As they kick off a five week-long tour tonight, San Antonio metal heavyweights DARKNESS DIVIDED have released “Back Breaker,” the second video from their self-titled sophomore album, to be released April 22, 2016.
“’Back Breaker’ is the most challenging song to play on the new album,” confesses bassist Joe Mora. “It showcases several of our sounds in that it is fast and high energy, but also melodic and powerful.” Guitarist Sebastian Elizondo claims the track is “Influenced by bands and guitar players that inspired me to pick up my instrument. This song feels like a throwback as well as something new to take in.”
“It really showcases all of us with the guitar solos, bass solos, technical drumming and some of my favorite vocals,” promises vocalist Gerard Mora. “I really feel like this song stands out from anything we’ve written.”
The band premiered the first single “Misery” in February, and gave fans an inside look into Darkness Divided with atrack-by-track commentary on the forthcoming album. The vocalist continues, “This new album itself is split up into three parts – innocence, contradiction and reaffirmation. As I wrote the lyrics to this record, I had the image of a house built of the ideas that others have built for you. As you grow from innocence and leave your innocence, your walls of the home begin to collapse.”
DARKNESS DIVIDED will tour extensively throughout 2016 in support of Darkness Divided, including a stop at the renowned Sonshine Festival on July 22nd. Stay tuned for more news and tour dates.
APRIL
08 Albuquerque, NM @ The Co-Op
09 Mesa, AZ @ The Underground
10 Van Nuys, CA @ White Oak Music and Arts
11 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
13 Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst
14 Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial
16 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Loading Dock
17 Grand Junction, CO @ Thunderstruck Valley
18 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
19 Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
21 Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s
22 San Antonio, TX @ The Rock Box
23 Lake Charles, LA @ The Center Stage
24 Atlanta, GA @ Under The Couch
26 Miami, FL @ Zingular Bar Lounge
27 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
28 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
29 Florence, AL @ The End
30 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
MAY
(With Death of an Era, Come and Rest)
01 Dayton, OH @ Rockstar Pro Arena
03 Pittsburgh, PA @ Hard Rock Café
04 Providence, RI @ Firehouse 13
06 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Theater
08 Hampton, MA @ American Legion
11 Lakewood, OH @ The Foundry
12 Warren, MI @ The Ritz
13 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
14LaCrosse, WI @ The Warehouse
15 St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
JULY
22 Somerset, WI @ Somerset Amphitheater (Sonshine Festival)