Rwake will take to the stage this June on four special shows including a performance at this year’s edition of Mutants Of The Monster Fest on their home turf of Little Rock, Arkansas as well as a show supporting Acid Bath and Weedeater in St. Petersburg, Florida. More dates will be announced in the weeks to come.
Dates:
June
6 – Mutants Of The Monster Fest – Little Rock, AR
26 – Saturn – Birmingham, AL w/ Hexxus, Hiraeth
28 – Jannus Live – St. Petersburg, FL w/ Acid Bath, Weedeater
29 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA w/ Canopy, Insomniac
Rwake released their long-awaited new full-length, The Return Of Magik, last month via Relapse Records.
Recorded in early 2024 at East End Sounds in Hensley, Arkansas, The Return Of Magik introduces Rwake’s new lead guitarist Austin Sublett with a barrage of shredded solos suited to the angular, progressive metal riffing of the album’s most jaw-clenching moments, while presenting a through-line of molten, immersive ambience. The opener “You Swore We’d Always Be Together” – already a fixture of live sets – and the expansive sprawl of “Distant Constellations and the Psychedelic Incarceration” move with cruelty and grace alike. Foreboding, syncopated riffs sway against Moog-driven space and guttural bellows. The Return Of Magik’s songs stand alone as individualized post-metallic blends of genres.
Rwake remain dually fronted; Chris Terry’s powerful vocals lay against Brittany Fugate’s visceral screams. Jeff Morgan returns to the drum kit, in addition to acoustic guitar and 12-string bass. Bassist/noisemaker Reid Raley, Sublett, and fellow guitarist John Judkins set an instrumental backdrop that is vast and engrossing in itself – quiet, contemplative passages often explode into gut-wrenching, doomed out distortions. The Return Of Magik burns brighter and beyond the ferocity of the band’s already storied catalog.
Although the Magik may be bleak, the manner in which Rwake revels in it can only be called a celebration.
Order the album here.
The Return Of Magik tracklisting:
“You Swore We’d Always Be Together”
“The Return Of Magik”
“With Stardust Flowers”
“Distant Constellations And The Psychedelic Incarceration”
“In After Reverse”
“Φ”
“The Return Of Magik” video:
Rwake Is:
C.T. – vocals, words, theme
Reid – bass guitars & distortion
John – guitars, lap & pedal steel, 12 string bass
Austin – guitars
Brittany- energy peddler, keys and a microphone
Jeff – drums, acoustic guitar, 12 string bass
“Psychedelic Incarceration” written and spoken by Jim “Dandy” Mangrum February 17, 2024 in Black Oak, Arkansas.
(Photo – Brendan Donohue)
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Dates:
June
6 – Mutants Of The Monster Fest – Little Rock, AR
26 – Saturn – Birmingham, AL w/ Hexxus, Hiraeth
28 – Jannus Live – St. Petersburg, FL w/ Acid Bath, Weedeater
29 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA w/ Canopy, Insomniac
Rwake released their long-awaited new full-length, The Return Of Magik, last month via Relapse Records.
Recorded in early 2024 at East End Sounds in Hensley, Arkansas, The Return Of Magik introduces Rwake’s new lead guitarist Austin Sublett with a barrage of shredded solos suited to the angular, progressive metal riffing of the album’s most jaw-clenching moments, while presenting a through-line of molten, immersive ambience. The opener “You Swore We’d Always Be Together” – already a fixture of live sets – and the expansive sprawl of “Distant Constellations and the Psychedelic Incarceration” move with cruelty and grace alike. Foreboding, syncopated riffs sway against Moog-driven space and guttural bellows. The Return Of Magik’s songs stand alone as individualized post-metallic blends of genres.
Rwake remain dually fronted; Chris Terry’s powerful vocals lay against Brittany Fugate’s visceral screams. Jeff Morgan returns to the drum kit, in addition to acoustic guitar and 12-string bass. Bassist/noisemaker Reid Raley, Sublett, and fellow guitarist John Judkins set an instrumental backdrop that is vast and engrossing in itself – quiet, contemplative passages often explode into gut-wrenching, doomed out distortions. The Return Of Magik burns brighter and beyond the ferocity of the band’s already storied catalog.
Although the Magik may be bleak, the manner in which Rwake revels in it can only be called a celebration.
Order the album here.
The Return Of Magik tracklisting:
“You Swore We’d Always Be Together”
“The Return Of Magik”
“With Stardust Flowers”
“Distant Constellations And The Psychedelic Incarceration”
“In After Reverse”
“Φ”
“The Return Of Magik” video:
Rwake Is:
C.T. – vocals, words, theme
Reid – bass guitars & distortion
John – guitars, lap & pedal steel, 12 string bass
Austin – guitars
Brittany- energy peddler, keys and a microphone
Jeff – drums, acoustic guitar, 12 string bass
“Psychedelic Incarceration” written and spoken by Jim “Dandy” Mangrum February 17, 2024 in Black Oak, Arkansas.
(Photo – Brendan Donohue)
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Submit your info: https://forms.gle/j8wygtJjnv429GzJ6
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