Old-school Thrash Metal disciples Chupacabra have shared a new music video for their latest single “F.T.T.D” from their upcoming debut EP, Fortified In Ashes! If you think Slayer quit too soon and love that early, gnarly Thrash sound with sick vocals, this band is for you! Speaking of Slayer, Chupacabra is providing all the music for the new audiobook edition of DX Ferris’ best-selling Slayer biography, Slayer 66 & 2/3: A Metal Band Biography, Postmortem Remastered Edition, as well as the accompanying podcast, Talkin’ Slayer: A Metal Podcast and Half-@ssed Audiobook. Check out the video and pre-order the EP now!
The band comments on the track:
“Musically this is (unsurprisingly!) a nod to the bands that shaped my years as a teenage thrash obsessive. I hear a bit of Slayer in here, a bit of Exodus, a bit of Kreator… I wanted the middle/breakdown section to have a stomping groove to it, and a quick nod to Maiden-style harmonic guitar melody, before getting back to the business of full-throttle thrashing.
Lyrically, F. T. T. D. is a song about abusive relationships and the manipulations of the toxic people that cause them. It is littered with the righteous rage and the justifiably murderous fantasies of a kind-hearted lover who finally sees behind a beautifully crafted mask to find a vile monster, only to discover they themselves have been deliberately destroyed along with others by the diseased mind of a successful creep. The abuser believes that, like a cat, they have nine lives as they have perfected the art of subterfuge and get away with murder by design, but in a final act of violence the ninth is claimed in indignant retaliation.”
Bio:
Bristol (UK) – Relentlessly pummeling and delivering old-school thrash vibes with modern production values, UK thrashers Chupacabra are primed to release their debut EP, Fortified with Ashes, on August 4.
And that’s not all! Chupacabra is providing all the music for the new audiobook edition of DX Ferris’ best-selling Slayer biography, Slayer 66 & 2/3: A Metal Band Biography, Postmortem Remastered Edition, as well as the accompanying podcast, Talkin’ Slayer: A Metal Podcast and Half-@ssed Audiobook.
Chupacabra is the new project from three battle-scarred members of Bristol’s flourishing metal scene. Nige Savage (all instruments except lead guitar) and Heather Taylor (vocals) are former members of well-known local band Wytch; Heather was also the lead singer for acclaimed Bristol band Cybervoid. Alex Brent, formerly of Captive, rounds out the recording line-up on lead guitar.
Chupacabra bring the full-frontal, in-your-face force of relentless thrashing riffage as a platform for soaring, aggressive vocals that explore issues of toxic relationships, female empowerment, social injustice and the laid-bare rage of one disaffected member of a broken society. Heather Taylor reveals layers of herself threaded through the songs on a journey of venting unbound rage, breaking conditioned compliance and growing a new authentic skin.
For Fans Of:
Kreator, Slayer, Arch Enemy, Holy Moses, At The Gates, Lamb of God, Pest Control, Testament, Sodom
Track Listing:
- Burn The Clowns
- F.T.T.D.
- Fortified with Ashes
EP mixed and mastered by Wynter Prior, Sphynx Studios, Brighton, UK.
Album Line-Up:
Nige Savage: All instruments, except lead guitar
Heather Taylor: Vocals
Alex Brent: Lead guitar
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