Giraffe Tongue Orchestra Broken Lines

ALICE IN CHAINS singer William DuVall is fronting a new act called GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA, which is also comprised of members of MASTODON and THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN. While the lineup has changed since the project was launched in 2012 — with actress and singer Juliette Lewis allegedly fronting it at one point — DuVall has apparently settled into the lead vocalist position.

GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA founder Ben Weinman (also of THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN) said that Juliette Lewis was never the singer but had contributed some material, adding: "She did some cool vocals on some of the GTO stuff. Actually, William from ALICE IN CHAINS is who has been singing with us."

Weinman noted that most of the music for GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA's ten-song debut album had been written before DuVall joined the band. "But everybody is definitely in this band," he said. "It's a real democracy."

He added: "It's a little different for me. It's been great. Because DILLINGER has obviously been my baby since the beginning. You know while everyone contributes, it has always been my vision and baby. So, with GTO, it's really a combination of all the elements, all the pieces. So it's really interesting. It's been great for me to collaborate like that. And I think when you hear it, it really does sound like all of us in one band somehow."

GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA — whose lineup also includes Brent Hinds of MASTODON — will make its live debut at this year's Reading (August 27) and Leeds (August 28) festivals in the United Kingdom.

From adventurous progressive-metal epics like "Crucifixion", "Broken Lines" and "Fragments & Ashes" to pounding rock anthems like "Adapt Or Die" and "Back To The Light" (featuring a vocal cameo from Lewis), to future crossover classics like the gorgeous power ballad "All We Have Is Now" and the electrifying made-for-radio dance-rock of "Everyone Gets Everything They Really Want", and the album's equally propulsive first single, "Blood Moon", GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA's debut album promises to be one of the most exciting releases of 2016.

Giraffe Tongue Orchestra—the years-in-the-making supergroup featuring a core of Alice In Chains vocalist/guitarist William DuVall, Mastodon vocalist/guitarist Brent Hinds, The Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman, ex-The Mars Volta drummer Thomas Pridgen and Dethklok, etc. bassist Pete Griffin—have debuted their first song to be made public, “Crucifixion“. They debuted the track via today’s (June 19th) episode of BBC Radio 1‘s ‘Rock Show With Daniel P Carter‘.

You can stream it at BBC.co.uk, skipping ahead to around 19 minutes in (for a chat with Weinman first) while the track itself begins at 22:40 in. A music video for the song is also in the works. The band’s debut album “Broken Lines” has been announced for a September 23rd on Party Smasher Inc./Cooking Vinyl.

1. Adapt Or Die 3:25
2. Crucifixion 4:17
3. No-One Is Innocent 4:21
4. Blood Moon 3.20
5. Fragments & Ashes 3:55
6. Back To the Light 4:45
7. All We Have Is Now 3:13
8. Everyone Gets Everything They Really Want 04:09
9. Thieves and Whores 03:05
10. Broken Line 05:53