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A Tear expands on the narratives hinted at on A Different Shade of Blue, their highly lauded 2019 full-length that cemented them as one of heavy music’s most prominent acts. With quarantine upending their extensive touring schedule — “we’ve kind of been consistently on the road since 2014,” says Garris — the group found themselves in early 2020 sequestered near their hometown of Louisville, in Oldham County, Kentucky. By June, they were hunkered down in a cabin in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, focused on writing a concept album. By the end of September they had finished recording A Tear in the Fabric of Life.Musically, the songs were written in order and speak to each other. On the opener, “Where Light Divides the Holler,” ambient sounds of a radio switching give way to a harsh, punishing breakdown. “Permanent,” the closer, is crushing, and ends in a majestic, almost soundtrack-like ring-out. In between there are new elements — guitars droning out, radio interludes, vocal-only suite
📍 Venue: Buffalo RiverWorks
🏠 Address: 359 Ganson Street
🗺️ Extended Address: Buffalo, NY 14203
🌆 City: Buffalo
📍 Location: 42.8695, -78.8725Error occurred: DateTime::__construct(): Failed to parse time string (Buffalo RiverWorks) at position 0 (B): The timezone could not be found in the database
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Buffalo RiverWorks, 359 Ganson Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, US, United States
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