ALIEN WEAPONRY have dropped their sophomore album “Tangaroa” today (September 17th) and the band have unleashed a music video to one of it’s tracks as well.
The song is titled “Hatupatu” and is performed in the band’s indigenous language of te reo Maori.
Speaking of the song and the familial inspiration behind it, drummer Henry de Jong commented: “The story of ‘Hatupatu‘ is one Lewis and I grew up with – our father was the first person to tell us as children. Having a family connection with it only made creating a song more intriguing for us. Traditionally, Maori legends were passed down through families by re-telling them, not by having them written down in books. It only makes sense for us to be re-telling this story as our tupuna (ancestors) did for generations. We cannot wait to share with the rest of the world.”
ALIEN WEAPONRY will be spending a great deal of time on the road as well in the coming months with GOJIRA and others. You an check out all upcoming dates below.
With GOJIRA & KNOCKED LOOSE:
10/08 Boise, ID – Revolution Center (no Knocked Loose)
10/09 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival (no Knocked Loose)
10/11 Salt Lake City, UT – The Union
10/13 Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
10/14 Wichita, KS – The Cotillion
10/15 Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
10/16 Houston, TX – Bronze Peacock @ House of Blues (Alien Weaponry only)
10/17 New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre
10/19 Tampa, FL – Jannus Live
10/20 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
10/22 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
10/23 Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
10/25 Stroudsburg, PA – The Sherman Theater
10/26 Brooklyn, NY – St. Vitus (Alien Weaponry only)
10/27 Portland, ME – State Theatre
10/28 Rochester, NY – Main Street Armory
10/29 Cleveland, OH – The Agora
10/30 Albany, NY – The Albany Capital Center
11/01 Richmond, VA – The National
11/02 Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum
11/03 Chattanooga, TN – The Signal
11/05 Madison, WI – The Sylvee
11/06 St. Louis, MO – The Factory
11/07 Fort Wayne, IN – Clyde Theatre
ALIEN WEAPONRY:
11/09 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
11/10 Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge
11/12 Cincinnati, OH – Madison Live
11/13 Atlanta, GA – Vinyl
11/14 Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville
11/16 Austin, TX – 3 Ten – ACL Live
11/17 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill
11/19 Tucson, AZ – Encore
11/20 Window Rock, AZ – Navajo Nation
11/21 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
With GOJIRA and EMPLOYED TO SERVE:
01/17 Helsinki, FIN – Helsinki Hall Of Culture
01/19 Oslo, NOR – Sentrum Scene
01/20 Stockholm, SWE – Annexet
01/22 Copenhagen, DEN – Den Gra Hal
01/24 Berlin, GER – Huxleys Neue Welt
01/25 Karlin, CZE – Forum Karlin
01/27 Wroclaw, POL – Center Concert A2
01/28 Krakow, POL – Tauron Arena
01/29 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
01/31 Zagreb, CRO – Tvornica Kulture
02/02 Wien, AUT – Arena
02/04 Munchen, GER – Neue Theaterfabrik
02/05 Zurich, SWI – Komplex 457
02/06 Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
02/08 Lyon, FRA – Halle Tony Garnier
02/09 Floriac, FRA – Bordeaux Metropole Arena
02/20 Tilburg, NET – Poppodium O13
02/22 Wiesbaden, GER – Kulturzentrum Schlachthof
02/24 Oberhausen, GER – Turbinenhalle
02/26 Paris, FRA – Accor Arena
02/28 Bruxelles, BEL – Forest National
03/01 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX – Rockhal
03/04 London, UK – Alexandra Palace
03/05 Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena
03/06 Newcastle, UK – Newcastle City Hall
03/08 Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
03/10 Belfast, IRE – Ulster Hall
03/11 Dublin, IRE – The National Stadium
03/13 Stretford, UK – O2 Victory Warehouse
03/14 Cardiff, UK – Motorpoint Arena
