Armed for Apocalypse Announce Winter Tour Dates To Close Out 2022

New Album Ritual Violence Out Now On Candlelight Records

Armed for Apocalypse aren't saying goodbye to 2022 without taking their bludgeoning new album, Ritual Violence, out on the road! The uncompromising sludge masters have announced a winter tour run on the West Coast, along with a few dates in Mexico! The trek kicks off on November 30 in Crescent City, CA, and will conclude in Portland, OR on December 17. See below for a complete list of dates.

Commenting on these upcoming shows, drummer Nick Harris says, "We’ve been sitting on these songs for a long time. We’ve only played 7 shows since December 2019. We’ve got a new record, a rad label and PR team behind us. Bands don’t make a career out of playing their music by sitting at home! It’s time to get to work!" 

ARMED FOR APOCALYPSE - Winter 2022 Tour Dates

11/30/2022 - Crescent City, CA @ Enoteca

12/1/2022 - Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial

12/2/2022 - Tijuana, MX @ Interzona

12/3/2022 - Mexicali, MX @ El Granero Bar

12/4/2022 - Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Taproom

12/6/2022 - Austin, TX @ The Lost Well

12/7/2022 - Houston, TX @ Black Magic Social Club

12/10/2022 - Lawrence, KS @ Toliet Bowl

12/11/2022 - Santa Fe, NM @ Tumbleroot Brewery

12/13/2022 - Hollywood, CA @ Knucklehead

12/14/2022 - San Diego, CA @ Tower Bar

12/15/2022 - Oakland, CA @ Golden Bull

12/16/2022 - Bend, OR @ The Capitol

12/17/2022 - Portland, OR @ High Watermark

Armed for Apocalypse Share "Full of Phlegm"

ARMED FOR APOCALYPSE TO RELEASE RITUAL VIOLENCE ON CANDLELIGHT RECORDS ON OCTOBER 7

BAND SHARES "FULL OF PHLEGM" Listen below.

Uncompromising sludge juggernaut Armed for Apocalypse have announced that their third album, Ritual Violence, is set for release on October 7 via Candlelight Records.

Serving as a punishingly heavy taster for the new album, the band has released first single "Full of Phlegm," a blistering track that embodies the feeling of guilt and shame brought on by the decisions we make when we are in an intoxicated state.

Pre-save the album here.

"Ritual Violence was written in a time where everything seemed to be hopeless," the band says. "A lot of the songs on the album revolve around an overall theme of being stuck in an inescapable self destructive rabbit hole, and the struggle to break free of those habits."

Ritual Violence, which sees the band at its most aggressive and unrelenting, is both a product and expression of their never-die attitude. It's the album Armed for Apocalypse always wanted to make, with the engineer they wanted to make it with — Kurt Ballou of God City (Converge, High On Fire, Every Time I Die) — and the label they wanted to partner with — Candlelight Records. Featuring guest appearances from Andreas Kisser (Sepultura) on track "Foredoomed" and Trevor Phipps (Unearth) on "Suffer for a Living," it is Armed for Apocalypse refined to its purest form: 0 percent frills, 100 percent heavy riffs. 

Forming in California in the aughts, Armed for Apocalypse quickly released 2009's Defeat (Ironclad Recordings). That's where they laid out their mission statement: we are going to tune low, play riffs, and make heavy metal that makes you bang your fucking head. Real amps turned up, real drums hit hard, no bullshit. 2013's The Road Will End (Ironclad) complicated their thesis, the band experimenting with new structures and incorporating a broader sonic palette. But member changes and new life directions led to a challenging five years before their next release, 2018's Palm Reader EP. Now, in 2022, they return more focused than ever with their most potent and unwavering album to date. Ritual Violence is 11 tracks of bludgeoning skullfuckery; a record from a band who are confident in who they are, and what they want to do. And who won’t let anything get in the way of that. Not the years. Not the heartache. Not an industry that devalues its creators. Nothing.

Armed for Apocalypse has never done it the easy way. But on this latest record is a statement and a promise: They will do it their way.

ARMED FOR APOCALYPSE ARE:

Nate Burman — Vocals + Guitar

Cayle Hunter — Guitar

Charlie Fischer — Bass

Nick Harris — Drums