Philadelphia punk band Poison Ruin announced their headlining North American spring tour launching April 11 at Bowery Ballroom in New York City. The run spans the East Coast and Midwest with support from The Serfs, Prision Postumo, Cruelster, Dollhouse, Savage Pleasure, Peace Talks, Zorn and Marked Men on select dates. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, February 11 at 10AM local time. The tour follows the April 3 release of their album ‘Hymns from the Hills’ via Relapse Records on vinyl, CD and digital platforms.
The band has pushed their sound into new territory while maintaining the dark symbolism and uncompromising intensity that established them as a vital voice in extreme music. Lead single “Eidolon” showcases their raw, anthemic approach. Frontman, lyricist and guitarist Mac Kennedy explains: “‘Eidolon’ is about being stuck in a broken reality, a cog in a fate-machine doomed to play out the same cursed loop until it fully breaks down. The ones who had the power to affect change have abandoned the scene. Their phantoms loom down in quiet disapproval of the disaster that slowly plays out beneath, grim reminders of what could have, but will not be.”
Kennedy self-recorded the album without professional studio equipment, relocating to a private practice space to meet the record’s greater sonic demands. The band enlisted mixer Jonah Falco and mastering engineer Arthur Rizk to help elevate the variety of sounds. Kennedy contributed to the mixing process by incorporating grittier tape segments to maintain tonal continuity with previous work. Lyrically, the record employs medieval and fantasy imagery not as historical accuracy but as mythic language. “If we are to make sense of the present, we need to employ a more mythic mode of language and symbol to reach beyond the spiritual malaise that envelopes us,” Kennedy states.
Poison Ruin Live Dates:
Apr 11: New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Apr 12: Medford, MA – Deep Cuts
Apr 13: Portland, ME – Genos
Apr 14: Portsmouth, NH – Press Room
Apr 15: Brattleboro, VT – The Stone Church
Apr 16: Montreal, QB – Petit Campus
Apr 17: Toronto, ON – The Garrison
Apr 18: Detroit, MI – Edgeman
Apr 19: Muskegon, MI – Rake Beer Project
Apr 21: Cincinnati, OH – Northside Tavern
Apr 22: Chicago, IL – Subterranean
Apr 23: Minneapolis, MN – Zhora Darling
Apr 24: Milwaukee, MN – Quarters
Apr 25: St. Louis, MO – The Sinkhole
Apr 26: Indianapolis, IN – Healer
Apr 28: Cleveland, OH – Happy Dog
Apr 29: Pittsburgh, PA – 222 Ormsby
Apr 30: Richmond, VA – Cobra Cabana
May 01: Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
May 02: Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
Apr 11 w/ Prision Postumo, Dollhouse, Savage Pleasure
Apr 12-15, 4/28 w/ Peace Talks
Apr 18-4/28 w/ Cruelster
Apr 29 – May 02 w/ The Serfs
May 02 w/ Marked Men, The Serfs, Zorn