If you like animated videos, or animation for that matter, against a dystopian backdrop, then you have to see the new Phil Mucci-directed video from Torche. Telling the story of our civilization’s destruction and fall, only to see an AI uprising, “Annhilation Affair” makes sure that even what we create is destined to make the same mistakes we did.
And if you like the sound of a Helmet-meets-Tool sound, then Torche’s Restarter is mandatory listening, which you can stream in its entirety here.
Torche is in the final week of a North American tour and will head overseas on May 2nd, for a month of European dates before returning to the U.S. for a co-headline run with Melt-Banana.
Torche on tour:
March 26 Brooklyn, NY St. Vitus
March 27 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
March 28 Richmond, VA Strange Matters
March 29 Washington, DC DC 9
May 2 Leipzig, DE Taubchental
May 3 Wroclaw, PL Asymmetry Festival
May 4 Prague, CZ 007
May 5 Munich, DE Ampere
May 6 Milan, IT Lo Fi Club
May 8 Barcelona, SP Rocksound
May 9 Madrid, SP Boute Live!
May 10 Lisbon, PT Musicbox
May 11 Bilbao, SP Kafe Antzokia
May 13 Zurich, SZ Dynamo
May 14 Wiesbaden, DE Schlachthoff
May 15 Cologne, DE Underground
May 16 Berlin, DE Hafenklang
May 18 Nijmegen, NL Merelyn
May 19 Haarlem, NL Patronaat
May 20 Paris, FR Glazart
May 21 Antwerp, BE Kavka
May 22 London, UK Underworld
May 23 Leeds, UK Belgrave Social Club
May 24 Galway, IR Roisin Dubh
May 25 Cork, IR Craine Lane
May 26 Dublin, IR Grand Social
May 27 Belfast, IR The Limelight
May 28 Glasgow, UK CCA
May 29 Manchester, UK Sound Control
May 30 Bristol, UK Temples Festival
May 31 Nimes, FR This is Not a Love Song
June 1 Nantes, FR Le Ferrailleur
July 2 Portland, OR Dante’s
July 3 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
July 4 Vancouver, BC Venue
July 6 Edmonton, ON Pawn Shop Live
July 7 Calgary, AB The Gateway at SAIT
July 8 Saskatoon, SK Amigos Cantina
July 10 Winnipeg, MB Pyramid Cabaret
July 11 Fargo, ND The Aquarium
July 13 Indianapolis, IN The Hi-Fi
July 14 Chicago, IL The Empty Bottle
July 15 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
July 16 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s
July 17 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
July 20 Nashville, TN Exit/In
July 21 Columbus, MO Rose Music Hall
July 22 Kansas City, MO Record Bar
July 24 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
July 25 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
July 26 Las Vegas, NV The Bunkhouse
July 28 San Diego, CA The Casbah
July 29 San Diego, CA The Casbah
July 31 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy
August 1 Oakland, CA Oakland Metro Operahouse
March 26 to 29 w/Nothing & Wrong
July 2 to August 1 w/Melt Banana (co-headline)
Rock Hard \m/
