New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Upcoming Show Dates:
July 10 - Calgary, AB @ Lord Nelson's
July 11 - Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos
July 17 - Vancouver, BC @ Funky Winkerbeans
July 18 - Victoria, BC @ The Cambie
Canadian gothic shock rockers New Jacobin Club will be performing show dates in Calgary, Saskatoon, Vancouver and
Victoria this coming July in support of their latest album 'Soldiers of The Mark' released this past
September on Manticore
Music Group and available on NewJacobinClub.com/webstore.
"This short tour is going to have a lot of firsts in it again - first time in Victoria, and first time for Mistress Nagini handling the keyboard parts in a more permanent full-time manner. We're also premiering some new music and theatrical content, ramping up the costume and visuals department quite a bit." comments The Horde (vocals/guitar).
Their latest music video 'Angel MMXIV' from 'Soldiers of The Mark' was the directorial debut of vocalist/ thermin player Candi (Candice Grosenick) and can be viewed here.
Biography:
Outcasts among wise men and fools alike, the New Jacobin Club is a fiendish group of musicians, poets, painters and performance artists who have been entertaining and provoking since the mid 1990's. Combining seedy bohemian stage theatrics with bombastic art rock anthems has given the long lived ensemble a shocking and original edge that has attracted as much heated controversy as it has fiercely loyal fans.
Beginning as a power trio based in the Western Canadian city of Saskatoon, the New Jacobin Club signed to U.S. indie label Transparent Records in 1998 and released "A Lesson in Mortality". In 2003 "Retake the Throne," their second full length album, became a minor Canadian college radio hit, creeping on to the national top 100 chart by the year's end. By 2009, the NJC had become infamous for their provocative live show featuring unsettling freakshow stunts and what would become signature pyro tricks such as "exploding" cymbals and lighting microphone stands on fire. They released the epic gothic rock-opera "This Treason" the following year accompanied with "Inside the Cannibal Circus," a DVD complete with concept video, live concert and candid documentary style footage. The double disc set was met with even more college radio success and sparked strong opinions from critics in Canada and worldwide.
In 2014, the band returned with their next shocker 'Soldiers of The Mark' released on
September 2, 2014 is sure to make your ears cringe with its ten tracks of insanity. Along with that release, NJC offered fans a very special and limited edition "Soldiers of the Mark" hardcover coffee-table format lyric book that was a joint effort with Calgary, AB based RunRabbit Entertainment. RunRabbit is notable for their independent short films ("
Lilith" premiered at the 2013 Calgary Horrorcon and featured music by the New Jacobin Club prominently in the soundtrack) as well as their dark and provocatively themed photography. The book contains not only the complete lyrics to the album, but an introduction, brief commentary written by band members and entourage, and full album credits. Contributing visual artists include Jess Thamnos (responsible for the iconic and menacing album cover ), Kathryn Trembach (band photographer) and Candice Grosenick (graphic artist behind the band's concert posters and merchandise).
The group is led by founding father and roaring frontman Xerxes Praetorius Horde ("The Horde" to his allies), singing opposite
Poison Candi (theremin, percussion, vocals) and backed by The Luminous (electric cello),The Ruin (bass), The Rat King (drums) and Mistress Nagini (backing vocals, synth) . On stage the band is often joined by a colorful cast of collaborators including performance artists Firecrotch Jones, Raunchy Rabies, Rima the Birdgirl, and drummer/programmer Eclipse.
Described as "Fiery and imposing while still retaining a degree of intelligence and fore-thought" (Exclaim! Canada's independent music authority), "Energizing and engaging" (PureGrain Audio, USA) and "a gloriously black exercise in dark psychedelia" (BCFM Sunday Rock Show Review, UK), the New Jacobin Club never tire of dancing on genre boundaries with nods to classic goth, 70's rock, power metal, blues, somber folk and even a hint of danceable industrial funk. The NJC has shared the stage with KMFDM, Voltaire, the Groovie Ghoulies, Nashville Pussy, the Nekromantix and countless others. Their signature vocal hooks and riffs have propelled them onto local and national Canadian independent radio charts, several movie soundtracks and even their own cable televised acoustic special.
Soldiers of the Mark - 2014 - Track listing:
1. The Mark (4:02)
2.
Parade of Innocents (4:41)
3. Champagne Ivy(4:00)
4.
Angel MMXIV (2:48)
5. A Grey Day to Die (3:53)
6. Into the Fire (5:26)
7. Garthim (3:58)
8. My
Smile (2:47)
9. Seal of Metatron (3:50)
10. Return to Eden (2:46)
Album Length: 38:15
For more information, please visit the following links:
https://www.newjacobinclub.com
www.facebook.com/newjacobinclub
www.twitter.com/newjacobinclub
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