PRIMITIVE WEAPONS: Tour With Mares Of Thrace And Pilgrim Begins Today

Band Adds Midwestern Shows, Brooklyn Show With VOD

Brooklyn metallic hardcore outfit PRIMITIVE WEAPONS are prepared to embark on their next tour in support of their debut LP The Shadow Gallery. The tour kicks off tomorrow evening in Boston and will pillage its way through the Northeastern and Upper Midwest US states for eleven dates. PRIMITIVE WEAPONS will co-headline the trek with Calgary's metallic sludgesters Mares Of Thrace and Providence's doom troupe Pilgrim. Following this set of dates PWwill branch off for two newly booked shows in Minneapolis and Fargo alongside Gay Witch Abortion, Blackthorne. The band have also been  confirmed to support Long Island hardcore heroes Vision Of Disorder at a Brooklyn gig in November, and will continue to announce more live appearances in the coming weeks.

The seven churning, expansive tracks on PRIMITIVE WEAPONS' debut LP The Shadow Gallery cover an incredible amount of territory and engage the listener with crushing grooves and empowering swells, showing fans of forward-thinking metallic hardcore and free-form metal what the band is all about. The album was released in March via Prosthetic Records as the band stormed SXSW 2012. Since its release into the public The Shadow Gallery has amassed praise from fans and media outlets across the globe, the band touring regionally throughout the Northeastern states.

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PRIMITIVE WEAPONS Confirmed Tour Dates:

7/31/2012 O'Briens - Boston, MA w/ Mares Of Thrace, Pilgrim

8/01/2012 Columbus Club - North Providence, RI w/ Mares Of Thrace, Pilgrim

8/02/2012 Cherry St. Station - Wallingford, CT w/ Mares Of Thrace, Pilgrim

8/03/2012 Saint Vitus - Brooklyn, NY w/ Mares Of Thrace, Pilgrim

8/04/2012 Broadway Bar - Amityville, NY w/ Mares Of Thrace, Pilgrim

8/05/2012 Ottobar - Baltimore, MD w/ Mares Of Thrace, Pilgrim

8/06/2012 Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA w/ Mares Of Thrace, Pilgrim

8/07/2012 The Depot - York, PA w/ Mares Of Thrace, Pilgrim

8/08/2012 Pirates Cove - Cleveland, OH w/ Mares Of Thrace, Pilgrim

8/09/2012 Ruby Tuesday - Columbus, OH w/ Mares Of Thrace, Pilgrim

8/10/2012 Cobra Lounge - Chicago, IL w/ Mares Of Thrace, Pilgrim

8/12/2012 Hexagon Bar - Minneapolis, MN w/ Gay Witch Abortion, Blackthorne

8/13/2012 The Aquarium - Fargo, ND w/ Gay Witch Abortion, Blackthorne

11/24/2012 Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY w/ Vision Of Disorder [info]

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PRIMITIVE WEAPONS, MARES OF THRACE, PILGRIM To Co-Headline Eastern U.S. Tour

This August, three contemporary extreme music luminaries -- PRIMITIVE WEAPONS, MARES OF THRACE and PILGRIM -- will hit the road on a three-way co-headlining tour of the Northeastern U.S.

The diverse, ten-date excursion will commence in Boston on the last day of July and run counter-clockwise through Connecticut, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio before the finale in Chicago. As all three acts have recently released new LPs, and all demand your attention as they project their intense anthems from the state, PRIMITIVE WEAPONS, MARES OF THRACE and PILGRIM will take turns headlining shows throughout the endeavor.

The Pilgrimage -- the sophomore LP from Calgary duo MARES OF THRACE -- was released worldwide via Sonic Unyon Metal in April. Critics and fans alike have been blown away by the band’s dynamic, metallic hybrid of sludge and scathing metalcore tendencies, the album receiving rave reviews and major coverage from media outlets worldwide. Following a victorious Spring tour through Southern Canada and the Northern U.S., the band are energized to get back out there and sear some more ears this Summer.

PILGRIM's debut LP Misery Wizard was released through Metal Blade via Alan Nemtheanga’s (Primordial) imprint, Poison Tongue Records, in February. With a mix of destruction, misery and beauty, this Rhode Island-based doom trio blend a surprisingly original sword ‘n’ sorcery feel with the classic chest-caving heaviness of the masters, Black Sabbath, Saint Vitus, Reverend Bizarre and Pentagram. The trio has been touring regionally throughout the Eastern U.S. all year, including performances at this year's SXSW festivities, along with two large Scandinavian metal fests in May.

Brooklyn ethereal hardcore/metal squad PRIMITIVE WEAPONS released their lauded debut album The Shadow Gallery in March, on CD via Prosthetic Records and on LP via Brutal Panda Records. The band's unique blend of unhinged, foreboding metallic hardcore and killer stage presence has elevated the unit from being an NYC live favorite to a nationally touring band, having toured down to SXSW and back this Spring and much more in support of the album.

PRIMITIVE WEAPONS, MARES OF THRACE, PILGRIM Northeastern U.S. Tour:

7/31/2012 O'Briens - Boston, MA

8/02/2012 Cherry St. Station - Wallingford, CT

8/03/2012 Saint Vitus - Brooklyn, NY

8/04/2012 Broadway Bar - Amityville, NY

8/05/2012 Talking Head - Baltimore, MD

8/06/2012 Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA

8/07/2012 The Depot - York, PA

8/08/2012 Pirates Cove - Cleveland, OH

8/09/2012 Ruby Tuesday - Columbus, OH

8/10/2012 Cobra Lounge - Chicago, IL

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PRIMITIVE WEAPONS: Album Streaming Pre-Tour To SXSW & Street Date Next Week

The official North American release date for The Shadow Gallery -- the debut album from Brooklyn quintet PRIMITIVE WEAPONS -- is merely days away, set to hit the streets via Prosthetic Records this Tuesday, March 13th.

The seven churning, expansive tracks on The Shadow Gallery cover an incredible amount of territory for a record under a half-hour in length, each track totally engaging through cool, crushing grooves, empowering swells, and all-out explosions of bludgeoning rage, showing fans of sinister forward-thinking metallic hardcore and free-form metal whatPRIMITIVE WEAPONS are all about. Preorders for the album are available now.

Today BrooklynVegan is hosting a stream of the band's entire debut in celebration of the upcoming release date. Get caught up in The Shadow Gallery RIGHT HERE.

PRIMITIVE WEAPONS have confirmed a string of tour dates beginning next week in support of the new album, including a slew of shows with Ringworm and Cancer Bats, and a pile of killer performances throughout this year's SXSW madness, alongside bands like Fear, Cro-Mags, Nachtmystium, Saviours, Scale the Summit, Holy Grail, Mutilation Rites, Kill The Client, All Pigs Must Die, Ringworm and tons more.

PRIMITIVE WEAPONS Confirmed Tour Dates/SXSW:

3/12/2012 Frankies - Toledo, OH w/ Ringworm, Cancer Bats

3/13/2012 Heartbreakers - St Louis, MO w/ Ringworm, Cancer Bats

3/14/2012 Scoot Inn @ SXSW Thrasher/Converse Deathmatch w/ Fear, Cro-Mags, Nachtmystium, Saviours, more

3/15/2012 Barbarella Patio - Austin Texas @ Mightier Than The Sword Showcase

3/16/2012 Valhalla - Austin, TX @ SXSW Prosthetic Showcase w/ Scale the Summit, Junius, Last Chance to Reason, Holy Grail, Mutilation Rites

3/17/2012 Longbranch Inn - Austin, TX @ FREE SXSW Death Comes Ripping day party w/ Ringworm, Kill The Client, Ancient VVisdom, All Pigs Must Die, Mutilation Rites, more

3/19/2012 Downtown Music - Little Rock, AR w/ Ringworm, Cancer Bats

3/20/2012 The Coup - Clarksville, TN w/ Ringworm, Cancer Bats

3/21/2012 Bangarangs - Cincinnati, OH w/ Ringworm, Cancer Bats

3/24/2012 St Vitus - Brooklyn, NY *Album Release show w/ Sannhet, Bad Biology

Currently PRIMITIVE WEAPONS are in Converse Rubber Tracks studio in Brooklyn recording new tracks for an upcoming release to be announced soon.

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