OBEY THE RIFF legends – New Zealand’s Beastwars are edging ever closer to the release of their new album ‘IV’ on Friday June 28 (out through Destroy Records) and today are releasing an emotional look into the recording of the album sessions with their video for single “Storms of Mars”. 

The single and video drop comes only a week out from release and from the start of their album tour that first takes them through their homeland of New Zealand and then across the ditch for a run of shows with Australian doom outfitt Witchskull. Physical CD/Vinyl and Merch bundles can be pre-ordered now at http://www.beastwars.bigcartel.com.

Nathan Hickey, drummer for the band, is taken back to the moment he witnessed this ferocious vocal performance – “Matt had just finished his chemotherapy treatment and this was the first song he recorded for the new album. I remember James our engineer thinking the first take was just a practice run and him scrambling to dial in his settings when he realised Matt was absolutely going for it. Matt’s determination to get straight into it shows just how vital making this album was to Matt’s recovery.
We were all so blown away in the studio as he belted it out. You can really see and feel him exorcising a lot of the anguish of the (then) past 6 months. Although it’s hard to listen to some of the lyrics knowing what he’d been through, we are all so proud of this song and of Matt’s strength and resilience.“

Beastwars’ new album IV will be released on Friday June 28 and can be pre-ordered now – Limited Edition Vinyl, Cassette and T-Shirt Bundles are available at http://www.beastwars.bigcartel.com. 

BEASTWARSIV ALBUM RELEASE TOUR

with special guest
WITCHSKULL (AUS)