Empire State Bastard have shared a new EP, ‘The Silver Cord Sessions’, featuring studio recordings of three tracks from their exceptional debut album.
The three-track project comes ahead of the Simon Neil and Mike Vennart side-project’s month-long tour as special guests for Sleep Token.
ESB, which also features bassist Naomi Macleod and drumming great Dave Lombardo, released their heavy debut LP ‘Rivers of Heresy’ in September.
Their latest EP – which was recorded at Silver Cord Studios in New York, owned by Gorija’s Joe Duplantier, who produced it – features renditions of three of its tracks: ‘Harvest’, ‘Moi?’ and ‘Stutter’.
Its release has also been paired with the release of a video showcasing the band in all their heavy glory – have a watch and a listen below.
Speaking about their ‘Rivers of Heresy’ project and the presupposed expectations for their project, Vennart told Rock Sound for our ‘The Album Story’ feature:
“I think maybe some people were hoping for Oceansize with Simon singing or vice versa.
“But the fact that it ended up like this probably isn’t actually a surprise to most people. It’s kind of what everybody hoped it would be, I like to think so anyway.
“It’s an eclectic record that does a lot of different stuff but it is all heavy as fuck.”
More recently, the band have just been nominated for two Heavy Music Awards: Best Breakthrough Album and Best Album Artwork, both for their acclaimed debut ‘Rivers of Heresy’.
Following their dates in support of Sleep Token, ESB will play Sonic Temple Festival, before they a London show as guests to The Armed and then select European festival dates.
See the full list of dates below – and visit the band’s site for more information and to buy tickets.
APRIL – SPECIAL GUESTS TO SLEEP TOKEN
30th – Phoenix, Arizona Financial Theatre
MAY – SPECIAL GUESTS TO SLEEP TOKEN
1st – Albuquerque, Revel
3rd – Austin, H-E-B Center
4th – Dallas, Toyota Music Factory
6th – Tampa, Yuengling Centre
7th – Atlanta, Coca-Cola Roxy
8th – Asheville, exploreasheville.com Arena
10th – St. Louis, The Factory
12th – Denver, Red Rocks Amphitheatre
14th – Des Moines, Vibrant Music Hall
15th – Chicago, The Salt Shed
16th – Chicago, The Salt Shed
18th – Columbus, Sonic Temple Festival
19th – Pittsburgh, Petersen Events Center
20th – Philadelphia, The Met
22nd – New York, Radio City Music Hall
24th – Boston, MGM Music Hall at Fenway
25th – Montreal, Place Bell
27th – Toronto, Massey Hall
28th – Toronto, Massey Hall
JUNE
12th – London, Outernet (with The Armed)
19th – Copenhagen, Copenhell
22nd – Dessel, Graspop Metal Meeting
28th – Oslo, Tons of Rock
29th – Galicia, Resurrection Fest
JULY
12th – Gloucestershire, 2000trees
AUGUST
4th – Glasgow, Core Festival (HEADLINERS)
