So last month, the Texas death metal crew CEREBRAL ROT decided to pull a phoenix move – they broke up and immediately rose from the grave as CORPUS OFFAL. Because why mourn a band’s demise when you can just slap together a new supergroup? This thrashy Frankenstein features ex-CEREBRAL ROT folks, plus BELL WITCH drummer Jesse Shreibman (fun fact: BELL WITCH once released an 83-minute single song album – because who needs brevity when you’ve got existential dread?) and FETID members. Talk about recycling!
Now CORPUS OFFAL is hitting the road harder than a mosh pit rookie. Their U.S. tour kicks off April 26 in Houston and wraps May 31 in Austin – because every metal tour legally has to end in Texas, apparently. They’ll storm through LA, Philly, DC, and other cities where black clothing sales are about to spike. Pro tip: Their self-titled debut LP drops the same day the tour starts. Coincidence? Or just good planning to fund their gas money?
TOUR ALERT: CORPUS OFFAL w/ MEPHITIC CORPSE (because every metal tour needs a band name that sounds like a medical condition):
- 04/26 Black Magic Social Club @ Houston, TX
- 04/29 Nile Underground @ Phoenix, AZ
- 04/30 Knucklehead @ Los Angeles, CA
- 05/01 Thee Stork Club @ Oakland, CA
- 05/02 High Water Mark @ Portland, OR
- 05/03 Belltown Yacht Club @ Seattle, WA
- 05/04 The Shredder @ Boise, ID
- 05/06 Aces High @ Salt Lake City, UT
- 05/07 Hi-Dive @ Denver, CO
- 05/09 X-Ray Arcade @ Milwaukee, WI
- 05/10 Cobra Lounge @ Chicago, IL
- 05/11 Black Circle @ Indianapolis, IN
- 05/12 Parts And Labor @ Melvindale, MI
- 05/13 Ace Of Cups @ Columbus, OH
- 05/14 No Class @ Cleveland, OH
- 05/15 Smiling Moose @ Pittsburgh, PA
- 05/16 Cobra Cabana @ Richmond, VA
- 05/17 TV Eye @ Queens, NY
- 05/18 Atlas Brew Works @ Washington, DC
- 05/20 Kung Fu Necktie @ Philadelphia, PA
- 05/21 Maryland Deathfest Pre-Fest @ Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
- 05/27 Chapel Of Bone @ Raleigh, NC
- 05/28 529 @ Atlanta, GA
- 05/29 Holy Diver @ New Orleans, LA
- 05/31 Hotel Vegas @ Austin, TX
The band’s lineup? Ian Schwab (vocals/guitar), Clyle Lindstrom (guitar), Jason Sachs (bass), and Jesse Shreibman – BELL WITCH’s drummer who moonlights as a keyboardist, because apparently being in a funeral doom band and a thrash group still leaves him with too much free time. Priorities, right?
