Fox Lake announce new album New World Heat
Photo Credit: Thad Sisneros
Born in the heart of Denver and forged in the chaos of basement jam sessions, Fox Lake have been sharpening their sound since 2017 with a volatile mix of metalcore, hardcore, hip-hop and rock ‘n’ roll. Now, the band are ready to embrace their next chapter with the announcement of their forthcoming album New World Heat, set for release on 1st August via MNRK HEAVY.
The band have also released a video for new single 'Pure Adrenaline'. Bolstered by chunky grooves, a boatload of bounce, extreme vocal swagger fused with furious screams and an onslaught of rhythmic aftershocks, 'Pure Adrenaline' will reverberate pits from coast to coast this summer.
Watch the video for 'Pure Adrenaline' here: https://youtu.be/Gg3P_8sF9kE
Stream 'Pure Adrenaline' here: https://foxlake.ffm.to/pureadrenaline
Pre-order New World Heat here: https://foxlake.ffm.to/newworldheat
"Even though 'Pure Adrenaline' didn't come together until the latter half of the recording process for the album, most of the ingredients existed as far back as 2021," the band shares, revealing the single's origin story. "The majority of the instrumental demo was written years ago and the lyrics and energy were conceptualized in our first few conversations about what we wanted to bring to this album.
"We all came together and unanimously agreed that we wanted the new songs to be faster, more visceral, more concrete, and most importantly, all gas, no brakes. Pure f**king adrenaline."
Reading the lyrics throughout New World Heat, Fox Lake reveal the redemptive theme at the album's beating heart, stating, "The basic concept of the album is about burning things down in order to restart. It's about who you are versus who you want to be. The world you live in versus the world you want to live in. It takes guts to strip everything away and take a hard, honest look at your life and the world around you."
Continuing, "Everyone has things that hold them down and things that seem to hold their reality in place. Habits, social circles, vices, beliefs, political systems, traumas, etc. Those things will be different for everyone. But the one constant is that action begets action and inaction begets inaction. You either drown in complacency or burn parts of yourself away to create a better world. We all have a choice. Musically, we felt like this concept fit perfectly with where we were at. We all have different inspirations that we want to bring into Fox Lake. It can be tricky to mesh together all the genres that we're inspired by while still having an original sound."
The band finishes, "So for this record, we burned down the limitations we had previously put on ourselves and restarted our writing process with a singular goal, to sound like Fox Lake. The end result is an album that we're extremely excited about and that feels very authentic to us. The music is faster, heavier, groovier, and catchier than ever before. It's a new sound for a new world. Everyone is going to have different opinions on whether the band is more hardcore, nu-metal, rock or metalcore. But everyone's gonna know it's Fox Lake."
To support New World Heat, Fox Lake will hit the road hard. Fans can expect plenty of touring in the months ahead - stay tuned for details on where the chaos lands next.
Watch previous singles, 'Savior' here and 'Cold Hard Truth' here.
Fox Lake online:
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Tracklisting:
1) For The Love of the Game
2) Tough Luck
3) Freestyle
4) Go 4 The Throat
5) Cold Hard Truth
6) Real Fast
7) h a l f t i m e
8) Pure Adrenaline
9) Headshot
10) Savior
11) Gut Check
12) Excessive Damage