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Noisy metal and jazz might not be the most common blending of styles but that isn’t stopping Brain Tentacles. The veteran trio (featuring members of Municipal Waste, Yakuza and Keelhaul) creates a sound that is equal parts frantic metal and jazz on “The Sadist,” the first single off Brain Tentacles’ upcoming self-titled record.

The band’s Facebook page describes Brain Tentacles as “a journey in improvised and structured sound.”

Brain Tentacles’ self-titled record will be released on Relapse Records on September 30.

The self-titled debut album from mind-melting metallic jazz trio BRAIN TENTACLES is a journey in improvised and structured experimental sound from three venerable scene veterans. Featuring Bruce Lamont (Yakuza, Bloodiest, etc) on horns, voice, electric piano and synth, Dave Witte (Discordance Axis, Municipal Waste, etc) on drums, and Aaron Dallison (Keelhaul) on bass, voice, and synth, Brain Tentacles sees the threepiece weaving their way through twisted, seizure-inducing compositions that call to mind the insanity of John Zorn's storied project Naked City and Mike Patton's most erratic experiments. BRAIN TENTACLES are masters of tension: the album moves unpredictably from mathy chaos to ponderous, juddering grooves that warp time in their wake, darting from one extreme to the other via insane rhythms and truly progressive, expansive songwriting. Occasional vocals (including a guest appearance from Oxbow's Eugene Robinson) lend an even sharper edge to the album, which is sure to blow away fans of instrumental and vocal-driven music alike. Produced by Sanford Parker (Minsk, YOB, etc) and features artwork by Jef Whitehead of Leviathan!.

10/03/2016 Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA

10/04/2016 Les Foufounes Electriques - Montreal, QC

10/05/2016 Maverick's - Ottawa, ON

10/06/2016 Hard Luck - Toronto, ON

10/07/2016 Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, OH

10/08/2016 Subterranean - Chicago, IL

10/09/2016 Cabooze - Minneapolis, MN

10/10/2016 The Park Theatre - Winnipeg, MB

10/11/2016 The Exchange - Regina, SK

10/12/2016 The Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB

10/14/2016 Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC

10/15/2016 Studio 7 - Seattle, WA

10/16/2016 Panic Room - Portland, OR

10/19/2016 DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA

10/20/2016 The Roxy - Los Angeles, CA

10/21/2016 Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA

10/22/2016 Club Club Red - Mesa, AZ

10/24/2016 Rail Club - Fort Worth, TX

10/25/2016 Dirty Dog Bar - Austin, TX

10/27/2016 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA

10/28/2016 Metro Gallery - Baltimore, MD

10/29/2016 Voltage Lounge - Philadelphia, PA

10/30/2016 Le Poisson Rouge - New York, NY

1. Kingda Ka
2. Fruitcake
3. Cosmic Warriors Girth Curse
4. Hand Of God
5. Gassed
6. The Spoiler
7. Death Rules
8. The Sadist 03:00
9. Fata Morgana
10. Peace In War
11. Palantine