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Dance Gavin Dance: Afterburner

Legends of the post-hardcore scene, Dance Gavin Dance, recently released their ninth full length studio album through Rise Records. Prior to the full release of the album the band released two singles not featured on the album, Head Hunter and Blood Wolf, in March and October of 2019.

The band considers this album to be a musical progression with influences from the funk, Latin, rap, and metalcore genres, just to name a few.

The album artwork was created by Swedish illustrator and artist Mattias Adolfsson, who has created the artwork for every DGD since their debut album, Downtown Battle Mountain. The album cover depicts a robot minotaur figure named Gavin Afterburner, in the center with creatures seemingly cowering around the figure whilst the environment around them is engulfed in flames. In an interview with Rock Sound, the band expressed that they had received the artwork prior to writing sessions so they could create a more cohesive album, similar to their past two studio albums. The album's title "Afterburner" itself has several different meanings and ideologies. An afterburn, the psychological term, is defined as the period of time before a past event is assimilated. The band's lorewithin their album covers tell a universal story which continues to be portrayed on this album's cover and is considered a continuation of the album cover for Artificial Selection.

In support of the album, the band released their lead single, Prisoner, in February of 2020. Two more singles, Lyrics Lie and Three Wishes, were released in April of 2020.

The band had a spring tour planned in support of their new album lined out to stretch across North America and parts of Europe, sadly the tour was postponed due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The band however will be resuming that tour in August and September of 2020 with support from Animals As Leaders, Issues, Veil of Maya, and Wolf & Bear.

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