Stream new Torche track, “Minions”

On Feb. 24, Torche will release Restarter, their follow-up to 2012’s Harmonicraft, via Relapse. And today, the band has shared the first track from the album, titled “Minions.” From the get-go, it sounds a lot like Torche: big and meaty guitars, heavy-ass riffs, drums that truly pummel, and hooks that make them stand apart from the rest of the metal pack. Perhaps that’s why they don’t often get called a “metal” band, though you can definitely hear metal in this, even if it’s just one element of the thunderous rock music the group hammers out.

Listen to “Minions” below, and check out the album’s tracklist and the band’s upcoming tour dates.

Torche Restarter tracklist:

1. Annihilation Affair
2. Bishop in Arms
3. Minions
4. Loose Men
5. Undone
6. Blasted
7. No Servants
8. Believe It
9. Barrier Hammer
10. Restarter

Torche tour dates:

12/27 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s (C)
12/28 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues (C)
12/29 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom (C)
12/30 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory (C)
12/31 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club (C)
1/3 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage (C)
1/4 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues (C)
1/6 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues (C)
1/7 – Houston, TX – House of Blues (C)
1/8 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues (C)
1/9 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom (C)
1/10 – Austin, TX – Emo’s (C)
1/16 – Winston-Salem, NC – Ziggy’s (M)
1/17 – Wilmington, NC – Ziggy’s by the Sea (M)
1/18 – Tallahassee, FL – Pug’s Live (M)
1/19 – Gainesville, FL – The Atlantic (M)
1/20 – Ybor City, FL – Crowbar (M)
1/21 – Miami, FL – Grand Central (M)