Torche unveil taste of their new album with 'Minions' • News • DIY Magazine

Floridian metallers Torche are gearing up to release a brand new album early next year but in the meantime, they’ve given fans a first taste of what to expect.

The first track to be taken from their fourth record ‘Restarter’ comes in the form of ‘Minions’ (…not the yellow kind), which was debuted on this week’s Radio 1 Rock Show by Daniel P. Carter.

Taken from the band’s forthcoming full-length - which follows on from their critically-acclaimed 2012 offering ‘Harmonicraft’ - the track melds together sludgy riffs and soaring vocals, proving yet again that they’re not just your average head-bangers.

Their new record is due to be released on 23rd February through Relapse Records and will be ten songs in length. They’ll be releasing it in five different formats too: CD, LP, deluxe double LP, cassette and as a digital download. There’ll also be two extra tracks - ‘Harmonslaught’ and ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Mantasy’ - on the deluxe edition.

The tracklisting is as follows and you can listen to ‘Minions’ below.

Annihilation Affair
Bishop in Arms
Minions
Loose Men
Undone
Blasted
No Servants
Believe It
Barrier Hammer
Restarter

The band also have plans for a lengthy UK and European tour midway through next year. Their schedule looks a little something like this:

MAY
02 Leipzig, DE, Taubchental
03 Wroclaw, PL, Asymmetry Festival
04 Prague, CZ, 007
05 Munich, DE, Ampere
06 Milan, IT, Lo Fi Club
08 Barcelona, SP, Rocksound
09 Madrid, SP, Boute Live!
10 Lisbon, PT, Musicbox
11 Bilbao, SP, Kafe Antzokia
13 Zurich, SZ, Dynamo
14 Wiesbaden, DE, Schlachthof
15 Cologne, DE, Underground
16 Berlin, DE, Bi Nuu
17 Hamburg, DE, Hafenklang
18 Nijmegen, NL, Merelyn
19 Haarlem, NL, Patronaat
20 Paris, FR, Glazart
21 Antwerp, BE, Kavka
22 London, UK, Underworld
23 Leeds, UK, Belgrave Social Club
24 Galway, IR, Roisin Dubh
25 Cork, IR, Crane Lane
26 Dublin, IR, Grand Social
27 Belfast, IR, The Limelight
28 Glasgow, UK, CCA
29 Manchester, UK, Sound Control
30 Bristol, UK, Temples Festival
31 Nimes, FR, This is Not a Love Song