IRIST | return with the ‘Gloria’ EP and dropsnew track ‘Heal’

IRIST | return with the ‘Gloria’ EP and dropsnew track ‘Heal’

16th August 2022 0 By John Deaux

IRIST, the Atlanta-by-way-of-South America band whose explosive 2020 debut album, Order of the MindĀ was ā€œone of the most buzzed about metal debuts of the yearā€ (Brooklyn Vegan), return with the Gloria EP on September 16thĀ via Nuclear Blast Records.
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A preview of the five-song release is available now, with Revolver showcasing the Scott Rudd-created lyric video for ‘Heal‘.

Stream ‘Heal‘ here:Ā https://bfan.link/Irist-Heal
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“When we wrote ā€˜Heal,ā€™ I was trying to describe our inability as humans to face reality,ā€ explains singer Rodrigo Carvalho. ā€œMy own dealing with pain and loss was what inspired me to write these lyrics. I never know what people may get out of my lyrics, but I hope that it particularly connects with those going through a rough patch in life.ā€Ā 
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The EP, which once again finds the bandā€™s music mixed by Matt Bayles (Mastodon/Isis), comes after a hindered rollout for what many predicted was going to launch the band as one of the more prominent new bands in heavy music. Kerrang! declared the four-piece ā€œone of 2020ā€™s most important metal actsā€ and Revolver dubbed the 10-song album one of the yearā€™s ā€œfinest metal albumsā€. With a release, and tour, slated for the Spring of 2020, the band was sidelined in the wake of international lockdowns, with Carvalho moving back to Brazil and guitar player Pablo Davila moving to Texas to work in an Austin COVID-ward.
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ā€œWe still wrote a bit despite the distance,ā€ adds Carvalho, ā€œMusically, we began to explore more melodic vocal lines, and we added synth, noise, and electronic element. We write intense melodies and frantic beats to convey whatā€™s in our lyrics.ā€
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Now, with the Gloria EP on the horizon, as well as dates with Pallbearer, Elder and upcoming record releases shows, guitar player Pablo Davila is eager for the band to pick up where they left off: ā€œWe couldnā€™t be more excited and grateful to be releasing new music. Itā€™s really important to me that the music reflects what Rodrigo is saying, and vice versa, and with ā€˜Healā€™ we wanted to convey something painful and at the same time hopeful.ā€
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The digital only EP can be pre-saved here.

Gloria EP tracklisting:

  1. Gloria
  2. Heal
  3. III
  4. Surging Ablaze
  5. Watchful Eye

Gloria EP coverIRIST tour dates:
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September 16Ā  Atlanta, GAĀ  Drunken Unicorn
September 17Ā  Athens, GAĀ  Flicker
September 22Ā  Berlin, DEĀ  SO36
September 23Ā  Leipzig, DEĀ  UT Connewitz
September 24Ā  Prague, CZĀ  Futurum Music Bar
September 25Ā  Warsaw, PLĀ  Proxima
September 26Ā  Wien, ATĀ  Arena Wien
September 27Ā  Budapest, HUĀ  DĆ¼rer Kert
September 28Ā  Ljubljana, SIĀ  Orto Bar
September 30Ā  Munich, DEĀ  Feierwerk
October 1Ā  Pratteln, CHĀ  Up in Smoke Festival
October 2Ā  Mezzago, ITĀ  Bloom
October 3Ā  Grenoble, FRĀ  Lā€™AmpĆ©rage
October 6Ā  Barcelona, ESĀ  AMFest
October 8Ā  Porto, PTĀ  Amplifest
October 9Ā  Madrid, ESĀ  Okkult Session 3
October 11Ā  Toulouse, FRĀ  Le Rex de Toulouse
October 12Ā  Montpellier, FRĀ  Rockstore
October 13Ā  Nantes, FRĀ  Le Ferrailleur
October 14Ā  Paris, FRĀ  Petit Bain
October 15Ā  Antwerp, BEĀ  Desertfest Antwerp
October 16Ā  Tilburg, NLĀ  Poppodium 013
October 18Ā  Aarhus, DKĀ  Fonden Voxhall
October 19Ā  Oslo, NOĀ  Parkteatret
October 20Ā  Drammen, NOĀ  Union Scene
October 21Ā  Stavanger, NOĀ  Folken
October 22Ā  Bergen, NO Ā Kulturhuset
October 25Ā  Johanneshov, SEĀ  Slaktkyrkan
October 26Ā  Gƶteborg, SEĀ  Pustervik
October 28Ā  Copenhagen, DKĀ  Pumpehuset
October 29Ā  Hamburg, DEĀ  Gruenspan
October 30Ā  Ghent, BEĀ  Desertfest Ghent
October 31Ā  Dortmund, DEĀ  JunkYard
November 2Ā  Brighton, UKĀ  Chalk
November 3Ā  Bristol, UKĀ  The Fleece
November 4Ā  London, UKĀ  EartH
November 5Ā  St Helens, UKĀ  Damnation

IRIST is Rodrigo Carvalho (vocals), Pablo Davila (guitar), Adam Mitchell (guitar) and Bruno Segovia (bass). Drums on all tracks by Jason Belisha.

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