Premieres New Song "Resumption" at Decibel Magazine
"Regressions/Resumption" US Tour Continues in Chicago Tonight!
Stream "Resumption" exclusively @ DecibelMagazine.com!
"Three years after a momentum-murdering robbery, Philadelphia purveyors of sublime sonic wizardry and nightmarish soundscapes Cleric are back, hitting the road for a long-delayed tour in support of the brilliant 2010 album Regressions." - DECIBEL
In support of their ongoing "Regressions/Resumption" US tour dates (currently underway and bringing the band to Chicago tonight, before continuing on throughout the entirety of the Midwest and West Coast), Philadelphia's mind-blowing experimental-metal behemoth, Cleric,have premiered their first new song since the release of 2010's critically acclaimed album "Regressions."
Aptly titled "Resumption," and currently in the demo stage of production (although already sounding light years ahead of its time), the song is available to stream exclusively at DecibelMagazine.com and features production by celebrated New York musician Colin Marston. Look for "Resumption" to appear on the band's upcoming, yet-to-be-titled full-length album set for release in early-mid 2014. Full US tour dates available below.
About Cleric's "Regressions/Resumption" US Tour:
“The music this Philadelphia four-piece plays is a kind of metal the way Lost Highway is a kind of movie. It's an elastic tissue of creepy electronic noise and barely human screaming, impregnated with patches of riff-salad grind and hypercube mathcore. Imagine a billboard-size smear of Silly Putty pressed onto the incomprehensible infinite grid of a sinister Sunday crossword, then stretched, folded, and twisted till there isn't a single straight line left.”- Philip Montoro, Chicago Reader
"For its full-length debut, this Philadelphia quartet specializes in demolishing tech-metal eruptions, savage math breakdowns, and grindcore blasts that give way to doom dirges, sinister atmospherics, nightmarish vocal distortions, and even the stray melody and piano line.” - ALARM Press, This Week's Best Albums
"...it twists and turns from jazzy prog tangents to skronking, dissonant expulsions, huge lurching doomage, delicate ambience and dreamy electronica... But beneath this vitriol and dissonance is a tangible talented and experimental, boundary-pushing act... ” - Erik Thomas, MetalReview.com
In April of 2010, Web of Mimicry released Cleric's "Regressions", an album that had been in various stages of pre-production for more than half a decade. The 78-minute behemoth baffled listeners and critics alike and drew comparisons to Neurosis, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Brian Eno in the same breath. Even the most positive reviews consisted of equal parts praise and an earnest attempt to understand and describe what they were listening to. Very quickly it became clear that the band had lived up to its expectations and created something that had never been heard before. Four months later, they were robbed in Philadelphia of nearly everything that helped to build and eventually portray their sound, and the closest they came to touring was driving to pawn shops looking for stolen gear. In short, there would never be a tour for "Regressions."
Over the next few years, the aftermath from the robbery became more pronounced. The momentum from the band's first proper release had all but faded, and progress ground to a halt. For the members, tragedies and frustrations became all too common, and there seemed to be little in the future of Cleric to look forward to. Still, the foundations for more were being built. Portions of the band met regularly and assembled skeletons of what would be new Cleric music, and commissions for film scoring offered another outlet for musical collaboration. While the practical reality of Cleric seemed, at all times, to be in question, the music remained.
Today, Cleric is gearing up for its first tour since a series of odd stints on the Warped Tour nearly ten years ago. They are moving forward without a longtime friend and collaborator. And, their long-delayed and highly anticipated tour in support of Regressions, three and a half years after the release is finally and against all odds, a reality. What started as talk of a two-week regional loop to signal the band's return from hiatus, as it were, was spurred by fans in the Pacific Northwest petitioning the band to trek cross-country, therefore expanding the route to some twenty-five cities, and stretching the tour through all of November.
Cleric is also currently working in the studio, again with Colin Marston, on a compilation of music written for film over the past three years. They are also in pre-production on an album's worth of new material, slated for recording next year.
Stream "Regressions" from Cleric here!
Cleric Live!
Tues 11/5/2013 Chicago, IL The Empty Bottle
Wed 11/6/2013 Milwaukee, WI Rock N Roll Palace w/ Northless
Thur 11/7/2013 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock w/ Morality Crisis
Fri 11/8/2011 Lincoln, NE House Show
Sat 11/9/2013 Kansas City, MO Art Closet Studios
Sun 11/10/2013 Denver, CO BAR BAR
Tues 11/12/2013 Salt Lake City, UT Lo-Fi
Wed 11/13/2013 Boise, ID Red Room
Thur 11/14/2013 Portland, OR East End w/ Beringia, Lb.!, Vultures in the Sky
Fri 11/15/2013 Seattle, WA The Highline w/ Heiress, Lb.!, Czar, Un
Sat 11/16/2013 Tacoma, WA O'Malleys w/ Manhammer, Czar, Barefoot Barnacle
Sun 11/17/2013 Eugene, OR The Black Forest
Mon 11/18/2013 Chico, CA 1078 Gallery
Tues 11/19/2013 Oakland, CA Night Light w/ Ca$hpony
Wed 11/20/2013 San Luis Obispo, CA Frankie Teardrop's
Thur 11/21/2013 Long Beach, CA TBA w/ Orange Tulip Conspiracy
Fri 11/22/2013 Los Angeles, CA TBA w/ Orange Tulip Conspiracy
Sat 11/23/2013 Tucson, AZ The Surly Wench
Mon 11/25/2013 Austin, TX TBA
Tues 11/26/2013 Fort Worth Lola's w/ Pinkish Black
Wed 11/27/2013 Memphis, TN TBA
Fri 11/29/2013 Nashville, TN Springwater w/ The Most Amazing Century of Science
Sat 11/30/2013 Charlotte, NC Milestone w/ Cheezface
Sun 12/1/2013 Baltimore, MD TBA
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