TITAN TO TACHYONS: NYC Metal/Jazz Entity Formed By Members Of Mr. Bungle, John Zorn, Imperial Triumphant Begins Tour With Melvins And Napalm Death Next Week + Tour Dates With Microwaves Follow

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New York City experimental/jazz metal quartet TITAN TO TACHYONS begins their US tour supporting the Melvins and Napalm Death next week. Already in progress, TITAN TO TACHYONS join the trek May 6th in Allentown, Pennsylvania and play through the Eastern US into the Midwest through May 20th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Directly following these dates, the band will tour their way back home with four dates alongside Microwaves, May 21st through 24th. See all confirmed dates and ticket links below.

TITAN TO TACHYONS w/ Melvins, Napalm Death:
5/06/2025 Archer Music Hall – Allentown, PA [tickets]
5/07/2025 Warsaw – Brooklyn, NY [tickets]
5/08/2025 Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA [tickets]
5/10/2025 Mr. Smalls Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA [tickets]
5/11/2025 Globe Iron – Cleveland, OH [tickets]
5/12/2025 Saint Andrew’s Hall – Detroit, MI [tickets]
5/13/2025 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI [tickets]
5/15/2025 Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH [tickets]
5/16/2025 Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY [tickets]
5/17/2025 Brooklyn Bowl Nashville – Nashville, TN [tickets]
5/18/2025 Red Flag – St. Louis, MO [tickets]
5/19/2025 The Metro – Chicago, IL [tickets]
5/20/2025 The Rave II – Milwaukee, WI [tickets]
w/ Microwaves:
5/21/2025 Westside Bowl – Youngstown, OH [tickets]
5/22/2025 Sacred Root Kava Bar – Ithaca, NY [tickets]
5/23/2025 The Avalon Lounge – Catskill, NY [tickets]
5/24/2025 Getties – Providence, RI [tickets]

TITAN TO TACHYONS is led by New Zealand/New York composer and guitarist Sally Gates (ex-Orbweaver), joined by drummer Kenny Grohowski (Secret Chiefs 3, Imperial Triumphant, John Zorn), and dueling bassists Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Tomahawk) and Matt Hollenberg (Cleric, John Zorn). The quartet instrumentally depicts the realms of surrealism and science-fiction through eclectic and improvisational passages, juxtaposed by fluid grooves and metallic flurries.

TITAN TO TACHYONS’ second album, Vonals, saw release through John Zorn’s eclectic Tzadik Records in the Summer of 2022, the album recorded and mixed by Colin Marston at Menegroth, the Thousand Caves (Dysrhythmia, Krallice, Imperial Triumphant), mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk (Miles Davis, Steely Dan, Herbie Hancock), and completed with band photography by Naeemah Z. Maddox and cover paintings by Sally Gates.

Watch TITAN TO TACHYONS’ live at the Ottobar at THIS LOCATION, and the “Blue Thought Particles” visualizer HERE.

Vonals is out now on Tzadik Records, on CD and digitally HERE.

TITAN TO TACHYONS is currently writing their third LP. Watch for further updates as things develop.

“…a journey from bruising heavy prog to eerily spacious fusion and on to a lurching abstract finale.” – Spin

“If an album’s being issued on avant garde composer-saxophonist John Zorn’s Tzadik label, there’s a 100 percent chance the content is gonna be experimental, unconventional and expertly played… six tracks of similarly out-there material incorporating improv, psych, jazz and metal landscapes backed with Grohowski’s complex rhythms and Gates’ entrancing guitar work.” – Decibel Magazine

“…it’s consistently obvious that these are some of the highest caliber musicians active today. There is an emphasis on texture and composition that takes precedence over any need to show off… a fantastic follow-up to the group’s debut and hopefully is a sign of more great work to come.” – Burning Ambulance

“Let go of inhibitions and let Vonals – the sophomore release by jazz metal jammers TITAN TO TACHYONS – guide you into a bizarre dimension. Breathe easy while these six instrumental brain prodders go to work.” – New Noise Magazine

“There is a definite overall feel of a somewhat traumatic space journey, told sonically rather than verbally…” – Distorted Sound Magazine

“A true genre-blending outfit… the group fuses technical metal, prog rock, jazz, blues, and generally heavy weirdness… another brilliant piece of work from Gates and company.” – Avant Music News

photo by David Avidan