EMPIRE STATE BASTARD SHARE ‘THE SILVER CORD SESSIONS’ EP

With their upcoming North American tour as special guests to Sleep Token, EMPIRE STATE BASTARD have shared ‘The Silver Cord Sessions’ EP. Available today on all streaming platforms, the live EP emerges as the band have just been nominated for two Heavy Music Awards: Best Breakthrough Album and Best Album Artwork, both for their acclaimed debut ‘Rivers of Heresy.’

Recorded at Silver Cord Studios in New York, owned by Joe Duplantier of Gorija who produced the session, the EP sees EMPIRE STATE BASTARD detonating a triple-blast of incendiary tracks – ‘Harvest’, ‘Moi?’ and ‘Stutter’ – from ‘Rivers of Heresy.’ The accompanying live studio footage shows the band’s frenetic intensity instigated by founding members Simon Neil and Mike Vennart, cemented by bassist Naomi Macleod and drumming legend Dave Lombardo.

Since debuting early in 2023, EMPIRE STATE BASTARD have hit festivals including Download, Glastonbury and Hellfest as well as completing a UK headline tour that included a London show at Electric Brixton. Next comes the Sleep Token tour, interspersed with the Sonic Temple Festival, before they play a London show as guests to The Armed and then select European festival dates. Their upcoming shows are:

APRIL – SPECIAL GUESTS TO SLEEP TOKEN

30th – Phoenix, Arizona Financial Theatre

MAY – SPECIAL GUESTS TO SLEEP TOKEN

1st – Albuquerque, Revel

3rd – Austin, H-E-B Center

4th – Dallas, Toyota Music Factory

6th – Tampa, Yuengling Centre

7th – Atlanta, Coca-Cola Roxy

8th – Asheville, exploreasheville.com Arena

10th – St. Louis, The Factory

12th – Denver, Red Rocks Amphitheatre

14th – Des Moines, Vibrant Music Hall