ALBERTA ROCK TRIO ROYAL TUSK SHARES THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “HATED” PREMIERED BY SPILL MAGAZINE
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DO NO WRONG: THE MAKING OF ALTRUISTIC
THE NORTHERN LIGHT CO-HEADLINE CANADIAN TOUR STARTS FEBRUARY 20 WITH BRKN LOVE
New York, NY (February 9, 2024) – Alberta rock trio Royal Tusk shared the official video for “Hated” today premiered by Spill Magazine from their third full-length album, Altruistic, due February 23 with an accompanying documentary out now, Do No Wrong: The Making of Altruistic.
Royal Tusk bottle raw feelings of alienation into a clarion call on “Hated.” The soaring melody resounds with undeniable honesty underlined by fret-burning lead licks. “It was written from the point-of-view of someone who is labeled unredeemable,” said frontman, Daniel Carriere. “It doesn’t campaign for this person’s innocence, but it poses a question. If our world can’t believe an individual can change, it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy. Change is a running theme for this body of work. I think people can and do change. It’s the hardest thing, yet it’s possible.”
Spending nearly a year writing throughout the pandemic, the trio eventually hunkered down in Alberta’s Audio Department recording studio where they self-produced Altruistic. In the midst of the process, Carriere wound up in the throes of a year-long battle to get healthy after suffering from a blood clot in his lung. He lost over 20lbs and could barely speak.
“Sandy [bassist] and Quinn [guitarist] helped me through the entire experience,” Carriere said. “These songs were written prior to this life-changing event, but they still tell a story of struggle, suffering, uncertainty, courage, and watching your back. It’s bizarre how that happened. When I think of them now, they definitely illustrate what we all went through.”
With an unwavering determination, the band faced highs and lows that pushed them to the brink, including an almost career-ending illness that threatened to shatter their dreams. Throughout their trials and tribulations of friendships, brotherhood and tenacity prevail. In the documentary, witness the raw emotion, sweat, and imaginative determination as they pour their hearts and souls into creating what is undeniably one of the most powerful rock albums of the decade. It’s a story of passion, triumph over adversity, and the creation of a musical Tour de force that will redefine your perception of rock ‘n’ roll and the human spirit.
Royal Tusk has already released four singles from this record with the recent “Here On Out” including, “All My Life,” featuring vulnerable verses giving way to a riff-boosted refrain with words of encouragement, then there’s “Head Up,” Carriere’s emotionally charged vocal delivery with a head-nodding guitar groove while, “Relegate” stands out as a different kind of love song. Carriere says, “It’s about slipping away and losing your ground in a relationship like you can’t hold on.”
Altruistic Tracklisting
- Fire In Your Veins
- Hated
- Head Up
- Relegate
- All My Life
- Death Of Common Sense
- Here On Out
- Altruistic
- Breathe
- Something Like The Truth
Royal Tusk will embark on The Northern Light Co-headline Tour with BRKN Love across Canada from February 20 through March 16. The band will perform in Vancouver, Kelowna, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and many more with support from Whale and the Wolf, The Honest Heart Collective, and Mike Froh & The Bad News.
The Northern Light Co-Headline Tour
20-Feb-24 Nanimo, BC @The Queens
21-Feb-24 Victoria, BC @ Capitol Ballroom
23-Feb-24 Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl
24-Feb-24 Kelowna, BC @ Jackknife Brewery
25-Feb-24 Kamloops, BC @ Blue Grotto
27-Feb-24 Grande Prairie, AB @ Better Than Fred’s
29-Feb-24 Calgary, AB @ Dickens*
01-Mar-24 Edmonton, AB @ Union Hall*
02-Mar-24 Saskatoon, SK @ Coors Event Center^
03-Mar-24 Regina, SK @ The Exchange^
05-Mar-24 Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theater
08-Mar-24 Montreal, QC @ TBA
09-Mar-24 Ottawa, ON @ Bass Monkey**
10-Mar-24 Kingston, ON @ Broom Factory**
11-Mar-24 Hamilton, ON @Mills Hardware**
13-Mar-24 St. Catharines, ON @ Warehouse**
14-Mar-24 Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground**
15-Mar-24 London, ON @ Rum Runners**
16-Mar-24 Waterloo, ON @ Maxwell’s**
* WITH WHALE AND THE WOLF
** WITH THE HONEST HEART COLLECTIVE
^ WITH MIKE FROH AND THE BAD NEWS
