Read the band’s full statement below:
“Ladies and gentlemen, there is no easy way to say this, so here it is: TEXTURES comes to an end.
Personal motives have led to this decision and it has not been made in haste. These personal reasons made it harder to be the productive band TEXTURES always has been in the past and which this band needs to be. Without this dedication, TEXTURES would merely be a shell of what it used to be.
Break-ups are never easy and always bring difficulties. Unfortunately, we have to announce that our anticipated 6th album ‘Genotype’ will not be released and so there will be no double album. At least not for the coming years…
The breakup of TEXTURES doesn’t mean that there is any hardship within the band. We still have a strong connection with current and former members and this decision won’t lead to any tensions whatsoever. Furthermore, the individual band members will continue to make music and pursue new musical endeavours. Keep your eyes and ears open…
Thanks to all the friends, fellow musicians and other colleagues we have had the pleasure to meet along the way. And of course special thanks to all the fans who have supported us throughout the years. It is your dedication, appreciation and continued presence at our shows all over the world that made this journey one to remember for a lifetime.
We hope to see you all very soon on our farewell tour.
TEXTURES – OUT”
But before the band’s story comes to an end, TEXTURES will play a series of farewell shows later this year, which includes 4 UK/IRE shows.
Catch the Dutchmen live for the final time.
UK/IRE tickets will go on sale Friday 19th May @ 10.00am.
‘A Farewell to Textures Tour 2017’
w/ EXIVIOUS*
3rd Nov – NL, Zoetermeer, Boerderij*
4th Nov – NL, Utrecht, De Helling*
8th Nov – FR, Paris, Backstage BTM*
9th Nov – FR, Toulouse, Connexion Live*
10th Nov – ES, Madrid, Caracol*
11th Nov – ES, Barcelona, Apolo 2*
12th Nov – FR, Lyon, CCO*
15th Nov – UK , Manchester, Rebellion
16th Nov – IRE, Dublin, Voodoo Lounge
17th Nov – UK, Glasgow, G2
18th Nov – UK, London, Underworld
23rd Nov – DE, Hamburg, Hafenklang
24th Nov – DE, Berlin, Musik & Frieden
25th Nov – CZ, Prague, Futurum
26th Nov – A, Vienna, Chelsea
2nd Dec – NL, Tilburg, 013*
More TEXTURES dates:
9th Jun – NL, Middelburg, De Spot (w/ EXTREMITIES, EXIST IMMORTAL)
16th Jun – FR, Clisson, Hellfest
12th Aug – NL, Leeuwarden, Into the Grave
18th -20th Aug – NL, Deest, Festival Zeeltje
23rd Sept – NL, Nijverdal, Tattoofest
29thSept-1stOct – DE, Cologne, Euroblast
Last Miles to the Moon for TEXTURES
In 2003, TEXTURES entered the scene with a radical and fairly uncommon concept at that time: the sextet skipped the “demo-phase” entirely and released their debut album ‘Polars’ independently on a professional level and with that TEXTURES became the first Dutch do-it-yourself band: management, album/merch artwork, music videos, studio reports and a full-length album recorded in a self-built studio – everything in full control of the band. In 2004 the band proudly received the Essent Award for “Most Promising Talent”. After that the tiger was out of the cage, TEXTURES immediately stormed international clubs and festivals, and shared stages with bands like SLIPKNOT, MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, OPETH, SEPULTURA, MESHUGGAH, and RAMMSTEIN. In 2006 TEXTURES takes the – then fairly unknown – French band GOJIRA with them on their very first tour outside of France.
After releasing three albums (including their highly acclaimed 3rd album ‘Silhouettes’) through Listenable Records, TEXTURES seriously stepped up their game as they signed a worldwide record deal with Nuclear Blast for their 4th album ‘Dualism’ (2011) and 5th album ‘Phenotype’ (2016). In the meantime TEXTURES gained worldwide credit as co-founder of the new-born metal genres”math metal” and “djent”.
TEXTURES displayed their sophisticated, modern metal on numerous tours and by a miraculous coincidence, the band became – not big in Japan – but big in India. The band headlined shows in Bangalore, Delhi, Pune and Calcutta with crowds of 10,000 people. After five studio albums and many European tours, a lengthy run through the USA, Mexico, Canada and Russia the mileage counter shows – in total – 330,000 travelled kilometres (205,052 miles). Will TEXTURES reach the illustrious total distance from the earth to the moon; 363,000 km (225,558 miles) on their farewell tour throughout Europe and India in autumn 2017?
Order their final album ‘Phenotype’ physically here.
Get ‘Phenotype’ digitally here.
Oran O’Beirne
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