Los Angeles alternative metal band GEMINI SYNDROME has announced that after a lengthy, multi-year absence from touring that they will be returning to the road this summer, joined by A Killer’s Confession, Ovtlier and Pushing Veronica, with Eva Under Fire also on a select number of shows.
“We’re very excited to get back on the road this summer with some great friends,” says vocalist Aaron Nordstrom. “After all that the world has been through, it will be nice to be part of the communion of synners once again. See you all soon!”
Drummer Brian Steele Medina continues, “It’s great to get back out and visit with our brothers and sisters again. Now more than ever we could all use music and human contact to balance out the pandemic, murder hornets & Pentagon UFO videos.”
GEMINI SYNDROME is touring in support of their recently released singles “Die With Me,” “IDK,” “Reintegration” and their forthcoming new studio album. “Die With Me” is currently #35 on the national Active Rock radio charts and Top 20 at Sirus/XM’s Octane. Watch the music video
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“23, Shakespeare, The divine wedding of yin and yang… ‘Die With Me’ is an invitation for the listener to come along on the journey of self-discovery with us, which ultimately leads to the death of the lower self and the resurrection of the higher self,” says Nordstrom. “Lao Tzu said, ‘The one created the two, the two created the three, and then came the 10,000 things.’ 2 and 3 respectively correspond to the male and female energies. 2 being a single line and 3 being a triangle or vessel. Therefore 23 signifies the merging of the seemingly opposite energies of male and female.”
Drummer Brian Steele Medina adds, “In our life we have many deaths, and many reincarnations, and these experiences transform us into a more complete version of our true self… Though while we’re going through it, it’s often uncomfortable, painful, and we tend to avoid these spiritual growth spurts because we’re more comfortable sitting in our pain and shit, than walking through it. So, after we’ve walked through enough of these challenges, we might seek out that person, or tribe whose combined experience could help each other traverse that path to transmutation.”
“Our video for ‘Die With Me’ is designed for the watcher to be exposed to certain signs and symbols and evoke a spiritual experience. It depicts a young initiate performing a ritual at her sacred altar. The blindfold symbolizes that her quest for truth must begin within. She contemplates time, and she laments death and learns that time is an illusion. She scribes the language of her heart as she cries out to the Universe, (Uni-Verse = The One Song.) And we’re all dead, so that’s cool too.”
Nordstrom says, “The video for ‘Die With Me’ shows a different side of death than we’ve shown before. Even though we’re all fatally wounded in some way, we’re still performing and extending our invitation. Maybe the girl is performing a ritual to help our souls cross the river styx? Or to keep us animated in our now, dead state.”
“Die With Me” sets the stage for the band’s third album, scheduled for release later this year via Century Media. GEMINI SYNDROME spent the better part of 2018-2019 writing the final installment of their long-planned trilogy. They retreated to Brian Steele Medina’s Las Vegas home studio, where they meticulously crafted song after song, relentlessly reworking and rearranging the musical arrangements until they were fully satisfied. After an exhaustive writing process, GEMINI SYNDROME relocated to Good Sounds Studio ion Tempe, AZ, where producer Matt Good would help realize the collection of songs. Medina recalls, “We absolutely loved working with Matt and he completely understood where we wanted to take this album creatively and what it was going to take to bring the third chapter of this trilogy to light. Our actual collective blood, sweat and tears went into its creation.”
“Die With Me” follows the release of “IDK” and “Reintegration” and is the band’s first new music since the release of their sophomore album Memento Mori (2016), which hit #1 on Billboard Heatseakers Chart and spawned five singles “Eternity,” “Anonymous,” “Alive Inside,” “Sorry Not Sorry” and “Remember We Die.”
GEMINI SYNDROME tour dates:
7/9 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Royal Bar
7/10 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater
711 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Live
7/13 – Lincoln, NE – The Royal Grove
7/14 – Iowa, City, IA – Wildwood*
7/16 – Grand Rapids, MI – Upheaval @ Belknap Park**
7/17 – Cadott, WI – Chippewa Valley Music Festival**
7/18 – Belvidere, IL – Apollo Theatre
7/20 – Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s Live Music
7/21 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
7/23 – Westland, MI – The Token Lounge
7/24 – Marietta, OH – The Adelphia Music Hall
7/25 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
7/27 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz***
7/28 – Pittsburgh, PA – Crafthouse***
7/30 – Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater
7/31 – Harrisburg, PA – Stage On Herr @ H-Mac
8/1 – Baltimore, MD – Sound Stage
8/3 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Pierre’s Entertainment Center
8/5 – Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs
8/6 – Akron, OH – The Empire Concert Club & Bar
8/7 – Louisville, KY – Diamond Concert Hall
8/8 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
8/10 – Tulsa, OK – The Shrine
8/11 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street Collective
8/12 – Lawrence, KS – the Bottleneck
8/14 – Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater
8/15 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
* Fozzy headlining, no Pushing Veronica
** Festival, no A Killer’s Confession, Ovtlier, Pushing Veronica
*** Eva Under Fire is direct support, no Ovtlier
GEMINI SYNDROME is:
Aaron Nordstrom – Vocals/Keyboards
Brian Steele Medina – Drums,/Programming
Alessandro “AP” Paveri – Bass
Meegs Rascon – Guitar
Nicholas Paul Arnold – Touring Guitar
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