BAT | ANNOUNCE U.S. DATES WITH NECROT ON THE 'LIFELESS BIRTH TOUR 2024'

Richmond, Virginia metal-punk trio BAT has been delivering their own blood-spattered horror since ascending from the underground a decade ago on a dark, leather-winged trajectory. The brainchild of MUNICIPAL WASTE guitarists Ryan Waste & Nick Poulos, BAT leans heavily on the dirtier side of speed metal. On May 17th, the band welcomes the release of their second full-length album Under The Crooked Claw via Nuclear Blast Records.

BAT will be heading across the US on the first half of the 'Lifeless Birth Tour 2024' with headliners NECROT. The tour will kick off on June 5th in Berkeley and will end on June 27th in Boston for BAT. The second half of the tour will continue until July 13 and will include PHOBOPHILIC as well as STREET TOMBS, who will be on the complete tour.
 
BAT's Ryan Waste states, “We’re psyched to finally cover some ground in the US, especially with our die-hard brothers in NECROT. Uniting the two power trios will only induce total debauchery on the road. We’ll both be bringing our new albums hot off the press, so this is one street metal tour you don’t wanna miss!” 

General admission tickets go on sale this Friday, March 29th at 9 AM PST / 12 PM EST at Necrot.com. 

Left to right: Chris Marshall (Drums), Ryan Waste (Bass | Vocals), Nick Poulos (Guitar)
Photo by Jeff Howlett 

Confirmed dates for BAT supporting NECROT on their 'Lifeless Birth Tour 2024' with STREET TOMBS are:
06/05 Berkeley, CA - The Cornerstone 
06/06 Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room 
06/07 Los Angeles, CA - First St. Billiards
06/08 San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick 
06/09 Phoenix, AZ - Nile Underground 
06/10 Albuquerque, NM - The Launchpad
06/12 Austin, TX - Parish 
06/13 Dallas, TX - Three Links 
06/14 San Antonio, TX - Vibes Underground 
06/15 Houston, TX - TBA
06/16 New Orleans, LA - TBA
06/18 Tampa, FL - Orpheum
06/19 Orlando, FL - Will's Pub 
06/20 Atlanta, GA - Boggs Social 
06/21 Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern
06/22 Raleigh, NC - Chapel of Bones
06/23 Pittsburgh, PA - Cattivo 
06/24 Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery 
06/25 Bensalem, PA - Broken Goblet 
06/26 Brooklyn, NY - The Meadows
06/27 Boston, MA - Sonia 

Later this week BAT will joining forces with their friends in the legendary EXCITER to play for all the Heavy Metal Maniacs in Latin America for the first time!

Confirmed dates for the Latin American 2024 tour are:
MAR 29  MX   MEXICO CITY @ Circo Volador
MAR 30  CR   SAN JOSE @ Peppers Club
MAR 31  CO   BOGOTA @ Boro Room
APR 01   AR   BUENOS AIRES @ Arena Sur
APR 04   BR   BELO HORIZONTE @ Caverna Rock Pub
APR 05   BR   BRASILIA DF @ Toinha
APR 06   BR   SAO PAOLO @ Jau Club
APR 08   CL   SANTIAGO @ Teatro Coliseo  

The power trio, completed by drummer Chris Marshall, decamped to Philadelphia in June 2021 where Arthur Rizk recorded the basic tracks for Under The Crooked Claw. Yavé Rust tracked lead guitars and vocals later when the band was back in Richmond, ultimately to be mixed by Rizk and mastered by Joel Grind. The artwork for the album was inked by Brandon Holt and colored by Margaret Rolicki.

Jam-packed with tight, concise songs loaded with punchy choruses and lightning-laced leads, each of the 13 tracks offers a new horror short story mixing the perfect blend of heavy metal, punk, and rock ‘n’ roll or as Waste coins it "primitive heavy speed". 

Watch the band's first single entitled, 'Rite For Exorcism' directed by Norman Cabrera, produced by Maya Kay, and cinematography by Rob Lucas at Wolfpack Studios below.

Stream the new single 'Rite For Exorcism' on all platforms now at:  
https://bat.bfan.link/rfesg

Pre-order/pre-save Under The Crooked Claw:  
https://bat.bfan.link/utcclp