Portland, Oregon-based blackened grind trio Tithe has announced a stack of new tour dates – supporting their second LP, “Inverse Rapture”, out now on Profound Lore Records – including a cross-country tour to the East Coast and back in September 2023.
Conceived in 2017 by vocalist & guitarist Matt Eiseman and drummer Kevin Swartz, Tithe constructs an unorthodox amalgamation of death metal, black metal, and grind without straying too far from the fundamentals of aggressiveness and depravity.
The band spent its first years writing and releasing a self-titled EP before finding bassist Alex Huddleston at the end of 2018. This lineup went on to release their debut LP, “Penance”, in May 2020, which was well-received despite the challenge of releasing in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tithe’s second album, “Inverse Rapture” is a relentless auditory nightmare of human suffering. A journey of intense rhythmic interplay where disgusting blackened death chokes on shards of grind, while drowning in hypnotic delirium. “Inverse Rapture” evolves upon the themes of “Penance” and morphs into a more angry, raw, and dissonant form. The band’s most incendiary material to date, “Inverse Rapture” maintains the blazing tempos the trio is known for with dreary, lowering passages strewn throughout. Produced & mixed by Fester (Usnea, Stoneburner, Nux Vomica), mastered by Adam Gonsalves, and featuring the macabre art of Abomination Hammer, “Inverse Rapture” is a complete exhibition of viciousness and despair beginning to end.
Having performed regionally with regularity in support of the album, Tithe has this week announced their most intense tour yet, with a cross-country trek in September 2023. The tour will run through the Midwest to traverse the East Coast and back, beginning September 15th and ending September 30th. See the confirmed routing below and watch for updates to post over the coming weeks.
“Inverse Rapture” is streaming everywhere including YouTube and Bandcamp. Find it on LP, CD, CS, and digital via Profound Lore Records here.
US Live Shows 2023:
7/21/223 Funhouse – Seattle, WA (w/ Aseitas, Rat King, Void Dancer)
8/18/2023 John Henry’s – Eugene, OR (w/ Ninth Moon Black, Black Fucking Cancer)
8/19/2023 Twilight Cafe & Bar – Portland, OR (w/ Peste Umbrarum, Black Fucking Cancer, Drouth)
US Tour Dates 2023:
9/15/2023 Cactus Bar – Milwaukee, WI
9/16/2023 Krishna Den – South Bend, IN
9/17/2023 Outer Limits Lounge – Detroit, MI
9/18/2023 Ottawa Tavern – Toledo, OH
9/19/2023 No Class – Cleveland, OH
9/20/2023 Rock Room – Pittsburgh, PA
9/21/2023 The Bugjar – Rochester, NY
9/22/2023 TBA – New York, NY
9/23/2023 O’brien’s – Boston, MA
9/24/2023 The Runaway – Washington, DC
9/25/2023 Century Bar – Philadelphia, PA
9/26/2023 Blind Bob’s – Dayton, OH
9/27/2023 Black Circle – Indianapolis, IN
9/28/2023 The Bishop – Bloomington, IN
9/29/2023 Sinkhole – St. Louis, MO
9/30/2023 Reggies – Chicago, IL
Line-up:
Kevin Swartz – Drums
Matt Eiseman – Guitars, vocals
Alex Huddleston – Bass
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/tithepdx
www.instagram.com/tithe.pdx
