Death metal outliers Gatecreeper have made their long-awaited return with the reveal of their first showing of new music since their celebrated 2021 release, An Unexpected Reality.
"Caught In the Treads" emphasizes the band's hard-hitting, carefully calculated attack with frontman Chase Mason asserting his prowess as one of the genre's most commanding on the mic. Produced by the incomparable Kurt Ballou of Converge, the cut underscores Gatecreeper's classic pedigree of heft, while asserting the next wave of American death metal.
Speaking to the imaginative theme of the single, Chase Mason explained not only the narrative of the song, but the kind of resourcefulness they used to piece together the accompanying music video. "Lyrically the song is about a supernaturally charged fleet of tanks that have been possessed by the souls of fallen soldiers. It's about revenge and crushing your enemies."
Mason continued, "As soon as we finished recording, we started sneaking this song into our live set. We brought along our own VHS camera and had our friends film the shows where they could."
Gatecreeper is set to begin a domestic US run supporting Swedish melodic metal masters In Flames this spring. Next month, the band will be out for global support dates with death metal icons Suffocation as well as their own headlining dates in the UK and Australia. See the complete list of dates below.
US TOUR DATES:
05/01 USA Portland, ME - State Theatre
05/02 USA Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
05/03 USA Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
05/04 USA Wilmington, DE - The Queen
05/05 USA Norfolk, VA - The Norva
05/07 USA Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall
05/08 USA Greensboro, NC - Piedmont Hall
05/09 USA Atlanta, GA - Buckhead
05/01 USA Daytona, FL - Rockville
05/12 USA Huntsville, AL - Mars Music Hall
05/14 USA Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
05/16 USA Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small's Theatre
05/17 USA Buffalo, NY - The Town Ballroom
05/18 USA Columbus, OH - Sonic Temple
05/19 USA Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Metal Fest
05/21 USA Detroit, MI - St. Andrews
05/22 USA St. Louis, MO - The Hawthorn
05/23 USA Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
05/24 USA Austin, TX - Emo's
05/25 USA Houston, TX - House of Blues
05/26 USA Dallas, TX - House of Blues
Worldwide dates:
03/22 JPN Tokyo – Earthdom
03/23 KOR Seoul – Club Victim
03/24 THA Bangkok – Mr. Fox Live House (feat. Suffocation)
03/27 VNM Ho Chi Minh – Coco Bango (feat. Suffocation)
03/29 CHI Hong Kong – Music Zone (feat. Suffocation)
03/30 PHI Manila – Eastside Events Place (feat. Suffocation)
03/31 SGP Singapore – Esplanade Annexe Studio (feat. Suffocation)
04/02 NZL Auckland – Whammy Bar
04/04 AUS Gold Coast - Vinnie’s Dive Bar
04/05 AUS Brisbane - The Brightside
04/06 AUS Newcastle - Newcastle Hotel
04/07 AUS Sydney - Crowbar
04/09 AUS Wollongong - Dicey Riley’s
04/10 AUS Canberra- The Basement
04/11 AUS Melbourne - Prince Bandroom
04/12 AUS Frankston - inging Bird Studios
04/13 AUS Adelaide - Lion Arts Factory
04/13 AUS Perth - Lynott’s Lounge
