19 August 2022 - 0 Comments

Today, Tāmaki, by way of Ōtepoti post-punks, Die! Die! Die! release a brand new stand-alone single titled Smelter. Says guitarist/singer Andrew Wilson of the track, "We found a rough demo of Smelter in the first lockdown in 2020 from our abandoned Flying Nun fourth album sessions in 2010. We liked it so much that we decided to bring the song back to life. Lyrically the song is about a lost friend".

Listen to Smelter

The band are currently touring Aotearoa in support of their new album This Is Not An Island Anymore and is set to perform Wellington, Meow Friday August 26th.

Unfortunately, due to Covid, their Auckland, Whammy show this Saturday, August 20th has been postponed to Friday, September 30th. All ticket holders have been contacted directly about the new date and refunds.

Tickets for all shows on sale now via Banished Music

The long-running core team of guitarist/singer Andrew Wilson and the furious drumming of Michael Prain have been going strong since their formation as Die! Die! Die! back in 2003. In 2018, the band welcomed bassist Lachlan Anderson back into the band full time.

Since recording their debut album with Steve Albini (Shellac, Nirvana, PJ Harvey) in Chicago in 2005, Die! Die! Die! have worked with producers including Shayne P Carter, Nick Roughan (The Skeptics), Chris Townend (Violent Femmes), and have written and recorded albums in New York, Dunedin, London and rural France.

In February 2022 the band released their seventh studio album This Is Not An Island Anymore.

"Dunedin’s art noise merchants come roaring back with an energetic seventh album that thunders past on a wave of ferocious drums, angular riffs, emotive and abrasive power chords and more punch than a UFC Fight” - VIVA, New Zealand Herald

“Locked in and furiously focused throughout the record's nine noise-drenched tracks" - Undertheradar.co.nz

“They achieve a blistering manifesto that is theirs and theirs alone, one that could only result from their over 15-year friendship and bond” - No RipCord

Their indispensable collection of records, and their intense and unflinching live show, continue to drive their connection with audiences across the globe. Both are a telling reminder of why Die! Die! Die! are one of the most enduring and unapologetic bands to ever emerge out of Aotearoa.

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