Today, California hardcore band Torena announce their upcoming album, No Control, set for release on October 4th through DAZE. Following 2023’s Evil Eyez EP and 2021’s Cerebellum Prison LP, the eight songs on the record find Torena continuing to bolster themselves as a need to know band in heavy music.
It’s their most angry and rapid output yet, assisted by Taylor Young at Studio 606 and The Pit who recorded and mixed the LP, with mastering by Nick Townsend at Infrasonic Sound.
Having previewed the album earlier this summer with “False Compassion,” Torena now unveil single “No Mercy.” Pulling influence from predecessors like Hatebreed and Terror, the song smashes from the start with a tough vocal delivery and ample riffs. Young lends his pipes alongside vocalist Julien Urias adding extra fury to the track before leading into a groove-driven breakdown that closes out the record.
Diving into the lyrics, the band shares: “People who constantly lie to your face and fuck you over and expect no consequences for their actions, so you don’t deal with them anymore and cut them off.”
No Control is available for preorder now through DAZE, as well as though Rough Trade and Record Store Finder.
Torena will head out on a North American tour this fall supporting Sunami and Ingrown, with Apex Predator, Scarab, and AWOL on select dates. Full routing below.
Torena is Julien Urias – Guitar/Vocals, David Stalsworth – Drums, Mika Ryan – Bass, Dante Denoms – Guitar.
TORENA live:
9/27 San Diego, CA – Corazon Del Barrio w/ Mizery, Mongrel
10/02 Oxnard, CA – The CFF w/ Extinguish
Tour with Sunami + Ingrown
10/04 Seattle, WA – El Corazon (feat. Apex Predator)
10/05 Portland, OR – Hawthorne (feat. Apex Predator)
10/06 Boise, ID – El Kora Shrine (feat. Apex Predator
10/07 Salt Lake City, UT – Fellowship Sober Hall (feat. Apex Predator)
10/09 Denver, CO – Marquis (feat. Apex Predator)
10/10 Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck (feat. Apex Predator)
10/12 Minneapolis, MN – Snow and Flurry Fest (feat. Apex Predator)
10/13 Chicago, IL – Subterranean (no Sunami)
10/14 Chicago, IL – Subterranean (no Sunami)
10/15 Detroit, MI – Tangent Gallery
10/17 Syracuse, NY – Silver Street Event Center
10/18 Jersey City, NJ – Salty’s Beach Bar (feat. Scarab)
10/19 Boston, MA – The Middle East (feat. Scarab)
10/20 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Monarch (feat. Scarab)
10/22 Philadelphia, PA – U Church (feat. Scarab)
10/23 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Sound Stage (feat. Scarab)
10/24 Richmond, VA – The Warehouse
10/25 New Kensington, PA – Preserving Underground
10/26 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
10/27 Louisville, KY – Portal
10/29 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
10/30 Little Rock, AR – Rev Room
10/31 Oklahoma City, OK – VFW 9265
11/01 Dallas, TX – The Studio (feat. AWOL)
11/02 Houston, TX – The End (feat. AWOL)
11/03 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger (feat. AWOL)
11/05 Mesa, AZ – The Nile (feat. AWOL)
11/06 Henderson, NV – Eagle Aerie Hall (feat. AWOL)
11/07 Santa Ana, CA – Observatory (feat. AWOL)
11/08 Ojai, CA – Camarillo Community Center (feat. AWOL)
11/09 Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium (feat. AWOL)
11/10 San Jose, CA – San Jose Civic (feat. AWOL)
11/11 Berkeley, CA – Gilman St (feat. AWOL)
11/17 – Tulsa, OK @ Flyover Fest
