{"id":32171,"date":"2019-09-28T12:15:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T16:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32171"},"modified":"2019-09-23T12:24:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T16:24:01","slug":"dublin-avant-noise-rock-outfit-bats-share-new-single-ergot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32171","title":{"rendered":"Dublin avant noise-rock outfit BATS share new single &#8216;Ergot&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following the announcement of their first new album in 7 years, &#8216;ALTER NATURE&#8217;, Dublin avant-rock five-piece\u00a0BATS\u00a0have shared the second\u00a0single lifted from the record, <em>Ergot<\/em>.\u00a0Take a listen to the single via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zcLkhJ87u1A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After forming in 2006, the band released their\u00a0EP &#8216;Cruel Sea Scientist&#8217; in 2007, their debut LP &#8216;Red In Tooth &amp; Claw&#8217;, produced by\u00a0Converge&#8217;s Kurt Ballou, in 2009 and \u2018The Sleep Of Reason\u2019 produced by\u00a0These Arms Are Snakes\u2019 Chris Common\u00a0in 2012. Sporting their own brand of science inspired metal\/post-hardcore and surprisingly danceable post-punk, the band have received critical acclaim from the likes of\u00a0the Quietus, NME, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, Rock Sound\u00a0and more.\u00a0<br><br>With the forthcoming release of their third studio album \u2018ALTER NATURE\u2019, BATS seek to continue their ongoing quest of promoting science and reason while combating superstition and pseudoscience with blastable riffs and existential grooves.<br><br>&#8216;ALTER NATURE&#8217; is a full-frontal attack to all of the senses. BATS incredibly idiosyncratic\u00a0and cacophonous yet entirely rousing experimental noise-rock delves into intelligent and complex territory both lyrically and musically, but BATS understand that it need not exclude it from having a raw, rhythmic energy and a strong sense of melody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This translates perfectly\u00a0into their live shows\u00a0and has seen the band earn\u00a0plaudits and fans playing\u00a0alongside the likes of\u00a0The Locust, These Arms Are Snakes, The Jesus Lizard, Gang Gang Dance, Sebadoh\u00a0and\u00a0Chrome Hoof. BATS will also play this year&#8217;s\u00a0ArcTanGent festival\u00a0with further live dates TBA.\u00a0<br><br>7 years in the making, the band have purposefully set about honing and crafting these tracks with precision and dedication. If you\u2019re lucky enough to have heard BATS before or have even seen them live, then this incredibly strong third effort should be instantly recognisable as a consummate and direct snapshot of the devastatingly efficient unit; let alone as another step towards wherever the band might take themselves. If you&#8217;re still yet to hear them, then you could have picked no better space-time.<br><br>&#8216;ALTER NATURE&#8217; is due out 10th October &#8211; pre-order\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-clybtk-ejlihlkhu-t\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i3.cmail20.com\/ei\/j\/FD\/ED5\/1B8\/233748\/csfinal\/BATS_Alter-Nature-Cover_Web-9900000000079e3c.jpg\" alt=\"BATS 'Alter Nature' album cover artwork\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8216;Alter Nature&#8217; tracklisting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Summoning The Demon<br>2. Christian Science<br>3. The Call Of Chtulhu<br>4. Old Hitler<br>5. In The Court Of The CRISPR King<br>6. Ergot<br>7. Dyson Sphere<br>8. Family Planning<br>9. 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