NewsJune 21, 2012 4:08 PM ET3,835 views

Minus The Bear album set for release

Official press release: Bristling with guitar acrobatics and infectious melodies, Minus The Bear's fifth studio full-length album, Infinity Overhead, due August 28 on Dangerbird Records, is not only a return to form in direction, instrumentation and creation but also the band's most aggressive and confident. The veteran Seattle-based fivesome reunited with former member and longtime producer Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Isis, Cursive) to create a guitar-laden 10-track record that is heavy both on technicality and pop songcraft and showcases the band doing what they do best - interesting, guitar-based big sounding rock. The band is giving a sneak peek into the album with a minute-long trailer: "We wanted to branch out on the last record and explore some more musical directions and work with someone we didn't know," says guitarist Dave Knudson about the band's 2010 LP, Omni, produced by Joe Chiccarelli. "That was very educational and eye opening but at the same time we weren't in our wheel house." Drummer Erin Tate adds: "I look at it like when we started this band we were building a house with the first three records, then with Omni we decided to go to a beach house. Now, with Infinity Overhead, we are back working on our house." Bassist Cory Murchy succinctly exclaims: "We didn't go anywhere, but we're back." Track listing: 01. Steel and Blood 02. Lies and Eyes 03. Diamond Lightning 04. Toska 05. Listing 06. Heaven Is A Ghost Town 07. Empty Party Rooms 08. Zeros 09. Lonely Gun 10. Cold Company

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anonymous 6/21/2012 1:13:26 PM

I'm very aroused.

virus_dot_exe 6/21/2012 1:15:21 PM

not gonna lie, super stoked because i am a homosexual

hardware 6/21/2012 1:18:17 PM

Started losing interest when planet of ice was released, but I'll give it a spin.

anonymous 6/21/2012 1:18:37 PM

basically saying the last album sucked, but this sounds exactly the same.

anonymous 6/21/2012 2:21:19 PM

Sounds like it will be much more promising than OMNI. Looking forward to masturbating with this record playing in the background.

anonymous 6/21/2012 3:11:50 PM

minus the care. girlymen are stoked

anonymous 6/21/2012 3:33:51 PM

soaring over california the bear

anonymous 6/21/2012 4:14:10 PM

"minus the care. girlymen are stoked" lolololol

anonymous 6/21/2012 4:33:53 PM

"soaring over california the bear" hahaha nailed it

anonymous 6/21/2012 5:11:58 PM

Bristling with guitar acrobatics. Bristling with guitar acrobatics. Bristling with guitar acrobatics.

anonymous 6/21/2012 5:29:37 PM

Minus the bear, more like minus the dick

NoTalentAssclown 6/21/2012 8:15:28 PM

i'm totally stoked

anonymous 6/21/2012 8:57:49 PM

"Last record sucked, our fault."

anonymous 6/21/2012 10:13:19 PM

dudes with scarves are stoked

anonymous 6/21/2012 10:35:39 PM

WAIT THIS ISN'T BOTCH

LoydChristmas 6/22/2012 5:41:22 AM

LOL'd at "minus the care" "I look at it like when we started this band we were building a house with the first three records, then with Omni we decided to go to a beach house. Now, with Infinity Overhead, we are back working on our house." ^and thats the dumbest thing i've ever heard.

therearetoomanybands 6/22/2012 8:16:36 AM

anonymous 9 hours ago WAIT THIS ISN'T BOTCH No "To Our Friends in the Great White North," no care.

stewietantrum 6/23/2012 4:19:10 PM

Who's stoked? This guy. Love me some Minus the Bear.

anonymous 6/24/2012 3:04:44 AM

Narrows is good, this is the snooze button. Minus the pssy is correct. Scarves win, fatality.

bardamu 6/24/2012 1:22:15 PM

fck this band, get botch back together

anonymous 6/30/2012 10:11:19 PM

saw Narrows in Seattle this past december. pettybone mentioned that he wanted to get a Botch reunion for his b-day show, and that everyone from Botch is down to do it. except for the turd guitarist from this band. that fcker.




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