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NAPALM DEATH Announce “Resentment is Always Seismic – a final throw of Throes” Mini-Album; Release First Single ‘Narcissus’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on December 10, 2021
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Continuing the fearless exploration of their legendary sound’s outer limits, UK Grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH announce the release of a new Mini-Album entitled “Resentment is Always Seismic – a final throw of Throes”, out February 11th, 2022 via Century Media Records.

“Resentment is Always Seismic – a final throw of Throes” is a partner recording to NAPALM DEATH’s latest, much acclaimed “Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism” album from 2020, concluding matters through vital, tumultuous Grindcore and shockwave ambience.

While currently on the road across North America, NAPALM DEATH frontman Mark “Barney” Greenway checked in with the following comment about the upcoming release: “ You can certainly consider “Resentment Is Always…” as an extension of – or partner recording to – the “Throes…” album. We had long since wanted to put a mini-album out – in the spirit of the old days – and found we had enough quality tracks even after all the “Throes…” bonus tracks to do that. Hopefully this mini holds some nice twists in its own right for people, and certainly covering “People Pie” by Slab! made us really stretch ourselves, which feels great artistically. In the end, resentment is certainly seismic – it can trigger the complete erosion of humanity in many situations. That was the point that I really wanted to hammer home overall”

“Narcissus”, the furious opening track of the release, is being launched today as small foretaste of the Mini-Album. Make sure to check it out at full volume here:

““Narcissus” just seemed to fit the bill as one of those rampaging tracks that we always seem to gravitate towards as an album opener. The low-slung concrete mixer bassline at the start really ushers it in nicely. It was written at a time when the ‘alt-right’ was parading itself around, so lyrically I like to think it exposes the vanity and personality cult of that whole thing.”, added Greenway.

The 8-track mini-album “Resentment is Always Seismic – a final throw of Throes” comes with a total playing time of 29 minutes and will be available as Ltd. CD Digipak, Vinyl as well as in the Digital Album format with the following track-listing:

  1. Narcissus
  2. Resentment Always Simmers
  3. By Proxy
  4. People Pie (Slab! Cover version)
  5. Man Bites Dogged
  6. Slaver Through a Repeat Performance
  7. Don’t Need It (Bad Brains cover version)
  8. Resentment is Always Seismic (Dark Sky Burial Dirge)

The pre-order for the various formats of “Resentment is Always Seismic – a final throw of Throes” is starting today here: https://napalmdeath.lnk.to/ResentmentIsAlwaysSeismic-AFinalThrowOfThroes

NAPALM DEATH are currently wrapping up a comprehensive tour across North America with Gwar and Century Media Records labelmates EyeHateGod. Here are all upcoming NAPALM DEATH live-shows announced so far:

GWAR, NAPALM DEATH & EYEHATEGOD:

Fri 10.12.2021 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
Sat 11.12.2021 Sauget, IL – Pop’s
Mon 13.12.2021 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Tue 14.12.2021 New York, NY – Irving Plaza

NAPALM DEATH, DOOM, SIBERIAN MEAT GRINDER, SHOW ME THE BODY
“Campaign For Musical Destruction” European Tour 2022

03.02.2022 Magdeburg (Germany) – Factory
04.02.2022 Wrocław (Poland) – Concert Center A2
05.02.2022 Budapest (Hungary) – A38
06.02.2022 Wien (Austria) – Arena
07.02.2022 München (Germany) – Backstage
09.02.2022 Manchester (UK) – Club Academy
10.02.2022 Glasgow (UK) – Classic Grand
11.02.2022 Buckley (UK) – The Tivoli
12.02.2022 Birmingham (UK) – Hammerfest
13.02.2022 London (UK) – Electric Ballroom
15.02.2022 Paris (France) – La Machine Du Moulin Rouge
16.02.2022 Besançon (France) – La Rodia
17.02.2022 Marseille (France) – Le Jas Rod
18.02.2022 Biarritz (France) – Atabal
19.02.2022 Mérignac (France) – Krakato
22.02.2022 Paderno Dugnano (Italy) – Slaughter Club
23.02.2022 Nürnberg (Gerrmany) – Z-Bau
24.02.2022 Brno (Czech Republic) – Sonor
25.02.2022 Leipzig (Germany) – Werk 2
26.02.2022 Herford (Germany) – X-Herford
27.02.2022 Utrecht (The Netherlands) – Tivoli
01.03.2022 Hamburg (Germany) – Gruenspan
02.03.2022 Oberhausen (Germany) – Turbinenhalle
03.03.2022 Lindau (Germany) – Club Vaudeville
04.03.2022 Mannheim (Germany) – Alte Feuerwache
05.03.2022 Berlin (Germany) – Astra
06.03.2022 Eindhoven (The Netherlands) – Dynamo

NAPALM DEATH – Live 2022:

26.06.2022 Clisson (France) – Hellfest Open Air
16.07.2022 Dortmund (Germany) – Tombstoned Fest Open Air
05.08.2022 Steenwijkerwold (The Netherlands) – Dicky Woodstock
06.08.2022 Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans (France) – Sylak Festival
17-20.08.2022 Dinkelsbühl (Germany) – Summer Breeze Open Air
09-11.09.2022 Aleksandrów Łódzki (Poland) – Summer Dying Loud

And many more shows to be announced soon…

NAPALM DEATH’s latest and much lauded 16th studio album “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” (2020), which was recorded with longtime producer Russ Russell and features artwork by Frode Sylthe, entered international sales charts upon release as follows: Germany: # 18, Austria: # 37, Switzerland: # 26, Finland: # 35, Belgium: # 88, Spain: # 78, France: # 120, UK (Rock Chart): # 3 and USA: # 58 Billboard Top Albums.

Check out the singles/videos that NAPALM DEATH released for the “Throes of Joy…” album here:
“Backlash Just Because”: https://youtu.be/FFDHuCeaM_Y
“Amoral”: https://youtu.be/T5ChaOiPZGo
“A Bellyful of Salt and Spleen”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLKjpobj4vg
“Contagion”: https://youtu.be/RCKYm2Gw8JA

You can still order “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” in various formats here: https://napalmdeath.lnk.to/ThroesofJoyintheJawsofDefeatismPR

NAPALM DEATH Launch New Video for ‘Contagion’; Announce “Campaign For Musical Destruction” European Tour 2022

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 9, 2021
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UK Grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH are pleased to be able to continue to promote their current and much acclaimed album “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism”…

While currently on the road all across North American as part of the “Scumdogs 30th Anniversary Tour” with Gwar as well as labelmates EyeHateGod, NAPALM DEATH are now debuting a promotional video directed by Marc Nickel & Ljuba Generalova for the track “Contagion” off “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism”.

Check it out here:

NAPALM DEATH frontman Mark ‘Barney’ Greenway comments about the special topic covered within the song and clip as follows: “Although we can only hope to provide a snapshot in four-minutes, what we wanted to try to illustrate with the “Contagion” video is how difficult it has been made to do something as fundamental as moving freely as a human being. There is downright absurdity in that some people have to resort to mortal danger doing things like riding atop trains whilst others can move seamlessly and freely without a second thought. We advocate for an end to borders of all description. Complementing that, the sweaty live footage was shot brilliantly by Ljuba Generalova in NAPALM DEATH’s virtual second home of Berlin and the music, you might say, just motors along like a train.”

And NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury, who wrote the music and the lyrics for “Contagion”, added as follows: “Musically, “Contagion” is geared towards manic intense live mosh pit action but with an added 4AD noise quirk homage chorus! Also, having so many friends in the Latin community, through a couple of them I learned and read about the perilous journeys that families embark on for the chance at a better life. As a parent, I think of my children’s future all the time – the things we take for granted I wanted to reflect lyrically!”

In other news, NAPALM DEATH have just announced a next edition of their “Campaign For Musical Destruction” tour across Europe for February/March 2022, this time featuring support by Doom, Siberian Meatgrinder and Show Me The Body. Here is a full list of the dates for that run:

NAPALM DEATH, DOOM, SIBERIAN MEAT GRINDER, SHOW ME THE BODY
“Campaign For Musical Destruction” European Tour 2022

03.02.2022 Magdeburg (Germany) – Factory
04.02.2022 Wrocław (Poland) – Concert Center A2
05.02.2022 Budapest (Hungary) – A38
06.02.2022 Wien (Austria) – Arena
07.02.2022 München (Germany) – Backstage
09.02.2022 Manchester (UK) – Club Academy
10.02.2022 Glasgow (UK) – Classic Grand
11.02.2022 Buckley (UK) – The Tivoli
12.02.2022 Birmingham (UK) – Hammerfest
13.02.2022 London (UK) – Electric Ballroom
15.02.2022 Paris (France) – La Machine Du Moulin Rouge
16.02.2022 Besançon (France) – La Rodia
17.02.2022 Marseille (France) – Le Jas Rod
18.02.2022 Biarritz (France) – Atabal
19.02.2022 Mérignac (France) – Krakato
22.02.2022 Paderno Dugnano (Italy) – Slaughter Club
23.02.2022 Nürnberg (Gerrmany) – Z-Bau
24.02.2022 Brno (Czech Republic) – Sonor
25.02.2022 Leipzig (Germany) – Werk 2
26.02.2022 Herford (Germany) – X-Herford
27.02.2022 Utrecht (The Netherlands) – Tivoli
01.03.2022 Hamburg (Germany) – Gruenspan
02.03.2022 Oberhausen (Germany) – Turbinenhalle
03.03.2022 Lindau (Germany) – Club Vaudeville
04.03.2022 Mannheim (Germany) – Alte Feuerwache
05.03.2022 Berlin (Germany) – Astra
06.03.2022 Eindhoven (The Netherlands) – Dynamo

And here is a list of NAPALM DEATH’s remaining shows in North America as well as other appearances for 2022:

GWAR, NAPALM DEATH & EYEHATEGOD:
Wed 10.11.2021 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
Thu 11.11.2021 Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
Fri 12.11.2021 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
Sun 14.11.2021 Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
Mon 15.11.2021 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
Tue 16.11.2021 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill
Thu 18.11.2021 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
Fri 19.11.2021 Tucson, AZ – The Rialto Theatre
Sat 20.11.2021 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
Sun 21.11.2021 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco Theater
Mon 22.11.2021 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
Tue 23.11.2021 Ventura, CA – Ventura Theater
Wed 24.11.2021 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory – Santa Ana
Fri 26.11.2021 Reno, NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse
Sat 27.11.2021 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Concert House
Sun 28.11.2021 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
Tue 30.11.2021 Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO
Wed 01.12.2021 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
Fri 03.12.2021 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
Sat 04.12.2021 Edmonton, AB – Midway Bar
Mon 06.12.2021 Billings, MT – Pub Station
Tue 07.12.2021 Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater
Wed 08.12.2021 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
Thu 09.12.2021 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Fri 10.12.2021 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
Sat 11.12.2021 Sauget, IL – Pop’s
Mon 13.12.2021 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Tue 14.12.2021 New York, NY – Irving Plaza

NAPALM DEATH – Live 2022:
26.06.2022 Clisson (France) – Hellfest Open Air
16.07.2022 Dortmund (Germany) – Tombstoned Fest Open Air
17-20.08.2022 Dinkelsbühl (Germany) – Summer Breeze Open Air
09-11.09.2022 Aleksandrów Łódzki (Poland) – Summer Dying Loud

And many more shows to be announced soon…

NAPALM DEATH’s latest and much lauded 16th studio album “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” (2020), which was again recorded with longtime producer Russ Russell and features artwork by Frode Sylthe, entered international sales charts upon release as follows: Germany: # 18, Austria: # 37, Switzerland: # 26, Finland: # 35, Belgium: # 88, Spain: # 78, France: # 120, UK (Rock Chart): # 3 and USA: # 58 Billboard Top Albums.

Check out the other singles/videos that NAPALM DEATH previous released for the album here:
“Backlash Just Because”: https://youtu.be/FFDHuCeaM_Y
“Amoral”: https://youtu.be/T5ChaOiPZGo
“A Bellyful of Salt and Spleen”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLKjpobj4vg

You can still order “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” in various formats here: https://napalmdeath.lnk.to/ThroesofJoyintheJawsofDefeatismPR

Stay tuned for further NAPALM DEATH news coming soon…

GWAR Announce “Scumdogs 30th Anniversary Tour”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 16, 2021
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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

Don’t forget to drink GWAR’s Ragnarök Rye and smoke “The Bud of Gods” CBD Line

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

NAPALM DEATH Sign New Deal With Century Media Records; Announce Catalogue-Album Re-Issues

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 3, 2021
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UK Grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have recently signed a new deal with Century Media Records, extending the long-running co-operation between the parties once more.

NAPALM DEATH vocalist Mark ‘Barney’ Greenway commented: “Very happy to let people know that we have put pen to paper and taken the plunge with Century Media again. Crucial to NAPALM DEATH was that we continued to retain artistic and creative control and also continue to have a determining voice in how our music is used – and, equally as importantly, isn’t used. The people we have consistently worked with down the years at Century Media have always been extremely attuned to this, and we have never experienced anything like the heavy hand of suffocating commercial pressure that can be inherent in this kind of relationship and lead to crappy creative outcomes. Looking forward to sonically bending more minds with their help.”

Philipp Schulte, Director Century Media Records Europe, also checked in with the following comment: “NAPALM DEATH and Century Media Records have gone a long way together already, so it makes us very happy continuing as the band’s partner for the years ahead. The value of artistic freedom and creativity has always been of profound significance for NAPALM DEATH. It was the key to becoming and staying one of the most important bands – then and now. We take this very seriously. Thanks to the band for their trust. We are looking forward to this extended strong partnership.”

In other news, Century Media Records are now making two of the group’s outstanding albums from their ample catalogue available physically again in their standard versions: “Time Waits For No Slave” (2009) and “Utilitarian” (2012) will be released as LP on 180g vinyl and as Jewelcase CD on June 4th, 2021. These are the vinyl variants and available for both albums:

“Time Waits For No Slave”:
Black LP – unlimited
Brown LP – 200x copies via CM Webshop Europe & Coretex
Neon green LP – 200x copies via EMP
Bright gold LP – 200x copies via Nuclear Blast
Neon orange LP – 300x copies via CM Distro and Webshop Europe

“Utilitarian”:
Black LP – unlimited
Bottle Green LP – 200x copies via CM Webshop Europe & Coretex
Bright gold LP – 200x copies via EMP
Transparent magenta LP – 200x copies via Nuclear Blast
Grey LP – 300x copies via CM Distro and Webshop Europe

The pre-order for the albums starts today here: 
https://napalmdeath.lnk.to/TimeWaitsForNoSlave-ReIssuePR
https://napalmdeath.lnk.to/Utilitarian-ReIssuePR

Here are the tracklistings for both re-issues:

NAPALM DEATH – “Time Waits For No Slave” (50:22)
1. Strong-arm (03:04)
2. Diktat (03:41)
3. Work To Rule (03:16)
4. On The Brink Of Extinction (03:29)
5. Time Waits For No Slave (04:26)
6. Life And Limb (04:00)
7. Downbeat Clique (04:26)
—————————————-
8. Fallacy Dominion (04:07)
9. Passive Tense (03:48)
10. Larceny Of The Heart (03:36)
11. Procrastination On The Empty Vessel (02:56)
12. Feeling Redundant (03:23)
13. A No-sided Argument (02:13)
14. De-evolution Ad Nauseum (03:48)

NAPALM DEATH – “Utilitarian” (45:32):
1. Circumspect (02:09)
2. Errors In The Signals (03:00)
3. Everyday Pox (02:10)
4. Protection Racket (03:52)
5. The Wolf I Feed (02:50)
6. Quarantined (02:46)
7. Fall On Their Swords (03:55)
8. Collision Course (03:12)
—————————————-
9. Orders of Magnitude (03:19)
10. Think Tank Trials (02:25)
11. Blank Look About Face (03:09)
12. Leper Colony (03:20)
13. Nom De Guerre (01:05)
14. Analysis Paralysis (03:20)
15. Opposites Repellent (01:22)
16. A Gag Reflex (03:27)

And feel free to re-visit these promotional videos for those albums:

On The Brink Of Extinction (from “Time Waits For No Slave”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npa8qUNEIFY
Time Waits For No Slave (from “Time Waits For No Slave”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGahj5rkqdY
The Wolf I Feed (from “Utilitarian”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el5ewJxBASo
Analysis Paralysis (from “Utilitarian”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWTz7730D7Y

NAPALM DEATH’s latest and much lauded 16th studio album “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” (2020), which was again recorded with longtime producer Russ Russell and features artwork by Frode Sylthe, entered international sales charts upon release as follows: Germany: # 18, Austria: # 37, Switzerland: # 26, Finland: # 35, Belgium: # 88, Spain: # 78, France: # 120, UK (Rock Chart): # 3 and USA: # 58 Billboard Top Albums.

Check out the singles/videos that NAPALM DEATH have released for the new album so far:

“Backlash Just Because”: https://youtu.be/FFDHuCeaM_Y
“Amoral”: https://youtu.be/T5ChaOiPZGo
“A Bellyful of Salt and Spleen”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLKjpobj4vg

You can still order “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” in various formats here: https://napalmdeath.lnk.to/ThroesofJoyintheJawsofDefeatismPR

NAPALM DEATH line-up:
(From left to right on photo above!)
Danny Herrera – Turbulent beat throes
Mark ‘Barney’ Greenway – Bawling, shrieking, intermittent baritone
Shane Embury – Bass reverberations, barks and moans, noise-testing everyday objects

BRAVE THE COLD – Feat. Dirk Verbeuren and Mitch Harris – To Release Debut Album ‘Scarcity’ On October 2nd

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 9, 2020
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Mission Two Entertainment is thrilled to announce the signing of BRAVE THE COLD to its already powerful lineage of artists. Fronted by longtime Napalm Death member Mitch Harris and Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren, BRAVE THE COLD is a two-piece formed in 2018 as the two metal conglomerates focus their energies into a new level of aggression. The culmination is Scarcity, an eleven track collection of ferociousness breathing much-needed life into the heavy metal scene of 2020. Produced by the legendary Logan Mader (Machine Head, Soulfly), Scarcity is set for release on October 2nd, 2020.

Harris adds, “Mission Two Entertainment progressed to their next phase in the music world and they have been the most inspiring team I’ve ever worked with! They truly believe with heart and soul to push this to the highest level possible as we forge ahead in our forever altered civilization.”

BRAVE THE COLD’s glitchy, byzantine death metal doesn’t just shift gears – it whips, stutters and jumps sideways into heavyweight dimensions. The entire Scarcity theme is a well-researched, scenic debate combining Dystopian views ranging from Anti-Elite, Anti-Media, Anti-Division, Anti-Oppression, End of Days Philosophies, Post-Apocalyptic Poetry, Mind Control, Economic Instability, Educational Infiltration and Global Political Deceit that compromises our spirituality of ONE COLLECTIVE VOICE. This is a global agenda that was a long time coming. It’s a reflection on how government can create urgency out of necessity.

Scarcity hits the world on October 2, 2020.

NAPALM DEATH Launch New Single/Video “A Bellyful Of Salt And Spleen”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 7, 2020
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UK Grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH are soon to release their new studio album “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” on September 18th, 2020 via Century Media Records.

To further demonstrate the wide stylistic array explored on the album, NAPALM DEATH are now launching a single/video clip for the closing track “A Bellyful of Salt and Spleen”. Check it out in a video clip created by Sam Edwards & Khaled Lowe of A-Side Films / www.a-sidefilms.com here:

NAPALM DEATH’s vocalist Mark ‘Barney’ Greenway commented about the song/video as follows: “’A Bellyful of Salt and Spleen’, you could say, is about building and breaking down in the same discordant breath. The building came in the sense of many layers of coruscating industrial ambience, all marching to the beat of a home-made drum kit consisting of rubbish bins, oil drums and industrial screw parts and other bits that Shane could find littered around the studio grounds. The scope and gravity and density just demanded a vocal that was as baritone and anguished as I could push out of myself.

The breaking down side of it was the intention to just focus minds to understand that people who traverse continents, suffocate in confined spaces or drown grasping for assistance are as keen to live in dignity and peace –  and without violence and hunger – as the rest of us. As ever, quite simply, we are all human beings and if that means anything anymore, a helping hand is the least we can offer.

Sam Edwards & Khaled Lowe, directing the video, really focussed our minds in the way they wanted to drill down into the indifference generated around these things – via some incredible animation and suchlike married to the stuttering engines of unseaworthy vessels and the precision shunt of our industrial pounding. The whole visual concept of beach life going on around bodies washed up on the shore is a grotesque scenario that illustrates how meaningless those we can’t connect to our own small universe can become.”

And video directors Sam Edwards / Khaled Lowe from A-Side Films added the following comment: “This film was commissioned by UK Grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH. Both the song & video address the disturbing prevalence of the “anti-outsider” in contemporary society; from popular right wing publications filled with hate-fuelled rhetoric through to the chilling nonchalance of holiday makers found relaxing in front of washed up corpses.

Based on real events, the film uses a combination of live action and animation to depict a doomed voyage; Escaping their ruined city, a family of refugees meet a tragic end when their boat sinks during a storm. As the dinghy sinks near the shoreline, indifferent tourists party & picnic. Bodies wash up on the beach while people take selfies, heedless to the carnage behind them. The story concludes with images of a vast “sea cemetery” of floating gravestones & an obscure ghostly figure drifting on the horizon – these represent the countless lives lost in the pursuit of freedom from oppression and the ease with which they are forgotten.”

The pre-order for “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism” in its various formats is available HERE.