Over the years, I’ve written quite a bit about the Los Angeles-based thrash punk/metal trio and JOVM mainstays Zig Zags. And as you may recall, the act, which is currently comprised of founding member Jed Maheu (guitar, vocals), Dane Andrews (drums) and longtime sound engineer, multi-instrumentalist Sean Hoffman (bass) over the course of their eight-plus year have gone through a series of lineup changes while releasing seven singles and three full-length albums. During that time, the band has also managed to subtly yet continually evolve their sound, songwriting approach and overall aesthetic.
Slated for a May 10, 2019 release through RidingEasy Records, the band’s fourth, full-length album They’ll Never Take Us Alive reportedly finds the band paying homage to some of their earliest influences — in particular, their mutual love of Dead Moon and Wipers, while remaining decidedly heavy metal. “Fallout,” the Kill ‘Em All and Ride the Lightning-era Metallica-like album single further cemented the band’s reputation for specializing in headbanging, power chord-based riffs and rousingly anthemic hooks paired with a blistering urgency. The album’s latest single “Killer of Killers” continues in a similar vein as its immediate predecessor, power chord-centered riffs, rousingly anthemic hooks, blistering and dexterous solos — paired with an urgent and frenzied production and performance.
The Los Angeles-based JOVM mainstays will be embarking on a lengthy tour. Check out the tour dates below.
Tour Dates:
04/19 Oceanside, CA @ Pourhouse w/ Hell Fire, Mick’s Jaguar
04/20 Los Angeles, CA @ Psycho Smokeout Festival
05/03 London, UK @ DesertFest UK
05/04 Berlin, DE @ DesertFest Berlin
05/06 Prague, CZ @ Academy of Fine Arts
05/07 Leipzig, DE @ Ilses Erika
05/08 Erfurt, DE @ Tiko
05/10 Karlsruhe, DE @ Alte Hackerei
05/11 Cham, DE @ L.A. Live Style Cafe
05/12 Lugano, CH @ LSD
05/14 Valence, FR @ Mistral Palace
05/15 Lyon, FR @ Trokson
05/16 Paris, FR @ Supersonic
05/17 Rotterdam, NL @ V11
05/18 Lohr am Main, DE @ Umsonst und Drinnen Festival
05/19 Eindoven, NL @ Dynamo
05/21 Manchester, UK @ Soup Kitchen
05/22 Margate, UK @ Elsewhere
05/23 Charleroi, BE @ Rockerill
05/24 Harlem, NL @ Patronaat
05/25 Groningen, NL @ Vera
06/27 Tijuana, MX @ Moustache Bar
06/28 Tecate, MX @ Licores La Esmeralda
06/29 Mexicali, MX @ Taberna Lebaron
08/03 Schierling, DE @ Labertal Festival
08/08 Santarem, PT @ InStr08/09 Moldeno, PT @ Sonic Blast Moldeno
