MARES OF THRACE: Full
Album Streaming At Exclaim! As Street Date Closes In
North American Tour
Begins Next Week
The Pilgrimage, the
awaited second album from Calgary's MARES OF THRACE, will finally see
worldwide release via CD and digital download next Tuesday, April 24th. To count
down to the release date, today Exclaim! Magazine is hosting a full album stream
of The Pilgrimage http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/mares_of_thrace-pilgrimage_album_stream" rel="nofollow - AT THIS LOCATION .
MARES OF
THRACE will take to the
road across North America for a solid month in conjunction with the release of
The Pilgrimage next week as well, the
first show taking place only two days after the album's
release.
MARES OF THRACE
Spring Tour:
4/26/2012
LBH - Kamloops, BC
4/27/2012 Funky Winkerbeans - Vancouver, BC
4/28/2012 Highline - Seattle, WA
4/29/2012 Voyeur Cafe - Olympia, WA
4/30/2012 East End - Portland, OR
5/03/2012 Broken City - Calgary, AB
5/04/2012 Amigos - Saskatoon, SK
5/06/2012 Negative Space - Winnipeg, MB
5/07/2012 Black Pirates Pub - Thunder Bay, ON
5/08/2012 Oddfellows Hall - Sault Ste Marie, ON
5/09/2012 This Ain't Hollywood - Hamilton, ON
5/10/2012 Cafe Dekcuf - Ottawa, ON
5/11/2012 460 - Toronto, ON
5/12/2012
Club Absynthe - Montreal, QC
5/13/2012 Le Kam�l�on
- Quebec, QC
5/14/2012 Geno's - Portland,
ME
5/15/2012 St. Vitus - Brooklyn,
NY
5/16/2012 Radio - Somerville, MA
5/17/2012 Cherry Street Station - Wallingford, CT
5/18/2012 Monty's Krown - Rochester, NY
5/19/2012 Carabar - Columbus, OH
5/20/2012 Blind Bob's - Dayton, OH
5/21/2012 Lager House - Detroit, MI
5/22/2012 Vibes Music - Indianapolis, IN
5/23/2012 Ultralounge - Chicago, IL
5/24/2012 The Heavy Anchor - St. Louis, MO
5/25/2012 Off Minor - Dubuque, IA
5/26/2012 Medusa - Minneapolis, MN
The first in a
multi-album worldwide deal with Sonic Unyon Metal, The Pilgrimage sets a new bar for MARES OF THRACE, with nearly 43 minutes
of material more creative, compelling and crushing than before. Recorded at
Chicago�s Engine Studio with producer Sanford Parker (Nachtmystium, Pelican,
YOB) and mastered by Collin Jordan at Boiler Room, The Pilgrimage has been killing at print
and online media, radio and more, the band's dynamic, unique brutality winning
over journalists worldwide. The record took the http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=106&dWeekOfID=2012-04-03" rel="nofollow - #1 place on Earshot's
Canadian college radio Loud chart, and the band owns the main cover of the April
issue of http://www.beatroute.ca/view_article.php?sectionID=19&articleID=5343" rel="nofollow - Beatroute Magazine . The duo also recently filmed
a video for the track "The Perpetrator" which will be released shortly. A vinyl
version of the album will see release in the coming months as
well.
"The
Pilgrimage is the best kind of sophomore outing; same man-eating, fire-spitting
Mares, now with razor hooves and venomous spines for a mane. Ride at your own
risk. 8/10" - Decibel
"...a
much busier, more dynamic e�ffort than its predecessor; one that never
flails in its considerable ambition, but, rather, simply continues driving
forward, all menace and swagger. 8/10" - Magnet
"...the
Canadian duo (guitar/drums) explore a nihilistic cocktail of noise-punk, caustic
hardcore and bowel-rattling sludge..." - BrooklynVegan
"Another
essential, formidable release for 2012 that knocks most other bands into the
dirt. 9.5/10" - Doommantia
"Fascinating
and compelling, The Pilgrimage is founded in a desire to create..." - Cvlt
Nation
" The
Canadian duo doesn�t toy around with studio tactics or post-production nonsense;
what you hear is how it was intended to be released. 4/5" -
About.com
"...hard-hitting,
sludgy noise rock full of nightmarish riffs and venomous, seething vocals that
perpetually make it sound as though Lanz�s throat is being melted with acid..."
- MetalSucks
"...a
defining work that captures the full dimensions of the band�s artistic
vision. Easily one of the first
essential albums to come of 2012. 4.5/5" - The Bone
Reader
"Dare
I say Canada�s #1 metal album of the year for a second time? 9/10" - This Is Not
A Scene