News : The Amity Affliction unveil details of their new album ‘Misery’
Queensland based metalcore outfit, The Amity Affliction, has unveiled details of their highly anticipated new album, Misery, which is set for release on Friday, 24th August through Roadrunner Records. The album is currently available for pre-order now through Maniacs. Click here to secure yours today.
The latest single Ivy (Doomsday) is currently streaming via Youtube and marks the first chapter of a three-piece short film chronicling a dark tale of three friends and their quest for vengeance. The first part is currently available to view below.
The Amity Affliction is Joel Birch (vocals), Ahren Stringer (bass, vocals), and Dan Brown (guitar). Head to the band’s official website for more details. www.theamityaffliction.net
The Amity Affliction will celebrate Misery with an epic tour schedule, beginning this week with a North American run as part of the milestone final Vans Warped Tour 2018. Those dates begin tomorrow, June 21st at Pomona, CA’s Fairplex and continue through early August. From there, The Amity Affliction will head to Europe for a headline tour slated for stops in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Norway, and Belgium.
Recorded earlier this year in Baltimore, MD with producer Matt Squire (Panic! At The Disco, Ariana Grande, Underoath), Misery is the long-awaited follow-up to The Amity Affliction’s acclaimed fifth studio album,This Could Be Heartbreak which debuted at #1 on the ARIA chart and is certified gold. That album also entered among the top 30 on the U.S. SoundScan/Billboard 200 and was The Amity Affliction’s third consecutive time topping the ARIA Album Chart: Let The Ocean Take Me(2014) and Chasing Ghosts (2012) also debuting in the top spot with Platinum and Gold certifications respectively.
More recently, the band released Seems Like Forever, the #1 ARIA gold certified documentary chronicling The Amity Affliction’s history up through their epic Let The Ocean Take Me World Tour, which saw the band performing in front of sold-out crowds around the globe, including shows at New York City’s Irving Plaza and London’s KOKO. Furthermore, the single, Shine On came in at #25 on Triple J’s “Hottest 100” of 2016.
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