MAUL Announces Four December In The Jaws Of Bereavement Release Shows, Playing The Album In Its Entirety; LP Out Now On 20 Buck Spin + Tour With I Am And Lifecycles Begins Today

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North Dakota death metal faction MAUL has announced a run of four special shows in the Midwest this December where they’ll play their entire new album, In The Jaws Of Bereavement, in its entirety. The short tour will take place December 12th through 15th, with performances in Iowa City, Chicago, Saint Paul, and the band’s hometown of Fargo, with support from Pains, Deterioration, and Gored Embrace on all four shows.

News of these new shows arrives with MAUL already out on the road in support of In The Jaws Of Bereavement, out now on 20 Buck spin. Following several headlining gigs, the band now joins up with their allies in I Am and Lifecycles from October 16th through November 5th, with shows booked across most of the mainland US. See all confirmed dates below, and as always, expect new updates to post shortly.

MAUL w/ I am, Life Cycles:
10/16/2024 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
10/17/2024 New Brookland Tavern – West Columbia, SC
10/18/2024 Fear Frenzy 2024 @ Orpheum – Tampa, FL
10/19/2024 Fear Frenzy 2024 @ Conduit – Winter Park, FL
10/21/2024 Riffhouse – Chesapeake, VA
10/22/2024 Meadows – Brooklyn, NY
10/23/2024 Preserving Underground – Pittsburgh, PA
10/24/2024 The Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
10/25/2024 Hoosier Dome – Indianapolis, IN
10/26/2024 Heavy Halloween Fest @ WC Social Club – West Chicago, IL
10/27/2024 Raccoon Motel – Davenport, IA
10/28/2024 Rino – Kansas City, MO
10/30/2024 HQ – Denver, CO
10/31/2024 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT
11/02/2024 Chain Reaction – Anaheim, CA
11/03/2024 Eagle Aerie Hall – Henderson, NV
11/04/2024 Soda Bar – San Diego, CA
11/05/2024 The Underground – Mesa, AZ
MAUL Headlining Dates:
11/06/2024 Juggernaut – Gallup, NM
11/07/2024 Ren’s Den – Albuquerque, NM
11/08/2024 Vulture – Colorado Springs, CO
11/09/2024 The Breakroom – Omaha, NE
MAUL In The Jaws Of Bereavement Release Shows w/ Pains, Deterioration, Gored Embrace:
12/12/2024 Gabe’s – Iowa City, IA
12/13/2024 Livewire – Chicago, IL
12/14/2024 Legion Hall Basement – St Paul, MN
12/15/2024 Four And Four – Fargo, ND

At its putrescent core, MAUL is a live band, and the songs on their second album, In The Jaws Of Bereavement, are adeptly tailored to the environs of a dank club sweltering from the energy created through this music and a crowd living for nothing but the moment and the swell of bodies on bodies. The production here is clear and in-your-face and allows the band to expand their unique blend of old and new to become Midwest death incarnate. If you frequent the works of Sanguisugabogg, Phobophilic, Fulci, Scorched, Warflurch, Kruelty, Terminal Nation, Obituary, and Gatecreeper, MAUL is for you.

In The Jaws Of Bereavement was tracked, mixed, and mastered by Adam Tucker at Signaturetone Recordings at in Minneapolis (Ulthar, Obsequiae, Sunless, Thou), and completed with cover art by Wyrmwalk (Iron Age, Terminal Nation, Sentenced 2 Die, Fulci, Noxis) and photography by Kary Janousek of Old School Collodion. The album includes guest appearances from Hugh Danger, who provides synth and sample work to the album, and Vincent Bennett (The Acacia Strain) who provides additional vocals on the title track.

Stream and purchase In the Jaws of Bereavement on LP, CD, MC, and digital formats at the 20 Buck Spin webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE. Also, watch the “Spontaneous Stigmata” video RIGHT HERE.