Poison Ruin - "Eidolon"

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Philadelphia's Poison Ruin have a new single out, and this one is huge. "Eidolon" is a monster of a song that is both punk and metal. The song might lean a little more into punk than metal, but it's still perfect for headbanging. It's a four minute track that barrels over and through the listener by pure force. Plus, the song has some of the best shredding out there today. It's a mixture of thrash and doom that's going to make you enjoy the song whether you want to or not. "Eidolon" is one of the most exciting songs I've heard in the punk/metal genre for quite some time, and if songs about bleak medieval imagery is your thing, welcome to the Poison Ruin fanclub.

Lyricist/guitarist Mac Kennedy says of his band's latest single:

“‘Eidolon’ is about being stuck in a broken reality, a cog in a fate-machine doomed to play out the same cursed loop until it fully breaks down. The ones who had the power to affect change have abandoned the scene. Their phantoms loom down in quiet disapproval of the disaster that slowly plays out beneath-- Grim reminders of what could have, but will not be.”

You can watch the video for "Eidolon" below. Hymns from the Hills is due out April 3 on Relapse Records. For more on Poison Ruin, check out the band on Instagram. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include shows in Medford, MA, Portsmouth, NH, and Brattleboro, VT.


Apr 11: New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
Apr 12: Medford, MA - Deep Cuts
Apr 13: Portland, ME - Genos
Apr 14: Portsmouth, NH - Press Room
Apr 15: Brattleboro, VT - The Stone Church
Apr 16: Montreal, QB - Petit Campus
Apr 17: Toronto, ON - The Garrison
Apr 18: Detroit, MI - Edgeman
Apr 19: Muskegon, MI - Rake Beer Project
Apr 21: Cincinnati, OH - Northside Tavern
Apr 22: Chicago, IL - Subterranean
Apr 23: Minneapolis, MN - Zhora Darling
Apr 24: Milwaukee, MN -Quarters
Apr 25: St. Louis, MO - The Sinkhole
Apr 26: Indianapolis, IN - Healer
Apr 28: Cleveland, OH - Happy Dog
Apr 29: Pittsburgh, PA - 222 Ormsby
Apr 30: Richmond, VA - Cobra Cabana
May 01: Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
May 02: Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church

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