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May 24, 2024
Megan Milner

Alienist Announce The Love//Hate Australian Tour With Special Guests ATLVS & Synge

Wollongong metalcore band Alienist and UNFD presents The Love//Hate Tour; Alienist‘s first tour since signing with international record label UNFD and releasing their debut EP Love/Hate.

Kicking off on July 19 in Melbourne, The Love//Hate Tour will head to Canberra, Newcastle, Wamberal, Ulladulla, Wollongong, Sydney and Brisbane, before closing out on August 18 on the Gold Coast, joined by special guests ATLVS and Synge.

“We can’t wait to show Australia the new Alienist, we want to make this a night you won’t forget!”
– Damon Renes, Alienist

Alienist have swiftly stormed the heavy scene in a remarkably short space of time, chalking up triple j airplay, being featured in major publications such as Kerrang, Knotfest and Revolver, and playing alongside bands such as Northlane, Windwaker, Gravemind and Paledusk and an appearance at UNIFY Off The Record.

Flexing an explosive amalgamation of rage and serenity on their recent EP Love/Hate, released on March 1 via UNFD, is an exciting debut collection of songs from the Wollongong five-piece. Whether battling with religious ideals alongside commanding execution (Godless), facing the crumbling world around with a flurry of distortion (Distorted Reflections), detailing a breakdown of love set to turgid guitars and torrential beats (Absent), seeking hope and purpose in creativity (Hypnotise), or serving up a biting commentary on a toxic relationship (Prisoner Of You), Love/Hate is simultaneously confronting and cathartic, with Alienist firmly at the helm of a journey that feels instantly personal yet universal.

Showcasing the newest music from their discography alongside some older favourites in a live set built from the ground up, prepare to witness Alienist in a whole new light this July and August.

Joining Alienist, Melbourne heavy hitters ATLVS will be primed to bring an aggressive and heavy live set. With several Australian tours already under their belt, the band have also played alongside bands such as ERRA, We Came As Romans and Kingdom Of Giants and most recently released their mini EP Shadow Dancer in late 2023.

To round out the trio of bands for The Love//Hate Tour is the 2023 Good Things Band Competition winners from Sydney: Synge. Previously performing alongside the likes of Ocean Sleeper, Windwaker and Volumes, Synge will arrive armed with their most recent single Laniakea and plenty of their trademark insatiable energy.

This tour will be full of breakdowns, singalongs and mayhem. You don’t want to miss it.

Tickets on sale now from https://linktr.ee/LoveHateTour

UNFD Presents

ALIENIST
THE LOVE//HATE AUSTRALIAN TOUR

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
ATLVS + SYNGE

FRIDAY 19 JULY 2024 – BERGY BANDROOM, MELBOURNE
FRIDAY 26 JULY 2024 – THE BASO, CANBERRA
SATURDAY 27 JULY 2024 – HAMILTON STATION HOTEL, NEWCASTLE
FRIDAY 2 AUGUST – OCEAN VIEW, WAMBERAL* (16+)
SATURDAY 3 AUGUST – THE MARLIN, ULLADULLA*
FRIDAY 9 AUGUST – LALALA’S, WOLLONGONG
SATURDAY 10 AUGUST – FACTORY FLOOR, SYDNEY
FRIDAY 16 AUGUST – TOMCAT, BRISBANE
SUNDAY 18 AUGUST – MO’S DESERT BAR, GOLD COAST

* ATLVS not appearing

Tickets on sale now from https://linktr.ee/LoveHateTour

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May 16, 2024
Megan Milner

Crossfaith Share ‘God Speed’ Feat. Wargasm Video & Announce New Album ‘AЯK’ Arrives June 26

CROSSFAITH
SHARE GOOD SPEED FEAT. WARGASM VIDEO

ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AЯK ARRIVES JUNE 26

Japanese rockers Crossfaith have shared the video for their futuristic and post-apocalyptic new single God Speed (Feat. WARGASM). Both the audio and visual are frenetic so strap yourself in and sit sidecar for this metal x industrial musical thrill ride!

This song is based on the concept of simply living in obedience to one’s desires,” the band states. “It expresses the attitude we should not lose in this restricted and monitored society. This song features WARGASM, a duo with distinctive and iconic voices, and their contribution adds an erotic and dirty vibes to this track.

Indeed, the addition of WARGASM lends more vocal layers and a wild, almost frantic intensity. The song will leave your clutching your chest and breathless, trying to recover. But once the final note fades out, you will smash the replay button and do it all over again! It’s that exhilarating.

The song appears on Crossfaith‘s recently announced album AЯK, which arrives on June 26 via UNFD and Warner Music Japan, and marks the band’s first album in six years.

It is a welcome return for the band — after adjusting the global pandemic and a band hiatus, as well a membership change — and serves as quite a milestone. The album’s title AЯK is a message of saying goodbye to the past and hello to a new beginning, and their fresh sound and perspective is reflected in the new material.

Crossfaith previously shared the visualizer for the brand new single L.A.M.N (Feat. Bobby Wolfgang). Watch and listen to this certified banger here. Fans can also check out the video for ZERO here.

Additionally, the band recently announced Daiki Koide as its new guitarist.

The AЯK era kicks off now. There is more — plenty more — to come.

AЯK– OUT JUNE 26
https://anb.lnk.to/ARK

ABOUT CROSSFAITH:
“Playing heavy music is how I feel alive,” says singer Kenta Koie. “We want Crossfaith to be the band making music that no one has ever heard before.”

Crossfaith formed in 2006 and released their debut album The Artificial Theory for The Dramatic Beauty in 2009, followed by The Dream, The Space (2011), Apocalyze (2013), Xeno (2015), and Ex Machina (2018). Each one saw the band blend its love of punk rock, metal, and electronic music in daring new ways.

“Good art is how I express myself to other people. It’s hard to talk from the bottom of my heart, that’s why I write these songs,” Koie says. In keeping with their progressive musical journey, 2020’s SPECIES EP saw the band continue to push their own sonic soundscape to new grounds.The band dropped the pandemic-penned single Gimme Danger in 2022.

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