The Canadian alternative rock band A Primitive Evolution (A.P.E.) released an excellent third album entitled ‘Becoming’ in late 2018 that fused industrial, metal and electronic sounds to create a raw, visceral yet soulful record that blurred boundaries to show off a genre-blending mix of Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, Tool, Radiohead, The Prodigy and even U2.
Recorded at their Desolation Studios set-up in their home city of Toronto, it included input from writer/producer Ian D’Sa (Billy Talent) and engineer Kenny Luong (Metric) and displayed obvious crossover potential that had the band placed firmly in the ‘ones to watch’ category. With songs also featured in films such as ‘Chastity Bites’ and several North American TV shows, their next step was keenly anticipated.
Then….frontman and guitarist Brett Carruthers joined old friends and compatriots (and labelmates) The Birthday Massacre as their new bassist, with writing, recording and touring duties for them (not to mention a pesky pandemic) necessitating that A.P.E. be temporarily placed on the backburner.
The band have just taken a step back into the limelight with ‘Ace Of Spades’. Yes, that one. Released in early March as the lead track from a new three song EP, a video for it shot and directed by Mareks is available from today. Carruthers explains: “We actually started playing it live for fun years ago while writing ‘Becoming’ and were listening to a lot of Motörhead classics. We thought, what if we slowed it way down to sound like one of our dirty rock jams? We fell in love with the result and played around with it, and finally decided to record it. We’re just sad Lemmy will never get to hear it, but hopefully the metal gods may accept our filthy offering!”
title song of new EP
out now
(Metropolis Records)
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A PRIMITIVE EVOLUTION
Brett Carruthers – vocals, guitar, synths
Steph Misayo Seki – bass, synths
Stu Dead – drums, percussion, dirty beats
