THIS GIFT IS A CURSE are about to hit the roads in Europe again. The Swedish sludge black metal beasts will mainly hit France with short excursions to Germany and Switzerland. The hellish road-trip joined by KEEP ON LIVING will start tomorrow, October 27th at the Le 3 Pièces in the Northern French city of Rouen and runs through until the final curtain at Le Klub in the country’s capital, Paris on the 5th of November.
The band commented: “We in THIS GIFT IS A CURSE are very much looking forward to be out touring in Europe again and especially glad to have so many dates in France on this as we have always enjoyed a loyal and true following there since we started this band. The timing fits well too as it has been almost a year since we released our sophomore album ‘All Hail The Swinelord’ via Season of Mist. Since then we have performed our new songs on stage many times, which gave us the chance to mould them into a dark and vicious live entity that we cannot wait to unleash over unsuspecting audiences around Europe. All dates will be supported by blackened post-hardcore Parisians KEEP ON LIVING. All Hail the Swinelord…”
THIS GIFT IS A CURSE +KEEP ON LIVING 27 Oct 16 Rouen (FR) Le 3 Pièces 28 Oct 16 Nantes (FR) Le Ferrailleur 29 Oct 16 Bordeaux (FR) Le Fridge 30 Oct 16 Montpellier (FR) Black Sheep 31 Oct 16 Marseille (FR) Le Molotov 01 Nov 16 Genève (CH) L’Usine Kalvingrad 02 Nov 16 Strasbourg (FR) Mudd Club 03 Nov 16 Frankfurt (DE) Freikönigskeller 04 Nov 16 Troyes (FR) Mac Callary’s 05 Nov 16 Paris (FR) Le Klub
THIS GIFT IS A CURSE will be touring in support of their latest album ‘All Hail The Swinelord’, which is still available in various formats via the Season of Mist show at this link:
Artwork and track-list for ‘All Hail The Swinelord’ can be viewed below.
Tracklisting 1. Swinelord 2. New Temples 3. Rites 4. XI: For I Am The Fire 5. Hanging Feet 6. Old Lies 7. We Use Your Dead As Vessels 8. Askrådare
THIS GIFT IS A CURSE vomit forth a steady stream of pitch-black venomous hate. The Swedes passionately demonstrate that black metal remains fertile ground for new sounds. Combining elements of hardcore and sludge with influences from occult black metal as well as drone, ‘All Hail The Swinelord’ sets a new benchmark for vitriolic viciousness and massive sonic onslaught. The sophomore full-length of the band from Stockholm has turned out to be a vision of darkness that seeks its equal. THIS GIFT IS A CURSE were founded in Stockholm by a fateful chance meeting of vocalist Jonas A. Holmberg and drummer Johan Nordlund in late summer 2008. The duo soon recruited guitarist Patrik Andersson and Lars Gunnarsson on bass. In March 2010 the Swedish four-piece entered the legendary Sunlight Studios (ENTOMBED, KATATONIA, TIAMAT, DISMEMBER and many more) and recorded their self-titled debut EP with the aid of producer Tomas Skogsberg. ‘This Gift Is A Curse’ (2010) was well received in the underground and led to the band being invited to perform many shows in their homeland and Europe. During the second half of 2011, THIS GIFT IS A CURSE recorded their first full-length ‘I, Gvilt Bearer’ at a secret location north of Stockholm. Their producer Magbjork (MELEEH, CHILDREN OF FALL) moved his studio to this specific location to allow the band to unlimited record possibilities. Released in 2012, the album caused a buzz that reached beyond the underground and quickly sold out its first pressings. More touring followed during the next two years. In 2014, THIS GIFT IS A CURSE teamed up with Magbjork once again to record ‘All Hail The Swinelord’ in an abandoned house close to Stockholm. This monstrous black beast has now been unleashed!
Line-up Jonas A. Holmberg: vocals Lars Gunnarsson: bass Johan Nordlund: drums Patrik Andersson: guitars & vocals
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