Schkeuditzer Kreuz releases third LP ‘Swan Grinder’ with confirmed Europe tour dates (Sept–Oct 2025)
Schkeuditzer Kreuz - Live Nis, Serbia (Photo by AKC Fuzz Nis)
Australian industrial synth-punk project Schkeuditzer Kreuz (Kieren Hills) has released its third full-length album “Swan Grinder”, and will undertake a second European tour from September through October 2025 as we confirmed already. But we now can give you more confirmed dates.
The 8-track album is available now via Bandcamp, with a vinyl LP and digital download; a double-CD edition with a bonus remix disc will follow. “Swan Grinder” was mastered at The Cage by Martin Bowes (Attrition).
A video for “Sirens of Death” is available below.
Schkeuditzer Kreuz Europe 2025 tour dates
- Sep 18 – Goldmarks, Stuttgart (DE)
- Sep 19 – SchrottBar, Biel/Bienne (CH)
- Sep 20 – Wagenplatz, Zürich (CH)
- Sep 21 – Romp, Luzern (CH)
- Sep 24 – Quarterdeck, Basel (CH)
- Sep 25 – Horst, Kreuzlingen (CH)
- Sep 26 – Secret Place, Tbilisi (GE)
- Sep 27 – The Skip, Kutaisi (GE)
- Sep 28 – Muha Bar, Yerevan (AM)
- Sep 30 – Festival After Party, Tbilisi (GE)
- Oct 01 – MS HIGHmat*Los, Lingen (Ems) (DE)
- Oct 02 – Café Bosch, Arnhem (NL)
- Oct 03 – TBA, Copenhagen (DK)
- Oct 04 – Kafe 44, Stockholm (SE)
- Oct 05 – TBC, Sweden
- Oct 08 – TBA, Gdańsk (PL)
- Oct 09 – TBA, Trutnov (CZ)
- Oct 10 – Noisebar, Bohuslavice (CZ)
- Oct 11 – Connewitz, Leipzig (DE)
- Oct 12 – Kreativfabrik, Wiesbaden (DE)
- Oct 15 – La Diskordia, Madrid (ES)
- Oct 16 – Rock Beer The New, Santander (ES)
- Oct 17 – Bola 8, Gijón (ES)
- Oct 18 – Sala Asatru, A Coruña (ES)
- Oct 19 – TBA, Spain
- Oct 22 – Just Dropped In, Coventry (England)
- Oct 23 – The Peer Hat, Manchester (England)
- Oct 24 – The Skerries, Bangor (Wales)
- Oct 25 – The Black Bull, Gateshead (England)
About Schkeuditzer Kreuz
Schkeuditzer Kreuz is the solo project of Kieren Hills, founded in 2020 and based in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. The sound merges industrial electronics with crust and d-beat influences.
The project’s debut album “Isolated and Alone” appeared in 2021, followed by “No Life Left” in 2023 and the new album “Swan Grinder” in 2025. Earlier releases were issued through independent channels including Bad Habit Records, with distribution support in some regions.
The “No Life Left” cycle included the single “Second Life” and a subsequent remix collection.
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