Gama Bomb announce new EP ‘Necronomicon Automaton’ – Out April 18th

GAMA BOMB have returned at lightning speed with more new music for your unsuspecting ears! With more riffs than they could fit on 2023’s ‘BATS‘, the band were forced to leave some tracks off of their last LP offering. However, the tracks that didn’t make it onto the album were just too good to never see the light of day, which leads us to the release of ‘Necronomicon Automaton‘ this April 18th on Prosthetic Records. Four brand new songs of unapologetic thrash metal, with earworms capable of chewing a hole through your goddamn cranium!

“We approached writing our last album BATS in a very maximalist way: in total we had around 30 demos – some sketches, others fully-worked up – and ended up with a huge shortlist for the album itself. The songs on this EP are those that almost made the album but were killed off for one reason or another and not fully finished. They kinda sat on a shelf ever since, until we dusted them off and finished the parts that were missing – and we’re pretty pleased with the result! This is the bonus level to BATS: four ripping ,thrash metal deleted scenes rescued from the cutting room floor. We think it’s got something of its own to say, and we hope our fans will agree. ” – GAMA BOMB

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the band’s mascot Snowy is back from the dead to once again adorn the latest artwork. Creating the visual element of ‘Necronomicon Automaton’, GAMA BOMB were once again able to enlist legendary film poster illustrator Graham Humphreys, whose credits include A Nightmare On Elm Street and The Evil Dead to name just a few. GAMA BOMB are a band that doesn’t take themselves too seriously as individuals, however, when it comes down to the finer details of their creative output, the band make sure that what they are putting out is of the highest quality.

“We take our art very seriously, and we’re lucky to have amazing creative partners to help realise it. The EP’s cover is by the legendary Graham Humphreys, artist behind film posters for A Nightmare On Elm Street and The Evil Dead. We were very lucky to get his help – this is the fifth cover Graham has done for the band, something we’re very proud of. The art is based on the title track and is inspired by Victorian spiritualist photography. Our mascot Snowy is ‘materialising’ above the automaton lady. The sepia tone is a bit of a departure for us. Cover design was by Rory McGuigan, who’s been our artistic director since we first started the band. The lettering is based on hand annotations which appear on old 1900s prison photos, mixed with symbols used by the Zodiac Killer to give it an occult look.” – GAMA BOMB

The EP covers a lot of serious subjects, such as the dangers of nunchucks, Victorian robots and scaring your sweet ol’ mum half to death with heavy metal. Delivered with the usual GAMA BOMB flair of catchy choruses, shredding guitar solos and ripping vocals.

GAMA BOMB are:
John ‘J.R.’ Roche – Guitars
Joe McGuigan – Bass
Chris Williams – Drums
Domo Dixon – Guitars
Philly Byrne – Vocals

EP Credits:
Recorded in Dublin and Newry, Ireland, London, UK and Warsaw, Poland
Produced, mixed and mastered by Domo Dixon
Drums performed by James Stewart, engineered by Paweł ‘Janos’ Grabowski
Cover art by Graham Humphreys
Cover design by Rory McGuigan

With four more songs loaded into their already sizeable musical arsenal, the band will hit the road for a lengthy tour of Ireland (and the UK) to coincide with the EPs release. They will be accompanied by Raised By Owls at all shows.

THU APR 17 – CRAUFURD ARMS, MILTON KEYNES
FRI APR 18 – THE JUNCTION, PLYMOUTH
SAT APR 19 – 229, LONDON
SUN APR 20 – REBELLION, MANCHESTER
MON APR 21 – AUDIO, GLASGOW
FRI MAY 16 – GRAND SOCIAL, DUBLIN
SAT MAY 17 – DOLAN’S, LIMERICK
SUN MAY 18 – LIMELIGHT 2, BELFAST
FRI OCT 10 – BANNERMANS, EDINBURGH
SAT OCT 11 – THE FERRET, PRESTON
SUN OCT 12 – WEDGEWOOD ROOMS, PORTSMOUTH
FRI OCT 24 – BUNKHOUSE, SWANSEA
SAT OCT 25 – OLD COLD STORE, NOTTINGHAM
SUN OCT 26 – CLUNY 2, NEWCASTLE