Empire State Bastard, the grindcore collective headed by Biffy Clyro‘s Simon Neil & Mike Vennart, have newly shared their live EP “Silver Cord Sessions” across leading digital service providers. That outing was captured at Silver Cord Studio, the Queens, NY-based recording facility owned by Gojira vocalist/guitarist Joe Duplantier.
The band’s touring lineup, which includes drummer Dave Lombardo (Mr. Bungle, ex-Slayer, etc.) and bassist Naomi Macleod, took part in these sessions.
Previously released live footage of the three-song set can be found below, along with the band’s touring plans.
With Sleep Token:
04/30 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
05/01 Albuquerque, NM – Revel
05/03 Austin, TX – H-E-B Center at Cedar Park
05/04 Dallas, TX – Toyota Music Factory
05/06 Tampa, FL – Yuengling Center
05/07 Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
05/08 Asheville, NC – Exploreasheville.com Arena
05/10 St. Louis, MO – The Factory
05/12 Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
05/14 Des Moines, IA – Vibrant Music Hall
05/15 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
05/16 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
05/18 Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival
05/19 Pittsburgh, PA – Petersen Events Center
05/20 Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia
05/22 New York City, NY – Radio City Music Hall
05/24 Boston, MA – MGM Music at Fenway
05/25 Montreal, QC – Place Bell
05/27 Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
05/28 Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
Empire State Bastard:
06/12 London, UK – Outernet (feat. The Armed)
06/19 Copenhagen, DEN – Copenhell
06/22 Dessel, BEL – Graspop Metal Meeting
06/28 Oslo, NOR – Tons Of Rock
06/29 Calicia, SPA – Resurrection Fest
07/12 Gloucestershire, UK – 2000trees
08/04 Glasgow, UK – Core Festival
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