BLACK CROWN INITIATE Release “Selves We Cannot Forgive” Music Video

Black Crown Initiate have released music video for their title track of their new album, Selves We Cannot Forgive. Directed by veteran director Justin Reich, this is the first video instalment off the band’s all new album.

Black Crown Initiate recently announced the departure of longtime guitar player Rik Stelzpflug. Wes Hauch, formerly of The Faceless joins the band as his replacement.

“It’s a really rare and awesome thing if you’re able to find a group of dudes that you can genuinely get along with,” says Hauch. “It’s even more rare if your musical tastes and goals are congruent. I can definitely say that’s the case right now in Black Crown Initiate and I’m very grateful. Things are great and I’m looking forward to the the future.”

Black Crown Initiate released Selves We Cannot Forgive on July 22nd via Entertainment One Music (eOne).

Recorded and mixed by Carson Slovak & Grant McFarland (August Burns Red, Texas In July, From Ashes To New) at Atrium Audio Recording Studio’s in Lancaster PA, Selves We Cannot Forgive will be the follow up to the buzzworthy debut LP The Wreckage of Stars released at the end of 2014. The Wreckage of Stars also propelled the band into the international touring act it is today. BCI quickly found themselves on the road with the likes of Behemoth, Deicide, Napalm Death and Voivod.  

Selves We Can Not Forgive, the band’s sophomore album with Entertainment One, is a lean and focused collection that jettisons the extraneous fat found too often within ambitious metal bands, striking a balance between fearless adventurousness and methodical might. It follows The Wreckage of Stars, which together with their self-financed Song of the Crippled Bull EP introduced Black Crown Initiate’s unapologetic exploration of everything from Friedrich Nietzsche and Greek Sophist Gorgias to Hinduism, Buddhism, and indigenous mysticism, with a pragmatic skepticism.

Tracklisting:

“For Red Cloud”
“Sorrowpsalm”
“Again”
“Belie The Machine”
“Selves We Cannot Forgive”
“Transmit To Disconnect”
“Matriarch”
“Vicious Lives”

“Vicious Lives”:

“For Red Cloud”:

Black Crown initiate have hit the road supporting Australian import Ne Obliviscaris. “We are incredibly excited!” says guitarist Andy Thomas. “We are long-time fans and even opened for them on their first ever US show. We spoke about this possibility then, and the fact that it is happening makes us all very happy. We are sure that fans of progressive metal will get their fill! See you all there!”  

Tour dates:

July
25 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
26 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom
27 – Toronto, ON – Mod Club
28 – Montreal, QC – Petit Campus
29 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theater
31 – Boston, MA – ONCE Ballroom

August
1 – Philadelphia, PA – Voltage Lounge
2 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
3 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
5 – Austin, TX – Dirty Dog Bar
6 – San Antonio. TX – The Rock Box
7 – Ft. Worth, TX – Rail Club
8 – Kansas City, MO – Riot Room
10 – Denver, CO – Bluebird
11 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
12 – Phoenix, AZ – Joe’s Grotto

Black Crown Initiate will join Born Of Osiris, Veil Of Maya and Volumes on the Sumerian Alliance European Tour in fall 2016. The run marks Black Crown Initiate’s first visit to Europe.

Tour dates:

September
9 – Karlsruhe, Germany – Stadtmitte  
10 – Brussels, Belgium – VK  
11 – Leeds, UK – Key Club  
12 – Glasgow, UK – Classic Grand  
13 – Manchester, UK – Sound Control  
14 – Cardiff, UK – The Globe  
15 – London, UK – O2 Islington Academy  
16 – Tilburg, Netherlands – 013  
17 – Paris, France – Fleche d’Or  
18 – Toulouse, France – Metronum  
20 – Madrid, Spain – Changó   
21 – Barcelona, Spain – Salamandra 2  
22 – Montpellier, France – Secret Place  
23 – Milano, Italy – Legend Club  
24 – Lausanne, Switzerland – Cerbervs Fest  
25 – Saarbrücken, Germany – Garage  
26 – München, Germany – Backstage  
27 – Wien, Austria – Arena  
28 – Budapest, Hungary – Durer Kurt  
29 – Katowice, Poland – Mega Club  
30 – Leipzig, Germany – Täubchenthal  

October
1 – Köln, Germany – Euroblast   
2 – Köln, Germany – Euroblast   
3 – Berlin, Germany – Musik & Frieden
5 – Stockholm, Sweden – En Arena  
6 – Oslo, Norway – John Dee  
7 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Fangelset   
8 – Aarhus, Denmark – Atlas

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(Photo – Trevor Sweeney)