Progressive black metal duo OBSIDIAN TONGUE are now announcing FRAILTY & SCORN, eight performances of black metal intensity this June alongside WOE. The trek will kick off on June 6 in Long Island City, NY and will make its way throughout the East Coast until the final stop on June 13 in Providence, RI. The tour will not only celebrate the release of OBSIDIAN TONGUE's forthcoming opus, 'Eclipsing Worlds of Scorn,' due on May 30, 2025 via Profound Lore Records, but also will bring both bands back to many cities they have not visited in nearly a decade. Show pre-orders will begin soon as well as local support announcements. The full itinerary can be found below!
To celebrate the recent announcement of their fourth studio album, OBSIDIAN TONGUE has recently unveiled the devastating new single, "Orphaned Spiritual Warrior," which can be heard at THIS LOCATION.
Comprised of multi-instrumentalist Brendan Hayter (Thrawsunblat/Obsequiae live) and drummer Raymond Capizzo (Falls Of Rauros/Panopticon live), OBSIDIAN TONGUE returned to the all-analog Mystic Valley Studio, where their first two records were made, to print their Covid-era home sessions onto two-inch tape. Mixed and mastered in the analog domain as well by Alex Garcia-Rivera, 'Eclipsing Worlds of Scorn' boasts a unique and unmistakable sonic force amidst the modern digital landscape; created with a total absence of click tracks, quantization, or sound replacement of any kind.
Hayter previously commented on the single, "The first track we arranged for 'Eclipsing Worlds of Scorn' practically named itself - 'Orphaned Spiritual Warrior.' It was clearly an album opener, as complex and chaotic as it is.
"It felt like being dropped into a new world you knew you didn’t belong in - and everyone and everything around you knows it too. You vaguely remember that you came from somewhere else, that you had a dignified purpose there, and that there were people way beyond this place that understood you…but the worst part is you don’t know if they’re looking for you, if they’re trying to get you back. All you know is a sense of abandon and mortal danger…every step is heavy with some sort of impostor syndrome and every movement feels uncoordinated, jagged, and bound for disaster. You once could fight, but in this place it feels like trying to fight off an attacker in a dream and you can’t make contact or move your arm fast enough no matter how hard you try. All there’s left to do is find some sort of shelter, try to find your center, try to unlock the memories, and fight off the strife. 'Set ablaze this world to pass onto the next.'"
'Eclipsing Worlds of Scorn' can now be pre-ordered HERE.
OBSIDIAN TONGUE Tour Dates (Co-headlining w/ WOE):
06/06: Long Island City, NY @ El Bunker del Diablo
06/07: Milton, DE @ Brimming Horn Meadery // Party Like It's 793 Fest
06/08: Baltimore, MD @ The Depot
06/09: Richmond, VA @ Cobra Cabana
06/10: Raleigh, NC @ The Pour House
06/11: Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
06/12: Syracuse, NY @ The Jugg on Teal
06/13: Providence, RI @ Fete Music Hall
Sixteen years into the band’s existence, Obsidian Tongue clearly show no signs of running out of new ways to alter their sound - song by song, album by album.
Lineup:
Brendan Hayter - Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Synth
Raymond Capizzo - Drums
Recorded @ Mystic Valley Studio
Mixed & Mastered by Alex Garcia-Rivera
Photos by: Stephanie Sintra
Pre-Orders: https://linktr.ee/obsidiantongue
Recommended for Fans Of: Agalloch, Blut Aus Nord, Dødheimsgard, Wolves in the Throne Room
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