Just in time for the end days, Richmond, Virginia’s THE CATALYST return with the long-awaited followup to 2009′s criminally underrated Swallow Your Teeth, a sonic odyssey into the furthest, blackest reaches of interstellar space and the human psyche that is fittingly titled Voyager.
Here’s the rest of the official statement:
Recorded over two weeks in the Spring of 2012 at Richmond’s legendary Sound Of Music Recording Studio (GWAR, AVAIL, LAMB OF GOD, STRIKE ANYWHERE) by producer Bryan Walthall, Voyager comprises the band’s most focused, crushing, and relentless work to date. Having recently parted ways with longtime multi-instrumentalist Jamie Faulstich, THE CATALYST reemerges as a trio without having shed even a hair of the genre-bending, disorienting intensity they have come to be known for.
These ten brand new songs–clocking in at just under 40 minutes–touch on an almost unbelievable range of influences. From the feedback-saturated heroics of NIRVANA and THE MELVINS to the blistering hardcore punk sounds of BORN AGAINST and CONVERGE with stops along the way to check in with TORCHE, YOUNG WIDOWS, DRIVE LIKE JEHU and more.
Decibel Magazine are streaming “King of Swords” on their website, praising the band’s “multi-directional weirdness of their AmRep-meets-Melvins-meets-thrash-meets-Lollapalooza-when-it-was-cool sonic soup” (listen HERE while Brooklyn Vegan have an exclusive peek at “Jupiter Brain“.
The 12″ LP is out everywhere September 4th, 2012, and features stunning cover art by Brien White on a heavy duty, full-color gatefold with three different color vinyl variants and includes a digital download with every purchase. The band are currently out on a month long tour stretching as far west as the Rocky Mountains, and will have an advance limited run of the LP on clear and orange haze vinyl (limited to 200 pieces) in tow.
To coincide with the band’s first tour in over a year, Forcefield have opened pre-orders (HERE: http://www.forcefieldrecords.org/store/product_info.php?products_id=707), limited to 100 copies of the LP on orange and yellow swirl with black and red splatter. All Voyager pre-orders will ship August 13th ensuring you not only do you get a mind melting piece of color vinyl but that you will have it nearly three weeks before the record officially comes out.
TRACKLISTING :
1) (The Final Voyage Of The) Spaceship Catalyst
2) King of Swords
3) Square Waves
4) Occult Blood
5) Septagon
6) Jupiter Brain
7) Breathers
Big Bend
9) Open High
10) VoyagerTHE CATALYST ON TOUR:
7/31 Indianapolis IN @ Nick Cassette’s House of Wonder w/ Chaotic Neutral, You’re a Liar
8/1 Chicago IL @ The Township w/ Den, Cold Lovers, Old Fuck
8/2 Rock Island IL @ Rozz Tox w/ Lord Green, Centaur Noir
8/3 Omaha NE @ Oleaver’s Pub w/ The Fucking Party
8/4 Denver CO @ Curtis St. Tavern w/ Swells
8/5 Albuquerque NM @ ABQ Peace and Justice Center w/ Contortionist, Prison of Sound
8/6 Oklahoma City OK @ HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP
8/7 Tulsa OK @ The Crystal Pistol w/ Lizard Police, Creepozoids, Heemeyer
8/8 Fort Worth TX @ 1919 Hemphill w/ Big Fiction
8/9 Austin TX @ House Of Commons w/ Chest Pain, Offed, Old Poets
8/10 New Orleans LA @ Moped Garage
8/11 Tallahassee FL @ The Hidden Hand ## w/ Webcam Teens
8/12 Gainesville FL @ The Atlantic ## w/ Post Teens
8/13 Columbia SC @ New Brookland Tavern ##
8/14 Atlanta GA @ 529
8/15 Nashville TN @ The Owl Farm ***
8/16 Louisville KY @ TBA ***
8/17 Columbus OH @ TBA ***
8/18 Pittsburgh PA (MATINEE SHOW) @ Mr. Roboto Project ***
8/19 Wilmington DE @ 700 Social Club *** w/ Count Von Count, Tit Patrol
8/20 Greensboro NC @ WQFS ***
8/21 Richmond VA @ Strange Matter *** w/ Suppression## w/ Burnt Books
*** w/ Gnarwhal
