PREVIEW: new album and tour from …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

Just a few days ahead of the release of their new album, IX – given its title, it is perhaps not surprising to know it is their ninth in all and the band’s first since 2012’s Lost Songs – and following the debut last week of the track ‘The Ghost Within’ … And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead have now posted another new song online.

‘A Million Random Digits’ – a title appropriated by lead singer Conrad Keely from a mid-fifties Research and Development book – is lyrically inspired by the Norse seafarers of Viking history as they raided and plundered their way through foreign lands. Musically it sees Trail of Dead make something of a volte-face on some of their more recent post- and prog-rock tendencies, opting instead for a more furious, determined onslaught on the senses and one that chimes readily with the song’s subject matter.
IX is released in Europe on 20^th October 2014 through the German independent record label Superball Music and the record can be pre-ordered here

The release of IX heralds a European tour throughout the month of November. Here they will be ably supported by Your Favourite Enemies and Midnight Masses.

The full list of dates is:

3^rd Germany, Marburg – KFZ

4^th Switzerland, Bern Reitschule-Dachstock

5^th Switzerland, Winterthur – Salzhaus

6^th Switzerland, Luzern – Konzerthaus Schuur

7^th Austria, Linz – ahoi! Pop Festival (Posthof)

8^th Switzerland, Laufen – Biomill

9^th Germany, Munich – Ampere

10^th Germany, Berlin – Bi Nuu

11^th Germany, Hamburg – Knust

12^th Germany, Cologne – Gebaude 9

14^th UK, Glasgow – The Art School

15^th UK, Coventry – Kasbah

16^th UK, Manchester – Ruby Lounge

17^th UK, London – Dingwalls

18^th UK, London – Dingwalls

20^th Germany, Hannover – Café Glocksee

21^st Germany, Bielefeld – Forum

22^nd Netherlands, Eindhoven – Speedfest

23^rd Belgium, Brussels – VK

24^th France, Paris – La Maroquinerie