Frank Iero. Photo Credit: Mitchell Wojcik
Singer/songwriter Frank Iero, the former guitarist for now-defunct rock act My Chemical Romance, has unveiled the third chapter in his career as a solo artist. Just this week, he’s announced a new band name (an ever-changing aspect that comes along with each new chapter of his solo endeavors), a brand new album, tour dates, and he’s now unveiled the first taste of music that people can expect from Frank Iero and the Future Violents. The new single, “Young and Doomed"”, comes from the upcoming studio album Barriers, set to be released on May 31st via UNFD.
Frank Iero and the Future Violents is comprised of Frank Iero, Evan Nestor, Matt Armstrong, Tucker Rule, and Kayleigh Goldsworth. The album was recorded and mixed by Steve Albini, while the video for “Young and Doomed” was directed by Steven Pedulla (from Thursday). In a press release, Iero stated the following in regards to the release of Barriers:
“I never expected to do one solo record in my lifetime,” he chuckles, “let alone three. Every time I start a new record, I say to myself ‘This is it. This is the end. This is the last one.’ It got me thinking about how we set up these obstacles around ourselves. Sometimes they’re for protection and sometimes they’re to keep people out, and sometimes we even set them up so that we fail and we find solace in that failure. But whenever I find something that scares the shit out of me, that’s when I know I have to do it! And so these songs are about experiences that were either walls I wanted to break down or walls that I’d built up around myself in order to protect myself. But these songs were also things that I’d never attempted before but had always wanted to try.”
Below, you can view the album artwork, the music video for “Young and Doomed”, the track listing for Barriers, and the upcoming tour dates that the band have throughout this year.
Barriers
1. A New Day’s Coming
2. Young and Doomed
3. Fever Dream
4. The Host
5. Basement Eyes
6. Ode To Destruction
7. The Unfortunate
8. Moto-Pop
9. Medicine Square Garden
10. No Love
11. Police Police
12. Great Party
13. Six Feet Down Under
14. 24K Lush
Frank Iero and the Future Violents Tour Dates
w/ Taking Back Sunday
March 25: Houston, TX - House of Blues
March 26: Houston, TX - House of Blues
March 28: Austin, TX - Emo’s
March 29: Austin, TX - Emo’s
March 30: Dallas, TX - House of Blues
March 31: Dallas, TX - House of Blues
April 1: Lubbock, TX - Charley B’s
April 3: Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
April 4: Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theater
April 5: Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theater
April 6: San Diego, CA - Observatory North Park
April 7: San Diego, CA - Observatory North Park
April 9: Bakersfield, CA - 1933 Event Center
April 11: Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
April 12: Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
April 13: San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
April 14: San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
North American Headlining Dates
May 1: Monterrey, MX - Cafe Iguana
May 2: Mexico City, MX - Sala
May 29: Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry
May 30: Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
May 31: Hamden, CT - The Ballroom at the Outer Space
June 1: Pawtucket, RI - The Met
June 2: Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
June 4: Harrisburg, PA - The Capitol Room at The Harrisburg
June 5: Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater
June 6: Detroit, MI - El Club
June 7: Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
June 8: Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom
June 10: Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
June 11: Birmingham, AL - Saturn
June 13: Tampa, FL - The Crowbar
June 14: Orlando, FL - The Social
June 15: Jacksonville, FL - 1904 Music Hall
June 16: Columbia, SC - The Senate
June 18: Charlotte, NC - Amos Southend
June 20: Virginia Beach, VA - Elevation 27
June 21: Washington, DC - Union Stage
June 22: New York, NY - Rocks Off Cruise
Festivals
June 29: Atlantic City, NJ - Atlantic City Beach @ Vans Warped Tour
July 18: Patchogue, NY - Great South Bay Music Festival
July 21: Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater @ Vans Warped Tour
Frank Iero and the Future Violents
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