Thunderchief announces new album and tour for »With Hatchet, Pike Or Morning Star…«; out July 1st via ASR Records!

Virginia-based heavy metal/punk outfit Thunderchief will release its new full-length album, »With Hatchet, Pike Or Morning Star…«, through ASR Records on physical and digital form on July 1st, 2026, and embarking on a 4-week tour beginning July 6 to support the release.

Continuing the band’s blend of aggressive metal, raw punk, and hard rock influences, »With Hatchet, Pike Or Morning Star…« presents Thunderchief’s most focused and direct material to date. Across the album’s runtime, the band delivers a collection of hard-hitting tracks built on heavy riffs, frantic rhythms, and unsettling lyrical content – touching on current social issues including politics, humanity and the dreaded concert-ticket & music-streaming capitalization.

The band states, “We are really excited about this album, it hits on everything we like about making music. We pushed ourselves in a few new directions on this one to include some new elements that weren’t present on prior albums, and we’re stoked on how the fans have responded to hearing these songs live.”

Formed in Richmond, Virginia, Thunderchief has developed a sound rooted in abrasive metal/hardcore punk, drawing weight & urgency equally from the respective genres. The new album builds on that foundation, offering a set of songs that emphasize momentum, intensity, and dare we say, “groove”, without relying on studio excess or modern trends to create atmosphere. The band also threw in a cover of the 1973 Zior cult-laden classic, »Entrance Of The Devil«.

»With Hatchet, Pike Or Morning Star…« will be released by ASR Records on July 1, 2026, with a 4-week tour to follow beginning on Monday, July 6, and a southwestern tour slated for October.

For more updates and information, visit Thunderchief online at thethunderchief.com.

Thunderchief – »With Hatchet, Pike Or Morning Star…« (ASR Records) out July 1st, 2026 (CD/Digital)

Tracklist:
01. Malaise
02. Chintzy
03. Catch My Fall
04. Entrance Of The Devil (Zior cover)
05. Lie Nation
06. Slurpee

Thunderchief Summer Tour 2026:
7/6 Alexandria, VA – Galactic Panther
7/7 New Hope, PA – John & Peters
7/8 Harrisonburg, VA – Coffee Hound
7/9 Pittsburgh, PA – Rock Room
7/10 Detroit, MI – Paris
7/11 Chicago, IL – Liars Club
7/12 Madison, WI – Gamma Ray (Matinee)
7/13 Minneapolis, MN – Underground
7/15 Columbus, OH – Dirty Dungarees
7/16 Wheeling, WV – Carins Pub
7/17 Akron, OH – The Matinee
7/18 Buffalo, NY – Ask a Punk
7/19 Reading, PA – Gnome Hutch
7/20 Saratoga Springs, NY – Desperate Annies
7/22 Manchester, NH – The Bungalow
7/23 Worcester, MA – Ralph’s Rock Diner
7/24 New London, CT – 33 Golden
7/25 Portland, ME – Madrids
7/26 Bangor, ME – Old Towne Theater
7/27 Henniker, NH – Henniker Brewing
7/29 Providence, RI – Alchemy
7/30 Medford, MA – Deep Cuts
7/31 Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
8/1 Philadelphia, PA – O’Malleys

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well