Denver’s apocalyptic noise-bringers Primitive Man return with their most devastating release yet: Observance, due out October 31, 2025 via Relapse Records. Across six colossal tracks, the band dismantle both personal and global ruin with a gaze that is unflinching, merciless, and at times painfully intimate.
Despite its crushing weight, McCarthy calls Observance the band’s “most positive” record: a dirge that carries within it the faint glimmer of light. You can also catch Primitive Man at one of their many tour dates below, and with the corresponding openers on each date.
11/24 Salt Lake City, UT Aces High Saloon (w/ Otay:Onii & Guiltless)
11/25 Boise, ID The Shrine (w/ Otay:Onii & Guiltless)
11/26 Seattle, WA Chop Suey (w/ Otay:Onii & Guiltless)
11/27 Vancouver, BC Astoria Pub (w/ Otay:Onii & Guiltless)
11/28 Portland, OR Star Theater (w/ Otay:Onii & Guiltless)
11/29 Eureka, CA Savage Henry’s (w/ Otay:Onii & Guiltless)
11/30 Oakland, CA Stork Club (w/ Otay:Onii & Guiltless)
12/1 Los Angeles, CA Lodge Room (w/ Otay:Onii, Today is the Day & Guiltless)
12/2 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick (w/ Otay:Onii, Today is the Day & Guiltless)
12/3 Anaheim, CA House of Blues Parish (w/ Otay:Onii, Today is the Day & Guiltless)
12/4 Phoenix, AZ The Rebel Lounge (w/ Otay:Onii, Today is the Day & Guiltless)
12/5 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad (w/ Otay:Onii, Today is the Day & Guiltless)
12/6 Denver, CO Decibel Metal & Beer Fest
12/7 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar
12/8 Dallas, TX Club Dada (w/ Buffalo Nichols, Today is the Day, God is War)
12/9 Austin, TX Empire Control Room (w/ Buffalo Nichols, Today is the Day, God is War)
12/10 New Orleans, LA Gasa Gasa (w/ Buffalo Nichols, Today is the Day, God is War)
12/12 Orlando, FL The Conduit (w/ Buffalo Nichols, Today is the Day, God is War)
12/13 Atlanta, GA The Earl (w/ Buffalo Nichols, Great Falls, God is War)
12/14 Raleigh, NC The Pour House (w/ Buffalo Nichols, Great Falls, God is War)
12/15 Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery (w/ Buffalo Nichols, Great Falls, God is War)
12/16 Brooklyn, NY The Meadows (w/ Buffalo Nichols, Great Falls, God is War)
12/17 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts (w/ Buffalo Nichols, Great Falls, God is War)
12/18 Pittsburgh, PA Thunderbird Music Hall (w/ Buffalo Nichols, Great Falls, God is War)
12/19 Lakewood, OH The Foundry (w/ Buffalo Nichols, Great Falls, God is War)
12/20 Chicago, IL Reggies (w/ Buffalo Nichols, Great Falls, God is War)
