Boston punk/metal goths, Final Gasp, have signed up with Relapse Records for the release of their debut album, Mourning Moon. The full-length is due out September 22, but we have an advanced peek in the single and video for the title track, below. Final Gasp are also about to set off on a huge set of dates around the US. Full tour dates can be seen below!
Vocalist and guitarist Jake Murphy delivers an unmatched, soulful performance while taking on the weightiest of topics.
“The whole record has to do with loss,” he explains. “The title comes from that anxious feeling you have when you go to bed and you’re thinking about everything all at once. You’re regretting decisions you’ve made—or didn’t make—and you’re up all night thinking about it.”
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Mourning Moon’s hook-laden title track explodes out of the underground and aims straight for the stars. It’s downright catchy and showcases Final Gasp’s knack for expert songwriting and lyrical craft. “Mourning Moon” professes eternal love through a lens clad in black and morbid as ever, dripping in melancholy while being propelled forward by a cavernous beat. “I wrote this song for someone but it ended up being about so many people who are either here or gone. It’s a love letter to loss,” Murphy explains.
The lead single is available today accompanied by a cinematic video shot in the North Shore of Massachusetts, and directed by Caleb Gowett. He tells, “Dumah and Azrael have been banished from Heaven. Azrael on the Earth realm, and Dumah below. Azrael must trick the mourning Groom into helping him summon Dumah. But first Dumah will need an earthly body. The Groom’s recently deceased Bride will do just fine. Azrael and the Groom complete the summoning ritual and bring Dumah to the Earth realm. Reunited again, the Angels of Death light the flames of war and begin their reign over Earth. Destroying humanity one soul at a time.”
Final Gasp recorded Mourning Moon in Philadelphia with famed producer Arthur Rizk (Ghostmane, Cavalera Conspiracy, Sumerlands). Its foundation was built by the band’s two previous EPs—2019’s Baptism of Desire (Primitive Propaganda) and 2021’s Haunting Whisper (Triple B). “Every song was written with nothing but a natural feeling for what felt right,” Murphy tells. “There’re tons of different influences, like Killing Joke and Die Kreuzen, even Echo & The Bunnymen and SSD. But we’re not really thinking about other bands. We feel like we’ve tapped into something that’s our own.”
Mourning Moon proves to be one of the most inventive journeys this side of the genre in recent times – now, Final Gasp are ready to emerge from the shadows, and step into the forefront of extreme music’s new guard.
Since emerging in 2019, word of Final Gasp’s experiential and aggressive live shows spread quickly amongst the underground. Following recent support tours with High Command and Poison Ruin, the band head out on a DIY Summer U.S. tour, routing Final Gasp through most cities for the first time ever. Dates include Philadelphia, NYC, LA, Austin, the midwest, both coasts and more. See below for a full list of dates.
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Final Gasp is:
Jacob Murphy – Vocals
Alex Consentino – Guitar
Sean Rose – Bass
James Forsythe – Guitar
Peter Micanovic – Guitar
Eric Lester – Drums
Mourning Moon Track Listing:
01 Climax Infinity
02 Homebound
03 Botched Ritual
04 Frozen Glare
05 Seize
06 Blood and Sulfur
07 Mourning Moon (Official Music Video)
08 Unnatural Law
09 14 Gates
10 Temptation
11 The Vanishing
12 Rows Of Heaven
Final Gasp Live Dates:
Jul 10: Sinkhole – St. Louis, MO
Jul 11: Howdy – Kansas City, MO
Jul 12: 7th Circle – Denver, CO
Jul 13: Aces High – Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 14: 1912 Center – Moscow, ID
Jul 15: Lucky Liquor – Seattle, WA
Jul 15: New Frontier – Tacoma, WA
Jul 16: Mortuary – Olympia, WA
Jul 17: Blackwater – Portland, OR
Jul 18: Naked Lounge – Chico, CA
Jul 19: Cafe Colonial – Sacramento, CA
Jul 20: Jerry’s Pizza – Bakersfield, CA
Jul 21: Monty Bar – Los Angeles, CA
Jul 22: Tower Bar – San Diego, CA
Jul 23: Supply and Demand – Long Beach, CA
Jul 24: Uptowner – Yucaipa, CA
Jul 25: The Beast – Phoenix, AZ
Jul 26: The Dungeon – El Paso, TX
Jul 27: The Mix – San Antonio, TX
Jul 28: Mohawk – Austin, TX
Jul 29: Siberia – New Orleans, LA
Jul 30: Urban Foxes – Jackson, MS
Jul 31: Hi Tone Downstairs – Memphis, TN
Aug 01: The Firehouse – Birmingham, AL
Aug 02: TBA – Savannah, GA
Aug 03: Fuzzy CactusRichmond, VA
Aug 04: The Runaway – Washington, DC
Aug 05: TV Eye – New York, NY
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