Boris and Uniform have announced a collaborative album titled Bright New Disease, which will be out through Sacred Bones Records on June 16. The two bands first teamed up for a U.S. tour back in 2019. The chemistry between the bands grew as they shared stage together, and this time, their collaboration is to bring us a unique aural experience through the forthcoming album.
According to the press release:
“‘Bright New Disease’ opens with the collaboration’s first single, ‘You are the Beginning,’ a ferocious thrash-inflected banger concocted by the Boris camp. It was the first piece the band composed during the initial day of their studio session in July 2020. As the title insinuates, the song was written with the idea that it would open the album and, hopefully, open a show one day too.
“At that time, we didn’t know when we would be able to resume concerts,” says Boris’ Atsuo, “and our wish became the song directly.” The uncertainty and anxiety of the early months of the pandemic fuelled Bright New Disease, and ‘You are the Beginning’ sets the stage by stampeding out of the gate with vicious palm-muted riffs, snarling vocals, and dual drum bombardments courtesy of Atsuo and Uniform drummer Mike Sharp.”
Listen to the track “You Are The Beginning” here.
Bright New Disease Track Listing:
Digital
1 – You are the Beginning
2 – Weaponized Grief
3 – No
4 – The Look is a Flame
5 – The Sinners of Hell (Jigoku)
6 – Narcotic Shadow
7 – A Man from the Earth
8 – Endless Death Agony
9 – Not Surprised
Physical (Vinyl & CD)
Side A
1 – You are the Beginning
2 – Weaponized Grief
3 – No
4 – The Look is a Flame
5 – Angels in the Abyss (Abaddon)
Side B
6 – Narcotic Shadow
7 – A Man from the Earth
8 – Endless Death Agony
9 – Not Surprised
Boris Live Dates:
24/05/23: Krawkow, PL – Kwadrat
25/05/23: Brno, CZ – Kabinet Muz
26/05/23: Innsbruck, AT – Heart Of Noise Fest
27/05/23: Fribourg, CH – Fri-Son
28/05/23: Turin, IT – Jazz Is Dead Festival
29/05/23: Bologna, IT – Freakout Club
30/05/23: Milan, IT – Legend Club
01/06/23: Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound
03/06/23: Lisbon, PT – ZDB
04/06/23: Braga, PT – Gnration
08/06/23: Madrid, ES – Primavera Sound
Uniform Live Dates:
28/06/23: Hamburg, DE – Hafenklang
29/06/23: Roskilde, DK – Roskilde Festival
30/06/23: Stockholm, SE – HUS7
01/07/23: Göteborg, SE – Hemligheten
02/07/23: Malmo, SE – Plan B
04/07/23: Lodz, PL – Przestrzen
05/07/23: Warsaw, PL – Voodoo
06/07/23: Berlin, DE – Urban Spree
07/07/23: Tilburg, NL – Little Devil
08/07/23: Ypres, BE – Ieperfest
10/07/23: Nijmegen, NL – Merleyn
11/07/23: Paris, FR – La Boule Noire
12/07/23: Antwerp, BE – AMC
13/07/23: Leipzig, DE – Soltmann
14/07/23: Kutna Hora, CZ – Creepy Teepee Festival
Boris’s Atsuo and Takeshi say of their tour mates:
“On tour, we learned more about the depth of their musicality, which we felt was compatible with our own expression. They are a band that can be described in many ways—punk, metal, industrial—but they truly excel because they are not locked into any style. They are always experimenting and innovating.”
Uniform vocalist/electronics wrangler Michael Berdan says:
“Uniform have been longtime fans and admirers of Boris. Supporting them on tour was a dream come true.”
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Photo courtesy of Ebru Yildiz
