A second Melbourne show has been added to the Alcest/Heirs tour following the first show at the Toff in Town selling out.

Tickets are now available for:

Life is Noise presents:
Heirs (MEL)
Saturday March 26 – 8pm – Late
The Bakery

Melbourne based quartet, Heirs, hit Perth with their brand of devastatingly dark, ear-splitting instrumentals at the Bakery in 2011.

Heirs’ technically complex yet cunningly reductive sound set them apart from many other drone or post-rock outfits. Their rapid-fire aural assaults, subliminal melodies and cyclic junkyard drumming has the ability to drag you into something comparable to a drug-induced death trip or a slow descent into a Lovecraftian netherworld.

Influence has been drawn from Michael Gira and his Swans legacy, the sledgehammer riffs and industrial pummels of Godflesh, while glimmers of Neurosis and Isis can be detected through Heirs’ sound, especially on their debut album, Alchera, which was hailed one of the best instrumental/noise/doom albums of 2009.

Their 2010 album Fowl, is another leap forward for Heirs, a masterfully executed record; coarse, threatening guitar textures, displaying skillful restraint and precision. Incorporating disparate influences, the record seeks to create a sound that is uniquely their own.

The engulfing nature of Heirs’ tracks are able to transcend to a complete sensory experience in a live forum. Bring earplugs. Or don’t.

Local support comes in the form of the devastating Drowning Horse, doomsters Atolah, post rockers The Silent World, local noise-melder Craig McElhinney and RTRFM’s Posted DJs.

Tickets are $15 + bf from http://lifeisnoise.com/ticket, heatseeker, now baking, and the usual outlets.

More on the door on the night.

Doors 8pm
8.10 – 8.30 Craig McElhinney
8.30 – 8.50 Posted DJs
8.50 – 9.25 The Silent World
9.25 – 9.45 Posted DJs
9.45 – 10.20 Atolah
10.20 – 10.40 Posted DJs
10.40 – 11.20 Drowning Horse
11.40 – 1am HEIRS
1am – 2am – Posted DJs

Since the release of their debut album Alchera in 2009, HEIRS have performed some 100 shows across Europe, the UK & Japan, cementing their reputation for delivering an engulfing and all-consuming live experience. On stage, the band maintains a relentless, ear-splitting offensive, defying audience expectations by refusing to offer an immediate sense of resolution.

HEIRS take their Fowl tour on the road in Australia for the first time, with 3 shows supporting LAURA in Adelaide, Melbourne & Sydney, followed by the own headline show in Perth.

“Fowl is a great leap forward for Heirs, taking them beyond genres into a realm which is almost hermetic in its vision; intensely focused, yet also expansive. It’s technically complex, yet uncluttered and sparse in its execution. Simplicity, self-discipline and restraint are the keys to Fowl’s success. More than anything, it inspires an awe at its grandeur, rising from a sense of decay and dread to soar free of ordinary existence.” – Mess + Noise

Heirs, Laura & Like Leaves
Friday March 4 – Enigma Bar, Adelaide
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Heirs, Laura & Sleight of Build
Saturday March 5 - East Brunswick Club, Melbourne
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Heirs, Laura & House of Beggars
Friday March 18 – Sandringham Hotel, Sydney
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Heirs, Drowning Horse, Craig McElhinney, Atolah & The Silent World.
Saturday March 26 - The Bakery, Perth
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Photo by Jonathon Borms – Lille, France, October 2010

Heirs are back in Australia after 35+ shows across Europe. We perform our only remaining show for 2010 at the East Brunswick Club with the untouchable Rev. Kriss Hades at the East Brunswick Club, Saturday December 11.