Everyone’s favorite punk rabble-rousers, The Chisel, are gearing up for the release of their highly anticipated new album, What A F*cking Nightmare, due out February 9th from Pure Noise Records, and today they’re sharing one more early taste: its final single, “Bloodsucker.”
Recorded by John Atkinson and produced by Jonah Falco (Chubby & The Gang, High Vis, Home Front) What A F*cking Nightmare is a high energy blend of Oi! hooks and hardcore stomp that’s sure to please fans of all things loud and catchy. “Bloodsucker” follows “Those Days,” “F*ck ‘Em” and “Cry Your Eyes Out” (which have drawn attention from the likes of Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, Revolver, Alternative Press, and more), and provides two minutes and fifteen seconds of melody, ferocity, and a big dose of personality. Vocalist Cal Graham explained the new track, calling it, “a song about that one punisher who doesn’t know when to fuck off, torturing you with their drivel.”
Watch the “Bloodsucker” music video via YouTubeHERE
Listen to “Bloodsucker” everywhere:
https://lnk.to/TheChiselUK
Preorder What A F*cking Nightmare:
https://purenoiserecs.lnk.to/TheChisel
Emerging from the London punk scene, The Chisel have gained worldwide recognition as one of the most exciting new bands in the genre today. While their sound is rooted in aggression, it’s their ability to pack a melodic punch that’s allowed them to stand out from the pack. Across a whopping 16 tracks, What A F*cking Nightmare hones The Chisel into the keenest and most effective version of themselves. Graham’s biting-yet-tuneful delivery allows the band to swing from eye-bulging ragers to triumphant singalongs that even the most faint-of-heart rock and roll fan couldn’t help but enjoy, and his bluntly powerful lyrics paint vignettes of everyday frustrations, class divisions, exploitive authority figures, and the camaraderie of finding like-minded people in a tumultuous world. The result is a truly essential punk album that grabs the listeners by the head and never lets go. This is The Chisel‘s world and we’re just living in it.
This week The Chisel are hitting the U.S. for a sold out show in NYC at Bowery Ballroom, followed by an appearance at Baltimore’s Disturbin’ The Peace Festival. Then next month the band will be kicking off lengthy runs in the UK and EU. See full itinerary below.
What A F*cking Nightmare tracklist:
1. What A F*cking Nightmare
2. No Gimmicks
3. Cry Your Eyes Out
4. Nice To Meet You
5. Living For Myself
6. F*ck ‘Em
7. Lying Little Rat (Propaganda)
8. Bloodsucker
9. Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
10. Those Days
11. Evil by Evil
12. Tomorrow
13. Vengeance Is For Me
14. What Do You Mean
15. Cuts Like A Knife
16. What I See
What A F*cking Nightmare is due out 9th February 2024 via Pure Noise Records.
Upcoming Shows:
26th January New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom +
27th-28th January Baltimore, MD @ Disturbin’ The Peace
27th January Baltimore, MD @ Metro Baltimore (Disturbin’ The Peace Aftershow)
1st February Leeds, UK @ Key Club *
2nd February Newcastle, UK @ The Cluny 2 *
3rd February Edinburgh, UK @ The Wee Red *
4th February Manchester, UK @ Star & Garter *
5th February Birmingham, UK @ The Flapper *
9th February Cambridge, UK @ Portland Arms *
10th February St Albans, UK @ The Horn *
11th February Brighton, UK @ Green Door Store *
16th February Southhampton, UK @ The Joiners *
17th February Bristol, UK @ Exchange *
18th February Cardiff, UK @ The Globe *
23rd February Turnbridge Wells, UK @ Forum *
24th February London, UK @ 100 Club *
25th February Nottingham, UK @ The Bodega *
29th February Drachten, NL @ Iduna ^
1st March Essen, DE @ Westadthalle ^
2nd March Valenciennes, FR @ Salle Des Nympheas ^
3rd March Maastricht, NL @ Muziekgieterij ^
4th March Strasbourgh, FR @ La Laiterie ^
5th March Heidelberg, DE @ Karlstorbahnhof ^
6th March Munchen, DE @ Backstage ^
7th March Ostrava, CZ @ Barrak Music Club ^
8th March Warzawa, PL @ Proxima ^
9th March Dresden, DE @ Tante Ju ^
10th March Berlin, DE @ Astra Kulturhaus ^
11th May Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome To Rockville
+ w/ Home Front, Abism, Beton Arme
* w/ Rifle
^ w/ Madball, Scowl, Sunami, Mindwar
