Black Midi has announced a new album and released the single โWelcome To Hell.โ Hellfire will be released in July.
A new album from black midi has been announced. Hellfire, the U.K. trioโs follow-up to 2021โs Cavalcade, will be released on July 15 via Rough Trade Records. The new song โWelcome to Hell,โ which you can listen to here, is part of todayโs announcement.
โIf Cavalcade was a drama, Hellfire is like an epic action flick,โ the bandโs Geordie Greep stated in a statement regarding the new albumโs comparisons to last yearโs.
โAlmost everyone depicted is a jerk,โ Greep continues. โAlmost everything I write is based on a factual story, something I witnessed, embellished, and recorded. I donโt believe in Hell, but all that old world nonsense makes for beautiful music, and Iโve always enjoyed movies and other media depicting Hell. Danteโs Inferno is a work by Dante Alighieri. In The Simpsons, when Homer gets to Hell. In Futurama, there is a robot Hell. Isaac Bashevis Singer is a Jewish author who depicts Satan as meddling in peopleโs lives. Thereโs a lot!โ
In addition to the announcement of a new album, black midi have booked three North American tour dates for this summer. In July, they will perform in Boston, New Jersey, and New York. Dates and locations are listed below.
Hellfireย tracklist:
โHellfireโ
โSugar/Tzuโ
โEat Men Eatโ
โWelcome To Hellโ
โStillโ
โThe Race Is About To Beginโ
โDangerous Liaisonsโ
โThe Defenceโ
โ27 Questionsโ
Black Midi live:
July 21 โ Boston, MA โ Paradise Rock Club
July 23 โ Asbury Park, NJ โ Asbury Lanes
July 24 โ New York, NY โ Central Park SummerStage
September 6 โ Baltimore, MD โ Ramโs Head Live
September 7 โ Richmond, VA โ The National
September 9 โ Asheville, NC โ The Orange Peel
September 10 โ Athens, GA โ Georgia Theatre
September 12 โ Birmingham, AL โ Saturn
September 14 โ Houston, TX โ White Oak Music Hall
September 16 โ Austin, TX โ Mohawk
September 20 โ Tucson, AZ โ Hotel Congress Plaza
September 22 โ Pomona, CA โ The Glass House
September 23 โ San Diego, CA โ Music Box
September 24 โ Los Angeles, CA โ The Wiltern Theatre
September 27 โ San Francisco, CA โ The Warfield Theatre
September 28 โ Sacramento, CA โ Harlowโs
September 29 โ Reno, NV โ Cargo Concert Hall
October 3 โ Boulder, CO โ Fox Theatre
October 4 โ Denver, CO โ Ogden Theatre
October 7 โ Lawrence, KS โ The Granada
October 8 โ Omaha, NE โ Slowdown
October 9 โ Minneapolis, MN โ First Avenue
October 12 โ Chicago, IL โ Thalia Hall
October 14 โ Columbus, OH โ The Athenaeum Theatre
October 15 โ Louisville, KY โ Headliners Music Hall