Diploid have announced a tour of New Zealand and the Australian east coast in support of their new EP, "Is God Up There?"

The Melbourne-based trio have a tireless work ethic, and have staged multiple tours of Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia in recent years.

Their caustic new EP blends blackened screamo with powerviolence and post-punk in a style they dub 'nihilistic feminism'. Their experimental approach sears the psyche with bursts of swirling blackened noise, crackling feedback, and distorted screams - calling to mind a mix of Orchid, Oathbreaker, Full Of Hell and Circle Takes The Square.

Catch one of their blistering live performances:

22 Sep - Wellington - Valhalla
23 Sep - Hamilton - Biddy Mulligan’s
24 Sep - Auckland - Whammy Bar
25 Sep - Auckland - Flying Out (AA)
24 Nov - Newcastle - Hamilton Station Hotel
25 Nov - Sydney - Beatdisc Records (AA)
26 Nov - Sydney - Black Wire Records (AA)
2 Dec - Brisbane - Via Studios
3 Dec - Brisbane - Fat Louie’s

“Is God Up There?” sees release through Art As Catharsis and Life.Lair.Regret Records on Tuesday 6 September.