New Enabler EP! New Enabler EP! New Enabler EP!

Here’s news so good that it has the potential to make any other good news we get today seem less-good: Enabler will release a new four-song EP, Shift of Redemption, on April 9 via Think Fast! Records.

That’s all I got. No music yet, no album art yet, no pre-order link yet.

Yup. That’s how head-over-heels Vince and I are in love with this band now. The promise of just four songs renders almost anything anticlimactic.

Here’s the nitty-gritty via press release:

“The recording lineup for Shift of Redemption included founding guitarist/vocalist Jeff Lohrber and bassist Amanda Daniels as on All Hail The Void, and welcomes new lead guitarist Eric Dunn (By Way of Sunstorm, ex-Harlots) and drummer Dave Mann (Mouth of the Architect). The brutal anthems were recorded by Shane Hotchstetler at Howl Street Recordings, mixed by Chris Common (Pelican, These Arms Are Snakes), and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (From Ashes Rise, Sleep, High on Fire), with artwork provided by Raf W. The EP is now confirmed for release via Think Fast! Records worldwide on April 9th via digital download and 7”; the first pressing limited to 1,000 copies, with 350 copies pressed on gold wax and 650 on clear.”

The band is also going to do a tour of Europe with Rotten Sound and Martyrdöd, and play some random other shows back in North America. I don’t usually post European tour dates ’cause ‘MERICA, but I know we have European readers, and if I can convince even one of you to go check this band out, then I earned my paycheck this week.

Here are dates:

Euro-Tour Sendoff Show:
2/18/2013 Blind Bob’s – Dayton, OH w/ By Way of Sunstorm

ENABLER European Tour w/ Martyrdöd, Rotten Sound:
2/22/2013 John Dee – Oslo, Norway
2/23/2013 Showdown – Gothenburg, Sweden Gothenburg
2/24/2013 Bergsunds Strand 43 – Stockholm, Sweden
2/25/2013 Pumpehuset – Copenhagen, Denmark
2/26/2013 Hafenklang – Hamburg, Germany
2/27/2013 Gloppe – Leeuwarden, Holland
2/28/2013 Underworld – London, UK
3/01/2013 The Pint – Dublin, Ireland
3/02/2013 The Library Pub – Leeds, UK
3/03/2013 Magasin 4 – Brussels, Belgium
3/04/2013 Elfer – Frankfurt, Germany
3/05/2013 Mostovna – Nova Gorica, Slovenia
3/06/2013 Kranhalle – München, Germany @ Feierwerk
3/07/2013 Bi Nuu – Berlin, Germany
3/08/2013 Progresja – Warsaw, Poland
3/09/2013 East Club – Bischofswerda, Germany

Random Spring ENABLER Mayhem:
4/19/2013 Negative Space – Winnipeg, MB w/ Violent Gorge
4/20/2013 Medusa – Minneapolis, MN w/ Weekend Nachos, Much Worse
4/26/2013 Carabar – Columbus, OH @ Forward Ohio Fest