An unholy marriage between gore and metal continues today with the Dead Cross surprise release of their self-titled EP and the new video for the song ,“My perfect prisoner.” The savage hardcore supergroup consists of drummer Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Misfits), vocalist Mike Patton (Faith No More, Tomahawk), guitarist Mike Crain (Retox, Festival of Dead Deer) and bassist Justin Pearson (The Locust, Retox). According to Stereogum, the band released their EP without warning and includes two new songs, “Skin of A Redneck” and “My Perfect Prisoners” with remixes of tracks “Shillelagh” and “Church of the Motherfuckers.”
The new video for “My Perfect Prisoner,” directed by Eric Livingston, who also created the stark and haunting cover art for their full length debut and newly released self-titled EP, perfectly mirrors the song’s assault on the senses with its rapid cuts and campy gore. Pearson recently said of the band’s style, “I think part of Dead Cross’ motives are to bridge gaps between useless genres and definitions. Part also might be to just burn that shit down. It’s in our collective DNA. Either way, as long as people love it or hate it, we succeed.”
Dead Cross, the EP, is available digitally, with a limited 10-inch black/green swirl vinyl version set to be released June 29.
Dead Cross Tracklist:
1. Skin of a Redneck
2. My Perfect Prisoner
3. Shillelagh (Panicker Remix)
4. Church of the Motherfuckers (Planet B Remix)
The band is also set to start their European tour on June 2, which includes stops at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival, Download, Novarock, Graspop, Roskilde and Dour. Here’s a list of dates:
May 2 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
May 4 Mexico City, Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
June 2 Barcelona, Spain Primavera Sound
June 3 Nimes, France This Is Not A Love Song Festival
June 5 Bologna, Italy Estragon
June 6 Milan, Italy Alcatraz
June 7 Interlaken, Switzerland Greenfield Festival
June 10 Donington, UK Download
June 12 Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Rockhal
June 13 Munich, Germany Backstage Werk
June 14 Nickelsdorf, Austria Novarock
June 16 Cologne, Germany Gloria Theater
June 17 Paris, France Download Paris
June 19 Lausanne, Switzerland Les Docks
June 20 Cognac, France Les Abattoirs
June 22 Vitoria, Spain Azkena Rock Festival
June 24 Dessel, Belgium Graspop
June 26 Eindhoven, Netherlands Effenaar
June 27 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
June 29 Helsinki, Finalnd Tuska Metal Festival
July 3 Berlin, Germany SO 36
July 4 Gydnia, Poland Open’er Festival
July 6 Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde
July 8 Belfort, France Eurokeenes Festival
July 10 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg
July 12 Dour, Belgium Dour Festival
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