Human Impact, the band featuring members of Unsane (Chris Spencer), Cop Shoot Cop (Jim Coleman), Made Out of Babies (Eric Cooper) and Daughters (Jon Syverson), who Rolling Stone described as “as heavy as a sledgehammer,” have announced their first US tour since 2021, in May 2025, with the foursome heading out this Spring in support of their Ipecac Recordings’ album, “Gone Dark” (listen here).
“In a world gone dark, we’ll be sonically representing our dissent on a quick West Coast tour”, Jim Coleman shares. “This stuff is definitely made to be seen live! Looking forward to playing with CNTS & Cassette Prophet! See you there”!
“Gone Dark” builds on the foundation of their 2020 debut, capturing the band at its most realized and aggressive. “We were all looking to go with something more raw and aggressive than the previous release”, Spencer explains. “There was a real desire to capture more of what the live performances have been like. With ‘Gone Dark’ we have arrived at a place where we fully understand who we are as a band”.
US Tour Dates 2025:
May 17 Austin, TX Mohawk (Inside Room)
May 20 Tempe, AZ Yucca Tap Room
May 21 Costa Mesa, CA The Wayfarer
May 22 Los Angeles, CA Gold Diggers
May 23 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
May 24 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
May 25 Seattle, WA Madame Lou’s (at The Crocodile)
Tickets are on-sale this Friday at 10 a.m. local time here. CNTS open on May 21 and 22. Cassette Prophet, featuring members of Steel Pole Bath Tub, Neurosis and Terry Gross, open the San Francisco date.
European Tour Dates 2025:
17th April – Paris, FR – Petit Bain
18th April – Tilburg, NL – Roadburn Festival
19th April, London, UK – The Black Heart
20th April – Brussels, BE – mag4
22nd April – Copenhagen, DK – BETA
23rd April – Berlin, DE – Neue Zukunft
24th April – Warsaw, PL – Voodoo
25th April – Brno, CZ – Kabinet muz
26th April – Ebensee, AT – Kino
27th April – Prague, CZ – Bike Jesus
29th April – Bern, CH – Dachstock
30th April – Bologna, IT – Freakout
1st May – Torino, IT – El Paso
2nd May – Schwenningen, DE – Pink Gorilla
3rd May – Besancon, FR – La Rodia
The Human Impact arsenal is more formidable than ever thanks to the addition of two more noise-rock veterans: bassist Eric Cooper (Made Out of Babies, Bad Powers) and drummer Jon Syverson (Daughters). Spencer had spent the 2020 COVID lockdown working on a cabin in the East Texas woods and would travel into Austin for informal jam sessions with the pair in the Cooper’s garage. Friendly blasts through vintage Unsane songs ultimately resulted in the rhythm section being fully absorbed into Human Impact.
“Jon and Coop bring incredible musicianship”, Spencer adds. “I feel incredibly lucky to be in a band with Jon. We’ve really clicked from the minute we started playing together. Cooper is awesome, and one of my best friends forever. We have a communication that I won’t have with just anybody. I can’t wait to fucking play this live”.
Recorded with co-producer Andrew Schneider (Ken Mode, Cave In) in Austin’s Cedar Creek Studio. “Gone Dark” is available on CD, Digital, Black Vinyl and a limited webstore exclusive blue vinyl, here.
Line-up:
Chris Spencer: Guitar and Vocals
Jim Coleman: Electronics
Jon Syverson: Drums
Eric Cooper: Bass
Weblinks:
www.humanimpactband.com
www.facebook.com/humanimpactband
