Connecting the musical dots between Dunedin, Auckland, Chicago, London and Wellington, the long-awaited debut album from Die! Die! Die! is finally here…

Die! Die! Die! are a three-piece band originally from Duendin but now based in Auckland that in just over a year, have solidified their reputation as one of New Zealand's best new bands. With an emphasis on rhythm and volume, Die! Die! Die! create a driving sound that is immediate and visceral, while retaining enough melody to keep their songs in your head long after their short set has come to a close.

Formed in November 2003, Die! Die! Die! quickly bought a van and started playing as many shows in as many towns as they could in both New Zealand and Australia, including both Homebake and Meredith festivals, support slots for Wire and Franz Ferdinand, two large-scale national tour supports already this year for the reformed Straightjacket Fits and then the renamed Shihad, and numerous shows in the USA and UK.

Die! Die! Die! left New Zealand in March 2005 for an extensive tour of the USA - where they recorded their debut album with Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies, Shellac) at his studio Electrical Audio in Chicago - before heading to the UK and Sweden. Although the recording went well, the tour was cut short by bereavement. It was around this time that their debut eponymous six-track EP recorded with Dale Cotton (HDU, Dimmer) was released in New Zealand by Capitalrecordings on CD (CREC1217) and on vinyl (CREV1217).

Things began to move quickly from there, with the Straightjacket Fits tour, the return to the UK to master the album at the famed EMI Abbey Road studios with engineer Steve Rooke, and the Shihad national tour all completed in a matter of months. They now embark on their own national tour with thirteen dates throughout the country over September.