The Atlas Moth has teamed up with Scion A/V and MetalInsider to release a video for the track “Your Calm Waters”. The clip was produced by Ryan Oliver of Deathblow Productions and is available for viewing below.
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
THE ATLAS MOTH: Massive Tour Schedule Begins, Including Metalliance Tour
THE ATLAS MOTH begin their newest tour excursion this week, taking their ambidextrous avant-doom back to the streets for more than a month.
The Chicago-based unit THE ATLAS MOTH will take their genre-bending cacophony of psychedelic-gone-homicidal metallic thunder to the American masses once again. They kick off their extensive Spring touring circuit with a short string of Midwest shows alongside Wolvhammer, on their way to align with the other killer bands culminated in the massive Metalliance tour, where THE ATLAS MOTH will join Howl, Red Fang, Kylesa, Crowbar, Saint Vitus and Helmet for over three weeks, including a special stop at SXSW where Weedeater, Witchburn and more will join that day's stop of the tour.
THE ATLAS MOTH Confirmed Live Appearances:
THE ATLAS MOTH & Wolvhammer mini-tour:
3/11/2011 Triple Rock - Minneapolis, MN
3/12/2011 The Warehouse - La Crosee, WI
3/13/2011 Mad Planet - Milwaukee, WI
3/14/2011 Melody Inn - Indianapolis, IN
3/15/2011 Hi-Tone - Memphis, TN w/ Howl
METALLIANCE Tour - THE ATLAS MOTH w/ Helmet, Saint Vitus, Crowbar, Kylesa, Red Fang, Howl:
3/17/2011 Southside Music Hall - Dallas, TX
3/18/2011 Dirty Dog - Austin, TX @ SXSW w/ Weedeater, Witchburn
3/19/2011 One Eyed Jack's - New Orleans, LA
3/20/2011 The State Theater - St Petersburg, FL
3/21/2011 Firestone Live - Orlando, FL
3/22/2011 Greene Street Club - Greensboro, NC
3/23/2011 Jaxx - Springfield, VA
3/24/2011 The Palladium - Worchester, MA
3/25/2011 Irving Plaza - New York, NY
3/26/2011 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
3/27/2011 Mojoes - Joilet, IL
3/28/2011 Club Aftershock - Merriam, KS
3/29/2011 The Summit - Denver, CO
3/31/2011 Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
4/01/2011 El Corazon - Seattle, WA w/ Witchburn
4/02/2011 The Alley - Sparks, NV
4/03/2011 Mezzanine - San Francisco, CA
4/04/2011 Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA
4/05/2011 House Of Blues - West Hollywood, CA
The debut full-length from THE ATLAS MOTH -- their engulfing A Glorified Piece Of Blue Sky opus, released by Candlelight Records in 2009 -- took open-minded fans of heavy music by storm, taking the band's already heavy/heady doom metal to vast new areas of exploration. The meaty five-member lineup brings drums, bass, and three guitars into the mix, with all of the members contributing vocals, backed with tons of immense looping effects and artistry, boasting their already immense hymns with pummeling ferocity in the live setting.
THE ATLAS MOTH are deep in the process of writing and recording their next album; taking time out of formulating the album to hit the road on the announced tour schedule. While no details on the release are not confirmed at press time, the album will be completed in the coming months, set for release later this year. Stay tuned for more news in the coming weeks.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
THE ATLAS MOTH: Digital Covers EP Announced + New Track Posted; Fall Tour Nears
Candlelight Records will release a special digital-only covers EP from Chicago's THE ATLAS MOTH on September 28. Titled The One Amongst the Weed Fields, it contains very special renditions of "California Dreamin’" (The Mamas & The Papas), "Fearless" (Pink Floyd), "Golden" (Failure), and "Five to One" (The Doors). Guitarist/vocalist Stavros’ explains, "we have been thinking about doing a covers EP for a while. Thirteen-hour drives with only a radio to entertain you eventually takes a toll. But every once in a while we’d hear a song pop up that would strike us as something we all wanted to make into a ‘Moth song. These are the few we came up with from a terribly long list, and we are pretty proud of the outcome. It was a great way to have some fun, produce something new, and do a little pre-production for our new album which we hope to record later this year."
Stereogum today premiered a the track from the EP, in the form of "Golden" by Failure. Check it out here: http://stereogum.com/484642/the-atlas-moth-golden-failure-cover-stereogum-premiere/franchises/haunting-the-chapel/
A limited number of download cards will be available for purchase during the band's upcoming tour with friends Nachtmystium, Zoroaster, and Dark Castle, a special treat for fans planning to come out to the show. The tour, sponsored by Stereogum, is set to kick off September 9 and will make twenty stops before ending in Chicago on October 2. The band will perform selections from their current album, A Glorified Piece of Blue Sky, voted one of 2009’s best albums by Decibel Magazine.
Sterogum/Haunting The Chapel Presents:
Nachtmystium, Zoroaster, The Atlas Moth, Dark Castle
9/09/2010 Otto’s Nightclub - Dekalb, IL
9/10/2010 Magic Stick - Detroit, MI
9/11/2010 Lee’s Place - Toronto, ON
9/12/2010 La Sala Rose - Montreal, QC
9/13/2010 Mavericks - Ottawa, ON
9/15/2010 The Studio at Webster Hall - New York, NY
9/16/2010 Webster Underground - Hartford, CT
9/17/2010 Club Hell - Providence, RI
9/18/2010 Great Scott - Boston, MA
9/19/2010 Knitting Factory - Brooklyn, NY
9/21/2010 Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA
9/22/2010 Sonar - Baltimore, MD
9/23/2010 Hat Factory - Richmond, VA
9/24/2010 Kings - Raleigh, NC
9/25/2010 Ground Zero - Spartanburg, SC
9/26/2010 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
9/27/2010 Hi Tone Café - Memphis, TN
9/28/2010 Fubar - St. Louis, MO
9/29/2010 The Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
10/1/2010 Mickey’s Finn Pub - Toledo, OH
10/2/2010 Reggie’s Rock Club - Chicago, IL
THE ATLAS MOTH has been touring consistently since the release of A Glorified Piece of Blue Skylast fall. The five-piece was a "buzz band" at the South-By-Southwest Festival earlier this year where they made six showcase appearances. Brooklyn Vegan notes, "the juxtaposition of vocalist/guitarist Stavros's high and low pitched screams against David's soaring and spot-on clean vocals sounds great against the wall of slight synths and crunchy guitars. I already can't wait to see them again." Noisecreeep adds, "their feedback-drenched space jams spiral off into rapturous psychedelia as often as they dredge up the dirtiest dixie-sludge. This is a band to watch, no doubt about it."
Formed in early 2007, THE ATLAS MOTH has carefully perfected their bone-shaking heaviness. An awesome metal hybrid, the quintet unites sludge, doom, psychedelia and more into a musical adventure few bands can deliver. "This is heavy music for heavy thinkers," says Stavros. A Glorified Piece of Blue Sky is the band’s full length debut. It follows 2008’s highly regarded EP, Pray for Tide. Punknews says, THE ATLAS MOTH "gives me shivers... a band to watch." Spinner.com notes, "THE ATLAS MOTH's combination of bluesy, psychedelia, and metal makes for a pretty awesomely grim sonic blend." The band has performed alongside Pentagram, Saviours, Intronaut, Wolves in the Throne Room, Coalesce, and Harvey Milk, among others.
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The Atlas Moth
One Amongst the Wheat Fields
Friday, July 16, 2010
NACHTMYSTIUM To Headline Tour w/ Zoroaster, The Atlas Moth, Dark Castle
Today we are proud to announce NACHTMYSTIUM's next step in global intoxication, as the psychedelically lethal horde will headline one of the most brutal underground tours of the year.
Set to kick off in early September, NACHTMYSTIUM will be joined by brethren Zoroaster, The Atlas Moth and Dark Castle. Presented by Stereogum and Haunting The Chapel, the nearly month-long trek will weave it's twisted path through sections of the Eastern and Midwest U.S. and into Canada for several dates, before coming to a halt in NACHTMYSTIUM's Chicago stomping grounds, surely leaving a trail of smoldering cerebrums in its wake. Still heavily supporting their latest black-mangled-rock fantasy album Addicts: Addicts: Black Meddle Part II, which was released in North America in early June via Century Media, the other groove, space, doom, thunder and noise elements culminated by openers Zoroaster, The Atlas Moth and Dark Castle should prove this tour to be the most mind-melting of them all.
This headlining tour follows NACHTMYSTIUM's meaty 2010 tour schedule, which has already included massive North American tours with Kreator and Voivod, Eyehategod, a European tour with Jarboe, appearances at several massive festivals including Roadburn, Festung Open Air and much more. The band will also be headed to Oslo, Norway to slay Øyafestivalen (Øya Festival) alongside Iggy Pop & The Stooges, The Flaming Lips and more on August 12th.
Check out the tour poster, video footage and more here: http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/?p=973
MetalSucks.net - Nachtmystium "High on Hate"
Sterogum/Haunting The Chapel Present:
NACHTMYSTIUM w/ Zoroaster, The Atlas Moth, Dark Castle
9/09/2010 Otto’s Nightclub - Dekalb, IL
9/10/2010 Magic Stick - Detroit, MI
9/11/2010 Lee’s Place - Toronto, ON
9/12/2010 La Sala Rose - Montreal, QC
9/13/2010 Mavericks - Ottawa, ON
9/15/2010 The Studio at Webster Hall - New York, NY
9/16/2010 Webster Underground - Hartford, CT
9/17/2010 Club Hell - Providence, RI
9/18/2010 Great Scott - Boston, MA
9/19/2010 Knitting Factory - Brooklyn, NY
9/21/2010 Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA
9/22/2010 Sonar - Baltimore, MD
9/23/2010 Hat Factory - Richmond, VA
9/25/2010 Ground Zero - Spartanburg, SC
9/26/2010 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
9/27/2010 Hi Tone Café - Memphis, TN
9/28/2010 Fubar - St. Louis, MO
9/29/2010 The Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
10/1/2010 Mickey’s Finn Pub - Toledo, OH
10/2/2010 Reggie’s Rock Club - Chicago, IL
Stay tuned for tons of other new NACHTMYSTIUM announcements in the near future.
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"...Nachtmystium are all about confrontation, daring people to have enough of an open mind to look past what they perceive to be 'true' heavy music and accept the fact that a little experimenting never hut anybody." 9/10 - Decibel
"Psychedelic and dreamy/nightmarish vibes continue to be a persuasive element across the board. Even with the more pronounced cohesiveness than its predecessor, it still tickles the cerebrum." 9/10 - Outburn
"Whether it is better than the records that preceded it is a matter of taste: It is great by any standard. It is better than almost anything else I have heard this year." 9/10 - The Long Island Press
"...Nachtmystium has become the musical embodiment of the phrase 'nothing ventured, nothing gained,' as they continually take risks and tread waters that few others would dare even considering and to their credit, most of those risk pay off." 9/10 - Blabbermouth
"...Addicts resembles Vried, Immortal and Mayhem as it does Zappa, Calem And Einstürzende Neubauten with the atmosphere of a drug den sullied with the tortured emotion of a Edvard Munch painting." 9/10 -Rock Sound
Friday, January 29, 2010
THE ATLAS MOTH: Tour With Coalesce & Harvey Milk + SXSW Shows Confirmed
Cerebrally pulverizing Chicagoan quintet THE ATLAS MOTH will be blazing a good chunk of the East Coast and Midwest on the road this March with Coalesce and Harvey Milk. The low-end triple-guitar thunder the band are well-known for creating on stage is as massive as it is mesmerizing, as witnessed on their 2009 live with Dark Castle, Wetnurse, Black Cobra, Nachtmystium, Pentagram, Javelina and countless more.
THE ATLAS MOTH w/ Coalesce, Harvey Milk:
3/05/2010 Rex Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
3/06/2010 Kung-Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA
3/07/2010 The Ottobar - Baltimore, MD
3/08/2010 Le Poisson Rouge - New York, NY
3/09/2010 Middle East [Downstairs] - Boston, MA
3/10/2010 Il Motore - Montreal, QC
3/11/2010 Wreckroom - Toronto, ON
3/12/2010 Smalls Bar - Hamtramck, MI
3/13/2010 Subterranean - Chicago, IL
THE ATLAS MOTH at SXSW 2010:
3/18/2010 East End Tattoo - Austin, TX @ Chronicyouth.com showcase
3/20/2010 The Metropolis - Austin, TX - early show
3/20/2010 21st CO OP - Austin, TX - late show
3/21/2010 Red 7 - Austin, TX - Goodbye Southby
The band's latest full-length A Glorified Piece of Blue Sky has been praised endlessly since its release in October - the first of many releases via the Candlelight/Battle Kommand alliance - and has appeared on countless year-end best-of lists.
"...executed in ambitious widescreen, shoehorning monolithic (but never boring) post-metal piledrivers between
the shards of tormented mayhem" - Decibel Magazine; #19 on the Top 40 of 2009
"Muscular and riffy doom/sludge gives way to psychedelic blues and ambient passages before the clouds disappear
and melodicism prevails. This is epic stuff, people. Get familiar." - Brooklynvegan.com; #9 on the Top 20 of 2009
"People refer to Atlas Moth as a sludge or stoner band. They're clearly wearing blinders/missing a lot."
- Stereogum.com; #27 on the Top 30 Best Metal Albums of 2009
A Glorified Piece of Blue Sky was released in October, the first of many releases to be released via the Candlelight/Battle Kommand alliance.
Interviews are available anytime. Contact Earsplit for all requests for THE ATLAS MOTH.
The Atlas Moth live @ Kuma's Doom Fest 12.21.08
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
THE ATLAS MOTH: Ongoing Tour Updated With New Shows
| The Atlas Moth | |||
| Genre(s) | |||
| Sludge/Stoner Metal | |||
| Origin | Formed in | Current label | Status |
| United States of America (Chicago, Illinois) | 2007 | Candlelight Records | Active |
| Current line-up | |||
| Alex - Bass Andrew - Synths/Guitar/Vocals Anthony - Drums Dave - Guitar/Vocals Stavros - Guitar/Vocals | |||
| Discography |
| Pray For Tides | EP, 2008 | |
| A Glorified Piece of Blue Sky | Full-length, 2009 |
The Atlas Moth live @ Kuma's Doom Fest 12.21.08
With influences ranging from the Deftones to Neurosis, Cave In to Quicksand, and pulling in pieces from all that is heavy in between to form a surreal, oppressive listen, THE ATLAS MOTH's debut full-length A Glorified Piece of Blue Sky is a jaw-dropping debut that is sure to leave a lasting impression.
With A Glorified Piece of Blue Sky out now on Candlelight Records, the band is currently on tour promoting the release, with a long list of killer shows alongside Dark Castle, Wetnurse and more along the way:
11/03/2009 The Kickstand - Gainesville, FL w/ Dark Castle
11/04/2009 Brass Mug - Tampa, FL w/ Dark Castle
11/05/2009 Will's Pub - Orlando, FL
11/06/2009 The Warehouse - Jacksonville, FL w/ Dark Castle
11/07/2009 Lenny's - Atlanta, GA w/ Across Tundras, Dark Castle
11/08/2009 The Hangar - Greenville, SC w/ Dark Castle
11/09/2009 The Reservoir - Carrboro, NC
11/10/2009 The Triple - Richmond, VA
11/11/2009 Starlight Ballroom - Philadelphia, PA w/ Wetnurse
11/12/2009 Sidebar - Baltimore, MD w/ Wetnurse
11/13/2009 Court Tavern - New Jersey w/ Wetnurse
11/14/2009 The Sweatshop - Providence, RI w/ Wetnurse
11/15/2009 Unit 11 - Allston, MA w/ Wetnurse
11/17/2009 Union Pool - Brooklyn, NY w/ Dark Castle, Wetnurse
11/18/2009 The Spot - Akron, OH w/ Dark Castle, Sofa King Killer, Rue
11/20/2009 Elbow Room - Ypsilanti, MI w/ Dark Castle, Ganon
11/21/2009 Mac's Bar - Lansing, MI w/ Dark Castle, Ganon
11/22/2009 Carabar - Columbus, OH w/ Dark Castle, Struck By Lightning
11/23/2009 Belvederes - Pittsburgh, PA w/ Dark Castle, U.S. Christmas
11/24/2009 The Vollrath - Indianapolis, IN w/ Dark Castle
11/25/2009 Cobra Lounge - Chicago, IL w/ Dark Castle, Black Tusk, Black Cobra, Plague Bringer
An ATLAS MOTH e-card, including sound samples, is available here:
http://www.candlelightrecords."Their blend of organic doom and psychedelia is supported by keyboards and atmospheric sounds reminiscent of Neurosis, Isis, and even Deftones, but the riffs on tracks like 'Our Sun, Our Saviour'
are pure Black Sabbath/Saint Vitus crunch." - All Music Guide
"It has an immense feel to it... its ideas are varied and charismatic which means that its “epicness”
is fully earned rather than contrived with a few big, deep chords." - Metal Reviews
| The Atlas Moth (NEW TRACK UP!!) Psicodélico / Metal Gotham, Illinois Estados Unidos USA | ||
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Hailing from Chicago, The Atlas Moth take their bluesy hometown roots and combine that with New Orleans style sludge & 60s psychedelic. Gritty and raw, yet thought out and insightful. If you grew up living in a swamp, wearing a Black Sabbath T-Shirt, and eating nothing but fried chicken, this is your band. "Lord knows I'm a sucker for anything heavy with a groove. And few bands really are able to show something truly full formed with their debut EP. But shit, the Atlas Moth got it right. Pray for Tides is just under 19 minutes, but each is well-written, performed and recorded. The songs are based around chaotic, sludgy riffs with layers of strangely melodic guitar parts and soaring lead riffs; the vocals switch from black metal screeching to harmonic chants. The band strays from cliché, leaving harmonic pinches and dueling guitarmony leads to only the necessary parts of the songs, and usually playing background to the wall of sound created by the bass and three guitars. The production is near flawless, allowing the full sound of the band to come through. Their sound, like the moth they named themselves after, is truly massive. They borrow from the same heavy metal influences that have propelled bands like the Sword and Mastodon into the mainstream, but while those bands strive to hit something hard and loud, the Atlas Moth are in pursuit of something more akin to a Pink Floyd album -- swirling colors of psychedelic guitars and atmospheric noise created by the sheer quantity of music create something akin to an impressionist painting. It's a supremely impressive first effort, and leaves me wanting more. Just imagining what this band could be capable of given a studio budget and an album's worth of material gives me shivers." - PunkNews.org "Hails to The Atlas Moth! This is slap your mama up against the wall and eat your biscuits and red-eye gravy swampin' sludge! A band to look out for, and for sure lock up your daughters!" - The Sludge Swamp "Hometown sludge warrior the Atlas Moth likes its metal with a heaping dose of doom. Though it allegedly pledges allegiance to the home of electric blues, you'd be hard pressed to hear it over the deafening drawl of drop D guitars." - Time Out Chicago .. |
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