Ruminant progressive doom quartet Pallbearer recently premiered a new track entitled \’Dropout\’ as the 53rd installment of the Adult Swim Singles Program. The song, which is available digitally today, represents a subtle expansion of the singular doom-prog metal sound the quartet is known for.

To coincide with this release, the band have also made an accompanying mini documentary  which gives a behind the scenes look at the recording of \’Dropout\’ – recorded at Fellowship Hall Sound in Little Rock, Arkansas

Pallbearer comments on the single: \”We have almost always written music intended to exist as part of an album, with common musical and lyrical threads that tie many elements together into one release. Being freed from those confines in recording this song allowed us to  explore themes and immediacy that might not have been uncovered in our more typical \”large format\” composition process.\”

Pallbearer are undoubtedly road warriors, and they will continue to uphold that titled with their forthcoming North American tour dates. Along with a freshly announced batch of headlining gigs, the group is gearing up to support Obituary on an expansive U.S. tour in the coming month.

PALLBEARER, ON TOUR:

May 2 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade *

May 3 Greensboro, NC @ The Blind Tiger *

May 4 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts *

May 5 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre *

May 6 Boston, MA @ Sinclair *

May 8 Toronto, ON @ Opera House *

May 9 Montreal, QB @ Club Soda *

May 10 Rochester, NY @ Main Street Armory *

May 11 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom *

May 12 Detroit, MI @ Majestic *

May 13 Chicago, IL @ Metro *

May 15 Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s *

May 16 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room *

May 18 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre *

May 19 Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall *

May 21 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre *

May 22 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon *

May 23 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre *

May 25 San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge *

May 26 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse *

May 27 Phoenix, AZ @ Club Red *

May 29 Austin, TX @ Barracuda *

May 30 Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar & Grill *

May 31 Houston, TX @ Scout Bar *

Jun 1 Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall *

Jun 2 Orlando, FL @ The Haven Lounge *

Jun 3 Miami, FL @ The Ground *

Jun 17 Little Rock, AR @ Mutants of the Monster Festival

June 22  Tulsa, OK @ Guthrie Green

July 26 Hamden, CT @ The Space

July 27 Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon

July 28 Montreal, QC @ Heavy Montreal

July 29 Bangor, ME @ Impact Festival

July 30 Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus

July 31 Amityville, NY @ Amityville Music Hall

Aug 18 Las Vegas, NV @ Psycho Las Vegas

Oct 13 San Bernardino, CA @ Glen Helen Amphitheater ^

* w/ Obituary, Skeletonwitch, Dust Bolt

^ w/ System Of A Down, Incubus

Band photo by Zware Metalen