Today, hardcore heavy hitters FREYA have released their new album Fight As One via Upstate Records. To celebrate the release, they have revealed a new music video for the title track which features hardcore legend Freddy Cricien of MADBALL.
As the band approaches its 20th anniversary of their first release, As the Last Light Drains (Victory Records, 2003), FREYA have returned to their roots with pulverizing force.
Freya comments: “From our perspective things are undeniably and unusually chaotic in recent times. “Fight as One” is an acknowledgment of that reality. Lyrically the song is about how hard times strengthen the true friendships. Freddy Madball put the jewel in the crown on this track for us with a block of hard-hitting lyrics and one of the most powerful voices in all of hardcore.”
FREYA are joined by three legendary hardcore front-men on their newest album; Freddy Cricien (MADBALL) delivers a crushing performance on the title track, Jamey Jasta (HATEBREED) seethes on “Sense of Doom” and Scott Vogel (TERROR) drops the hammer on “Thousand Yard Stare”.
Fight As One Credits: Lyrics: Karl Buechner Composition: Karl Buechner, Erick Edwards, Thom Turner, Ian Edwards, Ethan D Henry Produced and Mixed By: Ethan D Henry Mastered by: Jocko (Moresound) Photo By: Jim Wertman
Human Scum, have you received your 5G chip implan-…we mean ‘vaccine’ yet? Now that you’ve gotten your shot in the arm, GWAR will give you a shot in the mouth (of spew) this fall as they return to the road in North America. The first part of the “Scumdogs 30th Anniversary Tour” will kick off September 16th with a show in the band’s adopted hometown of Richmond, VA and will run through September 19th in Pittsburgh, PA and also includes a stop at RiotFest. This tour will see GWAR playing the Scumdogs of the Universe record in its entirety. Support on the headline shows will come from Madball and Eyehategod. The band then returns to the road October 28th in Norfolk, VA and will crisscross this mudball planet through December 13th in Washington, DC. Support will come from the legendary Napalm Death and again Eyehategod. GWAR will also make an appearance at this year’s “Welcome to Rockville” festival. A complete list of tour dates can be found below. Pre-sales start tomorrow June 17th and the general on-sale is this Friday June 18th. Watch a tour announcement from the band here:
“We’ve been saving it up, and we are ready to explode all over the face of this nation with a dazzling flood of chaotic shock rock load. But don’t even try to come to a show on this tour unless you are unvaccinated, covid positive and willing to submit to an enthusiastic rectal temperature check at the hands of our degenerate road crew,” says lead throat thing The Berserker Blóthar
GWAR‘s latest release, The Disc With No Name EP, is completely sold out, so you’re fucked, but don’t fret, you can still hear it online at: spotify.com
GWAR tour dates: $ – with Madball / Eyehategod supporting x – with Napalm Death / Eyehategod supporting # – Festival Sept. 16, 21 – Richmond, VA – The National $ Sept. 17, 21 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall $ Sept. 18, 21 – Chicago, IL – RiotFest @ Douglas Park # Sept. 19, 21 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls $ Oct. 28, 21 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa x Oct. 29, 21 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium x Oct. 30, 21 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall x Oct. 31, 21 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza x Nov. 1, 21 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage x Nov. 2, 21 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom x Nov. 4, 21 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave x Nov. 5, 21 – Detroit, MI – Crofoot Ballroom x Nov. 6, 21 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue x Nov. 7, 21 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues x Nov. 8, 21 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House x Nov. 10, 21 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel x Nov. 11, 21 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts x Nov. 12, 21 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade x Nov. 13, 21 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville # Nov. 15, 21 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live x Nov. 16, 21 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar & Grill x Nov. 18, 21 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater x Nov. 19, 21 – Tuscon, AZ – The Rialto x Nov. 20, 21 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues x Nov. 21, 21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco Theater x Nov. 22, 21 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom x Nov. 23, 21 – Ventura, CA – Ventura Theater x Nov. 24, 21 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory x Nov. 26, 21 – Reno, NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse x Nov. 27, 21 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory x Nov. 28, 21 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom x Nov. 30, 21 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO x Dec. 1, 21 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom x Dec. 3, 21 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall x Dec. 4, 21 – Edmonton, AB – Midway Bar x Dec. 6, 21 – Billings, MT – Pub Station x Dec. 7, 21 – Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater x Dec. 8, 21 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater x Dec. 9, 21 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue x Dec. 10, 21 – Lincoln, NE – The Bourbon Theatre x Dec. 11, 21 – Sauget, IL – Pop’s x Dec. 13, 21 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club x
Last Thursday, 17th October, New York hardcore veterans MADBALL kicked off the »Brooklyn Sound« tour that sees them perform four intimate shows across the UK this month. Whilst all dates on the tour have now completely sold out, don’t worry if you missed out. The band have teamed up with the guys over at Hotel Radio to livestream their London show this Sunday, 20th October! Tune in at 9PM BST | 10PM CEST | 1PM PDT to watch the show streamed live via Facebook and YouTube.
MADBALL‘s latest album »For The Cause« was released in June 2018 through Nuclear Blast Records and is available for purchase on various formats now from: http://www.nuclearblast.com/madball-ftc
New York hardcore kings MADBALL have announced the 8th installment of their renowned ‘Rebellion‘ tour. The tour will lead the band through Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium and see them supported by IRON REAGAN (USA), BORN FROM PAIN (Netherlands), DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR (USA), SLOPE (Germany), BRICK BY BRICK (USA), and IRONED OUT (England).
See them live on one of the following dates:
07.03. D Leipzig – Conne Island
08.03. NL Amsterdam – Melkweg
09.03. B Hasselt – Muziek O Droom
10.03. CH Aarburg – Musigburg
11.03. D Munich – Backstage
12.03. D Nuremberg – Z-Bau
13.03. D Essen – Turock
14.03. D Berlin – SO36
15.03. D Hamburg – Kronensaal
16.03. D Coesfeld – Fabrik
On the tour, MADBALL are supporting their recently released album “For The Cause”, that landed on #28 of the German album charts. In case you missed them, check out the videos from that album, here:
NYHC kings MADBALL are gearing up to join SUICIDAL TENDENCIES on the Still Cyco Punk After All These Tours on September 18th in Phoenix, Arizona! Today, the band released the music video for ‘Freight Train’ off their recent album, “For The Cause”.
Watch the video for ‘Freight Train’ here:
MADBALL will also play a handful of one off dates during the tour as well as a 3-day run in October. The trek will start in Ocala, Florida on October 24th with VIETMON and COLDSIDE followed by the 25th and 26th where they will be joined by label mates COMEBACK KID.
Freddy Cricien comments, “After a long summer of going back and forth to Europe, for festivals and our own club shows… we‘re excited to finally hit the states this fall! No better band/tour to be supporting then SUICIDAL TENDENCIES – they are great guys and of course.. a great band! We‘ll have some solo shows sprinkled about as well. Look forward to playing the states, first run since the release of »For The Cause«.”
Watch the trailer for the upcoming Still Cyco Punk After All These Tours tour and headlining shows here:
MADBALL US Tour Headlining Dates 9/20/2018 Jakes Sport Bar – Lubbock, TX 9/22/2019 Alamo City Music Hall – San Antonio, TX 9/30/2018. Cobra Lounge – Chicago, IL 10/24/2018. Alchemy Ballroom – Ocala, FL* 10/25/2018. Soundbar – Orlando, FL** 10/26/2018 Churchill’s – Miami, FL ** * w/ VIETNOM ** w/ COMEBACKKID
w/ SUICIDAL TENDENCIES 9/18/2018 The Pressroom – Phoenix, AZ 9/19/2018 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM 9/21/2018 Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill – Dallas, TX 9/23/2018 House of Blues – Houston, TX 9/25/2018 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA 9/27/2018 Entertainment Center Cone Denim – Greensboro, NC 9/29/2018 The Machine Shop – Flint, MI 10/01/2018 First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN 10/03/2018 Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA 10/05/2018 Summit – Denver, CO 10/06/2018 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
NYHC kings MADBALL will unleash their upcoming new album “For The Cause”, on June 15th, 2018 via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band releases the brand new single, ‘Rev Up’, including the official music video for the song:
Pre-order the album digitally to receive ‘Old Fashioned’ instantly!
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