The Dirty Nil Announce New Album, 'The Lash,' Celebrate with Ontario Tour
The band has announced a 12 city Ontario tour that kicks off this September 2025
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The glitter and glam of Hamilton, Ontario’s The Dirty Nil take a backseat as the band dives headfirst into something rawer and more stripped-down on their fifth studio album, The Lash, arriving July 25th via Dine Alone Records and available for pre-order HERE.
To celebrate, the band has announced a 12 city Ontario tour that kicks off this September 2025. Tickets available here:
https://www.thedirtynil.com/
Wasting no time in second-guessing, The Lash came together in a flash, with the band completing the entire record in just over two weeks alongside rising producer and engineer Vince Solveri. The result? A record that captures The Dirty Nil at their most urgent and electrifying.
ONTARIO TOUR DATES:
September 11 – Barrie, ON – Rec Room
September 12 – London, ON – London Music Hall
September 13 – St. Catharines, ON – Warehouse
September 14 – St. Catharines, ON – Warehouse
September 16 – Oshawa, ON – Biltmore Theatre
September 18 – Peterborough, ON – The Venue
September 19 – Kingston, ON – Broom Factory
September 20 – Ottawa, ON – Bronson Centre
September 21 – Montreal, QC – Café Campus
September 23 – Vandorf, ON – Harmony Hall (*)
September 25 – Burnstown, ON – Neat Café (*)
September 26 – Galt, ON – Farm League Brewing (*)
September 27 – Windsor, ON – Meteor (*)
September 28 – Windsor, ON – Meteor (*)
(*) NO Heart Attack Man on these dates.
Watch the visualizer for the new single, “Gallop of the Hounds,” HERE.
THE LASH ALBUM ARTWORK – DOWNLOAD
The Lash Tracklisting:
2. Fail in Time
3. That Don't Mean It Won't Sting
4. Rock N’ Roll Band
5. This Is Me Warning Ya
6. Do You Want Me?
7. Spider Dream
8. They Won't Beat Us
9. Hero Narrative
10. I Was A Henchman
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Everything about The Lash evokes a certain sort of brutality.
During a trip to the Vatican, Bentham found inspiration in some of its forgotten art: I was in a very dusty part of the basement, and they had these crazy bronze reliefs that were some of the most brutal things I’ve ever seen. There was a particular one called The Horrors of War. It was two guys fighting over a knife. That image ended up guiding a lot of this record.
From there, the band brought in UK designer Jack Sabbat for his acerbic, bootleg punk-flyer style, assuring The Lash would look right at home in a beat-up bin of old Crass records or in a Medieval torture dungeon.
Thematically, the album’s 10 tracks trade Bentham’s usual happy-go-lucky romanticism for a cathartic vent session about everything from music industry bullsh*t to the dissolution of a relationship. Drummer and co-conspirator Kyle Fisher jokes: I’ve been telling people that this is Luke’s therapy record.
Since forming in 2006, The Dirty Nil have always embraced the flashier side of punk. But with The Lash, they strip it all down to the essentials—just two friends in a room, playing like everything is on the line.
For fans of The Jesus Lizard, The Bronx, and Metz, The Lash is a high-stakes rock record from a band that has spent over a decade tearing up stages, building a worldwide following, and even winning a JUNO Award for Breakthrough Band in 2017. They’ve played the game and jumped through the hoops – now, The Dirty Nil are doing things entirely on their own terms.
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