PHOTO CREDIT: J WHITAKER

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Due to high demand, The Black Queen, consisting of Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Joshua Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv, ex-Nine Inch Nails), and Steven Alexander (former tech of both The Dillinger Escape Plan and Nine Inch Nails) have added 2 additional shows to the sold-out shows in Sydney and Melbourne of their first-ever Australian Tour in January 2019 with LA two piece, Drab Majesty.

A new show in Brisbane will now kick off the tour on Thursday 17 January at Black Bear Lodge with only 200 tickets available and a 2nd Melbourne show has been added on Sunday 20 January at the Northcote Social Club. Tickets for both shows are on sale now. Get in quick to avoid disappointment.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

CARBON SUNSET PRESENTS

THE BLACK QUEEN (USA)
DEBUT AUSTRALIAN APPEARANCES

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS DRAB MAJESTY (USA)

THURSDAY 17 JANUARY – BLACK BEAR LODGE, BRISBANE (18+)  
NEW SHOW LIMITED TO 200 TICKETS ONLY
Tickets

FRIDAY 18 JANUARY – LANSDOWNE HOTEL, SYDNEY (18+) SOLD OUT
SATURDAY 19 JANUARY – NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB, MELBOURNE (18+) SOLD OUT

SUNDAY 20 JANUARY – NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB, MELBOURNE (18+) NEW SHOW
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THE BLACK QUEEN Website

CARBON SUNSET Website

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The Black Queen, the unbridled experimental electronic-meets-alternative trio of Greg Puciato (ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan), Josh Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv) and Steven Alexander Ryan (Nine Inch Nails/A Perfect Circle technician), return with their sophomore album, Infinite Games, on Sept. 28.

The 10-track album also marks the debut release to come from the band’s newly formed creative entity, Federal Prisoner, a joint collective between the band members and acclaimed fine artist Jesse Draxler (creator of the artwork for both Fever Daydream and Infinite Games). While the partners are keeping their plans for Federal Prisoner under wraps, the enterprise will serve as the creative homestead for the foursome, with future releases already in the works.

“Federal Prisoner won’t function like a typical label,”says Puciato. “It’s an expression of passion and individualism in a way that opens more doors for us to create and to own what we create with minimal compromise. It’s as much an act of refusal as it is a statement of intent. We won’t be working within the current industry blueprint of premieres, ‘instant grat tracks’ or any of that nonsense. We’re concentrating on the music, videography and packaging, an aural and visual experience. It’s exciting to create our own path.”

Infinite Games follows a host of emotional moments for the band members, from Puciato’s Polish bus accident, the demise of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Eustis’ return to Telefon Tel Aviv, and a robbery of the trio’s storage space. It was these events that informed Infinite Games. Eustis, Puciato and Ryan seized the opportunity to rebuild and create their own studio, giving them a spot to regularly convene, to follow kernels of ideas to fruition (or not) and to re-cement their friendship that’s often been sidelined by touring with other outfits.

“This time, we learned how to do everything ourselves,” explains Puciato, discussing what’s changed since the band’s debut, Fever Daydream. “There’s less uncertainty and more confidence. I’m speaking both about the artistic and business aspect of creating and releasing an album. As for what’s changed with Infinite Games, I think it feels more conceptual as an album. It’s less a collection of songs and more about the front to back listen. Probably because it wasn’t compiled over a four-year span of time like the last one. This one is actually hookier but more insidious, it’s a more delicate record.”

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INFINITE GAMES PRE-ORDERS ARE AVAILABLE HERE

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INFINITE GAMES 

TRACK LISTING:

01. Even Still I Want To
02. Thrown Into the Dark
03. No Accusations
04. Your Move
05. Lies About You
06. Impossible Condition
07. Spatial Boundaries
08. 100 to Zero
09. Porcelain Veins
10. One Edge of Two

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AMNPLIFY – DB