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 New Thou full-length

Posted by Loren on August 18, 2018

Following the release of Rhea Sylvia this summer, Thou will unveil a brand new full-length named Magus at the end of the month -- August 31 on Sacred Bones.

Watch a video for the new song "The Changeling Prince" here:

Thou
Magus
Sacred Bones
August 31, 2018

1 - Inward
2 - My Brother
Caliban
3 - Transcending Dualities
4 - The Changeling Princ
5 - Sovereign Self
6 - Divine Will 
7 - In the Kingdom of Meaning
8 - Greater Invocation of Disgust
9 - Elimination Rhetoric
10 - The Law Which Compels
11 - Supremacy


Thou Live Dates:

8/31: New Orleans, LA - Defend New Orleans
9/01: Brooklyn, NY - The Knitting Factory*
9/02: Live session on WFMU in Jersey City, NJ

* w/ Uniform

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