GAZA ARE “MOSTLY HAIR & BONES”

Listening to Gaza is a little bit like being tied to the back of a truck and dragged face down through gravel — while chewing on broken glass. They’re one of those bands whose music is both capital-“V” Vitriolic and capital-“U” Ugly. Which is just the way we like ’em!

The band will release their third full-length album, No Absolutes in Human Suffering, this summer, and now we ‘ve got our first arsenic-laced taste of that release in the form of “Mostly Hair & Bones,” which is streaming over at Brooklyn Vegan. The lyrics are on the band’s Facebook page, and the title apparently refers to the remains of a horse. So there’s a purdy image for ya.

Listen here, then weigh in with your thoughts below. No Absolutes in Human Suffering comes out July 31 via Black Market Activities. The band is going on tour from the end of this month through early July with a bunch of other cool groups, including Corrosion of Conformity and Torche; you can get dates after the jump!

Black Cobra, Gaza:
May 25 – Austin, TX @ Red 7
May 26 – Houston, TX @ Rudyard’s
May 27 – New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
May 29 – Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub
May 30 – Jacksonville, FL @ Burro Bar
May 31 – Athens, GA @ Caledonia

Corrosion of Conformity, Torche, Black Cobra, Gaza:
June 1 – Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend
June 2 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
June 3 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
June 5 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory
June 6 – Albuquerque, NM @ Gasworks (Gaza only)
June 7 – Tempe, AZ @ Club 910
June 9 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
June 11 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
June 12 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
June 13 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
June 14 – Boise, ID @ The Venue (Gaza only)
June 15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
June 16 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
June 18 – St Louis, MO @ Firebird
June 19 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
June 20 – Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
June 21 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House
June 22 – Montreal, QC @ Les Foufounes Electriques
June 23 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs

Black Cobra, Gaza:
June 24 – Providence, RI @ AS220
June 25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus
June 26 – Newark, DE @ Mojo Main
June 27 – Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar
June 28 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
June 29 – Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing
June 30 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club
July 1 – St Paul, MN @ Turf Club
July 2 – Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
July 3 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep

-AR