Progressive steel band Moon Tooth have needed to journey an extended and tough highway to get right here, however they’re again with a brand new observe titled “Grimothy.” It’s the primary new music because the launch of final yr’s album Phototroph and the newest piece of music since guitarist Nick Lee skilled the mom of all well being scares.

Final July, Lee was preparing together with his bandmates to play a present with Cave In when their he started affected by seizures. He was hospitalized and put in a medically-induced coma for over a month as docs labored to battle again in opposition to what they identified as Limbic Encephalitis. There was an outpouring of assist and ultimately he obtained higher.

So when it got here time to drop a brand new tune as they set out on the highway with Protest The Hero and The Callous Daoboys till mid-November, Lee stated the choice about which track to point out off to the world hinged on his expertise during the last yr plus.

“There have been loads of songs and riffs to select from after we determined to launch a brand new track earlier than this tour however one thing about ‘Grimothy’ actually spoke to the madness I used to be experiencing from going by means of Limbic Encephalitis and the meds they had been throwing at me…. It was nearly as if this track was musically explaining what I used to be going by means of. That and the truth that my bandmates all agreed that the title ‘Grimothy’ though it was type of foolish was the proper title for it actually hit the nail on the pinnacle…

“It was nearly as if we gave my expertise a reputation. Plus it actually took a few of my favourite bands (Metallica, Motorhead, Pantera, Slayer) and ran with them… Additionally, I really like the truth that though the guitar solo was a complete improv nut-job second and everybody within the band appeared to adore it greater than all of the solos I spent numerous hours on our Phototroph album, it type of gave me the reply… Additionally, our personal Ray Marte did such a tremendous job producing, mixing, and mastering it! “

Reflecting on the observe itself, vocalist John Carbone stated “Grimothy” naturally takes on an essential that means for the band whereas nonetheless feeling like a pure inclusion of their catalog.

“Just like themes we’ve written about prior to now, ‘Grimothy’ explores the thought of getting one true will or goal and the terrible toll it takes on thoughts, physique and spirit whenever you’re stored from that almost all potent sense of freedom and belonging. The way it looks like making an attempt to stifle a volcano each minute of every single day. It speaks to various factors in life that knowingly or unknowingly contribute within the battle in opposition to realizing a imaginative and prescient. And the way the one approach to kill a dream is by not appearing on it.”

In case you’d like to take a look at Moon Tooth reside, make sure to head to one of many dates under.

Protest The Hero Tour
w/Moon Tooth and The Callous Daoboys

thirteenth October 2023 – Piere’s Leisure Heart, Fort Wayne, IN
14th October 2023 – Backside Lounge, Chicago, IL
fifteenth October 2023 – TURF Membership, Minneapolis, MN
seventeenth October 2023 – Park Theatre, Winnipeg, MB
nineteenth October 2023 – Starlite, Edmonton, AB
twentieth October 2023 – Palace Theatre, Calgary, AB
twenty second October 2023 – Rickshaw, Vancouver, BC
twenty third October 2023 – El Corazon, Seattle, WA
twenty fifth October 2023 – Goldfield (Roseville), Sacramento, CA
twenty sixth October 2023 – 1720, Los Angeles, CA
twenty seventh October 20233 – Music Field, San Diego, CA
twenty eighth October 2023- Crescent, Phoenix, AZ
thirty first October 2023 – Bluebird, Denver, CO
2nd November 2023 – South Aspect Music Corridor, Dallas, TX
third November 2023 – Come And Take It Reside, Austin, TX
4th November 2023 – Paper Tiger, San Antonio, TX
fifth November 2023 – Rise Rooftop, Houston, TX
seventh November 2023 – The Abbey, Orlando, FL
eighth November 2023 – The Orpheum, Tampa, FL
ninth November 2023 – Masquerade – Hell, Atlanta, GA
eleventh November 2023 – Ottobar, Baltimore, MD
twelfth November 2023 – Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA
14th November 2023 – Gramercy, New York, NY
fifteenth November 2023 – Center East Downstairs, Boston, MA
seventeenth November 2023 – HISTORY, Toronto, ON