Northlane To Bring 'Alien' World Tour To UK In November, Unveil Video For New Single Bloodline
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Written by Jon Stickler
Northlane will return to the UK and Europe later this year in support of their upcoming fifth album.
The Australian metalcore band will be joined by Silent Planet and Void of Vision at shows in Leeds, Manchester, Southampton, Glasgow, Birmingham, and London, where they'll take over Electric Brixton on December 1. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on May 3.
The UK run will be part of the European leg of the quintet's 'Alien' World Tour, which also features dates in Japan and North America this summer, followed by shows in Australia and New Zealand in October.
The trek shares its name with the band's next full-length, the follow up to 2017's 'Mesmer', out on August 2 via UNFD. Produced by the band themselves, the album was recorded at Chris Blancato's Sydney studio, where Northlane recorded their debut EP, 2010's 'Hollow Existence', while singer Marcus Bridge laid down vocals at Sydney's Electric Sun Studios, where the quintet made their 2011 debut album, 'Discoveries'.
To mark the announcement, Northlane have shared the record's artwork, tracklist and lead single Bloodline, which comes with a video directed by long-time collaborator Jason Eshraghian, viewable below. Speaking about the track, Bridge said:
"Bloodline was one of the first songs that came about in the writing process for the album. When we were trying to decide what we wanted to write about, we decided early on that we wanted to keep the album pretty personal. I wanted to tell the stories of my upbringing and the ups and downs that come along with that.
"It talks about that idea of growing up in a broken home despite all odds and what might be expected of someone who grows up like that. You are able to be what people think of you and break out of that spiral, that terrible world.
"For me, that’s a mix of telling the story simple, but then it also tells some parts of my story in really fine detail. For example, the second verse goes into a lot of moments that I actually remember growing up and these landmarks – all these things I remember seeing. This song is a perfect way to sum up the album and also be the first toe in the water to be able to tell this story."
Tue November 26 2019 - LEEDS Stylus
Wed November 27 2019 - MANCHESTER Manchester Academy 2
Thu November 28 2019 - SOUTHAMPTON Engine Rooms
Fri November 29 2019 - GLASGOW Garage
Sat November 30 2019 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy2 Birmingham
Sun December 01 2019 - LONDON Electric Brixton
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