Cult Leader (ex-Gaza) streaming new EP; tour starts soon

by Doug Moore

In case you’ve forgotten: Utah metalcore sluggers Cult Leader are basically Gaza after a shakeup at the vocal spot. The first song they debuted from their upcoming EP suggested that not a lot had changed with this group of musicians aside from their name; Lucero’s vocals are quite similar to ex-Gaza singer Jon Parkin’s, and the instrumental unit still rockets between jittery tech runs and doomy slams.

Cult Leader are now streaming that EP, titled Nothing For Us Here, which you can stream below via Slug Magazine. Unsurprisingly, the whole thing pretty much picks up where Gaza left off…which definitely isn’t a bad thing. If anything, I’m even more excited for Cult Leader’s upcoming tour with Yautja now than I was when it was announced a few weeks back. Said tour hits NYC at Grand Victory on May 16 with local help from Tiger Flowers and Divider. Tickets for that show are still available. Don’t miss it.

Nothing For Us Here comes out on April 15 via Deathwish Inc.; preorder it here. Stream it below, and check out both Cult Leader and Yautja’s (slightly different) tour schedules below…

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Yautja — 2014 Tour Dates
4/03/2014 TBA – Knoxville, TN
4/04/2014 MACRock – Harrisonburg, VA
4/05/2014 TBA – Louisville, KY
4/06/2014 TBA – Kansas City, MO
4/07/2014 Bar Bar (Carioca Cafe) – Denver, CO
4/08/2014 Baby Haus – Laramie, WY
4/09/2014 TBA – Salt Lake City, UT
4/10/2014 The Crux – Boise, ID w/ Cult Leader
4/11/2014 New Frontier Lounge – Tacoma, WA w/ Cult Leader
4/12/2014 Laughing Horse – Portland, OR w/ Cult Leader
4/13/2014 100th Monkey Café – Chico, CA w/ Cult Leader
4/14/2014 TBA w/ Cult Leader
4/15/2014 Aladdin Jr – Pomona, CA w/ Cult Leader
4/16/2014 51 West – Tempe, AZ w/ Cult Leader
4/17/2014 The Naylair – El Paso, TX w/ Cult Leader
4/18/2014 Red 7 – Austin, TX w/ Illustrations w/ Cult Leader
4/19/2014 TBA w/ Cult Leader, Illustrations
4/20/2014 Three Links – Dallas, TX w/ Cult Leader, Illustrations
4/21/2014 The Conservatory – Oklahoma City, OK w/ Cult Leader
4/22/2014 TBA – St. Louis, MO w/ Cult Leader
4/23/2014 TBA – Memphis, TN w/ Cult Leader
5/05/2014 Cafe Coco – Nashville, TN w/ Cult Leader
5/06/2014 The Forge – Birmingham, AL w/ Cult Leader
5/07/2014 TBA – Atlanta, GA w/ Cult Leader
5/08/2014 TBA – Tallahassee, FL w/ Cult Leader, Ex-Breathers
5/09/2014 Churchill’s – Miami, FL w/ Cult Leader
5/10/2014 Uncle Lou’s – Orlando, FL w/ Cult Leader
5/11/2014 Tin Roof – Charleston, SC w/ Cult Leader
5/12/2014 Milestone – Charlotte, NC w/ Cult Leader
5/13/2014 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA w/ Cult Leader
5/14/2014 Sidebar – Baltimore, MD w/ Cult Leader
5/15/2014 TBA – Philadelphia, PA w/ Cult Leader
5/16/2014 The Grand Victory – Brooklyn, NY w/ Cult Leader
5/17/2014 O’Brien’s – Allston, MA w/ Cult Leader
5/18/2014 AS220 – Providence, RI w/ Cult Leader, Tinsel Teeth
5/19/2014 The Lair – Buffalo, NY w/ Cult Leader
5/20/2014 Mr. Roboto Project – Pittsburgh, PA w/ Cult Leader
5/21/2014 Yonka House – Detroit, MI w/ Cult Leader

Cult Leader — 2014 Tour Dates
4/10 Boise @ The Crux
4/11 Tacoma @ New Frontier Lounge (Bleak Outlook)
4/12 Portland @ Laughing Horse
4/13 Chico @ 100th Monkey Cafe
4/14 TBA*
4/15 Pomona @ Aladdin Jr
4/16 Tempe @ 51 West
4/17 El Paso @ The Naylair
4/18 Austin @ Red 7 Indoors w/ Illustrations
4/19 TBA* w/ Illustrations
4/20 Dallas @ Three Links w/ Illustrations
4/21 Oklahoma City @ The Conservatory
4/22 Albuquerque @ Gasworks (WITHOUT YAUTJA)
4/23 Las Vegas @ TBA (WITHOUT YAUTJA)
5/02 Denver @ Bar Bar (WITHOUT YAUTJA but w/ Call of The Void and Reproacher)
5/03 Kansas City @ Art Closet Studios (WITHOUT YAUTJA)
5/04 Louisville @ TBA (WITHOUT YAUTJA)
5/05 Nashville @ Cafe Coco
5/06 Birmingham @ The Forge
5/07 Atlanta @ TBA
5/08 Tallahassee @ TBA w/ Ex-Breathers
5/09 Miami @ Churchill’s
5/10 Orlando @ Uncle Lou’s
5/11 Charleston @ Tin Roof
5/12 Charlotte @ Milestone
5/13 Richmond @ Strange Matter
5/14 Baltimore @ Sidebar
5/15 Philadelphia @ TBA
5/16 Brooklyn @ The Grand Victory
5/17 Allston @ O’Brien’s
5/18 Providence @ AS220 w/ TINSEL TEETH
5/19 Buffalo @ The Lair
5/20 Pittsburgh @ Mr. Roboto Project
5/21 Detroit @ Yonka House
5/22 Chicago @ TBA (WITHOUT YAUTJA)
5/23 Minneapolis @ TBA (WITHOUT YAUTJA)
5/24 Des Moines @ Vaudeville Mews (WITHOUT YAUTJA)