Expire will be playing two more shows in the States and closing out their run on the Life & Death Tour (which canvassed the U.S.A. with Backtrack, Harm’s Way, Suburban Scum & others) – including a stop at This Is Hardcore in Philadelphia tomorrow – before they head to Europe for a headlining tour in support of their new album, Pretty Low. Check out Expire’s full tour routing below.
Expire’s new album Pretty Low was released last month and lashes out like a laceration—it’s a festering blister that always feels like it’s been pulled too early, its wounds given too little time to heal. In the time since Expire released their fierce debut, 2012’s Pendulum Swings, something happened to the Midwest hardcore band that’s resulted in material that’s decidedly sharper, more pointed and somehow meaner than before, sounding looser and even less caged. Their approach is still traditionally concise, but this time around, Josh Kelting’s unfiltered lyrical barbs and Zach Dear’s riffs take just a little longer to dig in and take hold, exploding with scathing juggernauts that lay emotional waste for 24 minutes.
EXPIRE – ON TOUR
July 23 Louisville, KY @ Nelligan Hall w/ Harm’s Way, Suburban Scum
Jul 24 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory (This Is Hardcore – Day 1)* w/ Killswitch Engage, Unearth, Crowbar, Overcast, Ringworm, Code Orange Kids, Xibalba, Noisem, Lifeless, Wrong Answer
26.07.14 Belgium As Vlamrock
27.07.14 Germany Bielefeld AJZ
28.07.14 UK London Barfly
29.07.14 UK Leeds Temple Of Boom
30.07.14 UK Birmingham Talk.
31.07.14 UK Norwich Epic Studios
01.08.14 Germany Wiesbaden Schlachthof
02.08.14 Germany Berlin Stateless Society Open Air
03.08.14 Poland Poznan Pod Minoga
04.08.14 Poland Bielsko-Biala Rudeboy
05.08.14 Austria Salzburg Mark
06.08.14 Hungary Budapest Dürer Kert
07.08.14 Germany Dessau Beat Club
08.08.14 Belgium Ieper Ieper Fest
09.08.14 Germany Torgau Endless Summer
10.08.14 Germany Köln Underground
11.08.14 Germany Karlsruhe Die Stadtmitte
12.08.14 France Le Cateau Le saint Mathieu
13.08.14 Luxembourg Luxembourg Rocas
14.08.14 Germany Göttingen Lumiere
15.08.14 Sweden Motala Motala Hardcore Fest
16.08.14 Denmark Copenhagen Hardcore Showdown
17.08.14 Germany Hannover Bei Chez Heinz