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Torche's Admission, this July

Posted by Loren on May 25, 2019

Torche's Admission, this July
photo by Keans Llamera

Torche return with the brand new Admission, coming on July 12 on Relapse Records. It's the fifth album from the band and their first new record since Restarter in 2015. It is the first record featuring new bassist Eric Herndez (Wrong) and Jon Nuñez shifting from bass to guitar.

The band will also be playing several dates this summer, and later hitting The Fest 18 in Gainesville, FL, in early November.

Check out "Slide," from the forthcoming album:

Tour dates:

May 31 Chicago, IL Chicago Doomed and Stoned Festival

June 15 Denver, CO Electric Funeral IV

June 20 Calgary, AB Sled Island

July 26 Tampa, FL The Crowbar

July 27 Jacksonville, FL The Justice Pub

July 28 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506

July 31 Washington, DC Black Cat

August 1 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts

August 2 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bazaar

August 3 Allston, MA Great Scott

August 4 Pawtucket, RI The Met

August 5 Hamden, CT Space Ballroom

August 6 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club

August 7 Wilmington, NC Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern

August 8 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade

August 9 Orlando, FL  Henao Center

August 10 Miami, FL  Las Rosa's

September 21 Asheville, NC Heavy Mountain

November 1-3 Gainesville, FL The Fest

November 9 Austin, TX Levitation
 
Admission track list:

From Here
Submission
Slide
What Was
Times Missing
Admission
Reminder
Extremes of Consciousness
On The Wire
Infierno
Changes Come

Torche's Admission, this July
photo by Keans Llamera

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