YAKUZA kicks off dates with Jesu this weekend; announces Canadian dates

Chicago's forward-thinking metal act YAKUZA sets off this weekend for a handful of dates alongside Jesu and is happy to announce a brief run through Canada in November, including shows with Arise and Ruin and See You Next Tuesday. The band recently completed a run to the East Coast, which included an appearance at the CMJ Music Marathon in Brooklyn. Continuing to support the band's latest effort, 'Transmutations,' YAKUZA will confirm more shows shortly.

A new remix of the track "The Blinding" from YAKUZA is available online at Pitchfork (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/forkcast/46430-yakuza-the-blinding-remixed-by-justin-broadrick-stream). Handled by Justin Broadrick (Napalm Death, Godflesh, Jesu), the remix has been described as "Powerful, certainly, but what makes this one of Broadrick's best moments in years comes a full minute after the point where Yakuza aimed for coda. Broadrick charges in renewed, unleashing a mechanized beat that's pure, concussive force. His samples volley, but he shapes the din into a diatonic melody split in loose counterpoint by a groove more militant than you may imagine. Despite Broadrick's recent trajectory, this is unequivocally brutal" by Pitchfork.

YAKUZA
10/28 Iowa City, IA - The Picador (with Jesu, Torche, Fog)
10/29 Sauget, IL - Pop's (with Jesu, Torche, Fog)
10/30 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck (with Jesu, Torche, Fog)
10/31 Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre (with Jesu)
11/02 Dekalb, IL - House Cafe
11/22 Hamilton, ONT - Ansinthe
11/23 Toronot, ONT – Fun Haus
11/24 TBA - TBA
11/25 St. Catherines – L-3 (with Arise and Ruin)
11/27 TBA – TBA
11/28 Kingston, ONT - Time To Laugh
11/29 Peterborough, ONT - Underdog
11/30 Trois-Rivieres, QBC – Rock Café (with See You Next Tuesday)
12/01 Montreal, QBC – TBA
BRUCE LAMONT SOLO
11/04 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium (with Minsk, Neurosis)
11/06 Chicago, IL - Museum of Contemporary Art (with Jeff Parker - solo and collaboration)
12/12 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle (with David Daniell and John Mueller)