Not an April Fools’ joke! Richmond’s hard-partying, thrash metal maniacs Municipal Waste will release their massively-anticipated 7th studio album, Electrified Brain, on July 1st via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band has revealed the shocking cover artwork by James Bousema, tracklisting and the deadly single ‘Grave Dive‘.
Stream ‘Grave Dive‘ single: https://municipalwaste.bfan.link/grave-dive
Electrified Brain marks Municipal Waste‘s first album in 5 years, following the release of their critically exalted 2017 record Slime and Punishment. And don’t think they’ve slowed down in the years since. “We’re not writing any love ballads to sell records,” affirms vocalist Tony Foresta. “We’re just doing what we’ve always done since the band started – and that’s try to write loud, fast, and ripping hardcorepunkmetal. We hope you walk away with some bloody ears, blown speakers, pissed off parents, black eyes, and a healthy distrust of authority.”
Recorded in Philadelphia with producer Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Code Orange), Electrified Brain is a high-voltage non-stop masterclass of neck-snapping thrash that’d be the ideal soundtrack for high-speed car chases and backyard steel cage matches as witnessed on the new track ‘Grave Dive‘.
“It’s in the vein of songs like ‘Headbanger Face Rip‘ and ‘Wave of Death‘,”Tony notes. “It’s an inspirational song for our fans to cause bodily harm to themselves, but in a loud and healthy way, of course.”
Pre-Order Electrified Brain: https://www.municipalwaste.net/electrified-brain
Pre-Save Electrified Brain: https://municipalwaste.bfan.link/electrified-brain
Municipal Waste will hit the road in support of Electrified Brain beginning in April in the US, followed by a European tour with Anthrax in the autumn. Purchase tickets here: https://www.municipalwaste.net/tour
Europe 2022 – w/ Anthrax
Sep 27 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy
Sep 29 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy
Sep 30 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
Oct 1 – Newcastle, UK – O2 City Hall
Oct 3 – Leeds, UK – O2 Academy
Oct 4 – Nottingham, UK – Rock City
Oct 6 – Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
Oct 8 – London, UK – Brixton Academy
Oct 10 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique
Oct 11 – Tilburg, NL – Poppodium 013
Oct 13 – Paris, FR – Bataclan
Oct 14 – Oberhausen, DE – Turbinenhalle
Oct 15 – Leipzig, DE – Werk 2
Oct 17 – Copenhagen, DK – Vega Main Hall
Oct 18 – Göteborg, SE – Restaurang Trägårn
Oct 19 – Stockholm, SE – Annexet
Oct 21 – Oulu, FI – Tapahtumakeskus Tullisali
Oct 22 – Turku, FI – Logomo Kitchen
Oct 23 – Tallinn, EE – Tallinna Kultuurikatel
Oct 25 – Warsaw, PL – Klub Stodola
Oct 26 – Frankfurt, DE – Batschapp
Oct 27 – Stuttgart, DE – LKA Longhorn
Oct 29 – Brno, CZ – Sono Centrum
Oct 31 – Budapest, HU – Babra Negra
Nov 1 – Zagreb, HR – Culture Factory
Nov 2 – Vienna, AT – Arena
Nov 4 – Milan, IT – Alcatraz
Nov 5 – Zurich, CH – Komplex 457
