Southern California dominators XIBALBA will release their anticipated sophomore LP Hasta La Muerte via Southern Lord Records on August 14th in North America. While still a month from release, the new album is already reaping mass praise from media outlets internationally, the band’s intense style infusing some most doom-ridden tones one will experience within the hardcore genre with unstoppable force.
In support of Hasta La Muerte, XIBALBA will tear through North America on a month-long trek. The outfit will tour alongside their previous tourmates Alpha & Omega, as well as labelmates Power Trip for the vast majority of the shows. The tour actions kick off with XIBALBA‘s performances at The Power Of The Riff West in Los Angeles on August 11th and includes another performance at the first installment of The Power Of The Riff East in Brooklyn on September 1st. View the full itinerary below, and watch for more updates to the tour over the coming weeks.
Taking their down-tuned assault to iniquitous new dimensions, XIBALBA‘s ravenous breakdowns hit with the force of tsunamis and their riffs like mires of quicksand on Hasta La Muerte, showcasing more than ever how well the unit delivers such low-end savagery while remaining resilient, undeviating from their course of destruction. The album now confirmed for North American release on August 14th, the band recorded with Taylor Young (of labelmates Nails), and outsourced the album’s powerful cover art concept to renowned death metal artist Dan Seagrave (Dismember, Entombed, Morbid Angel, Suffocation, etc.).
Pitchfork is streaming Hasta La Muerte‘s fifth track “Sentenced” RIGHT HERE and the re-recorded version of “Cold” which closes out the album (and features Sunn 0)))/Southern Lord’s Greg Anderson on additional guitar) can be downloaded as part of the Cvlt Nation Southern Lord label mixtape HERE.
XIBALBA U.S. Tour w/ Alpha & Omega, Power Trip:
8/11/2012 Echo/Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA @ The Power Of The Riff West [info]
8/12/2012 The Branch Street House – Sacramento, CA
8/13/2012 Pop Culture – Vancouver, WA
8/14/2012 West Seattle Legion Hall – Seattle, WA
8/15/2012 The Astoria – Vancouver, BC
8/16/2012 New Black Art Center – Calgary, AB
8/17/2012 Oliver Hall – Edmonton, AB
8/18/2012 *house show – Lethbridge, AB
8/19/2012 Louis’ – Saskatoon, SK
8/20/2012 The Frame Gallery – Winnipeg, MB
8/21/2012 The New Direction – Fargo, ND
8/22/2012 The Beat – Minneapolis, MN
8/23/2012 TBA – Chicago, IL
8/24/2012 The Launch Board Shop – Ann Arbor, MI
8/25/2012 The Devils Cellar – Toronto, ON
8/26/2012 CCSG – Gatineau, QC
8/27/2012 Katacombs – Montreal, QC
8/28/2012 Cafe L’Agitee – Quebec City, QC
8/29/2012 The Kave – Bucksport, ME
8/30/2012 Anchors Up – Haverhill, MA
8/31/2012 State Street Church Gym – Schenectady, NY
9/01/2012 Warsaw – Brooklyn, NY @ The Power Of The Riff East [info]
9/03/2012 TBA – Richmond, VA
9/04/2012 Carabar – Columbus, OH [*no Power Trip]
9/05/2012 The Hatch – Evansville, IN [*no Power Trip]
9/06/2012 Outland Ballroom – Springfield, MO [*no Power Trip]
9/07/2012 The Warehouse – Oklahoma City, OK [*no Power Trip]
9/08/2012 The Pinebox – Midland, TX [*no Power Trip]
9/09/2012 The Pound – Tucson, AZ [*no Power Trip]
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