Adelaide-based alternative-rock band Mad Cactus have just unveiled their new single ‘Big Game’–lifted fromtheir debut eight-track LP ‘Thirteen Dogs’ (due June 15)-recorded and produced by Dan Murtaghat Debasement Studios –Melbourne.‘Big Game’ takes cues from the likes of the groups staple influences Royal Blood, The Black Keysand Soundgarden. Opening with compelling melodic piano and the endearing vocals of frontman Tim Mellonie, the song builds into a gradual crescendo of brooding guitars and drums, before hitting its monstrous anthemic chorus.

Mellonie describes the motivation behind the track:“Wildlife conservation is something I’m very passionate about and consumes a huge chunk of my life outside of Mad Cactus. As a Keeper working at one of Australia’s largest zoological parks, a strong conservation message was bound to come through somewhere in the music.Throughout my career, I’ve had the unique opportunity to work closely with a range of rare and endangered species including the Southern White Rhino. I wanted to do something a little different with our song Big Game. I wanted to help raise awareness regarding the plight of wild rhinoceros and expose some of the brutality that comes with the trade of rhino horn.”

 

 

To celebrate the release, the trio will launch Big Game’ and their forthcoming debut album at The Ed Castle Hotel, Adelaideon Friday June 15.