Official press release:
Seattle punk legends ZEKE return with their first new album in over fourteen years, titled Hellbender, set for release through Relapse Records.
Short, fast, loud, and to the fuckin’ point, Hellbender contains fifteen tracks laced with ZEKE’s signature mix of hyperspeed thrash-punk and Motörhead-possessed, hard as nails, rock ‘n’ roll. Complete with a raucous, in-your-face production by Jack Endino (Nirvana, High On Fire, The Accüsed), and completed with artwork by Hollis Tucker and Lee Goode, Hellbender is the culmination of a band twenty-five years into their career, sounding more aggressive, immediate, and turbo-charged than ever before! Ride to live…
Stream three new songs from ZEKE — “Working Man”, “Hellbender”, and “County Jail” — off Hellbender:
ZEKE’s new album Hellbender is due out March 30th, 2018 on CD, LP, and digital via Relapse Records. Physical packages are available via Relapse.com and digital downloads on Bandcamp.
Additionally, ZEKE will embark on a headlining Spring European tour in support of Hellbender’s release next month. The tour commences on March 30th at Paaspop Festival in Schijndel, Netherlands and ends May 5th in Kassel, Germany. A short stint of regional dates in the Pacific Northwest will take place in the coming months as well. A full list of current confirmed tour dates is available below.
Hellbender track listing:
1. “All The Way”
2. “Two Lane Blacktop”
3. “On The Road”
4. “Working Man”
5. “Hellbender”
6. “County Jail”
7. “Burn”
8. “Goin’ Down”
9. “White Wolf”
10. “AR-15”
11. “Cougar Rock”
12. “Devil’s Night”
13. “Ride On”
14. “Redline”
15. “Big Rig”
Tour dates:
2/10 – Seattle, WA | Darrell’s
2/17 – Portland, OR | Dante’s
3/10 – Everett, WA | Tony V
3/17 – Bremerton, WA | The Manette Saloon
3/24 – Seattle, WA | El Corazon
3/30 – Schijndel, NL | Paaspop Festival
3/31 – Bremen, DE | Tower
4/01 – Copenhagen, DK | Loppen
4/02 – Orebro, SE | Frimis Salonger
4/03 – Stockholm, SE | Bar Brooklyn
4/04 – Oslo, NO | Krosset
4/06 – Goteborg, SE | Pustervik
4/07 – Aalborg, DK | 1000Fryd
4/08 – Kiel, DE | Schaubude
4/09 – Hamburg, DE | Hafenklang
4/11 – Munchen, DE | Rote Sonne
4/12 – Bologna, IT | Freakout Club
4/13 – Roma, IT | Evol
4/14 – Livorno, IT | The Cage
4/15 – Segrate, IT | Circolo Magnolia
4/16 – Montpellier, FR | Secret Place
4/18 – Barcelona, ES | Rocksound
4/19 – Valencia, ES | TBA
4/20 – Madrid, ES | Gruta 77
4/21 – Vitoria, ES | Jimmy Jazz
4/22 – Lyon, FR | Rock’n’Eat
4/24 – Berlin, DE | Bi Nuu
4/25 – Essen, DE | Don’t Panic
4/26 – Koln, DE | Helios 37
4/27 – Erica, NL | Pitfest
4/28 – Hagen a.T.W., DE | Stockrock
4/29 – Utrecht, NL | De Helling
4/30 – Opwijk, BE | Nostra
5/01 – Bristol, UK | The Thekla
5/02 – Manchester, UK | Rebellion Club
5/03 – Nottingham, UK | The Rescue Rooms
5/04 – London, UK | Desertfest
5/05 – Kassel, DE | K-19
ZEKE is:
“Blind” Marky Felchtone – lead guitar/vocals
Kurt Kilfelt – pure hate/disorder
Dayne Porras – drums
Kyle Whitefoot – guitar