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Italian Death Metallers Fulci Announce US East Coast Tour and New Reissue of 'Tropical Sun'


After what seems like an eternity of waiting, the notorious Italian death metal force Fulci has finally announced a US tour! The band will be touring the East Coast starting in late August, bringing their unique brand of horror-inspired death metal and presence to the stages.


Additionally, the band's latest album Exhumed Information is out now via Time to Kill Records. New LP variants, along with the fifth reissue of their highly-acclaimed and totally killer sophomore album Tropical Sun, are now available on Bandcamp and Big Cartel. See below for all currently confirmed tour dates: Friday 8/26: Montclair, NJ @ The Meatlocker Saturday 8/27: Brooklyn NY @ St Vitus Bar Sunday 8/28 - Cambridge MA @ The Middle East Monday 8/29 - Philadelphia PA @ Milk Boy Tuesday 8/30 - Baltimore MD @ Metro Gallery Wednesday 8/31 - Charlottesville VA @ TBA Thursday 9/1 - Raleigh NC @ The Pour House Friday 9/2 - Atlanta GA @ Boggs Social & Supply Saturday 9/3 - Jacksonville FL @ Archetype Sunday 9/4 - Tampa FL @ Brass Mug Tuesday 9/6 - Miami FL @ Las Rosas Wednesday 9/7 - Orlando FL @ Will's Pub Thursday 9/8 - Savannah GA @ Lodge of Sorrow Friday 9/9 - Charlotte NC @ Snug Harbor Saturday 9/10 - Washington DC @ Quarry House Tavern

Exhumed Information continues the paradigmatic experience of the band as a tribute to (cult Italian film director) Lucio Fulci’s filmography. The album is a concept based on the film Voices from Beyond (1991). This is not one of the most established and praised Fulci’s works, having actually been made in the final (low budget) phase of his career, yet it is still a very interesting giallo / horror enhanced by a peculiar dark aura. Once again, Fulci draws inspiration not only from the death metal genre and greats like early Cannibal Corpse, Obituary and Bolt Thrower, but the macabre thrills of 80's horror soundtracks as well (Fabio Frizzi, John Carpenter, Goblin). Exhumed Information is a very intriguing chapter in Fulci’s discography, as the album has been structured in two parts that explore all the facets of the Fulci sound. The A-side is purely death metal while the B-side has been conceived as a movie soundtrack. All the synth parts were written and performed specifically for Fulci by the electro / soundtrack project TV-Crimes. This side in particular embodies a reverberating sense of eeriness, danger and fear: the brooding sound feels dangerously unsettling, lacing its churning atmosphere with catchy melodies that travel right through your ears to your central nervous system. Exhumed Information was recorded at Till Deaf Recording Studios by Ando Ferraiuolo. Mastering was entrusted to Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Cirith Ungol, Tomb Mold). The cover artwork was designed by SoloMacello (Sadist, Elvenking, Black Rainbows). Layout and packaging design by Ascionemagro Studios.



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