Swedish post-punk/goth icons Then Comes Silence have released its seventh full-length, Trickery, via Metropolis Records.
The trio will, joined by Vision Video, Aurelio Voltaire and Tears For The Dying, soon embark on the North American tour - to 21 cities across the USA and Canada.
Formed in Stockholm in 2012, Then Comes Silence is made up of frontman Alex Svenson, drummer Jonas Fransson and guitarist Hugo Zombie (Los Carniceros del Norte), with Svenson originally inspired by frequent touring with A Place To Bury Strangers and an attraction to horror and the occult.
Trickery was recorded by Jörgen Wall (Jay-Jay Johanson, The Hellacopters) over three days at Stockholm's Kapsylen Studio, mixed by Tom van Heesch (Rammstein, Apocalyptica, Backyard Babies), and mastered by Svante Forsbäck / Chartmakers (Rammstein, Amaranthe, Ville Valo, The Rasmus, Apocalyptica).
The album celebrates friendship, unity and the feeling of belonging to a group, a tribe. According to the band, being part of what most people would call the goth and post-punk community is a great privilege.
"No one is free from apprehension and fear. Everyone feels some kind of alienation in certain degrees. You might often think you need to camouflage yourself to be part of a context. Make a change to fit in the group. The need for friendship is strong so you adapt. Maybe not always the way you hoped. But then... there are moments when we unite and harmonize with other people and feel an incredible community together. That feeling is priceless and a blessing. Friendship is love. It is important and worth fighting for", says Alex Svenson. Link
Then Comes Silence - North American tour dates:
April 20 – Parsippany, NJ @ Dark Force Fest
April 21 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Cattivo *
April 23 – Rochester, NY @ Photo City Music Hall *
April 24 – Brattleboro, VT @ Stone Church *
April 25 – Boston, MA @ Sonia *
April 26 – Lewiston, ME @ L/A Arts *
April 27 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB **
April 28 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground **
April 30 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
May I – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme *
May 2 – Chicago IL @ Subterranean **
May 3 – St. Louis. MO @ The Crack Fox **
May 4 – Dubuque, LA @ Fox Den Motel *
May 5- Milwaukee, WI @ The Vivarium *
May 6 – Minneapolis, MN @ Green Room *
May 7 – Kansas City, MO @ Recordbar *
May 8 – Louisville, KY @ Art Sanctuary *
May 9 – Detroit, MI @ Smalls ***
May 10 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery ***
May 11 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom ***
May 12 – TBA ***
* with Vision Video
** with Vision Video + Aurelio Voltaire
*** with Vision Video + Aurelio Voltaire + Tears For The Dying

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