EMPIRE STATE BASTARD Feat. DAVE LOMBARDO Release The Silver Cord Sessions EP; Live Studio Video Streaming

With their upcoming North American tour as special guests to Sleep Token, Empire State Bastard have shared The Silver Cord Sessions EP.  Available today on all streaming platforms, the live EP emerges as the band have just been nominated for two Heavy Music Awards: Best Breakthrough Album and Best Album Artwork, both for their acclaimed debut, Rivers Of Heresy.

Recorded at Silver Cord Studios in New York, owned by Joe Duplantier of Gorija who produced the session, the EP sees Empire State Bastard detonating a triple-blast of incendiary tracks – “Harvest”, “Moi?” and “Stutter” – from Rivers Of Heresy. The accompanying live studio footage (see below) shows the band’s frenetic intensity instigated by founding members Simon Neil and Mike Vennart, cemented by bassist Naomi Macleod and drumming legend Dave Lombardo.

Since debuting early in 2023, Empire State Bastard have hit festivals including Download, Glastonbury and Hellfest as well as completing a UK headline tour that included a London show at Electric Brixton. Next comes the Sleep Token tour, interspersed with the Sonic Temple Festival, before they play a London show as guests to The Armed and then select European festival dates.

Tour dates:

April (with Sleep Token)

30 – Phoenix, Arizona Financial Theatre

May (with Sleep Token)

1 – Albuquerque, Revel

3 – Austin, H-E-B Center

4 – Dallas, Toyota Music Factory

6 – Tampa, Yuengling Centre

7 – Atlanta, Coca-Cola Roxy

8 – Asheville, exploreasheville.com Arena

10 – St. Louis, The Factory

12 – Denver, Red Rocks Amphitheatre

14 – Des Moines, Vibrant Music Hall

15 – Chicago, The Salt Shed

16 – Chicago, The Salt Shed

18 – Columbus, Sonic Temple Festival

19 – Pittsburgh, Petersen Events Center

20 – Philadelphia, The Met

22 – New York, Radio City Music Hall

24 – Boston, MGM Music Hall at Fenway

25 – Montreal, Place Bell

27 – Toronto, Massey Hall

28 – Toronto, Massey Hall

June

12 – London, Outernet (with The Armed)

19 – Copenhagen, Copenhell

22 – Dessel, Graspop Metal Meeting

28 – Oslo, Tons of Rock

29 – Galicia, Resurrection Fest

July

12 – Gloucestershire, 2000trees

August

4 – Glasgow, Core Festival (Headliners)