The Body and Sandworm team up for split LP on Thrill Jockey and joint tour

The Body and Sandworm team up for split LP on Thrill Jockey and joint tour

Prepare to be crushed by sludgy, dark metal: Current genre heavy-hitters The Body and the Providence, Rhode Island duo Sandworm are releasing a split LP on Thrill Jockey on October 21. The split will contain one side-long track from The Body called “The Manic Fire,” while Sandworm’s side will contain a handful of tracks, including “Desert Warfare” (listen below) and “Only Tears.”

Ben Eberle, one half of Sandworm, has apparently seen The Body live more than 100 times within the Providence area, and has contributed vocals to previous The Body albums Christs, Redeemers and I Shall Die Here. Pat Reilly, the other member of Sandworm, worked at the same pizza joint as The Body drummer Lee Buford. Yum, making black metal connections over pepperoni!

The Body must really enjoy collaborations, because they’re fresh off their tour and collaborative EP with Thou. They’ll continue to tour — some dates with Sandworm, some without — throughout the fall.

The Body + Sandworm tour dates:

09.23.14 - New York City, NY - The Acheron *
09.26.14 - Columbus, OH - The Summit *
09.27.14 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Bunker *
09.28.14 - Chicago, IL - Emporium *
09.30.14 - Minneapolis, MN - The Rat Hole *
10.03.14 - Seattle, WA - Highline
10.04.14 - Vancouver, BC - The Astoria
10.05.14 - Portland, OR - Slabtown
10.07.14 - Oakland, CA - Night Light
10.08.14 - San Francisco, CA - El Rio
10.09.14 - Fresno, CA - Love Captive
10.13.14 - Los Angeles, CA - 5 Star Bar
10.14.14 - Las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne Saloon
10.15.14 - San Bernandino, CA - Black Flame
10.16.14 - San Diego, CA - Che Cafe
10.17.14 - Phoenix, AZ - 51 West
10.18.14 - Tucson, AZ - Southwest Terror Fest ^
10.19.14 - Albuquerque, NM - Burt’s Tiki Lounge
10.20.14 - Denver, CO - Mutiny Info Cafe
10.21.14 - Salt Lake City, UT - Shred Shed ^
10.22.14 - Boise, ID - Crazy Horse ^
10.23.14 - Austin, TX - The Boneyard *
10.25.14 - New Orleans, LA - Community Records Block Party *
10.27.14 - Greensboro, NC - Fantasy U.L. *
10.28.14 - Philly, PA - Mill Creek Tavern *

* Sandworm only
^ The Body only

• The Body: https://www.facebook.com/pages/the-body/334047229514
• Sandworm: http://sandwormprovidence.bandcamp.com
• Thrill Jockey: http://www.thrilljockey.com

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