Torche have finished work on their new album with Kurt Ballou of Converge. A release date is to be announced through Volcom Entertainment.
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Previously unreleased tracks from Torche, "Pow Wow" and "80s Prom Song," can be streamed at SoundCloud. The songs will appear on Decibel magazine's upcoming "Flexi Series" release. Corrosion of Conformity, Torche, Valient Thorr, and A Storm of Light will tour in March. Dates follow: Mar 01 New York, NY @ Gramercy TheatreMar 02 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar Mar 03 Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre Mar 05 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop Mar 06 Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme Mar 07 Chicago, IL @ Double Door Mar 08 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Mar 09 Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club Mar 10 Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music Hall Mar 11 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Café Mar 12 Dallas, TX @ Trees Mar 14 Austin, TX @ SXSW (No Torche or Valient Thorr) Mar 15 Austin, TX @ SXSW (No Torche or Valient Thorr) Mar 17 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks (No Valient Thorr) Mar 18 Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco (No Valient Thorr) Torche have signed with Volcom Entertainment. The band entered the studio today to begin tracking their next album. The effort will be self-produced with mixing done by Kurt Ballou of Converge. A spring/summer 2012 release is expected. Torche's cover of the Guided by Voices track "Exit Flagger" is streaming at Pitchfork.com. The song, along with two additional Guided by Voices renditions, come off the band's upcoming 12" split with Part Chimp, due November 5th by way of Chunklet Industries. Torche and Part Chimp will release a 12" split in time for their November East Coast run, set to kick off November 5th in Durham, North Carolina. Torche and Part Chimp will team up for an East Coast run in November. Dates follow: Nov 05 Durham, NC @ MotorcoNov 06 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter Nov 07 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's Nov 08 Pawtucket, RI @ The Met Nov 09 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge Nov 10 Washington, DC @ DC9 Nightclub Nov 11 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall Nov 12 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl Torche and Russian Circles are planning an Australian run in September. More details to come. Additionally, Russian Circles are plotting an October release for their next album, due out via Sargent House. |