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RINGS OF SATURN has been announced as one of the acts set to participate in The Coffin Dragger Tour with Fit For An Autopsy, Dark Sermon, and headliners Thy Art Is Murder, the massive trek set to consume most of April and May with nearly forty tour dates confirmed across the country. The tour begins in Tucson, Arizona on April 6th and snakes its way eastward, hitting as many cities as possible through the final show May 19th in Worcester, Massachusetts. Tickets for The Coffin Dragger Tour go on sale Friday, February 26th at 10am (local time).
Following its release through Unique Leader Records in October 2014, RINGS OF SATURN‘s remorseless, jaw-dropping, Lugal Ki En, took the #116 spot on the Billboard top 200 chart, #3 on the Heatseekers/New Artist chart and #26 on the Independent album chart. The album also slaughtered the Hard Music chart taking the #12 position, as well as #41 on the Rock chart. A cataclysmic display of over-the-top technical death metal, Lugal Ki En surges with nearly forty-five minutes relentless, cyber-infused deathcore destruction, based on a lyrical concept in which the Aliens wage war on the angels and demons of the universe after having conquered humanity. The album was produced by Brette Ciamarra at Studio 344 (Kamikabe, Those Who Fear, Trophies), and features conceptual art pieces by Mark Cooper of Mind Rape Art.
Watch RINGS OF SATURN’s official 3D video for “Senseless Massacre” HERE, and stream the entire Lugal Ki En album HERE.
Purchase options are available via Unique Leader Records right HERE.
RINGS OF SATURN On The Coffin Dragger Tour w/ Thy Art Is Murder, Fit For An Autopsy, Dark Sermon:
4/06/2016 The Rock – Tucson, AZ
4/07/2016 Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX
4/08/2016 Jakes Sports Café – Lubbock, TX
4/09/2016 Alamo City Music Hall – San Antonio, TX
4/11/2016 The Rail Club – Fort Worth, TX
4/12/2016 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
4/14/2016 Zydeco – Birmingham, AL
4/15/2016 Emerson Theatre – Indianapolis, IN
4/16/2016 Fubar – St. Louis, MO
4/17/2016 Outland Ballroom – Springfield, MO
4/18/2016 The Granada Theatre – Lawrence, KS
4/19/2016 Rock Island Live – Wichita, KS
4/21/2016 Top Deck – Farmington, NM
4/22/2016 Independence Ballroom – Grand Junction, CO
4/23/2016 The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
4/24/2016 Aggie Theatre – Fort Collins, CO
4/25/2016 Sokol Underground – Omaha, NE
4/26/2016 Durty Nellies – Palatine, IL
4/27/2016 Big Shots – Valparaiso, IN
4/28/2016 The Loft – Lansing, MI
4/29/2016 Park Street Saloon – Columbus, OH
4/30/2016 The Foundry – Lakewood, OH
5/01/2016 Basement Transmissions – Erie, PA
5/02/2016 Buffalo Iron Works – Buffalo, NY
5/03/2016 Higher Ground Ballroom – Burlington, VT
5/04/2016 Port City Music Hall – Portland, ME
5/05/2016 Fete Music Hall – Providence, RI
5/06/2016 Club Reverb – Reading, PA
5/07/2016 Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA
5/09/2016 Greene Street – Greensboro, NC
5/10/2016 Ziggy’s By The Sea – Wilmington, NC
5/11/2016 Shakas Live – Virginia Beach, VA
5/13/2016 Baltimore Sound Stage – Baltimore, MD
5/14/2016 Game Changer World – Freehold, NJ
5/15/2016 Webster Underground – Hartford, CT
5/16/2016 Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY
5/18/2016 Revolution Bar & Music Hall – Amityville, NY
5/19/2016 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
Metal Injection issued a 9/10 review, proclaiming, “Lugal Ki En is a refined and mature sounding Dingir. Speedy catchy riffs, fast beats, choppy transitions, and even some expressive timing is thrown in small segments enhancing specific qualities and making the entire album a rich experience… If technical extreme metal is a genre that you enjoy, there is no doubt Lugal Ki En will satisfy.” Another 9/10 write-up from TechnicalDeathMetal.com adds, “This time around RINGS OF SATURN let the songs evolve more naturally, and while the spastic bursts of jabbing high notes still exist, listeners can hear a variety of influences and new elements as well.” MetalSucks issued, “… it might be the heaviest thing laid down in years,” and Headbang Or GTFO’s 4.5/5 review states, “The band add a lot more to this album with background noise and technical guitar playing that actually feels natural this time around and not random wild guitar playing. Lugal Ki En is one of the better technical death metal albums of 2014 and their best album yet.”
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