Practically twenty years after it first started, Fucked Up‘s sprawling, ever-mutating Zodiac venture is heading in the direction of its towering conclusion. The Canadian hardcore experimentalists have introduced Grass Can Transfer Stones — a ten-part, three-album finale that can deliver their 20-year journey full circle.
Set in movement with Yr Of The Goat (out December 12 on Tankcrimes), the finale additionally encompasses Yr Of The Monkey and Yr Of The Rooster, forming one interconnected story instructed throughout nearly 5 hours of music. The three releases will revisit and recontextualize themes, characters, and sounds from all 9 earlier Zodiac entries, pulling threads from the band’s previous right into a single, bold narrative.
The ten sides of Grass Can Transfer Stones shall be rolled out over the course of a yr:
- Yr Of The Goat this Fall (single LP)
- Yr Of The Monkey in Spring 2026 (double LP)
- Yr Of The Rooster in Autumn 2026 (double LP), touchdown in tandem with the twentieth anniversary of the very first Zodiac installment, Yr Of The Canine (October 2006).
Every entry will debut on the band’s Bandcamp, with vinyl pre-orders out there by way of Tankcrimes — the long-running residence of the Zodiac sequence. Pre-orders can be found right here.
In an announcement, Fucked Up stated: “We’re excited to announce Grass Can Transfer Stones, the ten half finale to our twenty-year Zodiac album cycle. Be a part of us over the subsequent yr as we launch the Yr Of The Goat LP, the Yr Of The Monkey 2xLP, and the Yr Of The Rooster 2xLP in installments, one story unfold over nearly 5 hours of music, that dives again into the characters, narratives, and music from all our earlier zodiac data, instructed by dozens of characters and particular company.
“Sides shall be launched (nearly) month-to-month on Bandcamp, main as much as the finale aspect in October 2026, the twenty-year anniversary of the primary zodiac album, Yr Of The Canine. Vinyl will hit shops via this yr, so keep tuned.”
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