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HEALTH, the industrial-rock outfit out of LA, have big news: They’re sharing a new album called RAT WARS at the end of the year, dropped two new songs today, and next spring will heading out on a major headlining tour across the U.S.
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HEALTH’s last two albums, 2020’s DISCO4 :: PART 1 and 2022’s PART 2, were collaborative affairs that featured at least one guest artist on every single song. RAT WARS marks the band’s first full-length since 2019’s Vol. 4: Slaves of Fear that isn’t entirely premised on working with outside musicians.
“Hateful,” the throbbing single they dropped back in April, will be on there, as well as the two they released today: the metallic “Children of Sorrow” (which features Lamb of God’s Willie Adler on guitar) and the noisier “Sicko,” which samples Godflesh’s “Like Rats.”
As for the tour, HEALTH will be hitting the road in March 2024 with support from Pixel Grip and King Yosef. The trek covers both the East and West Coasts of the U.S., as well as a couple of dates up in Canada.
RAT WARS will be released Dec. 7 via Loma Vista Recordings, and you can preorder Alternative Press’ exclusive “coke bottle clear” vinyl variant from our shop.
See their tour dates and listen to both new tracks below.
HEALTH 2024 tour dates
03/02/24 – Ventura, CA @ Ventura Music Hall
03/04/24 – Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theatre
03/05/24 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine
03/07/24 – Austin, TX @ Empire Garage
03/08/24 – Dallas, TX @ Studio at the Factory
03/09/24 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Midtown
03/11/24 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade-Heaven Stage
03/12/24 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
03/13/24 – Richmond, VA @ The National
03/15/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
03/16/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
03/17/24 – Boston, MA @ Royale
03/19/24 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
03/20/24 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic
03/22/24 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
03/23/24 – Saint Louis, MO @ Red Flag
03/25/24 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
03/26/24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
03/28/24 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
03/29/24 – Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore
03/30/24 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
04/01/24 – Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post
04/02/24 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
04/04/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Belasco Theater
This article was originally published on RevolverMag.com and has been edited by Alternative Press.
