CRASHFACE take shots at the music industry with new EP ‘LIFE AND DEATH IN THE WASTELAND’ (13th Sept)
20th August 2024“This one is for embracing crazy, persisting with venom in expressing frustration with the modern world, specifically the music industry (The Wasteland), especially in what it’s forcing artists to do in order to be ‘relevant’.”
Championed as one of the most exciting, explosive bands in punk by the likes of Metal Hammer, Rock Sound and the BBC Radio 1’s Jack Saunders, CRASHFACE are here to make a big impact on the scene. Upcoming EP LIFE AND DEATH IN THE WASTELAND follows closely behind 2023’s release of the Prototype EP, and on latest single ‘MANIAC (Ft. Sam Matlock)’, the band explain “This one is for embracing crazy. Continuing on from the story of ‘C.H.A.I.N.S.A.W’, ‘MANIAC’ persists with venom in expressing frustration with the modern world, specifically the music industry (The Wasteland), especially in what it’s forcing artists to do in order to be “relevant”. Our brother-in-crime JAW has made this video what it is and knocked it out the park yet again. We wanted it to maintain an Edgar Wright-esque jagged edge while staying true to our aesthetics, and I think we’ve nailed it. And a massive shout-out to the legendary Slim Jim’s in London for letting us do this super last minute!
“I had the song idea for a while but got pretty stuck, then showed it to Sam while we were hanging out and he was all in. The man is chaos but it’s exactly what this chapter needed. And it’s a cute 360 because Sam actually helped me write and record the first ever CRASHFACE song, the solo in ‘System At It’ is him playing! So it’s pretty fitting that he’s helping us kick off our third EP.”
The band will be supporting the release of the EP on a headline UK tour this October:
10.10 – Asylum 2, Birmingham
11.10 – The Grace, London
12.10 – Beyond The Music, Manchester
13.10 – Sydney + Matilda, Sheffield
Tickets available here: https://crashface.online/live.
Track Listing:
1. ATROCITY
2. C.H.A.I.N.S.A.W
3. BUBBLE GUM
4. MANIAC (Ft. Sam Matlock)
5. SURRENDER LESSONS
