The Agonist’s New Song is Off “The Chain”
My fellow lovers of NWOAHM (well, really, NWONAHM, but still), I come bearing good news: The Agonist have announced that they’ll release a new album, Five, in September… and they’ve released a single from that album, “The Chain.”
The song, it goes without saying, rocks. But it’s also highly relevant to the world’s current state of political disconsonance, making references to “The City of Seven Hills” (that would be Rome) and imploring “Lady Liberty” to “put down your fiddle and take a good long look.” The implication, obviously, is that America — the modern day Rome — is burning. And it feels hard to argue with that assertion right now.
Check out “The Chain” below. Five comes out on September 30 via Napalm. Pre-order it here. The band has a TON of tour dates coming up, too, in Europe, Canada, and The States. Check out the entire itinerary at the bottom of this post.
THE AGONIST European Tour:
27.09.2016 – Fryshuset Klubben- Stockholm, Sweden
28.09.2016 – Sticky Fingers – Gothenburg, Sweden
30.09.2016 – Tube – Dusseldorf, Germany
01.10.2016 – Epic Metal Fest – Tilburg, Netherlands
02.10.2016 – De Kreun – Kortrijk, Belgium
04.10.2016 – Opera Concert Hall – St. Petersburg, Russia
05.10.2016 – Клуб Театръ – Moscow, Russia
07.10.2016 – Sala Becool – Barcelona, Spain
08.10.2016 – Sala la Burbuja – Castellon, Spain
09.10.2016 – Sala Maladar – Seville, Spain
11.10.2016 – Sala tbc – Lisboa, Portugal
12.10.2016 – Sala Lemon – Madrid, Spain
13.10.2016 – Sala Azkena – Bilbao, Spain
THE AGONIST W/Xandria, Epica and Fleshgod Apocalypse:
11/4: Quebec City, QC @ Imperial Theater
11/5: Montreal, QC @ Corona
11/6: Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Hall
THE AGONIST W/Arkona, Epica and Fleshgod Apocalypse:
11/8: Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
11/9: Minneapolis. MN @ Cabooze
11/11: Saskatoon, SK @ Saskatoon Event Center
11/12: Calgary, AB @ Marquee
11/13: Edmonton, AB @ The Ranch
11/15: Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
11/16: Seattle, WA @ Studio 7
11/18: San Francisco, CA @ Social Hall
11/19: Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
11/20: Las Vegas, NV @ Vinyl at Hard Rock Hotel
11/22: Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
11/23: Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
11/25: Dallas. TX @ Gas Monkey Live
11/26: Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room
11/28: St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater
11/29: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
12/1: Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage
12/2: New York, NY @ Webster Hall
12/3: Worcester, MA @ The Palladium