“Fear and Fury,” the first taste of new Pallbearer music since our favorite album of 2014, Foundations of Burden, is one of the Little Rock doom quartet’s shortest songs yet, clocking in at just under six minutes. But it’s not wanting for the intense, emotional thunder the band has built their following on. It was recorded specifically for the Flexi Series in late 2014, and just extends Pallbearer’s insane winning streak: both of their full-lengths appeared in the top five of our annual Top 40 list; they’ve earned a standalone and dB Tour cover feature (the latter just around the corner via the April issue); and they scored two slots in our Top 100 Doom Metal Albums of All Time issue. Suffice it to say, this is a must-hear Pick up the actual flexi in the April issue, but listen to this crusher right here!
Not enough awesomeness? In addition to the dB Tour, catch Pallbearer on their just-announced European tour. Dates below:
Feb-21 Little Rock, AR – Rev Room
Mar-20 Fayetteville, AR – Lightbulb Club
Mar-23 – Hot Springs, AR – Valley of the Vapors
Mar-27 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern *
Mar-28 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom *
Mar-29 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater *
Mar-30 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom *
Mar-31 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Market *
Apr-02 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex *
Apr-03 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall *
Apr-04 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Street *
Apr-05 – Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights *
Apr-06 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues *
Apr-08 – Toronto, ON – The Phoenix *
Apr-09 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis *
Apr-10 – Boston, MA – Royale *
Apr-11 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer *
Apr-12 – New York, NY – Webster Hall *
May-15-17 – Santa Ana, CA – Psycho CA
May-20 – Berlin, DE – Kantine am Berghain
May-21 – Prague, CZ – Klub 007
May-22 – Koln, DE – MTC
May-23 – Utrecht, NL – Le Guess Who
May 24 – Brussels, BE – AB Club
May 25 – Paris, FR – Social Club
May-26 – Schorndorf – Club Manufaktur
May-27 – Zurich, CH – Rote Fabrik
May 29 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound Festival
May-31 – Bristol, UK – Temples Festival
June-1 – Glasgow, UK – Broadcast
June-2 – Birmingham, UK – The Oobleck
June-3 – London, UK – 100 Club
June-11-14 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
July-2 – Roskilde, DE – Roskilde
July-11 – Erfurt, DE – Stoned from the Underground
* Decibel Magazine Tour w/ At The Gates, Converge, Vallenfyre