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UNSANE

ARTIST PROFILE

UNSANE Quick Facts

MEMBERS

Chris Spencer, Vincent Signorelli, Dave Curran

HOMETOWN

NYC

LABEL

Coextinction Recordings

MYSPACE

MySpace.com/unsane

B. Tobin RECENT NEWS! Legendary NYC rock powerhouse UNSANE has completed work on its long awaited new album, titled "WRECK". The seventh full length recording of the band's storied career will see a March 20, 2012 release date via Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label. Recorded by the band and producer Andrew Schneider at Brooklyn's Translator Audio (Pelican, Keelhaul, etc.), "WRECK" is an unfettered burst of pent up emotions and frustrations channeled into song and an unflinching glance into a type of life others probably should not lead. From the shock and awe of the LP's lead track "Rat" and the stunningly damaged "Decay" to the doom and gloom of the heavy handed "No Chance" and through to the transcendental brainwork of "Stuck", UNSANE's "WRECK" is darkly abrasive and poetic music delivered with a fearsome intensity. A punishing, but ultimately tuneful album, realistic in subject matter and as engaging as it is abrasive, "WRECK" features UNSANE at its legendary best. Chris Spencer's vocals and lyrics positively ache with fear and loathing (resembling the sound of a man trapped in the New York Subway system) while his searing Telecaster howl and pulverizing chords wreak havoc over Vincent Signorelli's drums and Dave Curran's muscular, thick as lava bass lines. UNSANE celebrates its 20th anniversary by delivering the darkest and most personal record of its celebrated career; "WRECK" is the band's defining moment. Upon the release of the new LP, UNSANE will team up with punk rock legends THE MELVINS for what promises to be one of the year's most anticipated underground rock tours. The like-minded bands will launch the 21 city trek on April 11 in San Jose, CA and will collaborate on an über-limited tour 7" EP featuring each band covering a song from the other. The tour-only vinyl release will feature cover artwork from Amphetamine Reptile Records founder Thomas Hazelmyer. See tour dates below. Today, Pitchfork gives music fans a first-listen to the new UNSANE record, premiering the heavy-handed new song "No Chance" - check it out now at this location!

Current Release

Wreck

March 20, 2012 Alternative Tentacles

1.) Rat
2.) Decay
3.) No Chance
4.) Pigeon
5.) Metropolis
6.) Ghost
7.) Don't
8.) Stuck
9.) Roach
10.) Ha Ha Ha (* Flipper cover)

Discography

Visqueen2007
Bloodrun2005
Lambhouse: The Collection 1991-1998 2003
Occupational Hazard 1998
Scattered, Smothered and Covered 1995
Total Destruction 1993
Unsane 1991

Tour Dates

UNSANE w/ the Melvins U.S. Spring 2012 Tour

April 11 - San Jose, CA - The Blank Club
April 12 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
April 13 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
April 14 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
April 17 - El Paso, TX - House of Rock
April 19 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
April 20 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
April 21 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack's
April 23 - Orlando, FL - The Social
April 24 - Gainesville, FL - Double Down Live
April 25 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft at Center Stage
April 26 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
April 28 - West Chester, PA - The Note
April 29 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
May 1 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
May 2 - DeKalb, IL - Otto's Nightclub
May 3 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird
May 4 - Nashville, TN - Exit In
May 7 - Dallas, TX - Trees
May 9 - Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Brewing Company
May 11 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Concert Theatre

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- European Summer 2012 Tour w/ Big Business

6/4/12 - London - The Underworld
6/5/12 - Paris - Glaz'art
6/6/12 - Amsterdam - Winston
6/7/12 - Hamburg - Hafenklang
6/8/12 - Gothenburg - Truckstop Alaska
6/9/12 - Stockholm - Debaser Slussen
6/10/12 - Helsinki- Tavastia
6/12/12 - Berlin - Magnet Club
6/14/12 - Stuttgart - Club Schocken
6/15/12 - Rouen - Le 106
6/16/12 - Clisson - Hellfest
6/17/12 - Lyon - L'Epicerie Moderne
6/18/12 - Perigueux - Sans reserve
6/19/12 - Bilbao - Azkena
6/21/12 - Madrid - La Boite
6/22/12 - Barcelona - Music Hall
6/23/12 - Toulouse - La Dynamo
6/24/12 - Lausanne - Le Romandie
6/26/12 - Milan - Miodi Open Air
6/27/12 - Rome - Traffic club
6/28/12 - Genova - Santorock Festival
6/29/12 - Bologna - XM 24
6/30/12 - Vienna - Arena
7/1/12 - Prague - Lucerna Music Bar
7/2/12 - Koln - MTC
7/3/12 - Gent - Vooruit
7/4/12 - Birmingham - Rainbow Warehouse
7/5/12 - Glasgow - Nice N Sleazy
7/6/12 - Newcastle - Trillians
7/7/12 - Plymouth - White Rabbit

Press

“the sounds of a subway coming to a stop, perhaps crushing a head...UNSANE hasn't lost a step" PITCHFORK
“music that reflects life on the streets of the East Village. It's dirty, noisy and cluttered. This is not an insult; it's UNSANE's musical objective." THE NEW YORK TIMES
"If success in metal were measured by the degree to which an act is the centerpiece of sadistic, forceful entertainment, Manhattan's UNSANE would be gold. These are young men so tough that if they swing at you and miss the wind gives you pneumonia. Plus they wear baseball caps made of cold-pressed tin!" VILLAGE VOICE
"UNSANE is a powerhouse unmatched" VICE
"New York's audio answer to bloody street accidents and nasty warehouses...UNSANE's grating early-'90s noise rock hits as abrasively now as then." BALTIMORE CITY PAPER