Following the news of their return, US post-hardcore outfit AS CITIES BURN have released the video for their single ‘Chains’.
The video is taken from the band’s forthcoming LP: Scream Through The Walls will be released 7th June via Equal Vision Records/Rude Records, and marks not just the end of a decade-long absence, but the first album featuring the Bonnette brothers collaborating since the band’s seminal 2005 debut, Son, I Loved You At Your Darkest.
‘Chains’ is a driving four minute anthem pulsing with urgency and the band’s signature blend of visceral energy and raw, thought-provoking lyrics. The video opens with a quote from American author, Florence King, which directly addresses both the narrative of the video and the lyrical topic of the song:
“People are so busy dreaming the American Dream, fantasizing about what they could be or have a right to be, that they’re all asleep at the switch.”
Alongside the video, AS CITIES BURN have revealed a run of headline dates in the U.S., supported by All Get Out and Many Rooms.
6/11 – Little Rock, AR – The Rev Room
6/13 – Houston, TX – The Secret Group
6/14 – San Antonio, TX – Jack’s Bar
6/15 – Dallas, TX – Three Links
6/16 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
6/17 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Sports Cafe
6/18 – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace
6/19 – Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock
6/20 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
6/21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Hi Hat
6/22 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
6/23 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Atrium
6/25 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
6/26 – Sacramento, CA – Holy Diver
6/27 – Bend, OR – Domino Room
6/28 – Portland, OR – Paris Theatre
6/29 – Seattle, WA – Funhouse @ El Corazon
6/30 – Spokane, WA – The Big Dipper
7/2 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
7/3 – Denver, CO – The Walnut Room
7/5 – Omaha, NE – The Lookout Lounge
7/6 – Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s
7/7 – Minneapolis, MN – Lee’s Liquor Lounge
7/8 – Milwaukee, WI – The X-Ray Arcade
7/9 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen
7/10 – Lansing, MI – Mac’s Bar
7/11 – Pontiac, MI – Pike Room @The Crofoot
7/12 – Cincinnati, OH – Legends Bar
7/13 – Louisville, KY – Tiger Room
7/14 – Nashville, TN – The Basement