Plague of Angels & pipe organist David Pipe stream 'A Great Awakening' single and announce live album recorded at Huddersfield Town Hall

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Groundbreaking alt-metal visionaries Plague of Angels have unveiled a video for 'A Great Awakening', taken from their upcoming live album, Plague of Angels – Live at Huddersfield Town Hall, which will be released in full on 16th October 2026. Recorded live on 5th December 2025, the release forms part of the band’s ambitious Organic Metal: Two Worlds Collide project with internationally renowned pipe organist David Pipe, exploring the creative possibilities that emerge when contemporary alternative metal is combined with the immense acoustic power and resonance of a historic pipe organ.

Watch the video for 'A Great Awakening' here: https://youtu.be/oizwVAi1V08

An eight-minute epic that pushes progressive alternative metal into expansive, cinematic territory, 'A Great Awakening' takes the listener through an unusually broad landscape of textures, dynamics and emotional intensity. Down-tuned riffs collide with expansive orchestration and the immense natural resonance of the pipe organ, while soaring clean vocals contrast with powerful, chanted, anthemic throat vocals. The result is a performance that continually shifts between intimacy and overwhelming scale, building tension and emotional impact through contrast.

The band comment on the lyrics: "'A Great Awakening' explores bereavement and complicated grief, focusing on the disorientating experience of encountering emotions that have never previously been experienced. The title refers to this profound and painful awakening: an altered emotional reality in which grief becomes an unfamiliar landscape. Images of absence, drowning, trauma and phantom limbs evoke the fractured psychological experience of loss, while the repeated refrain of “A Great Awakening” becomes increasingly mantra-like."
 
Live at Huddersfield Town Hall captures Plague of Angels at their most ambitious and immersive, bringing together dark alternative metal, progressive songwriting, orchestration, pipe organ, piano in powerful live performance.
 
Throughout the concert, the pipe organ becomes an integral part of the musical architecture rather than simply an accompaniment, adding immense depth, resonance and physical presence to the band’s sound. The result is a distinctive fusion of contemporary metal and one of the UK’s most historic musical traditions.

Plague of Angels first turned heads in 2024 with their debut single, 'What Lies Beneath', and becoming the first metal band ever to perform on BBC’s The One Show. Their breathtaking live performance inside a church, complete with pipe organ accompaniment, earned critical acclaim from The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph, whilst solidifying their reputation as pioneers of “organic metal,” blending classical grandeur with contemporary heaviness. 

Their follow-up singles ‘Beyond Salvation’ and 'Lazarene' deepened that vision, showcasing a remarkable range of musical and emotional dynamics.

The band made history once again with a sold-out performance at York Minster, one of the UK’s most iconic cathedrals. The monumental show saw their sound rise through the vast gothic arches of the Minster, merging the sacred and the extreme in a spellbinding display of light, sound and emotion. The event drew widespread national media attention, with coverage across BBC Look North, ITV News and BBC Radio 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, underscoring Plague of Angels’ reputation as one of the most ambitious and visionary forces in contemporary metal.

The concept of Organic Metal was born from guitarist Mark Mynett’s collaboration with Leeds Cathedral organist David Pipe, an experiment that bridged the sacred and the extreme. The project’s success, covered by local, national and international media, laid the foundations for Plague of Angels, a band devoted to exploring beauty, darkness and transcendence in sound.

Plague of Angels are: 
Vocals - Emilie Nox (Gravity)
Guitar - Mark Mynett (Kill II This)
Guitar - Oz Wright (Pythia)
Drums - Jeff Singer (Kill II This, Paradise Lost & My Dying Bride)
Bass / Piano - Caroline Campbell (formerly Cradle of Filth)
Guitar - Richard Shaw (formerly Cradle of Filth) - writing member (non-touring)

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Drag Talk release new single 'Would It Kill You'

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Los Angeles’ Drag Talk have released their new single, 'Would It Kill You', the second track to be unveiled from their debut album, Drink The Ocean, out 30th October via MNRK Heavy.  Built on walls of guitars, soaring vocals and breakneck drums, the track the track is a huge, visceral introduction to a record that finds the band pushing their hook-driven sound into even more expansive territory.

Watch the video for 'Would It Kill You': https://youtu.be/pGu61qJBxw0

Stream the single here: https://dragtalk.ffm.to/woulditkillyou

Pre-save the album: https://dragtalk.ffm.to/drinktheocean

Following lead single ‘Pony Up’, ‘Would It Kill You’ offers another glimpse into Drink The Ocean, an album where ’90s indie rock nostalgia, shoegaze haze and Britpop melodicism collide with towering hooks, lush atmospherics and the genre-fluid vocals of Jutty Taylor.

“The occupational hazards of doing one’s True Will," Taylor says of the track.

Formed in Los Angeles, Drag Talk built a cult following with their 2024 EP Rosy Crown, followed by sold-out shows on both coasts. On Drink The Ocean, they expand that foundation into something bigger and more ambitious, bringing together the fuzz, romance and restless energy of ’90s alternative music with their own distinctly modern take on dream-pop.

Nothing else sounds quite like Drag Talk. Built around vocalist Jutty Taylor, guitarists Ross O’Carroll, Matt Ripp Bennett and Neil Popkin, and drummer Hayden Scott, the band brings together musicians with long and intertwined histories. Taylor and Scott previously played together in Grammy-winning Swedish rock band Ghost, while Popkin and Bennett were formerly bandmates in War Tapes. The chemistry between them is palpable, a creative brotherhood forged through years of friendship and musical experience, but given a distinctly new shape through Drag Talk.

The band began to take form during the pandemic, when home demos recorded by O’Carroll provided the germ for what would become Drag Talk. They released debut single ‘Egyptian Flesh’ in 2022, followed by the Dogs EP in 2023 and Rosy Crown in 2024. By the time the latter arrived, the band had cultivated a devoted following, translating their hazy, immersive sound into sell-out shows on both coasts and ultimately signing with MNRK Music Group.

Drink The Ocean is a lovingly layered creation that connects on multiple levels, its recurring themes of injustice and femininity flavoured with Taylor’s spiritual and esoteric interests. Even the album’s title is open to interpretation: a dismissive kiss-off; an ode to one-life-to-live experimentation and excess; or an allusion to the struggles that beset the album’s creation.

Produced by Tom Syrowski, the band’s sole producer to date, Drink The Ocean was recorded between his Los Angeles home studio and Hollywood’s legendary Henson Studios. Drawing on the shimmer of Swervedriver, The Verve and The Jesus and Mary Chain while folding in dream-pop, psych and classic rock, the album finds Drag Talk pushing familiar ’90s guitar language somewhere stranger, more emotionally charged and distinctly their own. 

Guest appearances on Drink The Ocean include uber-producer Brendan O’Brien (RATM, AC/DC) playing Hammond organ on the album’s brooding title track, and Ghost’s Olivia Morreale singing backups on the stomping 'Welcome to the Aeon'.

Equally entrancing on late night home-alone headphones or at packed, immersive shows, Drag Talk has conjured a sonic and emotional niche just when none seemed left to discover. A rare creative brotherhood steeped in personal and musical chemistry, they’re a band for alt-rock fans who want to nudge the familiar forward, refract the comfortable and respectfully reframe tradition.

Drag Talk online:
Website | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | Facebook | Bandcamp

Drink The Ocean tracklisting:

01. Pony Up
02. Kingdoms
03. Breath and the Blood
04. Welcome to the Aeon
05. SY About it 
06. Drink the Ocean
07. Mr. High Life
08. Don’t Be Long
09. Would It Kill You
10. Redline 

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Banks Arcade release new album 'SECOND PLACE SUPERSTAR'

Banks Arcade unleash their new album SECOND PLACE SUPERSTAR, a bold and emotionally charged statement from a band that has never been interested in fitting neatly into one genre.

Stream/Order here: https://arisingempire.com/banksarcade

Blurring the boundaries between modern metal, alternative electronic music and hip hop, the record captures Banks Arcade at their most ambitious, unpredictable and personal yet. Built on contrast, SECOND PLACE SUPERSTAR moves effortlessly between crushing heaviness, infectious melodies, electronic experimentation and moments of striking vulnerability. Rather than settling into a single sound, Banks Arcade use the album to push their identity further, bringing together the raw physicality of metal with the maximalist energy of contemporary alternative music. 

Catch the band live: 
​24.09.2026 I Second Place Superstar Album Party w/ SHOTKICKERS I Thornbury, Australia
26.09.2026 I Second Place Superstar Album Party w/ AMPM I Darlinghurst, Australia
09.10.2026 I From Ashes To New I Marrickville, Australia
11.10.2026 I From Ashes To New I Melbourne, Australia
13.10.2026 I From Ashes To New I Adelaide, Australia
15.10.2026 I From Ashes To New I Newstead, Australia
17.01.2027 I Hellbound 2027 I Sydney, Australia

Banks Arcade online:
https://www.instagram.com/banksarcade
https://www.tiktok.com/@banksarcade
https://www.facebook.com/banksarcade

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PLUME release new album 'Saferooms & Healing Frequencies'

With their brand new album Saferooms & Healing Frequencies, PLUME step fully into a world of their own. Blurring the boundaries between modern metal, hyperpop, alternative rock and electronic music, the band deliver a record that feels as emotionally exposed as it is sonically ambitious. Glittering electronics collide with crushing guitars, fractured rhythms and huge melodies, creating a sound that constantly shifts between vulnerability and impact. In celebration, the band have released a brand new video for the track 'Frankincense'.

Stream/order here: https://arisingempire.com/plume
Watch 'Frankincense' here: https://youtu.be/l8iJACfCQZI

At the heart of Saferooms & Healing Frequencies lies the search for safety in a world that rarely stands still. Across the album, PLUME explore anxiety, emotional overload, pain and the need to find somewhere to breathe, process and heal. Rather than separating heaviness from beauty, the band allow both to exist side by side, turning moments of fragility into explosive releases and intimate thoughts into towering choruses.

Catch the band live: 
19.09.2026 I Le Petit Salon I Lyon 07, France

PLUME online:
https://www.instagram.com/plumeofficial
https://www.tiktok.com/@weareplume
https://www.facebook.com/weareplume

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thrown announce new album UNWANTED and kick off pre-orders

Swedish heavyweights thrown have officially launched the pre-order for their highly anticipated new album UNWANTED, set for release on 6th November via Arising Empire.

Pre-order here: https://arisingempire.com/thrown

Few bands in modern heavy music have experienced a rise quite like thrown. In just a few years, the Swedish four-piece have gone from one of the scene’s most exciting new names to a genuine international phenomenon, building a massive global audience with a sound that is instantly recognisable, relentlessly heavy and impossible to ignore. Now, UNWANTED captures thrown at the height of that momentum.

Following the impact of their acclaimed debut album EXCESSIVE GUILT, the new record takes everything that has made thrown one of today’s most exciting heavy acts and pushes it even further. Crushing grooves collide with hardcore aggression, nu metal swagger and an almost instinctive sense for hooks, creating songs that are brutally direct without sacrificing their infectious quality.

Catch the band live: 
11.12.2026 I Academy I Manchester, United Kingdom
12.12.2026 I O2 Academy Glasgow I Glasgow, United Kingdom
13.12.2026 I Troxy I London, United Kingdom

thrown online:
https://www.instagram.com/thrownband
https://www.tiktok.com/@thrownband
https://www.facebook.com/thrownband

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Instrumental post-rockers Shy, Low reveal new single 'Palmistry'

From Richmond, Virginia, SHY, LOW have a reputation as one of the most compelling voices within the modern instrumental underground. Their music speaks to fans of post-rock's emotional grandeur and post-metal's crushing intensity alike, while simultaneously appealing to listeners drawn to experimental, atmospheric, and cinematic forms of heavy music. The band's ability to merge these seemingly disparate qualities has resulted in a body of work that is immediately recognizable and continually evolving.

Today, SHY, LOW reveal their third single 'Palmistry', from forthcoming album Purity Spiral, to be released 16th October via Pelagic Records. 

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/oEBH2Jpvmm0

Stream the single here: https://orcd.co/shylow

With Purity Spiral, SHY, LOW continue their trajectory of artistic expansion and their fascination with movement, tension, and transformation, embracing a sound that is meticulously crafted and noticeably heavier; with devastating results. Building vast emotional landscapes through dynamic contrasts, layered textures, and patient, cinematic evolution, SHY, LOW use immersive repetition and tectonic weight to build tension through evolving patterns. While often associated with post-rock and post-metal, their music reaches beyond the familiar boundaries of either genre, drawing equally from cinematic atmosphere, crushing heaviness, ambient minimalism, and the emotional sweep of modern instrumental composition.

Luminous melodies, driving heaviness, layered textures, and carefully controlled tension allows Purity Spiral to move effortlessly between fragile moments of introspection and towering passages of intensity. Whether constructing intricate layers of harmony or driving songs toward explosive climaxes, there is a deep understanding of pacing, atmosphere, and the power of restraint. Momentum is at the heart of this album, through intricate rhythmic detail, and explosive bursts of energy, drums become the anchor and catalyst, supporting the band's expansive arrangements while pushing them toward moments of cathartic release. 

What distinguishes SHY, LOW is their ability to balance enormity with restraint. Their music unfolds patiently, allowing tension to accumulate through layers of texture, melody, and dynamics. Moments of delicate clarity often coexist with overwhelming weight, creating a sense of organic motion. At the core of the band's sound lies an acute understanding of contrast. From shimmering, expansive passages to towering walls of distortion, the rhythm section provides both propulsion and atmosphere, becoming integral narrative voices that shape the emotion. 

There is a disciplined sense of purpose in their writing, an understanding that every note serves a larger arc. SHY, LOW thrive in the space between introspection and catharsis, where subtle details become as impactful as the heaviest climaxes, and listeners are taken on a journey that is as visceral as it is profound. 

Line-up:

Dylan Partridge - Drums
Gregg Peterson - Guitar
Drew Storcks - Bass
Zak Bryant – Guitar
Kai Zamora – Guitar 

SHY, LOW online:
PELAGIC ARTIST * FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * BANDCAMP * SPOTIFY

Tracklisting: 

1. Grace
2. The Bloat 
3. Palmistry 
4. Burning Fields
5. The Charging, Brazen Bull
6. Purity Spiral 
7. Greenwood

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Brazilian death metal force Crypta reveal new single 'A Portrait of Decay'

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World-renowned Brazilian death metal force CRYPTA enter a new era with 'A Portrait of Decay', the first track to showcase the band’s new line-up and offer a glimpse into what fans can expect from their future sound.

After announcing Victoria Villarreal as their new permanent guitarist in April this year, completing the four-piece lineup alongside Fernanda Lira (bass, vocals), Luana Dametto (drums), and Tainá Bergamaschi (guitar), the band now unleash this brand-new track, building anticipation for CRYPTA’s next chapter.

Watch 'A Portrait of Decay' here: https://youtu.be/FohGGZLyynU

'A Portrait of Decay' is out now worldwide on all major streaming platforms and as a strictly limited 7" vinyl release. Purchase: https://lnk.to/Crypta-APortraitofDecay/napalmrecords

'A Portrait of Decay' hits like an aggressive death metal steamroller while exploring dissociation as a means of enduring pain and suffering. The track was recorded in Belgium in June this year and engineered, mixed, and mastered by Yarne Heylen at Project Zero Studio. The artwork was created by Brazilian artist Marcos Miller.

All of this is brought to life by an intensely aggressive yet atmospheric and melancholic instrumental attack, paired with the spine-tingling vocals of Fernanda Lira, one of the most outstanding artists in today’s extreme metal scene.

The track arrives just in time for CRYPTA to kick off their North American tour with Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Septicflesh, and Thrown Into Exile, beginning on 5th October.

'A Portrait of Decay' is accompanied by an official music video that, at first glance, may seem distinctive compared to the song’s sonic intensity. The script for the video was written by CRYPTA’s drummer Luana Dametto.

Drummer Luana states: “The video clip is both an almost poetic contrast to the harsh death metal sound but also a cinematic depiction of the lyrics: An ethereal and almost dream-like landscape that represents someone's true state of being, clear thoughts and light emotions, that slowly dissipate with the passing of time and changing of surroundings, and with the night and a much darker environment, after a while, feelings of being adrift and astray arise, showing that our conditions and time can directly change the way we see ourselves and the way we feel and interact.“

Formed in 2019 by former Nervosa members Luana Dametto and Fernanda Lira, and now featuring guitarists Tainá Bergamaschi and Victoria Villarreal, Crypta released their latest album, Shades of Sorrow, in August 2023, blending classic and modern death metal with elements of extreme and black metal. After numerous shows and festival appearances around the globe throughout the album cycle, their latest shows marked a farewell to the Shades of Sorrow era and now pave the way for new music – stay tuned for more!

Crypta are:

Fernanda Lira – bass, vocals
Tainá Bergamaschi – guitar
Victoria Villarreal – guitar
Luana Dametto – drums

 Crypta online:
Website
Facebook
Instagram
Napalm Records

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DragonForce announce self-titled tenth album, the first with Alissa White-Gluz on vocals

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GRAMMY-nominated extreme power metal pioneers DragonForce announce their tenth studio album, DragonForce, out 19th March 2027 via Napalm Records. Alongside freshly united lead vocalist and frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz and vocalist Alessio Garavello, longtime members Herman Li, Sam Totman, Gee Anzalone, Alicia Vigil and new addition Billy Wilkins together take their biggest step forward, elevating new sides to each of their artistry and virtuosic prowess, while building on all of the elements that have made DragonForce so beloved for nearly three decades and counting. Harkening back to their formative material, DragonForce promises high energy, relentless speed and heavy, triumphant hooks, all woven in ways unlike anything fans have heard from them before.

With 'Hunger of the Beast', DragonForce unleash the first single from DragonForce and offer the first taste of their new era.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/VDh_SzEZR_0

Pre-order the album here: https://lnk.to/DF-DragonForce/napalmrecords

Rapid-fire guitars, driving drums, infectious melodies and the combined energy of two exceptional vocalists meet the virtuosic guitar work of Herman Li and Sam Totman. Written specifically for the multiple dimensions and double-sided skillsets of White-Gluz and Garavello’s ferocious range, the song serves as the first taste of the forthcoming album, immediately showcasing the new dynamic at the heart of the band.

'Hunger of the Beast' is available now exclusively on YouTube alongside its official music video. The song will be released worldwide across all streaming platforms on Thursday, 24th September.

DragonForce consciously brings back some of the raw energy and intensity of DragonForce’s early records while pushing those elements forward through the new lineup. 'Neverending Nightmare' continues the high-speed assault with captivating melodies and virtuosic guitar work, while 'The White Wolf' reveals another facet of the new material, combining melodic power metal with explosive instrumentation and monumental guitar work. Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren, the tenth studio album is driven by the uncompromising musicianship and technical precision that have always defined DragonForce.

“Every time we begin making another album, we just think, ‘Wow – I can't believe we're still doing what we love after all these years.’ The approach of the tenth album is as important as the first one, or any of the albums, because the way we look at music is we're making a piece of art that's going to be frozen in time,” says DragonForce co-founder and lead guitarist Herman Li. “We always try to use everything we've learned from our years of experience, and put that into the new music. This is unlike any DragonForce album you've ever heard, and unlike any metal albums out there. There's just nothing like it, and everyone listening will realize that straight away. We're not trying to be commercial. We're not trying to be popular. We're not trying to be famous. We make music because we want to make something that we love to hear and elevate our musicianship to the next level.”
 
“I have loved the entire process of making music with DragonForce. It’s great to connect with such elite musicians and work together to really bring out the best of our respective styles.” adds Alissa White-Gluz, who became DragonForce’s first frontwoman this past spring. “I think this new combo of speed and ferocity is refreshing and exciting. It's going to be so much fun to perform live.”

With their tenth studio album, DragonForce bring more than two decades of history into a new era. DragonForce combines the band’s signature high-speed sound with the new dynamic of frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz and vocalist Alessio Garavello, merging their melodic power metal DNA with raw energy, infectious hooks and uncompromising guitar work. The artwork was created by Mark Riddick.

DragonForce are:
Herman Li – Guitar, Backing Vocals 
Sam Totman – Guitar, Backing Vocals 
Alissa White-Gluz – Vocals 
Alessio Garavello - Vocals
Alicia Vigil – Bass, Backing Vocals 
Gee Anzalone – Drums, Backing Vocals

DragonForce online:
WEBSITE
YOUTUBE
INSTAGRAM
TWITTER
TIKTOK
FACEBOOK
 
Herman Li online:
WEBSITE
TWITCH
TIKTOK
INSTAGRAM
TWITTER
DISCORD
YOUTUBE
FACEBOOK

DragonForce will be available in the following formats:
- 1-LP Liquid Filled Vinyl – Black Liquid + LP-sized Booklet, Certificate – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive, strictly limited
- 1-LP Gatefold White Label Edition + LP-sized Booklet, Certificate – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive, strictly limited
- 1-LP Gatefold Splatter Silver/Black White Vinyl + LP-sized Booklet – Napalm Records EU Mailorder exclusive, strictly limited
- 1-LP Gatefold Solid White Vinyl – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive, strictly limited
- 1-LP Gatefold Split Black/Milk Vinyl + LP-sized Booklet – Napalm Records US / IndieMerch exclusive, strictly limited
- 1-LP Gatefold Translucent Cristallo Vinyl – US Indie Retail Exclusive
- 1-LP Gatefold Translucent Lime Green Vinyl – Sweden Rock exclusive, strictly limited
- 1-LP Gatefold Black Vinyl
- 1-CD Digipak
- Digital Album

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BRAT reveal new single 'Speculum Bleed'

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Louisiana deathgrind powerhouse, BRAT, will release their new LP, Manslayer, on 25th September via Prosthetic Records.

Today, the quartet drop the third single from Manslayer, the hematic 'Speculum Bleed'. The snarky single arrives via a visceral video that BRAT vocalist, Liz Selfish, claims is inspired by volcanic death metal legends Cannibal Corpse. Stream the John Coglan directed video for 'Speculum Bleed' here: https://youtu.be/gzruxOJroYQ

Pre-order/save BRAT's Manslayer here: https://brat.ffm.to/manslayer

BRAT's eagerly awaited second album was tracked at Chicago's Bricktop Recording, produced, engineered, and mixed by Weekend Nachos' Andy Nelson, and mastered by Brad Boatright (Deadguy, Pig Destroyer, Lathe of Heaven) with maximum weight and minimum mercy. 

The follow-up to BRAT's 2024 debut, Social Grace, Manslayer features 17 tracks of primitive death metal, garrotting thrash, and swamp-drenched hardcore for devotees of the darkest reaches of the underground. 

BRAT will tour the UK in October and November: 

Dates:

28.10 Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
29.10 Manchester Star & Garter
30.10 Glasgow Room 2
01.11 Birmingham The Flapper (co-headline with Cage Fight)
03.11 Bristol The Crofters Rights
04.11 London The Black Heart

Ironically for such a violently heavy band as BRAT, a lyrical influence that helped shaped Manslayer was country music. More specifically, BRAT vocalist Liz Selfish gleaned inspiration from its songs about women’s revenge, in which they took their power back and left the lifeless bodies of the men who wronged them in their wake. Take 'Earl' by The Chicks, 'Before He Cheats' by Carrie Underwood, 'Gunpowder & Lead' by Miranda Lambert. They were metal as hell without even trying to be.

Shock-inducing album artwork by Wes Benscoter (Mortician, Slayer), hammers home Manslayer's macabre motif. 

"There’s not a lot of those tropes in death metal," Selfish says by way of contrast, "which I think primarily is because there’s not a lot of women in that space. I thought that was a really cool perspective and I really liked the storytelling aspect of it." In extreme music, it’s far too often been the other way around, where women end up as the corpses, not the ones holding the knives. This seed of an idea was the ideal means for BRAT to add extra dimensions to its sound, which coincided with Liz stepping up to write lyrics for the first time after guitarist and co-founder Brenner Moate had taken the reins on the group's debut.

"It’s quite new territory for me, and it wasn’t necessarily an intentional thing initially," Liz says. "I wrote the first song for the album, and I just loved writing, and I was like, ‘I really love doing this, and I want to do more, so I ended up writing the whole album. Brenner’s main focus is writing music – he wants to write riffs - so he wasn't too torn up about not writing the lyrics. It was a nice passing of the torch."

Above all, Manslayer represents a scaling up of ambition, sound, and vision for BRAT. The concepts are bigger, the music more widescreen, and it is all bound to translate into absolute mayhem live. As such, BRAT were one of the spotlight acts at Louisville's Louder than Life Festival on 17th September, where the band shared the stage with Pantera, Danzig, Mastodon, and more and as part of Chicago's Riot Fest on 18th September, alongside Iggy Pop, Pixies, and Sex Pistols.

“We’re evolving the bimboviolence and the campiness by making it all a little bit darker with this album, and bit more overtly violent,” says Liz. “I think that will probably reflect in our stage show and our imagery as well, keeping it fun, not a total 180, but definitely progressing into something darker with it.”

BRAT are:

Liz Selfish (vocals)
Brenner Moate (guitars)
Eoghan Mccarthy
Dustin Eagan (drums)
Ian Hennessey (bass)

Find BRAT online:

BratBand.com 
Apple Music 
Bandcamp
Facebook
Instagram
Spotify
TikTok
YouTube
X 

Manslayer tracklisting:

1. Intro
2. Aileen Wuornos
3. Speculum Bleed
4. Bone Spurs
5. Botch Tox
6. Media Slop
7. Trophy Hunting
8. Asking For Hell
9. Heretic Burning
10. Interlude
11. Manslayer (Hell Hath No Fury)
12. Bloody Mary
13. Femicidal Vengeance
14. Spit On His Grave
15. Ways To Kill Your Husband
16. Blistered Tongues
17. Outro

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