 13 – Gainesville, FL [info]

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ENABLER: Track From Inbound Second LP Now Crushing At Pitchfork

Posted on 05/01/2014 by the compound

Pitchfork has just posted a stream of “Balance Of Terror,” the latest single to hit the streets from ENABLER’s impending second LP, La Fin Absolue Du Monde.

Spanning two years since their Southern Lord-released All Hail The Void debut LP, bridged by massive touring on three continents and two killer EPs, La Fin Absolue Du Monde showcases ENABLER delivering their most diverse, downcast anthems yet. Having taken their songwriting to the next level, the stripped-down new lineup executes some new tactics within the fourteen raging tracks, most notably on the newly-unleashed “Balance Of Terror.” Laying down an ultra-infectious mid-paced stomp infiltrated by paint-peeling guitar bends and a driving rhythm in a rocked out approach, the song is also the first in the band’s rapidly expanding catalog to feature a segment of ghostly, clean vocals from bassist/vocalist Amanda Daniels, a far cry from her usual backing roars.

The track is now playing in the newest installment of Pitchfork’s weekly Hell Awaits column, its accompanying write-up in part supplying, “’Balance Of Terror’ is the sixth track from the record, and this mid-paced stomper features clean vocals from bassist Amanda Daniels. It’s also got a bit of noise-rock influence, no coincidence since Today Is The Day’s Steve Austin mastered the record. With all this, ‘Terror’ hints at anthemic qualities.”

Find ENABLER’s “Balance Of Terror” at Pitchfork RIGHT HERE.

Lambgoat also recently dropped La Fin Absolue Du Monde’s “New Life” HERE, preceded by MetalSucks’ unleashing of “Prey” at HERE.

ENABLER just returned from their three-week tour which included a set at the New England Metal & Hardcore Fest alongside labelmates, Cop Problem, in addition to several other shows together, yet in only two weeks the trio takes off on an eastward run of dates including Pouzza Fest in Montreal followed by a set at Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore. Immediately afterward, ENABLER will lay down support for Eyehategod and Ringworm on a bruising, month-long US tour from the end of May through late June, beginning just one day after both ENABLER and Eyehategod release their brand new LPs. Arson Fest, The Fest 13 and tons of additional touring through 2014 is confirmed.

La Fin Absolue Du Monde will see release via The Compound and Creator-Destructor Records on May 27th. Currently in manufacturing at the mighty Pirates Press, the vinyl version will come in two schemes; the Creator-Destructor version in a half-and-half Grey/”Halloween Orange” pattern, and The Compound version on grey wax with heavy Black/White/”Orange Crush” splatter, each in runs of 250 copies in a wide-spine, uncoated jacket with a digital download code included. The CD will be housed with a high-quality, six-panel digipak. Preorders are available via The Compound HERE, via Creator-Destructor HERE, and digital preorders are live HERE.

ENABLER Tour Dates:
5/15/2014 Coach and Horses – Windsor, ON
5/16/2014 Centre-Ville De – Montreal, QC @ Pouzza Fest
5/17/2014 The Central – Toronto, ON
5/18/2014 HvyHouse – Ottawa, ON
5/20/2014 Bar Le Megog – Sherbrooke, QC
5/21/2014 TBA – Burlington, VT
5/22/2014 Geno’s Rock Club – Portland, ME
5/23/2014 Even Flow – Bay Shore, NY w/ Maruta
5/25/2014 Baltimore Sound Stage – Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Deathfest
5/27/2014 Longbranch Saloon – Knoxville, TN w/ Ringworm
5/28/2014 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA *
5/29/2014 Drunk Horse – Fayetteville, NC *
5/30/2014 Chop Shop – Charlotte NC *
5/31/2014 611 – Frederick, MD *
6/01/2014 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA *
6/02/2014 Rex Theater – Pittsburgh, PA *
6/03/2014 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA *
6/04/2014 American Legion Post 80 – Binghamton, NY *
6/05/2014 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA *
6/06/2014 Even Flow – Long Island, NY *
6/07/2014 Europa – Brooklyn, NY *
6/08/2014 Basement Transmissions – Erie, PA *
6/09/2014 Bug Jar – Rochester, NY *
6/10/2014 Loving Touch – Detroit, MI *
6/11/2014 Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH *
6/12/2014 Birdy’s – Indianapolis, IN *
6/13/2014 Cobra Lounge – Chicago, IL *
6/14/2014 Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI *
6/15/2014 Bottom End Bar – Appleton, WI *
6/16/2014 Triple Rock – Minneapolis, MN *
6/17/2014 Diamond Pub – Louisville, KY *
6/18/2014 Fubar – St. Louis, MO *
6/19/2014 Hi Tone – Memphis, TN *
6/20/2014 Southport – New Orleans, LA *
6/21/2014 Dollhouse – Savannah, GA *
6/22/2014 Orpheum – Tampa, FL *
6/23/2014 Looseys – Gainesville, FL *
6/24/2014 Zydeco – Birmingham, AL
6/25/2014 The Handlebar – Pensacola, FL *
8/08/2014 Arson Fest – Winnipeg, MB
10/31/11/02/2014 The Fest 13 – Gainesville, FL [info]
[* w/ Eyehategod, Ringworm]

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ENABLER Unloads New Track At Lambgoat; US Tour With Eyehategod & Ringworm Confirmed

Posted on 04/16/2014 by the compound

From amidst their currently ongoing North American tour out to the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival — set to perform tomorrow, Thursday, April 17th alongside labelmates, Cop Problem — and beyond, ENABLER has been confirmed as opening support for Eyehategod and Ringworm on a bruising, month-long US tour from the end of May through late June. The trek begins just one day after both ENABLER and Eyehategod release their brand new LPs and three days after ENABLER marks their debut performance at Maryland Deathfest.

ENABLER has also just been confirmed to take part in The Fest 13 gathering in Gainesville, Florida, running from October 31st through November 2nd and including Hot Water Music, Touché Amoré, Masked Intruder and dozens of other acts. This is just one of many new tour actions to be announced as the band will be on the road virtually nonstop all year in support of their impending second LP, La Fin Absolue Du Monde.

A thirty-six minute battering of ENABLER’s most diverse and calculated material to date, La Fin Absolue Du Monde was tracked with Shane Hotchstetler at Howl Street Recordings (Expire, Northless) and mixed by Steve Austin (Today Is The Day) at Austin Enterprises. Lambgoat has premiered a brand new track from the LP, in the form of its second track, “New Life.” Unloading an immense lyrical sense of dread, loss and confusion, yet bursting with a rush of driving energy, while ENABLER’s ability to pack hooks catchier than The Black Plague into each track holds true straight to the bitter end.

Stream “New Life” via Lambgoat now at THIS LOCATION.

Also hear the previously released “Prey” at MetalSucks RIGHT HERE.

ENABLER Tour Actions:
4/09/2014 Quarters – Milwaukee, WI
4/10/2014 Dragonfly Lounge – Madison, WI
4/11/2014 Error Records – Champagne, IL @ Skeletal Lightning Fest II
4/12/2014 Bier Stube – Moline, IL w/ Northless
4/13/2014 The Demo – St. Louis, MO
4/14/2014 The Donut Shop – Covington, KY
4/15/2014 Live at the Alamo – Erie, PA
4/16/2014 Badlands – Syracuse, NY
4/17/2014 The Palladium – Worcester, MA @ New England Metal & Hardcore Fest w/ Cop Problem
4/18/2014 The Worthen – Lowell, MA w/ Cop Problem
4/19/2014 Grand Victory – Brooklyn, NY w/ Cop Problem, Go Deep, Agitator
4/20/2014 Backroom Studios – Rockaway, NJ w/ Cop Problem
4/21/2014 Black Box – Philadelphia, PA w/ Cop Problem, Outer Heaven, Occult 45, Population Zero
4/22/2014 The Hook Up – Virginia Beach, VA
4/23/2014 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA
4/24/2014 Mr. Roboto Project – Pittsburgh, PA w/ Die Choking, Black Mask, Meth Quarry, Rabid Pigs
4/25/2014 Carabar – Columbus, OH @ Forward Ohio Fest
4/26/2014 Blind Bob’s – Dayton, OH
4/27/2014 Cobra Lounge – Chicago, IL w/ Iron Reagan, Occultist
5/15/2014 Coach and Horses – Windsor, ON
5/16/2014 Centre-Ville De – Montreal, QC @ Pouzza Fest
5/17/2014 The Central – Toronto, ON
5/18/2014 HvyHouse – Ottawa, ON
5/20/2014 Bar Le Megog – Sherbrooke, QC
5/21/2014 TBA – Burlington, VT
5/22/2014 Geno’s Rock Club – Portland, ME
5/23/2014 Even Flow – Bay Shore, NY w/ Maruta
5/25/2014 Baltimore Sound Stage – Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Deathfest
5/28/2014 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA *
5/29/2014 Drunk Horse – Fayetteville, NC *
5/30/2014 Chop Shop – Charlotte NC *
5/31/2014 611 – Frederick, MD *
6/01/2014 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA *
6/02/2014 Rex Theater – Pittsburgh, PA *
6/03/2014 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA *
6/04/2014 American Legion Post 80 – Binghamton, NY *
6/05/2014 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA *
6/06/2014 Even Flow – Long Island, NY *
6/07/2014 Europa – Brooklyn, NY *
6/08/2014 Basement Transmissions – Erie, PA *
6/09/2014 Bug Jar – Rochester, NY *
6/10/2014 Loving Touch – Detroit, MI *
6/11/2014 Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH *
6/12/2014 Birdy’s – Indianapolis, IN *
6/13/2014 Cobra Lounge – Chicago, IL *
6/14/2014 Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI *
6/15/2014 Bottom End Bar – Appleton, WI *
6/16/2014 Triple Rock – Minneapolis, MN *
6/17/2014 TBA *
6/18/2014 Fubar – St. Louis, MO *
6/19/2014 Hi Tone – Memphis, TN *
6/20/2014 Southport – New Orleans, LA *
6/21/2014 Dollhouse – Savannah, GA *
6/22/2014 Orpheum – Tampa, FL *
6/23/2014 Looseys – Gainesville, FL *
6/24/2014 Zydeco – Birmingham, AL
6/25/2014 The Handlebar – Pensacola, FL *
10/31/11/02/2014 The Fest 13 – Gainesville, FL [info]
[* w/ Eyehategod, Ringworm]

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ENABLER: Second LP To See Spring Release Via The Compound/Creator-Destructor

Posted on 03/24/2014 by the compound

Following recent broadcasts informing the public of ENABLER’s deadly revamped lineup and impending East Coast tour, the Midwest-based trio now expose the details on their anticipated second full-length release, La Fin Absolue Du Monde. Translated from French to signify “the absolute end of the world,” the title of the new album is yet another of the band’s works inspired by filmmaker John Carpenter, in this case in referencing his movie, Cigarette Burns. La Fin Absolue Du Monde was tracked with Shane Hotchstetler at Howl Street Recordings in Milwaukee (Expire, Northless) and mixed by Steve Austin (Today Is The Day) at his Austin Enterprises, and packs the band’s most diverse material to date into a thirty-six minute battering with fourteen tracks.

ENABLER has partnered with several close allies to wage this new battle in a collaborative strike. Proudly going to war as part of the La Fin Absolue Du Monde campaign are San Francisco-based Creator-Destructor Records as well as NYC-area-based The Compound. Creator-Destructor has released titles from The Funeral Pyre, Gypsyhawk, Heartsounds, VYGR and others in addition to the vinyl version of ENABLER’s 2012 debut LP, All Hail The Void, which came out on CD and digital platforms via Southern Lord. The Compound, the label faction of media/PR faction, The Earsplit Compound, unleashed ENABLER’s rabid 2013 Flies EP and is currently unloading physical versions of new releases from Godhunter, Cop Problem, Die Choking and others. La Fin Absolue Du Monde will see killer deluxe CD and vinyl pressings and will see North American release on May 27th, just one day after ENABLER marks their debut invasion of the annual Maryland Deathfest.

Stated founding guitarist/vocalist and chief songwriter, Jeff Lohrber, on the current state of ENABLER: “This record is one of the proudest moments of my recording career. It’s a record made by a full band, and it sounds like a band playing. That is something that is lost in modern recording and is slowly becoming a thing of the past in the modern world of music. I feel alienated by it and I’m pissed about it. I recommend turning everything all the way up while listening to it.”

Stand by for more info, tunes and preorders for La Fin Absolue Du Monde to be posted in the coming days. For now order Flies on CD/vinyl RIGHT HERE; European/international fans can order the vinyl HERE.

Over the past two years, ENABLER has followed their All Hail The Void LP with widespread touring of North America, Europe and Australia, and unloaded their Shift Of Redemption EP via Think Fast! Records and Flies EP via The Compound, both in 2013. The band’s first full-time drummer since the departure of Fall Out Boy’s Andy Hurley in 2012 is now realized with Ryan Steigerwald (The Ox King, Ringworm live/fill-in drummer) who joins bassist/vocalist Amanda Daniels and founding guitarist/vocalist Jeff Johrber. They’ll now take these new hymns of disapproval out on tour straight through the release of La Fin Absolue Du Monde and the rest of the year, beginning with a massive East Coast headlining run beginning April 10th. ENABLER will trek eastward on your, joining with The Compound labelmates, Cop Problem, at the sixteenth New England Metal & Hardcore Festival in Worcester, Massachusetts on April 17th, followed by four more shows together before ENABLER forges homeward. A plethora of newer shows through the Summer are also being confirmed, many of which are also listed below. Additional tours will be announced in the coming days.

ENABLER Confirmed Tour Actions:
4/10/2014 Dragonfly Lounge – Madison, WI
4/11/2014 Error Records – Champagne, IL @ Skeletal Lightning Fest II
4/12/2014 Bier Stube – Moline, IL w/ Northless
4/13/2014 The Demo – St. Louis, MO
4/14/2014 The Donut Shop – Covington, KY
4/16/2014 Badlands – Syracuse, NY
4/17/2014 The Palladium – Worcester, MA @ New England Metal & Hardcore Fest w/ Cop Problem
4/18/2014 The Worthen – Lowell, MA w/ Cop Problem
4/19/2014 Grand Victory – Brooklyn, NY w/ Cop Problem, Go Deep, Agitator
4/20/2014 Backroom Studios – Rockaway, NJ w/ Cop Problem
4/21/2014 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA w/ Cop Problem
4/22/2014 Hook Up – Virginia Beach, VA
4/23/2014 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA
4/24/2014 Mr. Roboto Project – Pittsburgh, PA w/ Die Choking, Black Mask, Meth Quarry, Rabid Pigs
4/25/2014 Carabar – Columbus, OH @ Forward Ohio Fest
4/26/2014 Blind Bob’s – Dayton, OH
4/27/2014 Cobra Lounge – Chicago, IL w/ Iron Reagan, Occultist
5/15/2014 Coach and Horses – Windsor ON
5/16/2014 Centre-Ville De – Montreal, QC @ Pouzza Fest
5/17/2014 The Central – Toronto, ON
5/20/2014 Bar Le Megog – Sherbrooke, QC
5/22/2014 Geno’s Rock Club – Portland, ME
5/23/2014 Even Flow – Bay Shore, NY w/ Maruta
5/25/2014 Baltimore Sound Stage – Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Deathfest
6/01/2014 Public House – Milwaukee, WI
6/02/2014 Memory Lanes – Minneapolis, MN
6/03/2014 The New Direction – Fargo, ND
6/05/2014 Highline – Seattle, WA
6/06/2014 The Know – Portland, OR
6/08/2014 Almost Holden Collective – Santa Monica, CA
6/09/2014 Soda Bar – San Diego, CA
6/10/2014 You Revolution Electronic Bar – Tijuana, Mexico
6/12/2014 7th Circle – Denver, CO
6/14/2014 Sharks Club & Billiards – Appleton, WI @ No Tomorrow Fest
8/08/2014 Arson Fest – Winnipeg, MB

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COP PROBLEM: Vinyl Preorders Of New EP Available From The Compound; NEMHF Tour With Enabler Confirmed

Posted on 03/21/2014 by the compound

South Philly punk/hardcore activists, COP PROBLEM, are becoming an underground powerhouse, through the releasing of prime material, diehard DIY touring, and their willingness to support socio-political and environmental causes and animal rights. On their second 7” EP, Buried Beneath White Noise, the band’s four new tracks devastate with the dueling thunder of guitarist Randon Martin and bassist George G, packed with white-knuckled percussive rolls and torrential d-beatings from drummer Joshua Cohen (Die Choking), all topped with a searing torrent of vocals from frontwoman Deb Cohen’s disparaging delivery, raging in the vein of Cloud Rat, Oathbreaker and All Pigs Must Die, and engineered by Will Yip (Paint It Black, Circa Survive, Balance & Composure).

Having seen digital release by COP PROBLEM in the Fall of 2013, the physical manifestation of this beast is now upon us, as the band joins with THE COMPOUND to release a killer 7” version of Buried Beneath White Noise on US turf, with British DIY label, Prejudice Me, handling European territories. The platters are at the plant and will be delivered in just over a week, in a deuce of color schemes. Not only will the planned black wax pressing of 300 copies exist, but an additional pressing of 200 copies of an experimental new color pattern is being put into production for a special pressing only COP PROBLEM and THE COMPOUND will be selling; the pressing melding a translucent dark green with Coke-bottle clear which the pressing plant has never done. Preorders for both the standard black and the “green thing” are available now via EARSPLIT DISTRO.

While COP PROBLEM stays quite active on the tour front on their own, the coming weeks will see them hit the road for a killer run with now-labelmates, Enabler. While COP PROBLEM and Enabler have randomly shared the stage previously, this upcoming tour is the first official excursion the two will embark on together, and both with new releases out on THE COMPOUND. COP PROBLEM will unite with Enabler’s then-ongoing tour to perform the opening night of this year’s New England Metal & Hardcore Festival in Worcester, Massachusetts on Thursday, April 17th, both bands joining All That Remains, Bleeding Through, Broken Hope, Darkest Hour, Emmure, Fallujah, Kublai Khan, Rivers of Nihil and more that evening. From there the two acts will crush through Lowell, Brooklyn, Rockaway and Philadelphia together before Enabler splits loose to continue back to the Midwest.

COP PROBLEM Tour Dates:
4/17/2014 The Palladium – Worcester, MA @ New England Metal & Hardcore Fest w/ Enabler
4/18/2014 The Worthen – Lowell, MA w/ Enabler, Matahari, Los Bungalitos
4/19/2014 Grand Victory – Brooklyn, NY w/ Enabler, Go Deep, Agitator
4/20/2014 Backroom Studios – Rockaway, NJ w/ Enabler, Ides, Hell Mary, Iron Born, Grit
4/21/2014 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA w/ Enabler, Outer Heaven

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Hear to the absolute end of your world coming down with La Fin Absolue Du Monde courtesy of Stereogum RIGHT HERE.

Over recent weeks, multiple tracks from La Fin Absolue Du Monde have been released, including the newest single, “Balance Of Terror” at Pitchfork at THIS LOCATION, “New Life” via is at Lambgoat RIGHT HERE and “Prey” is playing at MetalSucks HERE.

Stream “New Life” via Lambgoat now at THIS LOCATION.

Also hear the previously released “Prey” at MetalSucks RIGHT HERE.

**Hear to the absolute end of your world coming down with La Fin Absolue Du Monde courtesy of Stereogum RIGHT HERE.**

**Over recent weeks, multiple tracks from La Fin Absolue Du Monde have been released, including the newest single, “Balance Of Terror” at Pitchfork at THIS LOCATION, “New Life” via is at Lambgoat RIGHT HERE and “Prey” is playing at MetalSucks HERE**.