After touring together in 2019, Japanese metal band Boris and NYC industrial metal band Uniform are joining forces for a collaborative album.

Revealed today, Bright New Disease will be released on June 16 via Sacred Bones Records. The first single from the album is titled “Bright New Disease,” and it was primarily written by Boris in the summer of 2020 with the assistance of Uniform drummer Mike Sharp.

Boris' Atsuo said this about the new single:

“At that time, we didn't know when we would be able to resume concerts, and our wish became the song directly.”

Boris’s Atsuo and Takeshi collectively said this about Uniform’s musical delivery:

“On tour, we learned more about the depth of their musicality, which we felt was compatible with our own expression. They are a band that can be described in many ways—punk, metal, industrial—but they truly excel because they are not locked into any style. They are always experimenting and innovating.”

Uniform vocalist Michael Berdan said this about being on the road with Boris:

“Uniform have been longtime fans and admirers of Boris. Supporting them on tour was a dream come true. The first time I met Atsuo he was wearing a Gastunk shirt, and Takeshi has schooled me harder on Burning Spirits than any fetishist westerner could ever hope for.”

Tour dates for both Boris and Uniform can be seen below. Pre-orders for Bright New Disease can be made here.

Bright New Disease tracklisting:

1) You Are the Beginning

2) Weaponized Grief

3) No

4) The Look is a Flame

5) The Sinners of Hell (Jigoku)

6) Narcotic Shadow

7) A Man from the Earth

8) Endless Death Agony

9) Not Surprised

Boris Live Dates:

03/05/23: Dublin, IE - Button Factory

04/05/23: Belfast, UK - Black Box

05/05/23: Glasgow, UK - Room 2

06/05/23: Settle, UK - Victoria Hall

07/05/23: London, UK - Desert Fest

09/05/23: Aschaffenburg, DE - Colos-Saal

10/05/23: Antwerp, BE - Trix

11/05/23: Haarlem, NL - Patronaat

12/05/23: Hamburg, DE - Hafenklang

13/05/23: Copenhagen, DK - A Colossal Weekend

15/05/23: Oslo, NO - Blå

16/05/23: Oslo, NO - Blå

17/05/23: Stockholm, SE - Debaser

19/05/23: Helsinki, FI - Sonic Rites

20/05/23: Tallinn, EE - Sveta

21/05/23: Riga, LV - Tu Jau Zini Kur

22/05/23: Vilnius, LT - SODAS 2123

23/05/23: Warsaw, PL - Proxima

24/05/23: Krawkow, PL - Kwadrat

25/05/23: Brno, CZ - Kabinet Muz

26/05/23: Innsbruck, AT - Heart Of Noise Fest

27/05/23: Fribourg, CH - Fri-Son

28/05/23: Turin, IT - Jazz Is Dead Festival

29/05/23: Bologna, IT - Freakout Club

30/05/23: Milan, IT - Legend Club

01/06/23: Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound

03/06/23: Lisbon, PT - ZDB

04/06/23: Braga, PT - Gnration

08/06/23: Madrid, ES - Primavera Sound

Uniform Live Dates:

28/06/23: Hamburg, DE - Hafenklang

29/06/23: Roskilde, DK - Roskilde Festival

30/06/23: Stockholm, SE - HUS7

01/07/23: Göteborg, SE - Hemligheten

02/07/23: Malmo, SE - Plan B

04/07/23: Lodz, PL - Przestrzen

05/07/23: Warsaw, PL - Voodoo

06/07/23: Berlin, DE - Urban Spree

07/07/23: Tilburg, NL - Little Devil

08/07/23: Ypres, BE - Ieperfest

10/07/23: Nijmegen, NL - Merleyn

11/07/23: Paris, FR - La Boule Noire

12/07/23: Antwerp, BE - AMC

13/07/23: Leipzig, DE - Soltmann

14/07/23: Kutna Hora, CZ - Creepy Teepee Festival