IRIST release a mesmerizing new track titled ‘Surging Ablaze‘, taken from their forthcoming EP Gloria, out on September 16th via Nuclear Blast Records. ‘Surging Ablaze‘ sees the nascent post-metallers hit a new stride, transcending our mortal coil with the ebb and flow of slow-burn melody, and sludgy, crushing atmospherics. Vocalist Rodrigo Carvalho stated, “Surging Ablaze is a song about the contemplative journey, and meditative states, one experiences when getting to the other side of a difficult situation. On top of a beautiful lead for the chorus, Pablo wrote an insanely heavy riff towards the end of the song that definitely sticks to you. This is a rhythmically more measured song for us, and the fact that we were able to add some lyrics in Portuguese makes it even more unique.” |
Watch the ‘Surging Ablaze‘ visualizer: https://youtu.be/c_3oRygeyMs
Listen to ‘Surging Ablaze‘: https://bfan.link/Irist-SurgingAblaze
Recently released EP track ‘Heal‘ inaugurated IRIST‘s return with savage impact. Revolver premiered the “devastatingly heavy new banger”, also stating that “the band’s sound exists within the same sonic hemisphere as earth-rumbling groups like Gojira and Mastodon.” Kerrang!lauded the track, stating that “Irist have a lot of people talking already. With this slab of Conjurer-ish tech-groove, you’ll see why. Superb stuff”, with Metal Hammer UKawarding’Heal‘ their ‘Track of the Week‘ accolade, citing it as “A stellar comeback after the momentum behind their brilliant debut… (Heal) brings the same level of colossal heaviness and gargantuan melody to the table…” Watch the lyric video for previous EP track ‘Heal‘: https://youtu.be/TpcGRglTy4M The Gloria EPfinds IRIST‘s music mixed again by Matt Bayles (Mastodon/Isis). Their explosive 2020 debut album, Order of the Mind, was “one of the most buzzed about metal debuts of the year” (Brooklyn Vegan). Kerrang! declared the four-piece “one of 2020’s most important metal acts” and Revolver dubbed the 10-song album one of the year’s “finest metal albums“. With a release, and tour, slated for the Spring of 2020, the band was sidelined in the wake of international lockdowns, with Carvalho moving back to Brazil and guitar player Pablo Davila moving to Texas to work in an Austin COVID-ward. |
Now, with the Gloria EP on the horizon, as well as extensive tour dates with Pallbearer, Elder and upcoming record release shows, IRIST is eager to pick up where they left off. IRIST 2022 tour dates: September 16 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn September 17 Athens, GA Flicker September 22 Berlin, DE SO36 September 23 Leipzig, DE UT Connewitz September 24 Prague, CZ Futurum Music Bar September 25 Warsaw, PL Proxima September 26 Wien, AT Arena Wien September 27 Budapest, HU Akvárium Klub September 28 Ljubljana, SI Orto Bar September 30 Munich, DE Feierwerk October 1 Pratteln, CH Up in Smoke Festival October 2 Mezzago, IT Bloom October 3 Grenoble, FR L’Ampérage October 6 Barcelona, ES AMFest October 8 Porto, PT Amplifest October 9 Madrid, ES Okkult Session 3 October 11 Toulouse, FR Le Rex de Toulouse October 12 Montpellier, FR Rockstore October 13 Nantes, FR Le Ferrailleur October 14 Paris, FR Petit Bain October 15 Antwerp, BE Desertfest Antwerp October 16 Tilburg, NL Poppodium 013 October 18 Aarhus, DK Fonden Voxhall October 19 Oslo, NO Parkteatret October 20 Drammen, NO Union Scene October 21 Stavanger, NO Folken October 22 Bergen, NO Kulturhuset October 25 Johanneshov, SE Slaktkyrkan October 26 Göteborg, SE Pustervik October 28 Copenhagen, DK Pumpehuset October 29 Hamburg, DE Gruenspan October 30 Ghent, BE Desertfest Ghent October 31 Dortmund, DE JunkYard November 2 Brighton, UK Chalk November 3 Bristol, UK The Fleece November 4 London, UK EartH November 5 St Helens, UK Damnation IRIST is Rodrigo Carvalho (vocals), Pablo Davila (guitar), Adam Mitchell (guitar) and Bruno Segovia (bass). Drums on all tracks by Jason Belisha. |
Gloria EP tracklisting: Gloria Heal III Surging Ablaze Watchful Eye |
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