The State Room PresentsDeath Hilarious Tour
PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS
FRI, 22 AUG 2025 at 08:00PM MDT
Ages: 21 & Over
Doors Open: 07:00PM
OnSale: Fri, 21 Mar 2025 at 10:00AM MDT
Announcement: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 at 08:00AM MDT
When
they
formed
in
2012,
Newcastle
’
s
Pigs
Pigs
Pigs
Pigs
Pigs
Pigs
Pigs
hardly
imagined
they
’
d
make
it
all
the
way
to
album
number
five.
For
a
while,
it
looked
as
though
they
wouldn
’
t
make
it
out
of
the
pub.
Since
that
debut
did
come
out,
the
psychedelic
metal
outfit
have
been
on
an
extraordinary
roll.
2017
’
s
three
-
song
monsterpiece
Feed
The
Rats
was
followed
promptly
by
the
next
year
’
s
rollicking
King
Of
Cowards
.
A
smorgasbord
of
heavy
styles,
Viscerals
maintained
the
momentum,
in
spite
of
its
coinciding
with
the
2020
lockdown.
Back
on
the
road
for
2023
’
s
Land
Of
Sleeper
,
Pigs
saw
their
audience
grow
and
grow,
with
the
territories
they
’
re
able
to
play
expanding
likewise.
Whereas
Land
Of
Sleeper
was
conceived
as
an
immersive
headphones
experience,
this
ti
me
around
Pigs
strove
for
something
more
directly
hostile
with
2025
’
s
Death
Hilarious
.
“
We
wanted
it
to
be
a
slap
in
the
face.
There
’
s
a
lot
of
aggro
in
it.
It
’
s
very
angular
and
direct.
”
That
came,
in
part,
from
playing
so
many
gigs
over
the
last
couple
o
f
years.
The
band
felt
well
-
oiled
and
ripe
to
give
listeners
at
home
the
kind
of
pummelling
their
audiences
receive.
Death
Hilarious
is
a
diversely
punishing
record
which
shapeshifts
through
Sabbathian
doom,
grotesquely
minimalist
noise
rock
and
cyclical
post
-
metal
fortissimos.
Pigs
continue
to
push
themselves,
too.
Incongruous
synthesiser
solos
appear
where
guitar
histrionics
would
usually
fit.
Piano
tracks
lurk
in
the
mix,
adding
near
-
subliminal
depth
to
the
maelstrom.
‘
Stitches
’
is
like
Mot
ö
rhead
tryin
g
to
perform
glam
rock
with
a
tipsy
keyboardist.
The
record
also
contains
the
latest
moment
that
’
s
caused
the
quintet
to
pinch
themselves
in
disbelief:
‘
Glib
Tongued
’
has
guest
bars
by
El
-
P
from
Run
The
Jewels.
When
they
unwittingly
wrote
what
they
consid
ered
their
equivalent
of
a
hip
-
hop
number,
Pigs
set
their
sights
high
and
secured
a
blistering
contribution
from
one
of
the
world
’
s
greatest
rappers.
Death
Hilarious
:
two
singularly
evocative
words
that
don
’
t
obviously
belong
together.
This
signifies
the
gravity
of
life
as
well
as
its
inherent
and
undeniable
absurdity.
Pigs
have
always
toyed
with
contradictions
and
juxtapositions
in
their
art,
so
the
title
fits
perfectly.
They
play
dark,
heavy
and
aggressive
music,
and
they
do
it
in
an
uplifting
way,
smil
es
beaming
across
their
faces.
They
are
seriously
and
sincerely
committed,
yet
they
remain
forever
and
wisely
grounded
by
the
ridiculous
band
name
they
chose
over
a
decade
ago,
possibly
while
more
than
a
little
half
-
cut,
when
they
really
should
’
ve
been
rehearsing.
“
They
embody
the
theatre,
camp,
and
sheer
fun
of
all
the
best
heavy
music
”
-
Pitchfork
“
Doom
metal
mavericks
”
-
Uncut
“
A
taut,
well
-
honed
machine
that
doesn
’
t
fuck
around
”
-
Loud
&
Quiet
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The State Room, 638 S State St, Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3820, United States,Salt Lake City, Utah
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