This year marks the 20th anniversary of No One Rides For Free, the thunderous debut album by California’s stalwart rock outfit, Fu Manchu. Since then, singer-guitarist Scott Hill and crew have been one of the world’s most consistent purveyors of savage, bong-boiled riffage—and that hasn’t changed with Gigantoid. The band’s latest full-length rages and lunges with a vengeance, as heard on the paranoid-stoner anthem “Invaders On My Back,” which is being debuted here. The song not only howls with feral abandon, it calls back to the group’s own California-punk roots. Fu Manchu may be a little long in the tooth, but those teeth still shred.


Gigantoid will be released April 29 via the band’s own label, At The Dojo.


Fu Manchu tour 2014

April 30—Bottom Of The Hill—San Francisco, California

May 1—The Alley—Sparks, Nevada

May 3—Dante’s—Portland, Oregon

May 4—El Corazon—Seattle, Washington

May 6—Club Sound—Salt Lake City, Utah

May 7—Marquis Theatre—Denver, Colorado

May 10—Subterranean—Chicago, Illinois

May 11—Small’s—Hamtramck, Michigan

May 13—Ace Of Cups—Columbus, Ohio

May 14—Grog Shop—Cleveland Heights, Ohio

May 16—Lee’s Palace—Toronto, Ontario

May 17—Cabaret Mile End—Montreal, Quebec

May 19—Mercury Lounge—New York, New York

May 20—The Sinclair—Cambridge, Massachusetts

May 21—The Barbary—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

May 23—Rock & Roll Hotel—Washington, D.C.

May 24—King’s Barcade—Raleigh, North Carolina

May 25—The Earl—Atlanta, Georgia

May 27—Red 7—Austin, Texas

May 28—Gas Monkey—Dallas, Texas

May 31—Pub Rock Live—Scottsdale, Arizona

June 14—The Casbah—San Diego, California

June 21—The Troubadour—Los Angeles, California