BRUTUS ANNOUNCE FIRST U.S. PERFORMANCES SINCE THE RELEASE OF HIGHLY ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM NEST – OUT NOW ON SARGENT HOUSENYC, LA, CHICAGO, LEVITATION, VOODOO + MORE CONFIRMED
REVEAL NEW LIVE VIDEO “SUGAR DRAGON“
“A Revelation…Words don’t do it justice. They can’t. Words can’t capture Nest, Nest feels like a primal howl, a raging fire, a force of nature. Describe it in those terms, though, and you’ve inadvertently erased the entire process – the discipline, the dedication, the painstaking, life-encompassing labor – required to create a work of art that feels like this.” STEREOGUM (Best New Albums of 2019)
“Their conscientiously constructed rock is filtered through punk, black metal, post-rock and post-hardcore lenses, and it’s centered on the sometimes cutthroat, sometimes crushingly beautiful lead vocals of Stefanie Mannaerts” PASTE (Essential Punk Albums of 2019)
“Potent and haunting, the dueling beauty of singer-drummer Stefanie Mannaerts’ evocative voice with the layered distortion of her stringed counterparts makes for not only a gorgeous album, but also a unique one – perhaps no one else so far this year has achieved such a refreshing sound.” REVOLVER (Best New Albums of 2019)
“The group still sits comfortably on the timeline of assaultive hardcore-meets-post-rock acts from Refused on through to White Lung, and Nestpolishes its punishing riffs and genre-bending explorations into a potent and cohesive whole.” AV CLUB
“Mannaert’s voice is a force of such terrifying, emotive power… Formidable and flawless… when Brutus lock into their groove, nothing can stop them.” KERRANG!
“It’s part ethereal wave, part post rock, part D-beat, and drummer/singer Stefanie Mannaerts’ truly soaring vocals take the genre-defying song to another level.” BROOKLYN VEGAN
“Talented and Inventive” METAL INJECTION
“A towering wall of sound, Stefanie’s glacial cries cut through layers of melody and gauze and her drum skills have the crowd in awe. Their future looks very bright indeed.” METAL HAMMER (UK)
“If this is the shape of punk to come, it’s far prettier and more unpredictable than we ever could have imagined.” TREBLE
Just off the heels of BRUTUS‘s monolithic sophomore release, Nest, the Belgian trio have finally confirmed their first string of U.S. performances. Highlights include LA, NYC, Chicago, NYC, Levitation in Austin, Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in New Orleans, Deftones’ Dia De Los Deftones Festival in San Diego plus more. Check below for a full list of dates. Today they’ve also revealed two new live videos which capture BRUTUS‘s intensely emotive live shows and Stefanie Mannaerts utterly, breathtaking drum and vocal performance.
WATCH + SHARE “SUGAR DRAGON” HERE
Brutus Live Dates:
08/16: Bristol, UK – ArcTanGent
08/17: Hasselt, BE – Pukkelpop Festival
08/24: Dordrecht, NL – Chargefest
08/30: Bordeaux, FR – Black Bass Festival
09/01: Duisburg, DE – Platzhirsch Festival
09/14: Leffinge, BE – Leffingeleuren
09/17: Leipzig, DE – Naumanns
09/18: Hannover, DE – Bei Chez Heinz
09/19: Osnabruck, DE – Bastard Club
09/20: Hamburg, DE – Reeperbahn Festival
09/21: Amsterdam, NL – Bitterzoet
09/25: Dunkerque, FR – Les4Ecluses w/ Emma Ruth Rundle
09/27: Béthune, FR – Le Poche
10/01: Nantes, FR – La Ferrailleur
10/03: Savigny-Le-Temple, FR – L’Empreinte
10/04: Fumel, FR – Le Pavillon
10/05: Pau, FR – A Tant Rêver Du Roi
10/07: Madrid, ES – Wurlitzer Ballroom
10/08: Vigo, ES – La Iguana club
10/10: San Sebastian, ES – Dadadaba
10/11: Barcelona, ES – AM Fest
10/12: Lyon, FR – Le Farmer
10/26: New Orleans, LA – Voodoo
10/29: Chicago, IL – Schubas
11/02: San Diego, CA – Dia De Los Deftones
11/05: Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
11/08: Austin, TX – Levitation
11/12: Somerville, MA – ONCE Ballroom
11/13: Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus
11/15: Philadelphia, PA – MilkBoy
11/17: Mexico City, MX – Corona Capital
11/24: Berlin, DE – Festaal Kreuzberg *
11/25: Köln, DE – Stollwerck *
11/26: Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg *
11/28: Leeds, UK – University Stylus *
11/29: London, UK – Electric Ballroom *
11/30: Paris, FR – Le Trianon *
12/03: Milan, IT – Alcatraz *
12/04: Ljubljana, SI – Kino Siska *
12/05: Munich, DE – Backstage *
12/06: Vienna, AU – Arena *
12/08: Warsaw, PL – Progresja *w/ Cult of Luna & AAWilliams
12/14: Brussels, BE – AB Brussels (SOLD OUT)
