Los Angeles hard rockers Butcher Babies are back with no one by two new albums or a new single. Blabbermouth.net was the first to share the news. Frontwomen Heidi Shepherd and Carla Harvey have announced their new double albums, Eye for an Eye… and “…Til the World’s Blind, will arrive on July 7.
In advance of the new sets, Butcher Babies have shared a new single, “Red Thunder.” The track is robust and powerful with thick, thrash-influenced guitars and ear-splitting vocals.
As for the double album, the collection celebrates the band’s 10-year anniversary of their debut album, “Goliath.” That set arrives July 9, 2013, via Century Media Records.
Regarding the sound on “Red Thunder,” frontwoman Heidi Shepherd says, “‘Red Thunder’ is a massive nod to the style and sound of our beloved first album ‘Goliath’ that launched Butcher Babies into the metal stratosphere exactly a decade ago.”
She added, “Bringing in the groovy, guttural, thrash elements that we became known for, alongside a soaring melodic chorus, ‘Red Thunder’ culminates the dark, painful, and emotional side of the band. The song was written to remind the world that when she speaks, she speaks in Thunder!”
Frontwoman Carla Harvey added, “At its core, ‘Red Thunder’ is a song about giving a voice to the voiceless. But not just any voice; a cry so powerful that it shakes those that have wronged them to their core.”
“As Heidi and I were writing the lyrics, my personal inspiration became my sister, Julia, born with microcephaly. She died very young, and I did not get the chance to know her, but I have one haunting photo of her as a baby that I brought with me to the session as inspiration. In the photo,, she has one arm outstretched to the camera and these beautiful piercing eyes; my heart breaks that she didn’t get to live a life, but in my dreams, my father’s daughter blooms…and speaks in thunder,” she concludes.
Listen to the new song below.
This summer, the band heads overseas on a headling tour with stops at Graspop (BE) and Resurrection Fest (ES) from 6/15 to 7/1. They continue in the U.S. from July 20 through August 26 on “The Psychotherapy Sessions” tour, joining Mudvayne, Coal Chamber, GWAR, and Nonpoint. Tickets and VIP upgrades, which include an after-show meet and greet and “Butcher Bingo” game on Butcher Babies’ bus, are available on the Butcher Babies‘ official website or the Live Nations site..
Butcher Babies Tour Dates:
6/15 Dessel, BE – Graspop Metal Meeting
6/16 Amersfoot, NL – FLUOR
6/17 Frankfurt, DE – Nachtleben
6/18 Hamburg, DE – LOGO
6/19 Berlin, DE – Cassiopeia
6/21 Warsaw, PL – Klub Hydrozagadka
6/22 Poznan, PL – Tama
6/24 Pratteln, CH – Konzertfabrik Z7 & Mini Z7
6/25 Milano, IT – Legend Club
6/27 L’hospitalet De Llobregat, ES – Salamandra Sala 1
6/29 Viveiro, ES – Resurrection Fest
7/1 Helsinki, FI – Suvilahti
7/20 West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre #
7/21 Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre #
7/23 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion #
7/25 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live #
7/26 Scranton, PA – The Pavilion @ Montage Mountain #
7/28 Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health @ Jones Beach Theater #
7/29 Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion #
7/30 Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center #
8/1 Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s’ Health Amphitheater @ Lakeview #
8/2 Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion @ Star Lake #
8/4 Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center #
8/5 Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre #
8/6 Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre #
8/8 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center #
8/9 Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center #
8/10 Bonner Springs, KS – Azura Amphitheater #
8/12 Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion #
8/13 The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion #
8/15 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater #
8/16 Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre #
8/17 Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre #
8/19 Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion #
8/20 Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort and Casino #
8/22 Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre #
8/23 Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater #
8/25 West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre #
8/26 Greenwood Village, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre #
# “The Psychotherapy Sessions” tour w/Mudvayne, Coal Chamber, GWAR & Nonpoint
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