The Dirty Nil announce ‘The Lash’: ‘Gallop of the Hounds’ out now + full Summer & Fall tour dates

The Dirty Nil press photo — PRESS PHOTO CREDIT: DREW THOMSON

Get ready to crank up the volume—The Dirty Nil are back with their fifth studio album, ‘The Lash,’ dropping July 25 via Dine Alone Records. They’ve just unleashed the first taste of what’s to come, the ripping single Gallop of the Hounds, and trust us: it tears through your speakers like an out-of-control freight train.

Listen, watch, pre-order:
– Stream Gallop of the Hounds everywhere now
– Check out the epic visualizer for Gallop of the Hounds below
– Snag your copy of ‘The Lash’ ahead of release here

Why ‘The Lash’ feels so urgent

Ditching all the glitter and glam, Hamilton punk brigade The Dirty Nil hunkered down with rising producer/engineer Vince Solveri and blasted through the whole record in just over two weeks. The result is ten tracks of unfiltered, in-your-face rock that captures the band at their rawest, most electrifying moment.

Frontman Luke Bentham sums it up: “The verses feel celebratory, then the chorus sucker-punches you with that sinking feeling waiting around the corner.”

If Gallop of the Hounds is any indication, you’re in for relentless energy, self-reckoning, and a mirage of revenge—even when things quiet down.

Inside the inspiration

On a pilgrimage to the Vatican, Bentham stumbled into a dusty basement and locked eyes with a bronze relief called The Horrors of War—two guys duking it out over a knife. That brutal image poured into the DNA of ‘The Lash,’ and UK designer Jack Sabbat translated it into cover art that feels like a punk flyer forged in a medieval torture dungeon.

Kyle Fisher (drums) jokes, “This is Luke’s therapy record,” and with themes ranging from industry bullsh*t to relationship collapse, it really does feel like a cathartic vent session set to searing riffs.

‘The Lash’ track list

Gallop of the Hounds
Fail in Time
That Don’t Mean It Won’t Sting
Rock ’n’ Roll Band
This Is Me Warning Ya
Do You Want Me?
Spider Dream
They Won’t Beat Us
Hero Narrative
I Was a Henchman

The Dirty Nil on tour

Summer 2025 North America dates

June 4 • Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall
June 5 • Buffalo, NY @ Rec Room
June 8 • Albany, NY @ Empire Underground
June 10 • Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
June 11 • Amityville, NY @ Amityville Music Hall
June 13 • Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Meadows
June 14 • Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry @ The Fillmore
June 16 • Allentown, PA @ Archer Music Hall
June 17 • Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club
June 19 • Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
June 20 • Greenville, SC @ The Radio Room
June 21 • Orlando, FL @ The Social
June 22 • Miami, FL @ Gramps
June 24 • Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
June 25 • Nashville, TN @ Eastside Bowl
June 27 • St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
June 28 • Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi
June 29 • Lexington, KY @ Manchester Music Hall
July 8 • Detroit, MI @ The Shelter
July 9 • Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium
July 10 • Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
July 11 • Hamilton, ON @ Because Craft Beer Festival (The Dirty Nil only)
July 12 • Rapid City, SD @ Aby’s Rapid City
July 13 • Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
July 16 • Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
July 18 • Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
July 20 • Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
July 21 • Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
July 23 • Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
July 24 • Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club
July 25 • Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
July 26 • Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater
July 27 • Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
July 29 • Sacramento, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post
July 30 • Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone
July 31 • Fresno, CA @ Strummer’s
August 1 • Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room Highland Park
August 2 • Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater
August 4 • El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
August 5 • Dallas, TX @ The Backyard at The Arthouse
August 6 • San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
August 8 • Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live
August 9 • Oklahoma City, OK @ Beer City Music Hall

October 2025 “Common Thread” Europe dates
With Spanish Love Songs

October 9 • Vienna, AT @ Szene
October 10 • Stuttgart, DE @ Club Cann
October 11 • Schweinfurt, DE @ Stahlbahnhof
October 12 • Milan, IT @ Legend 54
October 14 • Zurich, CH @ Dynamo
October 15 • Wiesbaden, DE @ Schlachthof
October 16 • Hamburg, DE @ Knust
October 18 • Oberhausen, DE (Common Thread Tour)
October 19 • Brussels, BE (Common Thread Tour)
October 20 • Haarlem, NL (Common Thread Tour)
October 25 • London, UK (Common Thread Tour)
October 26 • Leeds, UK (Common Thread Tour)

All tickets are on sale now—don’t miss your chance to rage with The Dirty Nil this summer and fall!

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